July 13, 2011
US politicians continue to press for detainees captured overseas to be tried in military courts [EPA] When Ahmed Warsame was captured by US forces in April, he didn’t know that he would be interrogated on a ship at sea, then rendered to trial in New York City nearly three months later. It also probably didn’t occur [...]
Tags: Ahmed Warsame, City University of New York, Miranda warning, Mitch McConnell, New York City, Obama administration, Osama bin Laden, Presidency of George W. Bush, United States
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July 12, 2011
Obama’s Bush-League World Is the Obama National Security Team a Pilotless Drone? By Tom Engelhardt George W. who? I mean, the guy is so over. He turned the big six-five the other day and it was barely a footnote in the news. And Dick Cheney, tick-tick-tick. Condoleezza Rice? She’s already onto her next memoir, and yet it’s as [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Presidency of George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, United States, War on Terror
Posted in Human Rights, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Manufacturing Consent, Middle East, Militants, Military, Military madmen, Military Murders, Mission Creep, NATO, Negotiate. It's now or never, Netanyahu, Obama, Obama warmonger, oil, oil and gas resources, people's protests, Political psychopaths, Predator Drone, President of the World, Propaganda, Protests, Psycopaths, Racism, Scientific madness, Scientific psychopaths, torture, Torturers are true Americans, UN, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US public opinion, US torture; art and science, US war crimes, USA, voodoo rhythm economics, War, War and economics, War child victims, War creates misery and despair, War Crimes, War criminals all types, War is a crime, War means war, War no reason needed | No Comments »
July 6, 2011
Tens of thousands of people have taken to Portugal‘s streets to protest against austerity measures [AFP] Portugal’s credit standing has been cut to junk by Moody’s Investors Service in the first such move by a credit ratings agency. Moody’s also warned on Tuesday that the country may well need a second round of rescue funds before it can [...]
Tags: Bond credit rating, Credit rating, European Union, Greece, International Monetary Fund, Moody's, Portugal, Standard & Poor's
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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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July 5, 2011
Corporate Power? No Thanks Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT The machinations of the industry shouldn’t be allowed to spoil the case for nuclear power. By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 5th July 2011 Power corrupts; nuclear power corrupts absolutely. The industry developed as a by-product of nuclear weapons research. Its deployment was [...]
Tags: Centre for Alternative Technology, Committee on Climate Change, George Monbiot, Germany, Government of the United Kingdom, Guardian, Hindenburg disaster, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclearpower, Tokyo Electric Power Company
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July 5, 2011
Corporate Power? No Thanks Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT The machinations of the industry shouldn’t be allowed to spoil the case for nuclear power. By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 5th July 2011 Power corrupts; nuclear power corrupts absolutely. The industry developed as a by-product of nuclear weapons research. Its deployment was [...]
Tags: Centre for Alternative Technology, Committee on Climate Change, George Monbiot, Germany, Government of the United Kingdom, Guardian, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclearpower
Posted in Australia, Australia and Abu Grahib, Australia and crimes against the indigenous, Australia and support it gives to Afghan war crimes, Australia and the imperial project, Australia Coal Country and Uranium and metals, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in international war crimes, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Australian presence is the the Rudd dream, Australian support for Zionism, Australian War Crimes, Environment, Global capitalism and imperialism, Global Food System, Imperial Project, Imperial Project Chomsky views, Imperialism, Scientific madness, Scientific psychopaths, UK, UK fascism, UK Foreign Policy, UK Monarchy | No Comments »
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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June 28, 2011
Politics can be amusing and still be serious. On some occasions you can get some insight into the nature of the beast from the beastly parts- like the politicians and the media who make up the travelling zoo that comes in the package you vote for. Here in Australia we have a completely unelected Prime Minister [...]
Tags: Australia, Australian Labor Party, Barack Obama, Election, Government, Happy Days, middle east, Oceania, Politics, United State, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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June 26, 2011
An injured protester and his family at a hospital after clashing with police during protests in Juliaca [Reuters] Thousands of protesters opposed to mining and energy projects in southern Peru have taken over a commercial airport as the government struggled to restore calm a day after five died in a clash with police. Officials said [...]
Tags: Alan García, British Columbia, Juliaca, Ollanta Humala, Peru, Protest, Puno, Santa Ana California
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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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June 22, 2011
A nuclear-free future for America The US’s ageing stock of nuclear reactors only grows more unsafe as it gets older. Renewables offer clean, green energy Amy Goodman guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 22 June 2011 14.30 BST Article history The Fort Calhoun nuclear reactor, Nebraska, surrounded by flood waters from the Missouri River, on 14 June 2011. The [...]
Tags: Associated Press, Cooper Nuclear Station, Fort Calhoun Nebraska, International Atomic Energy Agency, Missouri River, Nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States
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June 20, 2011
You may have noticed the previous article on this page early in June about these US experiments of concentration camp proportions. This is another article on the same topic. It would be nice if Hillary could spare some of the outrage for present day fascist activities of the USA As usual those most affected are that group [...]
Tags: Arthur Caplan, Barack Obama, Guatemala, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Charles Cutler, Susan Mokotoff Reverby, Tuskegee syphilis experiment, United States, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Wellesley College
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Been waiting a long time for this. But not surprised. Are you? Think first a Monbiot point of view
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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