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Trial of "Child Soldier" Opens at Guantanamo
Submitted by rick on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 17:43.
By Megan Iacobini de Fazio
I found this on inter press Service -R Check it out:
Quest for Oil Leaves Trail of Damage Across the Globe
Submitted by rick on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 22:23.
Like many of her neighbors, Celina Harpe is angry about the oil
pollution at her doorstep. No longer can she eat the silvery fish that
dart along the shore near her home. Even the wind that hurries over the
water reeks of oil waste.
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
Submitted by rick on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 02:57.[draft February 2010]
Preamble
We, the peoples of Earth:
gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth gives us life, nourishes
and teaches us and provides us with all that we need to live well;
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CIA Drug Trade
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 23:50.From Tomdispatch.com:
Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, Afghanistan as a Drug War
Posted by Alfred McCoy at 4:10pm, March 30, 2010. read more »
FORCE BP TO STOP "THEIR CRAZY PLANS TO MOVE INTO CANADA'S TAR SANDS"
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 15:32.From http://oreaddaily.blogspot.com/
The BP Fortnight of Shame is a call to action from the UK Tar Sands Network, Rising Tide and the Camp for Climate Action to force British Petroleum to reverse their crazy plans to move into Canada's tar sands.
The tar sands are the most destructive project on earth – and the campaign to shut them down is gathering momentum.
Jess Worth writes in the New Internationalist, '"The tar sands are the biggest industrial development in the world, and the second fastest source of deforestation. They are leaving a hole the size of England in the Canadian wilderness. The lakes of toxic waste sludge are visible from space!" read more »
Agribusiness and the Food Crisis: A new thrust at anti-trust
Submitted by rick on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 23:34.Global Perspectives on Finance,
Development, and Environment
CLIMATE WAR AND CLIMATE FASCISM
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 15:09.CLIMATE WAR AND CLIMATE FASCISM
You've heard it before which doesn't mean you shouldn't hear it again. Global climate change is likely to lead to chaos, wars, revolution and more. What's more military leaders around the world are discussing the situation and how they should respond.
What it seems really most likely to lead to is FASCISM STUPID!
The following is from The Scotsman.
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Drought, refugees, revolution and war – military prepares for climate doomsday
By Jenny Fyall
MILITARY chiefs are holding "back room" discussions on how to cope with the threat of a world ravaged by wars provoked by uncontrolled climate change, an expert has warned. read more »
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