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 Fireblight: A Matter of Backbone and Sovereignty posted by happy jack, 2010-11-29 21:01:12
A foreign organisation, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is demanding that Australia open its quarantine doors to the possibility of fireblight disease from imported New Zealand apples. Oz has enforced a ban on NZ apples for decades and as we are aware our local industry is not only able to supply local markets but exports volumes to Asia and other nations. So why the imposition from a foreign 'authority' telling us what to do with our crucial food crops – the answer lies somewhere between a jelly fish and servile mammals without backbones. (full story and 1 comments)
environment / national
  Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street posted by Robert Scheer via fleet, 2010-11-24 21:14:19
Welcome to the brave new world of post-bailout capitalism. The Commerce Department announced Tuesday that corporate profits are at their highest level in U.S. history, and the Fed released minutes of an early November meeting in which officials predicted a stagnant economy and continued high unemployment. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
NATO dumping Toxic Waste along Adriatic posted by staff report via reed, 2010-11-24 21:00:33
NATO is disposing of bombs and missiles in the Adriatic sea, with toxic waste potentially reaching Croatian and Italian shores, an Italian journalist has warned. (full story)
environment / international
US warns of likely harm from WikiLeaks' pending release of sensitive diplomatic material posted by Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee via gan, 2010-11-24 17:52:20
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday it has alerted Congress and begun notifying foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is preparing to release sensitive U.S. diplomatic files that could damage U.S. relations with friends and allies across the globe. (full story and 1 comments)
mass media / international
US Congressman confirms what the world already knows ... posted by Stephen C. Webster via stan, 2010-11-24 16:53:15
Popular Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul has a message for the American people: If you tolerate the new, invasive Transportation Security Administration [TSA] procedures, then maybe you deserve it. (full story and 1 comments)
human rights / international
China, Russia, Iran are Dumping the Dollar posted by Bob Chapman via fleet, 2010-11-21 22:03:00
Something is going on that your government does not want you to know about. Very few journalists have written about it and little or nothing has appeared in the mainstream media. The story could be one of the major stories of our time. (full story)
social/political / international
The Federal Reserve and the Pathology of Power posted by charles hugh smith via stan, 2010-11-20 17:35:26
The Federal Reserve is an example not just of run-of-the-mill hubris but of the far more profound Pathology of Power. The rule of law has been supplanted in the U.S. by self-serving propaganda campaigns serving State and financial Elites: this is the Pathology of Power. The Federal Reserve is an instructive example because it is so blatant. (full story)
imperialism / international
FBI pressuring Google, Facebook to allow ‘back doors’ for wiretapping posted by Daniel Tencer via stan, 2010-11-18 15:58:36
ACLU: Proposed expansion of wiretap powers 'a clear recipe for abuse' (full story and 1 comments)
mass media / international
Swedish Court Orders Wikileaks Founder Jailed In Rape Case posted by Nina Larson via chela, 2010-11-18 12:22:35
A Swedish court ordered the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicion of rape and sexual molestation Thursday and an international warrant will be issued for him, a judge and prosecutor said. (full story and 1 comments)
mass media / international
The Stench of American Hypocrisy posted by Paul Craig Roberts via reed, 2010-11-15 17:44:47
"The list of criminal actions by presidents Bush and Obama, Vice President Cheney, the CIA, the NSA, the US military, and other branches of the government is long and growing. For example, both president Bush and vice president Cheney violated US and international laws against torture. Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union responded to Bush’s recent admission that he authorized torture with calls for a criminal investigation of Bush’s crime." (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
 Obama: A servant of big business posted by Patrick Martin via gan, 2010-11-10 18:29:20
"To describe Obama as chastened by defeat would be an exaggeration, since it might suggest that before the election he had been engaged in an aggressive campaign against his opponents. He was low-key, conciliatory and, above all, prostrate before corporate America, whose servant he is." (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 Universal Declaration of Human Rights posted by Liberty, 2010-11-05 08:42:08
So few people are aware of their inalienable rights these days we thought we would publish them here and allow every reader to determine for themselves the identity of the nation today that flagrantly ignores the sanctity and preciousness of human life. The civilian killing tactics (drone warfare) of the USA breaches numerous Articles, leaving no doubt as to its terrorist status. Read, learn and hold the culpable accountable. These rights are enshrined in Law and make a mockery of the biased Hague Courts. The articles should be read to any court that pretends to deliver justice or ignores the crimes of known terrorist States.
We are ONE
Peace. (full story)
human rights / international
 The Cell Phone Trap posted by Joel S. Hirschhorn via fleet, 2010-11-04 21:38:25
Alerted by warnings from the major manufacturers -- Apple, in an attempt to lessen the future impact of litigation, now issues a warning that the iPhone should be held at least 8 inches from the body when texting or conversing!
The following review is essential reading for any user that values his/her life and the lives of their loved ones. The risks have been known to the engineering community for decades. Ed. (full story)
mass media / international
 Strawman Politics -- The Phantom Left posted by Chris Hedges via fleet, 2010-11-02 09:16:36
The American left is a phantom. It is conjured up by the right wing to tag Barack Obama as a socialist and used by the liberal class to justify its complacency and lethargy. It diverts attention from corporate power. It perpetuates the myth of a democratic system that is influenced by the votes of citizens, political platforms and the work of legislators. It keeps the world neatly divided into a left and a right. The phantom left functions as a convenient scapegoat. The right wing blames it for moral degeneration and fiscal chaos. The liberal class uses it to call for “moderation.” And while we waste our time talking nonsense, the engines of corporate power—masked, ruthless and unexamined—happily devour the state. [Emphasis added.] (full story)
social/political / international
Chemical Companies, Monsanto/GM Crops Threaten Eco Collapse posted by Jerome Taylor via nann, 2010-10-29 19:59:02
First the bees now bats have succumbed to the horrors of pollution and genetic tampering with our food crops. Nevertheless, we allow Monsanto and a host of Chemical Corporations to continue to turn a profit!
The typically short term 'solution' Corporations are pursuing is to purchase unpolluted and untampered with arable land offshore in poorer nations and other food producing nations stupid enough (Australia) to surrender their prized fertile lands to Transnational Corporations -- that, by nature, would eventually see all viable ecologies replicating the destruction which is occurring in the USA. Ed. (full story)
environment / international
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