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  Criminal Pentagon Withholding Crucial Information in Manning Case posted by judd, 2012-06-24 23:37:10
Defense lawyers for Bradley Manning are outraged that a clearly BIASED military court has ruled against full discovery; particularly, allowing defense lawyers access to an internal report covering 'damage assessment,' if any, resulting directly from leaked material. The world's leading civilian killing, therefore terrorist nation, seems concerned that leaked material had very little negative impact on national security, a situation that clearly favors Manning -- so, we can't have that material made available to Manning's lawyers! (full story and 4 comments)
injustice/law / international
 Kyoto, Copenhagen, Rio summits go up in Smoke posted by pru, 2012-06-23 13:31:03
Rio+20 goes the same way -- FAILURE -- as all previous summits on the environment. The overriding singular reason is plain to see; the combined force of financial and corporate self-interest sabotage any hope of environmental pollution reform. The singular cause of failure for all these summits has at least been made plain to the world. Disproportionately wealthy minority elites, at great cost to the environment and global population, relentlessly pursue their own interests, and why shouldn't they? (full story and 1 comments)
environment / international
 Assange: "there must be some way outa here .. posted by pyed, 2012-06-21 14:52:03
said the joker to the publicity seeking hacker."
Surely it must now be obvious to even the most ardent supporters that their hero 'hacker' is a publicity seeking narcissist. Sure, Assange revealed what we already knew -- that the US is a criminal nation guilty of the most heinous war and other crimes against humanity. But how do WikiLeaks 'revelations' compare to existing accounts in the public domain of America's conscious child-killing embargo policies which killed over 500,000 INNOCENT Iraqi children? It seems to make all the difference if Secretary of State, Albright, openly admits that DELIBERATELY killing more children in Iraq than did the Hiroshima atomic blast, is/was "worth it" -- but does official admission, more recently: "we came, we saw, he died," make extrajudicial proxy murders/assassinations, legal? (full story and 2 comments)
mass media / international
 Economics not Sustainability as the Dominant and Destructive Primary Discourse posted by millie, 2012-06-21 00:23:01
When something is established over a relatively long period of social time -- decades in this case -- the 'given' often appears as 'natural,' as is now the case with economics firmly established as the primary social discourse. However, a step outside that dominant discourse reveals an entirely different critical picture than the many deceptive images presented. The world and societies everywhere are going to wrack and ruin largely as a result of the myopic adherence to the economic discourse to the exclusion of more critically important discourses/issues on sustainability and non-monetary matters. That's right darlings, the world/universe has never been reliant on money or driven by economics, it survives -- long term -- on harmony and co-operative relations, not divisive and destructive conflict/war profiteering for financial and corporate elites. So no prizes for guessing which forces have established the economic discourse as the primary political and social 'reality' today. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 Google Admits Data Manipulation, Censoring and Tampering with Searches posted by lynx, 2012-06-19 00:39:39
Confirmed CIA partner company, Google, is no doubt concerned over continuing bad press, ‘anti-trust’ charges and its very rapidly deteriorating reputation. It is losing ground to less privacy snooping search engines by the day; ixquick is one of many excellent alternatives to Google! (full story)
mass media / international
 Austerity for Oz! posted by baz, 2012-06-15 00:41:54
Almost on cue, the Banker and Transnational cartels have utilised their faithful SERVANT, former conservative Treasurer, Peter Costello, to submit a report and of course warn of dire consequences for Queensland, arising from the State's debt.
You could almost pick the day this would occur, after UNESCO's warning of threats to the Great Barrier Reef, ARISING DIRECTLY from rampant Corporate EXPLOITATION and the social unrest/protests over under-regulated CSG exploitation, or toxic 'FRACKING,' as it is internationally known. (full story and 3 comments)
social/political / international
 Revealed: leaked Obama 'Kill Lists' clever Executive tactic posted by Chris Floyd via reg, 2012-06-12 21:51:32
The turbulent ramifications of last week's New York Times story detailing the operations of Barack Obama's White House death squad continue to reverberate across the country today, sending shock waves through Washington and bringing crowds of outraged protestors to the …. (full story and 1 comments)
imperialism / international
The Revolutionary Organisation behind Jesus Christ posted by finn, 2012-06-11 03:32:24
Don’t kid yourself children, Jesus was sent on his mission by an organised group that existed long before he was born. He was not a God or even possessed of supernatural powers but a healer of minds and souls and a very brave, charismatic social revolutionary; he could no more fly than any man or elephant could fly! The implausible/impossible fantasy aspects of the story are cultivated by organised religion to weaken and intimidate believers into obeying a supernatural ‘all-powerful’ being that seems always to require the assistance of men to do the simplest things. You see, all Gods are the product of the pens of scribes and propagandists. But Jesus is the exception; he was a man, a most inspiring social reformer. (full story)
theology / international
 A Touching Story posted by Nick Pearson via ryle, 2012-06-10 23:16:08
A 6yo Chinese girl who was callously dumped by her parents because of a rare genetic condition has been adopted by a distant grandfather the newswire reports today.
My heart and soul shriek and lament every time I see children abused or maltreated, its something in the DNA. However, in this rare instance this poor little girl was saved by a distant relative. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
 Not a Question posted by evo, 2012-06-09 12:50:32
Minimalism attempts to deliver the greatest import/meaning/impact via the barest possible signifiers, for example:
What is unchanging, consistent and constant yet is in a state of perpetual flux? (full story)
philosophy / international
The Pathetic 'Occupy Wall Street' (Static) movement posted by effy, 2012-06-07 22:07:10
We have said much about the orchestrated by the man, 'Occupy' movement --none of it good. Our observations have now been historically verified. (full story)
social/political / international
 Panetta: US "reaching the limits of its patience" - O, really? posted by gan, 2012-06-07 10:34:56
The latest demented American dunce to stick his moronic boot in his imbecilic mouth is Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. Former CIA boss Panetta represents a known lawless nation run by murdering and thieving criminals -- the USA is the world's leading civilian killing nation, approx 5 million murdered since Vietnam; it is also the world's leading invading and occupying nation that specializes in resource theft and assassinating leaders that oppose its imperial designs/policies of appropriating the resources of weaker nations. It has even taken to oppressing its own population with constant surveillance, new draconian indefinite detention 'laws' and military policing. (full story and 1 comments)
imperialism / international
When is it Appropriate to Forcibly Remove Government? posted by judd, 2012-06-06 23:24:41
Answer: When government's actions cannot be separated from the methods of organized crime and when its policies are not representative of the majority and are overtly destructive of the public interest. (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
Bradley Manning Trial -- clear case of Conflict of Interests posted by judd, 2012-06-06 12:23:15
The first thing that strikes those following the Bradley Manning case is the clear case of conflict of interests. It is the military that stands accused of war crimes via evidence that Bradley Manning allegedly supplied to WikiLeaks. Obviously the accused military cannot sit in judgement of the alleged facilitator (Manning) to the accuser, WikiLeaks. In the interests of a fair trial Manning's case must be heard independently, outside the sphere of military influence. Numerous courts in the country are able to hear this case. Manning's lawyers have not taken a vigorous enough stand and DEMANDED that the case be heard by an independent, non-military court. (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
 Frustrated Failed Revolutionaries: The Assange Cypherpunks posted by finn, 2012-06-05 13:21:06
Sometimes the secondary unstated discourse offers more detailed and revealing information than the articulated or overt primary discourse – this was certainly the case in Assange’s latest RT interviews with ‘Cypherpunk’ geeks and friends; but prior to deconstructing that gem of a semiotic treat, allow me to clarify a few points about TODAY’S digital underground. (full story and 1 comments)
mass media / international
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