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Occupy movement and a sense of urgency-at last

October 26, 2011

Image by david_shankbone via Flickr #Occupy and the #Climate Movement How are the #occupy movement and climate change connected? Fossil fuels enable the current economic system to continue because it is global and requires a lot of fossil fuels for production and transportation. Multi-national corporations won’t do well if we stop burning fossil fuels. Failure [...]

Tags: 99%, Activism, Climate, Climate change, environment, Fossil fuel, Greenhouse gas, Naomi Klein, Nation, OccupyDesign, Rebecca Solnit, Renewable energy, United States, Wall Street, World Now
Posted in Democracy, Dirty Energy, disaster, Dissent, Environment, Environment and climate, Environmental activist | No Comments »

Ecuador: four months to save the world’s last great wilderness from ‘oil curse’

August 14, 2011

A protest in Yasuní national park, Ecuador in 2007. The slogan translates as ‘let Yasuní live’. Photograph: Lou Dematteis/Spectral Q/Redux/Eyevine Where the foothills of the Andes meet the vast Amazonian rainforest in eastern Ecuador there is a small town called Shell. It’s a pockmarked, termite-eaten, one-street place which doubles as a missionary centre and a regional [...]

Tags: Alberto Acosta, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, Rafael Correa, Shell Oil Company, Taromenane, United States, Yasuni National Park
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Capitalism and debt, Democracy, disaster, Economics, Economy, Education, Elites, Environment, Environment and climate, Environmental activist | No Comments »

Is the party over for the world’s richest leeches? Or will it be back to the casino with a new deck of cards

August 7, 2011

A Wall Street sign in front of the New York stock exchange. Recent events have changed the US as an unassailable economic superpower. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters When India joined China in criticising America’s chaotic handling of its hefty debts this weekend, describing the challenges facing the White House as “grave”, it was the clearest indicator yet [...]

Tags: Bank of England, China, European Central Bank, European Financial Stability Facility, Italy, Jean-Claude Trichet, Standard & Poor's, United States
Posted in debate and discussion, Debt Crisis, Debt sham, Democracy, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, elections, Elites, European, European debt Italy Greece, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Germany, Germany new old politics, Global capitalism and imperialism, Global Food System, Human Rights, IMF, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Manufacturing Consent, Media, Media distortion, Media manipulation, melt down, Middle East, Military, Military madmen, NATO, Obama warmonger, oil, oil and gas resources, Peak oil, Political psychopaths, Poverty, President of the World, Propaganda, Psycopaths, UK, UK fascism, UK Foreign Policy, US economy, US Politics, US public opinion, voodoo rhythm economics, War and economics | No Comments »

Newest War Hawk Excuse: Drones Are Police Action, Not War

July 6, 2011

This article exposes the true US attitude to the use of drones and the nature of the lies needed to justify their use anywhere. These awful killing machines masquerade as surveillance vehicles, soldiers guardian angels, tactical defence weapons and a never ending stream of lies and deceit to cover up what is happening. What they [...]

Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Drone attacks in Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Pakistan, Police action, Somalia, Thomas E. Ricks, United States, Unmanned aerial vehicle, War
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Been waiting a long time for this. But not surprised. Are you? Think first a Monbiot point of view

July 5, 2011

The damaged units of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Photograph: AIR PHOTO SERVICE / HO/EPA How did the thinking go? Well he does seems to have been anti-nuclear, with good reason BUT why the change in opinion and then this? The answer is quite simple, at least for me, but trust me that [...]

Tags: British government, Centre for Alternative Technology, Germany, Government of the United Kingdom, International Atomic Energy Agency, Japan, Nuclear, nuclearpower
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For the Jewish State of Israel there is certainty. For the Palestinians there is hope. Everything should be done to assist those who only have hope

July 4, 2011

Greece says its ban on all Gaza-bound ships leaving port was to protect pro-Palestinian activists [Reuters] Most of the nine vessels that pro-Palestinian activists planned to sail on as part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in defiance of an Israeli blockade remain stranded in Greece ports, after Greek authorities forbade them from embarking on the journey. Two [...]

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Does everything come back to money?

July 4, 2011

A unity deal between Fatah and Hamas has reportedly stalled over Fayyad’s role as prime minister (GALLO/GETTY) The Palestinian Authority can only pay employees half their salaries this month because of a shortfall in foreign aid which it needs for its financial survival, the prime minister said on Sunday. Salam Fayyad appealed to donors to [...]

Tags: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian National Authority, Salam Fayyad, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Capitalism and debt, Capitalism for Zombies, Children in Palestine and Gaza, Democracy, Democracy in the Arab World, disaster, Dissent, Economics, Economy, Education, Elites, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Israel a Jewish State dealing in arms, Israel a state of settlers, Israel and AIPAC, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and oil, Israel and the settlers, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel Boycott | No Comments »

Is there threat to humankind of its own making?

June 29, 2011

Fukushima Spews, Los Alamos Burns, Vermont Rages & We’ve Almost Lost Nebraska By Harvey Wasserman http://warisacrime.org/node/58321 Humankind is now threatened by the simultaneous implosion, explosion, incineration, courtroom contempt and drowning of its most lethal industry. We know only two things for certain: worse is yet to come, and those in charge are lying about [...]

Tags: China Syndrome, Entergy, Government of Japan, Harvey Wasserman, Japan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tokyo Electric Power Company, United States
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Aid and the Arabs. The realities.

June 27, 2011

Arab activists say liberalisation of trade, investment and deregulation advocated by the US and the EU as part of their aid packages had contributed to the unrest in the first place. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-Zuma/Rex Features Arab activists warned on Monday that conditions attached to western aidthreatened to undercut the goals of economic and social justice at the [...]

Tags: African Development Bank, egypt, European Investment Bank, Hosni Mubarak, International Monetary Fund, Non-governmental organization, United States, World Bank
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The Dollar cost of Death

June 26, 2011

You may wonder why in a world beset with massive environmental problems as well as endless wars it all seems to come down to a dollar value before the penny drops. But is it the right penny? Saying that the war in Afghanistan is a costly mess or any words to that effect only further legitimises the [...]

Tags: Barack Obama, David Randall, Elite, Jonathan Owen, middle east, United State, War, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Positions Vacant in Saudi Arabia. But what can you expect from the most vile and corrupt regime in the Middle East?

June 26, 2011

Saudi Arabian torment of migrant workers at mercy of abusive ‘madams’ Any Middle Eastern country that offers true equality of employment for women is to be congratulated but are the Saudis living up to anything like that? George Ikners ikners.com A Saudi woman applies makeup to a woman at a cosmetics exhibition in Jeddah. [...]

Tags: Indonesia, Jason Burke, Jeddah, Maid, middle east, Muslim, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, United States
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Capitalism and debt, debate and discussion, Democracy, Democracy in the Arab World, Dirty Energy, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Elites, Fossil fuel, Middle East, Militants, Military madmen, oil | No Comments »

A “Moment in the Sun”

June 26, 2011

“A Moment in the Sun”: An Extended Interview with Independent Filmmaker, Author John Sayles Share1172 We spend the hour with legendary independent filmmaker and author, John Sayles. Over the past three decades, he has directed 17 feature films, including Return of the Secaucus Seven, Matewan, Lone Star, and Eight Men Out. He has often used [...]

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Dale Maharidge, Independent film, John Sayles, O. Henry Award, Philippines, Return of the Secaucus 7, United States
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The US debt. Another way for hiding exactly what the elites do to get your money and then how they completely misrepresent how much is owed.

June 26, 2011

Sally Kohn: “Don’t Believe the Hype About U.S. Debt” Share282 Vice President Joe Biden met with congressional negotiators last Thursday to discuss ways to curb the federal deficit and permit new borrowing after August 2, the day the U.S. government is expected to reach its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit. Democrats want to curb the federal [...]

Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party (United States), Eric Cantor, Federal government of the United States, IBM, Joe Biden, Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Republican, Republicans, United States, United States public debt
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Capitalism and debt, Democracy, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Fascism, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Propaganda, Psycopaths, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US public opinion | No Comments »

The oceans, seas and extinction. A point of view

June 26, 2011

We Need to Change Course: Ocean Life Is at Risk of Unprecedented Extinction Destructive fishing practices, pollution, biodiversity loss, spreading low-oxygen “dead zones” and ocean acidification are having synergistic effects across the board. June 23, 2011 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest [...]

Tags: Alex Rogers, Carbon Cycle, Dead zone (ecology), Earth, Extinction event, Greenhouse gas, Hugo Grotius, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Ocean, Organism
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Climate, Climate change, Climate denial, Coal, Democracy, Dirty Energy, disaster, Dissent, Drug Company Dependence, Environment | No Comments »

Drawing down in Afghanistan is like taking money from your pocket. The trick is to leave as much in the pocket as possible

June 25, 2011

Perhaps all the talk after the so called drawdown in Afghanistan, may well amount to concealed laughter by the military. The numbers being removed, if any real decease is actually going to happen are extremely small. Then the replacement mercenaries become yet another US army. If you have been just shot and killed by a [...]

Tags: Admiral Michael Mullen, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, Michael Mullen, Robert Gates, United State, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), White House
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The Imperial Project

June 24, 2011

Tom Engelhardt There has been a great deal written and said about what is seen as the imperial project and the way in which imperialist aims and aspirations invariably are expressed in terms of war. Perhaps one of the most startling figures available is the way in which war itself has become very much a slaughterhouse [...]

Tags: Adam Hochschild, Chalmers Johnson, chomsky, Deterring Democracy, Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope (American Empire Project), Iraq, Jonathan Schell, Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali, Tom Engelhardt, United State, Warfare and Conflict, World War I
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The Blue Heart of the Planet

June 22, 2011

A steward for our oceans If we are to save the seas, we must first reform 17th century ideas of marine exploitation A pair-trawled catch of cod and haddock being lowered into the hold of a Scottish ship. Photograph: Maurice Mcdonald/PA When you stand on a beach looking out across an ocean, the effect can [...]

Tags: Carbon Cycle, Earth, Earth Sciences, Greenhouse gas, Hugo Grotius, Ocean, Ocean acidification, Organism
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Carbon Tax, Climate, Climate change, Climate denial, Coal, debate and discussion, Democracy, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, elections, Elites, Environment, Fossil fuel, pollution | No Comments »

Are you willing or ready to die for your air quality

June 22, 2011

Are Londoners ready to die for their air quality? Poor air quality causes more than 4,000 deaths in London each year. Join our ‘die-in’ and get Boris Johnson‘s attention London roads could be responsible for up to 30% of all new cases of asthma in children. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian On the [...]

Tags: Boris Johnson, European Union, Great Smog, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Pollution, Traffic congestion
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Transocean Report

June 22, 2011

Transocean report blames BP for Gulf of Mexico oil disaster Internal investigation by rig owner blames oil giant for decisions that led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history Article history The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns after exploding on 20 April 2010. Transocean says its evidence indicates that BP failed to properly [...]

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Chalk up another war to warmonger Obama? Yes we Can

June 20, 2011

Obama’s third war US President Barack Obama’s promises that Libya would be a short war with humanitarian aims have fallen flat. US President Barack Obama now has his country mired in another military quagmire in Libya [GALLO/GETTY] Republicans in the United States Senate held a hearing in early April to discuss the progress of what [...]

Tags: Barack Obama, Carter Ham, Iraq, John McCain, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, RW Apple, United States, United States Armed Forces
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Floods in China millions affected

June 20, 2011

Millions affected by China flooding Authorities predict downpours in the country’s south after heavy rains wreak havoc in eastern provinces. The flooding has caused more than $700m worth of damage, with the Zhejiang province hit especially hard [Reuters] More than five million people are believed to have been affected by severe floods in eastern China, amid predictions [...]

Tags: Chen Lei, China, Flood, Hubei, Lanxi Zhejiang, Reuters, Xinhua News Agency, Zhejiang
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The imperial project and taking land in Africa, displacing the inhabitants and controlling the continent

June 8, 2011

It appears that the imperial project has well and truly started the race to acquire as much land on the planet as possible. The African continent looks like it may well be considered easy pickings for institutions and corporate entities to either buy or lease land. At the heart of these efforts is a strong streak of racism [...]

Tags: Africa, Africa for lease or for the taking, Boston Globe, Business, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, Harvard Management Company, Harvard University, Hedge fund, Israel, London, Obama, United State, United States
Posted in Africa, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Democracy, disaster, economic measures, Economics, Economy, IMF, Imperial Project, Imperialism, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, voodoo rhythm economics | No Comments »

Talking the talk, Climate denialese. A coal-ition of the arrogant

June 5, 2011

Climate Denialese: A Phrasebook By Sarah Burnside Tags: sarah burnside martin ferguson green religion george lakoff framing emissions trading climate scepticism Framing those who push for zero emissions as misanthropes addled by ‘green faith’ is a stock tactic of climate change deniers, writes Sarah Burnside During a recent Question Time session in the Federal [...]

Tags: Barnaby Joyce, Climate change, environment, George Lakoff, Julia Gillard, Martin Ferguson, Nathan Rees, United States
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Is the US losing Pakistan?

June 5, 2011

The position that the US and Pakistan finds itself in is becoming intolerable to Pakistan. It would only be a fool who would not recognise that a renewed push to kill anyone that remotely looks like a terrorist by the US is being done to continue the nehancement of the election prospects of Obama. No thought is [...]

Tags: al-Qaeda, Beijing, Central Intelligence Agency, Inter-Services Intelligence, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, United States, United States Armed Forces, Wen Jiabao
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Colombia to compensate for disappearances

May 31, 2011

Colombia to compensate victims of armed conflict Historic law to financially redress up to four million victims of decades-long internal conflict including those of the state Share19 Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogota guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 14.45 BST Article history Colombia’s compensation law will apply to victims of the internal conflict. Relatives carry urns [...]

Tags: Álvaro Uribe, Colombia, Germán Vargas Lleras, Internal conflict in Peru, Juan Manuel Santos, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, Latin America, Law, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, War
Posted in Assassination, CIA, debate and discussion, Democracy, Dictators, disaster, elections, Elites, Fascism, Guardian | No Comments »

Food prices to double and an increased risk of food and resource wars

May 31, 2011

Food prices to double by 2030, Oxfam warns Charity says era of permanent food crisis will hit poorest people hardest and spark social unrest Share649 Felicity Lawrence guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 08.23 BST Article history Staple crops such as maize could have risen in price by 180% by 2030, a new report by [...]

Tags: 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Barbara Stocking, Climate change, David Cameron, environment, Food, Oxfam, Poverty, Price, United Nations, World Bank
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When its money for missiles the sky is the limit, or it’s supposed to be

May 31, 2011

Pentagon concerned about House plan to slash missile defense By John T. Bennett - 05/30/11 07:13 AM ET The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has concerns about a House-approved plan to terminate a missile defense system Washington is working on with Italy and Germany. A section of the House-approved Pentagon policy bill would place limits on federal [...]

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A US Nakba

May 30, 2011

America’s Coming Nakba Obama knows America is threatened by this subservience. By William A. Cook ‘From the moment we took on a role that included the permanent military domination of the world, we were on our own—feared, hated, corrupt and corrupting, maintaining ‘order’ through state terrorism and bribery, and given to megalomanic rhetoric and sophistries [...]

Tags: Arab world, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, middle east, Palestine, Palestinian people, United Nations General Assembly, United States
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Worst ever Carbon emissions. Now how much did you say it would cost to do something about it? The inability to see a real priority and the effects of that.

May 30, 2011

Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink Exclusive: Record rise, despite recession, means 2C target almost out of reach Share1394 Fiona Harvey, Environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 22.00 BST Article history Economic recession has failed to curb rising emissions, undermining hope of keeping global warming to safe levels Photograph: Dave Reede/All [...]

Tags: Fatih Birol, Greenhouse gas, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Energy Agency, John Sauven, London School of Economics, Stern Review, The Guardian
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Are we simply heading to a Death of Species? The G8 on Libya and the environment sums up the present attitude of pillage and plunder

May 27, 2011

These are pretty high stakes when you look at the continued existence of the capital project and the continued concentration of wealth is so few hands. It really seems to be the case that despite what may be being said there really is enough room on the planet for the population today. What we are running out of space for is [...]

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Iraqi anger toward the US. Perhaps they are just sick of the lies and murder

May 27, 2011

Massive Anti-US Rally in Baghdad: Shi’ites Demand Pullout Top US Commander Slams March as ‘Affront to Iraq‘s Democracy’ by Jason Ditz, May 26, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Though Iraq’s government had mostly managed to keep the protesters off the streets over the past several weeks, a massive rally organized by [...]

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US supplies the bombs for others to drop. Taking care of business.

May 26, 2011

US supplies bombs to allies for Libya war:Pentagon Email Print AFP – A Libyan family walks past a charred car near Revolution Square in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi. … Play VideoPresidential Transition Video:Netanyahu vows no going back to 1967 bordersAFP – Wed May 25, 6:27 pm ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military is supplying bombs and spare parts to [...]

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First PArt of Electronic Brownshirts

May 26, 2011

Andrew Breitbart‘s ‘electronic brownshirts‘ The latest Breitbart-inspired ‘gotcha’ has backfired, but the targets of rightwing attack videos should not cave to dirty tactics Share140 Comments (172) Amy Goodman guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 May 2011 19.00 BST Article history Andrew Breitbart holds a news conference on Acorn Revealed: The Philadelphia Story at the National Press Club. [...]

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This is a reminder that the water in the Yangtze is not unlimited

May 26, 2011

China crisis over Yangtze river drought forces drastic dam measures Severe drought has forced China to release 5bn cubic metres from Three Gorges reservoir for irrigation and drinking water Share200 Comments (47) Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 May 2011 11.35 BST Article history The dried up Yangtze river in southwest China’s [...]

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BP working for a better future?

May 23, 2011

Obviously, the contest is meant to provoke and BP won’t actually change its branding. BP Still Wants to Work With Libya’s State Oil by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 03.17.11 BUSINESS & POLITICS Photo: jetalone, Flickr, Creative Commons 2.0 In an apparent attempt to secure the title of ‘world’s most despised oil company‘, [...]

Tags: BP, European Union, Flickr, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, National Oil Corporation, Petroleum industry, Reuters, World War II
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More on the who’s zoomin’ who front in Pakistan. Or what you don’t know will not hurt someone?

May 23, 2011

US troops jointly operating with Pak forces since 2009: Leak Updated yesterday KARACHI: US special operation forces had been deployed along with Pakistan forces for joint operations within Pakistani territory in September 2009, said a US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks on Saturday. Earlier in the summer of 2009, the US special operation forces had [...]

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What a surprise . Obama says he would repeat the assassination that he hopes will get him re-elected.

May 22, 2011

Barack Obama says he would repeat Pakistan raid Barack Obama says he respects Pakistani sovereignty but would go after another ‘very high-value target’ if found to be there Share98 Press Association guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 May 2011 10.03 BST Article history Andrew Marr interviewed Barack Obama in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Photograph: [...]

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Who’s Zoomin’ Who, or how to succeed in world and local politics.

May 19, 2011

It is always of interest to read what those who call themselves realists say about life and liberty. Realism is a haven for failed aspirations and hope. It provides comfort to those who are unable to make a few steps to a truly Democratic position. It feasts on sinecure, nepotism and at times even rubs [...]

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Killing your own because someone else has killed some of them. Makes sense eh?

May 19, 2011

Trigger happy murderers in NATO are basically the new cancer on the block in the Middle East. These European invading barbarians know nothing but killing as far as the troops are concerned. Fresh from glory of several thousand years in the killing fields of Europe by air land and sea these new SS Regiments havea true obedience [...]

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Bail outs and buy ins. Money not a problem when it suits the US to protect oil and other resources.

May 19, 2011

Barack Obama to back Middle East democracy with billions in aid President pledges cash to support Egypt and Tunisia after criticism US has been too slow to support uprisings Share60 Ewen MacAskill in Washington The Guardian, Thursday 19 May 2011 Article history Barack Obama will use his speech as an attempt to reposition the [...]

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What will happen when this is all there is?

May 18, 2011

25,000 Big Macs: burger a day keeps the doctor away (since 1972) McDonald’s restaurant in Wisconsin unfurls banner to mark loyal customer Don Gorske‘s 25,000th burger Share230 Comments (41) Matthew Taylor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 May 2011 19.48 BST Article history Savouring his Big Mac: Don Gorske bites into his 25,000th burger. Photograph: Patrick Flood/AP [...]

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