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| Updated: 11:42am pt Monday December 17
Lieberman’s "Nothing" Endorsement of John McCain Russian general says Pentagon is seeking direct confrontation Russia’s top military officer on Saturday accused the United States of seeking direct confrontation with Moscow and warned again that U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in Europe would destabilize the continent Malaysia rejects US criticism of detentions: report MALAYSIA has told the United States to give fair trials to detainees at its Cuban military prison before criticising it for holding five ethnic Indians No End for ‘Gulf War Syndrome’ The Department of Defense says it has not found a U.S. soldier who became sick from depleted uranium exposure since the Gulf War -- that is, since the U.S. military has been fighting and serving in Iraq since 1991 MORE Top Stories TOP 10 – News Roundup WORLD NEWS 5 million Iraqi orphans Iraq’s anti–corruption board revealed on Saturday that there were five million Iraqi orphans as reported by official government statistics, urging the government, parliament, and NGOs to be in constant contact with Iraq’s parentless children Blackwater in Baghdad: "It was a horror movie" New testimony from witnesses and victims provides the most in–depth, harrowing account to date of the U.S. security firm’s deadly rampage in Iraq Ron Paul: Bush no authority to rule world Presidential hopeful Ron Paul says President Bush has started empire–building by invading Iraq and Afghanistan and beating the drums of war with Iran minister: We’re losing Afghan war Mr Fitzgibbon’s blunt warning was delivered to a closed–door meeting in Scotland of eight defence ministers, from the US, Australia and six other NATO nations with military forces in Afghanistan Israel: US Report on Iran May Spark War Israel’s public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state MORE News BUSINESSDealing With Peak Oil Depression As gold’s remonetizes itself, jewelry is turned back into bars India’s gold rush is investment and tax avoidance as well as jewelry World Abandoning the US Dollar as International Currency For Trade The foreign exchange markets are not solely about exchange rates. They are about values, smooth flowing of international trade, about trust and reliability. The sight of the $ falling over a long period of time, with bounces and recoveries that don’t change the downward trend is far more than simply a drop in value! Countrywide reports doubling of foreclosures Countrywide Financial said on Thursday foreclosures had doubled in November, while late payments continued to rise amid the US subprime housing crisis MORE Business News MARKETS Deepcaster Letter details how U.S. govt. manipulates major markets Another wave of food price inflation is on the way from Eric G Schwarzenegger Will ‘Declare Fiscal Emergency’ In Weeks POLL: PESSIMISM ON THE ECONOMY Is recession around the corner? WSJ poll reveals surprisingly bad odds for the U.S. economy from Eric G Symptoms of an economic depression The signs are pointing to a crisis -- and a crash for the GOP By Paul Krugman After The Money’s Gone On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced plans to lend $40 billion to banks. By my count, it’s the fourth high–profile attempt to rescue the financial system since things started falling apart about five months ago. Maybe this one will do the trick, but I wouldn’t count on it MORE Market News ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/TECH
By Patrick O’ConnorBali Climate Conference
Ends In Farce The UN–sponsored climate change conference held on the Indonesian island of Bali ended on the weekend without any agreement on combatting global warming other than vague generalities. A last–minute, face–saving communiqué was issued but, at the insistence of the Bush administration and its allies, it made no mention of specific carbon emission reduction targets By Peter GoodchildDealing With Peak Oil Depression For many who have experienced the epiphany of the petroleum bell–curve, a sense of despair is the common after–effect. How does one accommodate oneself to that realization of dwindling material resources? And oddly enough, it is often the most astute, those who have the most to offer, who are in that very position of having to navigate the darkness Minnesota Bans Adding Mercury To Cosmetics The Biggest Global Warming Crime in History By Cahal Milmo, Independent UK The Canadian wilderness is set to be invaded by BP in an oil exploration project dubbed ‘the biggest global warming crime’ in history from Eric G New U of A study says sea lice from fish farms could wipe out wild salmon Fish on some B.C. rivers could be extinct in four years from Eric G Massive New Dino Found in Antarctica Drug firms accused of biasing doctors’ training The uneasy link between industry and education More Tech/Environment/Science news HEALTH In case you missed it:
WHO ‘suppressed’ scientific study into depleted uranium cancer fears in Iraq An expert report warning that the long–term health of Iraq’s civilian population would be endangered by British and US depleted uranium (DU) weapons has been kept secret HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN SYNTHETIC TURF: A RESEARCH REVIEW Across the country, schools, parks, and private sports organizations are installing the "new generation" synthetic turf. It is springier than the old AstroTurf and feels more like natural grass. But it is made from used tires, which contain toxic chemicals TOXIC INACTION Europe has replaced the U.S. as the leader in regulating chemicals; as a result European manufacturers are gaining a competitive advantage over American companies from Eric G Apples & Cancer 2006 APPLE RESEARCH INFORMATION CANADA VOTES TO REOPEN DEADLY LEAKING NUCLEAR REACTOR IN UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY NATURE Deadly US snow storm sparks chaos Up to 12in (30cm) of snow was expected to fall in some parts – The latest deadly US winter storm of the season has wreaked chaos at one of America’s busiest airports, sparked mass power cuts and claimed two lives Oil spill in North Sea off Norway The oil spill is Norway’s second largest ever – Thousands of tonnes of oil have spilled into the North Sea during the loading of a tanker off Norway, the oil company StatoilHydro has said MORE Nature news VIDEO/AUDIO Extended Interview with Ron Paul: Video: More of Congressman Ron Paul’s insight into his own popularity from Eric G CNN’s Cafferty Smacks Pelosi Calling Her Beyond Pathetic Larry B U.S. AGREES TO BALI COMPROMISE MORE NEWS VIDEOS OP–EDMahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. Fallacy of Terrorism Role of Canadian Intelligence Agencies to Terrorize Citizens The myth of international terrorism is a misleading political phenomenon to embark on American ambitions of global hegemony By Seumas Milne Poisonous and Dangerous The constant regurgitation by the media of Muslim–baiting ‘research’ by right–wing think tanks misleads the public and is driven by a neocon political agenda Eric G The President’s Coming–Out Party – by Scott Horton Obama versus Clinton versus Plutocracy Reconciling Fascism with Reality, by Pervez Dastoor What defines a fascist society? Often times, fascism is subconsciously linked to the grainy black and white pictures of marauding Wermacht and SS troops from the 1940s. However, this shows a mental normalness which is incorrect. While Nazism did have fascist overtones, Nazism is not a form of government. Nazism is political ideology implemented through the use of a fascist government system. It is this system that needs to be understood and not the policy employed through it. This is vital since any form of government – yes, including a democracy – can be operated through a fascist structure. It is not exclusive to a dictatorship. contributed by Tom Feeley, http://informationclearinghouse.info MORE OP–ED news BACK |
