Archive for April, 2009
Posted by seumasach on April 30, 2009
First death in U.S. is Mexican toddler, prompting questions about why only hispanics have died despite outbreak spreading to at least ten countries
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
29th April
The first swine flu death in the United States has been confirmed, but the victim is a Mexican toddler who caught the illness in Mexico before traveling to Texas. Serious questions must now be asked about why a virus that has spread across at least 10 countries and is suspected in many others has only killed hispanics, and whether a race-specific bio-weapon is being beta-tested.
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Posted by seumasach on April 30, 2009
Eric Margolis is one of the world’s leading experts on Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is particularly insightful in this interview with Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio.
Click here to hear interview.
Pulse Media
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Posted by seumasach on April 29, 2009
Luria R, Eliyahu I, Hareuveny R, Margaliot M, Meiran N.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. roy.luria@unipd.it
PubMed
30th April, 2009
This study examined the time dependence effects of exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) emitted by standard GSM cellular phones on the cognitive functions of humans.
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Posted in Ecological and Public Health Crisis, Studies and statements showing mobile phone health risk | Tagged: EM radiation health hazard | Leave a Comment »
Posted by smeddum on April 29, 2009
This is a link to a PDF document by Dr Ulrich Warnke.
This study is the fruit of Warnke’s lifelong work on the effects of EM radiation on life and especially on bees.
It is a must-read for all who wish to inform themselves about what may be the most crucial issue facing humanity.
Posted in Colony Collapse Disorder, Uncategorized | Tagged: ccd, disappearing bees, disappearing bees and pollinators | 5 Comments »
Posted by seumasach on April 29, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
January 10, 1977 Front page
1971 Mystery
maebrussel.com
With at least the tacit backing of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officials, operatives linked to anti-Castro terrorists introduced African swine fever virus into Cuba in 1971. Six weeks later an outbreak of the disease forced the slaughter of 500,000 pigs to prevent a nationwide animal epidemic.
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Posted by smeddum on April 29, 2009
Britain ‘may inflate itself out of debt’
Sam Fleming, Daily Mail
29 April 2009, 8:39am
Thisismoney
Britain’s national debt could be headed on an ‘explosive path’ that triggers chaos in the public finances, according to a leading City consultancy.
The only alternative would be ‘Herculean’ efforts to rein in public spending and raise taxes, but this may prove politically unachievable. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by alfied on April 29, 2009
A Canadian member of the AFN wears his traditional head dress as he attends the Pope Benedic XVI general audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 29, 2009.
A step foward; but for real healing to take place the Churches now need to admit the exact nature of their involvement in the cultural genocide of the Native American Indians. For background on this go to:
PARIS — Pope Benedict XVI expressed his “sorrow” Wednesday over the suffering of thousands of aboriginal Canadians in residential schools run by the Roman Catholic Church. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Rights of indigenous peoples | Tagged: Cultural Genocide, Native American Indians, Rights of indigenous peoples | Leave a Comment »
Posted by smeddum on April 29, 2009
Guardian
Tuesday 28 April 2009
By Andrew Clark
Chrysler may give union 55% stake instead of $10.6bn to provide healthcare after Obama administration piles pressure on carmaker
Men work on cars at Chrysler. The company’s largest union could own more than half of the company under a deal to save it from bankruptcy. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Liaison
Chrysler‘s largest trade union could end up owning 55% of the ailing carmaker under a tentative deal intended to save the cash-strapped 84-year-old company from bankruptcy and possible liquidation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on April 29, 2009
Sami Moubayed
Asia Times
29th April, 2009
DAMASCUS – Last week, one of America’s top allies in Lebanon, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, caused a row when he made remarks – off the record – criticizing his allies in the pro-Western March 14 Coalition. Among other things, Jumblatt scoffed at his patron Saad al-Hariri, the head of the largest bloc in the Lebanese parliament, for having tried – and failed – to combat Hezbollah on the streets of Beirut last May.
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Posted by seumasach on April 28, 2009
Stephen C. Webster
Raw Story
27th April, 2009
Krystian Zimerman, one of the world’s most well-regarded concert pianists, said he will not return to the United States because of the nation’s military policies and President Barack Obama’s support for a missile shield site in Zimerman’s home country of Poland.
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Posted in Drive to Global War | Tagged: missile defence system | 1 Comment »
Posted by smeddum on April 28, 2009
By JEREMY SCAHILL
Counterpunch
28th April 2009
Remember when Barack Obama made that big announcement at Camp Lejeune about how all US combat troops were going to be withdrawn from Iraqi cities by June 30? Liberals jumped around with joy, praising Obama for ending the war so that they could focus on their “good war” in Afghanistan.
Of course, the celebrations were and remain unwarranted. Obama’s Iraq plan is virtually identical to the one on Bush’s table on January 19, 2009. Obama has just rebranded the occupation, sold it to liberals and dropped the term “Global War on Terror” while, for all practical purposes, continuing the Bush era policy (that’s why leading Republicans praised Obama’s plan). In the real world, US military commanders have said they are preparing for an Iraq presence for another 15-20 years, the US embassy is the size of Vatican City, there is no official plan for the withdrawal of contractors and new corporate mercenary contracts are being awarded. The SoFA Agreement between the US and Iraq gives the US the right to extend the occupation indefinitely and to continue intervening militarily in Iraq ad infinitum. All it takes is for the puppets in Baghdad to ask nicely… Read the rest of this entry »
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