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Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative

Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009

Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative

26 Aug 2009

Medical News Today

A new report, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists. Groups affiliated with the report include Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the U.K., and in the U.S., EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagenticHealth.org and The Peoples Initiative Foundation.Download the report. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chinese shares plunge amid fears of default

Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009

September 1, 2009

Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent

Times
Share prices in Shanghai slumped by 7 per cent yesterday amid fears that the “China effect”, which has helped to stoke growing global economic confidence in the past six months, is about to fizzle out. Read the rest of this entry »

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An Unpopular War – What Obama Isn’t Telling You About Afghanistan

Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009

August 31, 2009

An Unpopular War

What Obama Isn’t Telling You About Afghanistan

By ANTONY DiMAGGIO

Counterpunch

President Obama finds himself in a precarious position when calling for escalation of the war in Afghanistan. While this conflict is traditionally seen as the “good war,” American and Afghan public support appears mixed at best. There is good reason to suspect that the limited support for war that exists will evaporate after casualties on both sides increase and Afghanistan’s security further deteriorates. Read the rest of this entry »

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US, Japan at odds on military deal

Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009

US, Japan at odds on military deal

Tue, 01 Sep 2009

PressTV

Okinawans want the US troops be withdrawn from the island.

The US says it will not renegotiate a deal on its military bases with the incoming Japanese government, which has vowed to establish a new era in the US military presence in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

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