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This article describes a recent study by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) titled, "Cancer, Infant Mortality and Birth Sex-Ratio in Fallujah, Iraq 2005–2009." The study shows that depleted uranium munitions used by US soldiers in the seige on Fallujah in 2004 is likely causing similar, but even worse, sorts of damage to the people of Fallujah as that found in survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read the complete article at: www.tiresiasspeaks.com

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And no, it isn’t out of “apathy.”

Despite making a combined $18 billion in profits last quarter alone, major banks are still doing all that they can avoid new consumer protection legislation – and, we might add, new legislation hasn’t made it too difficult for them.

Much like the recent CARD Act, banks are quickly finding loopholes in the new legislation to recoup any of their potential losses. A new Bank of America program in Georgia, for example, is now charging customers to simply receive bank statements in the mail.

Amongst other plans in the works, banks may begin raising arbitrary “minimum balance requirements” for consumers, charging people for simply not having enough money in their accounts.

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Check out this good article about the biased media coverage of Wikileak's Afghan War Diary: http://tiresiasspeaks.wordpress.com/

Presentation on Media Island's trip to the SB1070 protests in Arizona. We will be showing film and playing audio from the protests along with short talks and a group discussion on where we go from here.

The world was flat and dry with 100+ degree heat as we cruised US-10 past Joshua Tree National Park on the last leg of our 24 hour marathon drive from Olympia to Phoenix. Last Tuesday, Media Island, in partnership with Students for a Democratic Society, sent a diverse group of Olympia activists to travel to Phoenix for Arizona Freedom Summer. Five of us, Yonatan, Angel, Leah, Johnny and I piled into the Media Island Van and took off praying that the old V8 didn't kick the dust. It nearly did- on several occasions- but we made it back to share with you all our experiences.  read more »

When the Olympia Coop Board courageously and rightly decided on July 15 to
join the Boycott of Israeli products and remove them from their shelves,
many of us who have been involved in Middle East policies for a number
of years were expecting some type of negative response.   read more »

I went to Fertile Ground last night and ate pizza with the Cuba Caravanistas. The pizza was good, and so was the discussion. Brendan Funtek spoke about Cuba and his travel and other involvement with the caravan. Then Manolo de los Santos, who is the Pastors for Peace representative (he's from New York via the Dominican Republic), also spoke. Finally, Rick Fellows spoke.  read more »

On the evening of July 5, Olympia will host the Pastors for Peace caravan as they begin their 21rst Friendshipment of material aid to Cuba. The caravan is intended to bring awareness to the illegal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The active blockade stems from obsolete Cold War views and a self-imposed Cuban exile community in Florida that deprive people in Cuba of food, medicine and construction supplies.  read more »

Freedom is not an impossible dream

Submission to the Presiding Judge, Auckland High Court
The Appeal to be heard on 28 June 2010 at 11.45 am

(New Zealand has been modeling itself on the British social class system with tragic consequences)

Appellant
Anthony Ravlich
Chairperson
Human Rights Council Inc. (New Zealand)
10D/15 City Rd.
Auckland City.
Ph: (0064) (09) 940 9658.
www.hrc2001.org.nz

Next Monday the Auckland High Court will be hearing my appeal against a sentence in the Wellington District Court on 2 February 2010 where I was convicted and fined $200 for failing to file an election expenses return after standing as a candidate for the Human Rights Party (1) in Auckland Central.  read more »