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Geithner pumps up Zombie Banks on a global level
Geithner’s European Junket counterpunch September 17-18, 2011 by MIKE WHITNEY On Thursday–exactly 3 years after Lehman Brothers defaulted igniting the greatest financial crisis in 70 years–the world’s most powerful central banks launched a massive intervention to staunch a liquidity squeeze in the eurozone that threatened to wreak havoc on the EU banking system. The European Central Bank –actin
Sarah Palin Biography ‘The Rogue’ Draws Early Fire From Critics
Wall Street Journal September 15, 2011 Sarah Palin is getting a lot of attention lately and she hasn’t even officially declared she’s running for anything. She’s the subject of a new biography called “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin” by Joe McGinniss, who famously (or infamously depending on your point of view) moved in next door to the Palin family in Wasilla, Alaska while he was w
Officials Chase Unconfirmed al-Qaida Bomb Threat
A police officer stands guard in New York's Times Square as the ABC news ticker displays news of an al-Qaida terror threat, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. Just days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. It is the first "activ
Top Secret America: Dana Priest, William Arkin
Has the Balance Tipped? FRONTLINE September 7, 2011, 3:30 pm ET by Philip Bennett On a rainy day in October 2005, Dana Priest was escorted across the immaculate marble lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia along with a pair of her editors from The Washington Post (I was one of them). We crowded into a private, key-operated elevator that opened into a study that would have seemed almost
911 Remembrance: Understanding our government leadership
Aired September 14, 2001 Early Show Video compliments of IranContraScumDid911 You Only Believe the Official 9/11 Story Because You Don’t Know the Official 9/11 Story TvNewswLiews Monday, Sep 05th Jesse Richard I don’t believe the official story of 9/11 because I know the official story of 9/11! During the past 10 years I have not met a single individual who, after doing research on t
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My Thoughts On The Latest #YesGayYA Developments
I meant to post this yesterday, but work things got in the way. Then the ever-wonderful Cleolinda posted the long, long post I was going to write and said everything I was going to say. So I’ll keep mine short. I suggest you click over to Cleolinda’s blog for the full story. Seriously. A few days ago Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith wrote a guest post for the Genreville blog over at Publish
Dear White Privileged People: This Post Is Not About Your Needs
One of the great things about the internet is how it lets people do things like exchange information. In many ways it has replaced things like the Green Book or word of mouth for transmitting info about places where stopping for more than gas (or stopping at all) wouldn’t be safe, where hotels will be welcoming, & where to avoid after certain times/at certain points of the year. Folks pass ar
Celebrating International Literacy Day
The UN declared September 8 International Literacy Day back in ’96 in order to celebrate the achievements of activists and new readers across the world. Because literacy is a broad concept mostly centered around critical thinking, literacy is positively linked to community health, maternal health, and family health. It’s also difficult to teach in an educational setting post-NCLB, when teacher tra
Race, Heritage, & Reality
Back in 2009, I wrote a post about race & self-identification and how being Black & X is treated differently than any other form of being multiracial. (The comments were special & filled with wank from someone determined to insist that being multiracial in America is just one overarching experience.) At the time I was specifically discussing being Black & White, but really that wh
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The Terrorists Won
THE TERRORISTS WON.This is the price we paid. Read The Rest Scale: 5 out of 5.Read more posts at Amygdala!
Barely Alive
BARELY ALIVEI'm officially back in major depression at the moment. Severe clinical depression. Yes, a flare-up of my lifelong problem, and part of being bipolar, combined with severe panic disorders, anxiety disorders, and a mild degree of agoraphobia. We'll hope the current bout of overwhelming pain, triggered by certain events, is a passing trend.But right now I'm highly dysfunctional
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9/11: Ten Years After
“Today I do not honor terrorism, reinforce fear or plot revenge. No. I pause today to commit to less violence and more peace. I choose today to be a part of the healing instead of part of the destruction. I remember today that peace begins within and love is an action.” Wayne Hicks
Jasmine Revolution: An African Revolution Not For Black Africans
One of the illusions that Europeans and Arabs alike have successfully perpetrated for over a century, is that the northern part of Africa is not apart of the African continent. I have had discussions and arguments with so-called “highly educated people”… those with more than one grouping of letters behind their names, who are not aware that Egypt for example is in Africa. This includes Black Peop
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Violence in Afghanistan 09/03/2011
S. AFGHANISTAN – A soldier serving with the ISAF was killed by an insurgent attack. Details and the nationality of the solider were not provided. It gave no other details. AFGHANISTAN – Afghan and foreign troops claim to have killed 21 Taliban insurgents during raids around the country over the past 24 hours. BALKH – Combined Afghan and ISAF troops killed an unarmed female civilian during a night
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Is the World Running Out of Oil?
Every few years or so, the question is raised about whether the world is approaching peak oil. Reports are written and apocalyptic visions are cast about the consequences of such an event. It’s one of the reasons given for diversifying Read more ›
The Daily Dig: When Infrastructure Battles…Giant Snails?
• The Giant African snail is plaguing Miami, putting people at risk for diseases and literally eating thousands of houses. (NPR) • The Pakistani government is nowhere to be found after two million people are displaced after torrential flooding. (Reuters) Read more ›
Rush Hour Video: Jon Stewart’s Take on the Solyndra Bankruptcy
Back in May 2010, President Obama traveled to Fremont, California, to tout the thin-film solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra, which at its peak employed more than 1,000 people and received at least $528 million in federal loans under a program to promote Read more ›
The Daily Dig: The Most Successful Infrastructure Failures?
• Infrastructure failures are rarely a good thing, except for when they are. (ScientificAmerican) • The bill extension to fund both the FAA and highway projects was almost blocked by a senator who thought that beautification, bikes, and museums were Read more ›
Rush Hour Read: Should AT&T Be Able to Gobble Up T-Mobile?
Do American consumers have enough choices when it comes to picking a cell-phone provider? That’s the key question being debated after the Justice Department filed suit earlier this month to stop AT&T from taking over one of its smaller wireless Read more ›
The Daily Dig: Who Was Really at Fault for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill?
• Who is truly to blame for the worst oil spill in U.S. history? Here’s a hint: it starts with B and ends with P. (Reuters) • In Indonesia, work has stopped at one of the largest gold and copper Read more ›
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AQ Khan Documents
Micah Morrison at Fox News, with the cooperation of Simon Henderson, has published the set of documents that AQ Khan provided to Henderson including (1) his so-called “confession” (which is hardly contrite and probably better described as a “statement“), (2) An ISI report, presumably for foreign governments in lieu of access to Khan himself, on Khan’s activities that is revealing in its many ommis
Securing Valuable Global Services
September 24th marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty’s celebratory signing ceremony at the United Nations. That’s fifteen years in which the treaty has remained in limbo, due to the worst entry-into-force provision ever negotiated. A much longer wait is in store, as long as entry into force depends on the United States, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel and Indonesia depo
Reporting to the Board of Governors
It’s mid-September, so it must be Vienna, and that means it’s time for another spin on the Prater with the IAEA Board of Governors followed by the annual IAEA General Conference. After that there’s one more board meeting on Sept. 26, and, and before you know it, the Riesling vines in Alsace are turning yellow, and I’ll be ready after all this IAEA stuff in Vienna for a quick swing back through the
Revisiting Bush’s Decision on Al Kibar
Something about the whole Syria nuclear reactor story has never seemed quite right to me. When anonymous US officials began to hint that the facility struck by Israel was in some way nuclear, I wondered how solid that intelligence was. Why couldn’t they just call the damned thing a reactor? I noted that “we haven’t heard from the people who … were ‘cautious about fully endorsing Israeli warnings’
9/11 + 10
The retrospectives and forecasts about 9/11 keep on coming, but little has been written about that day’s impact on the Bomb, arms control, and new nuclear weapon programs. Here’s my take, subject to rebuttals: 1. The most important and obvious repercussion has been the shift in focus from nuclear threats posed by major powers to those from weakened states and messianic militants. Russian and Chi
Preview of a Coming Attraction
If you somehow missed the Asan Plenum back in June, here’s your chance to catch an encore performance. Of one presentation, anyway. The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies is holding a breakfast roundtable featuring yours truly with the University of Pittsburgh’s Dennis Gormley. The subject is — you guessed it! — the rise and fall of North Korean missile exports. And since there was n
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Arab Spring Protests Are Ongoing—Protests Started With One Act
There have been large protests in Yemen in recent days and renewed protests in Morocco as the so-called Arab Spring continues. (Above–Protests in Syria earlier in 2011. Photo by Syriana2011.) These events take place as the very brave protesters in Syria keep up the presssure despite Tiananmen Square style brutality from the Assad government and as a new government takes over in Libya. Longstandi
Texas Progressive Alliance Round-Up
Here is the most recent Texas Progressive Alliance round-up. The TPA is a confederation of the best political bloggers in Texas. TPA members are citizen-bloggers who are working everyday for a better Texas. Every Texan and every American has the ability to attend a public meeting, attend or organize a protest, write or call an elected official, talk to friends and family, start a blog, donate mone
I’ve Been Meaning To Run This Ship Channel Motel Picture
Here is a picture of the entrance to the Ship Channel Motel in Houston. I took this picture last year and have been meaning to run it since. I’m certain this is a fine establishment.
Sorry To See Long Time Friend Lose Radio Job
I’m sorry that my longtime friend Wildman Walker was fired from his long time position at Cincinnati radio station WEBN. Dennis commented on sports for WEBN. Above is Dennis hoisting up some type of hockey trophy. Dennis was a good and loyal friend to me many years ago. Dennis has always been very resourceful. I’m certain he has a second act in Cincinnati radio. I wish Dennis the best as he moves
Looking At The Big Picture
I spent some time this afternoon looking at Houston from the 60th floor of the Chase Building in Downtown Houston. Here is the website for this building. Sometimes you’ve got to step away from the day-to-day stuff and look at the big picture.
More And More Poverty In The United States—We Don’t Even Talk About Poverty Anymore
Poverty in the United States continues to grow. From The New York Times— “Another 2.6 million people slipped into poverty in the United States last year, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, and the number of Americans living below the official poverty line, 46.2 million people, was the highest number in the 52 years the bureau has been publishing figures on it. And in new signs of distress among t
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Warning: Perfect storm conditions now in place for Big Government to allow (or even stage) terrorism attacks in America
Saturday, September 10, 2011 by Mike Adams http://www.naturalnews.com This is an urgent message that departs from the usual health freedom focus of NaturalNews. I apologize in advance for NaturalNews readers who do not wish to read about these issues, as they can be uncomfortable for some who prefer to simply not know about this. So please do not continue reading this story if you would rather not
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Dragging History into R2P
The people rise up against the autocrat and don’t quite succeed in throwing him out, but he finds he must accede to a quasi-parliamentary, somewhat representative government being formed. But he doesn’t like it and, after a first attempt at cooperation or cooptation, goes for all-out undermining.That’s not quite like what is happening in the Arab world today. The autocrats are getting thrown out,
No New Information on Al Kibar
Jeffrey Lewis has posted again about that Syrian site sometimes known as al Kibar that the Israelis bombed in September 2007. He seems to think that the recent Bush and Cheney books, along with an article by Bob Woodward, provide some new insights. I disagree.I agree with his opening statement: Something about the whole Syria nuclear reactor story has never seemed quite right to me.Jeffrey has gen
More On Molycorp and Sillamäe
In Estonia this summer, I learned that Molycorp had acquired the Silmet rare-earth metals plant. This should be big news because the rare earths are important in many high-tech applications (your cell phone, for one), and China has recently taken a big lead in rare earth production. So big that it's been raising prices and generally acting like a monopolist.But it's been hard to learn much about t
Quote of the Day
I think liberals are much more comfortable attacking whoever seems to hold the most power, and much less comfortable examining the power of the "weak," as well as the power that they, themselves, wield. Power confers responsibility. In evading the notion that citizenship in a democracy confers power, you also evade the notion that it confers responsibility.Ta-Nehisi Coates
Another Thought on Deterrence
It's often the most Cold-War-conventional thinkers who claim that Iran, if it had nuclear weapons, would not be deterred from attacking Israel. But Tony Judt put the counterargument very nicely: If Iran attacked Israel with a nuclear weapon, the U.S. and Israel would wipe out large sections of that country. Tehran is a sophisticated place that knows this perfectly well. Most Iranians I know think
At Long Last, Have You No Sense of Decency?
I keep wondering when an adult Republican is going to suggest to the rest of his (yeah, his, the guys are still in charge) party that it is one of two major political parties in the country, and both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution suggest that one of the country's values is that we can hold differences of opinion on governance and still respect each other.Or, perhaps, in a mo
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Maybe . . .
WHEN THERE'S THIS MUCH DOO-DOO, there's got to be a pony around someplace. I'm not a conspiracy wacko, but there are way, way too many unanswered questions, kinda like the Warren Commission, the Magic Bullet and the Grassy Knoll.
Play for progress . . .
A screengrab of online protein-folding game, FolditTHE REGISTER has a positive report on an aspect of the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine. According to Anna Leach's article, "Online gamers strike major blow in battle against AIDS", non-science types have been of great assistance in the development of proteonomic science, the science of protein chemistry, which is the next great medical
Them what has, gets . . .
POVERTY ABOUNDS in the Home of the Brave and the Land of the Free, as this Doonesbury oeuvre illustrates. Consciousness of this problem has even reached the Indian press, as Sudheendra Kulkarni's article "Poverty in America", posted at indianexpress.com discusses the ramifications. New York: People in India have traditionally viewed the United States of America as a synonym for prosperity. The al
That's a raptor . . .
Kissy the KestrelWOW: no foolin' — watch the last 2 seconds carefully. 'Checkers' the owl, 1000fps 1920x1080 resolution. Shot by SlowMo. Apparently, 'Checkers' is to be found at the Turberry Woods Owl and Bird Sanctuary, which proclaims to offer a unique collection of over 90 birds of prey including eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and more unusual species. Turbary Woods Owl & Bird of Prey Sanct
The Wacko from Wasilla . . .
WACKO, INDEED. SLATE has a fascinating article by David Weigel, "Rogue Author", which describes aspects of and the controversy over Joe McGinniss' new book on the life and times of Mama Grizzly, aka Sarah Palin. Conservatives are upset, but the author is unrepentant. Adding to the fun is the appearance of the book on Doonesbury.Joe McGinniss is no longer surprised at the hate engendered by his new
Back to the salt mine . . .
KURIOSITAS IS A SITE FOR THE CURIOUS, and it has a display of pictures of the Wieliczka Salt Mine in southern Poland, and as the page proclaims – An Astounding Subterranean Salt Cathedral. No shit, Sherlock. Situated in the Krakow area, Wieliczka is a small town of close to twenty thousand inhabitants. It was founded in the twelfth century by a local Duke to mine the rich deposits of salt that l
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Distraction
Don’t look at Dale Farm! The police have arrested four “terrorists” in the West Midlands! Look there instead! Isn’t law enforcement wonderful!!!
Dale Farm
The evictions at Dale Farm are wrong. Eviction – forcibly removing someone from their home – is always a serious evil in itself. It is resorted to far too easily in this country, and is in pretty well every circumstance a far greater evil than the problem it seeks to resolve. That seems to be the case here. The media has been scarily propaganda laden. We are told that this is green belt land,
The Lonely Liberal
I remain a liberal. As I have explained often with regard to my views on specific political questions, my political thought sits in a tradition handed down from Hazlitt, Bright, John Stuart Mill and Gladstone. That will always be the case. I joined the Liberal Party in 1973. There is much to be said for consistency and for loyalty. But I really cannot with conscience look at the reforms to int
Cameron On Follow That Camel
Cameron and Sarkozy in Benghazi Aircraftman Cameron and Sarkozy are in Benghazi taking the applause of cheering tribal warriors. Sarkozy looks a bit nervous, as though scared he might meet the English rugby team at a dwarf hurling evening. Cameron looks a bit dazed, probably not sure what applause is. Aaah, that heady moment of triumph! Just like George Bush and Mission Accomplished! Now tho
Independence for England?
Unemployment fell in Scotland on yesterday’s new figures, while it rose everywhere else in the United Kingdom. There is no doubt that the difference was caused by the fact that the Scottish government has a (limited) ability to effectively spend forward and thus postpone the results of the Osborne public spending cuts. But the interesting result of that, is that the employment increase in Scotla
Beauty Contest
This looks a lot like the Georgian front row in the Rugby World Cup. It is however the gallery of “stars” being lined up to front the “No to independence” campaign in the coming referendum. The No campaign will have plenty of money behind it. Scotland’s remaining oil reserves are currently estimated at £3 trillion. London won’t let that go without a massive fight. I hope Alex Salmond doesn’t
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US-Pakistan relations: Tragedy of two countries
An unassuming Iraqi peasant sitting down to a meal, some Afghan shopkeeper pulling down his shutters and some Pakhtun elder leading a jirga are caught in a circle of death along with New York firefighters and Pentagon janitors. On the shores of the United States there has been much commemoration, the date having become an iconised day of mourning to invest meaning in two confusing wars. On Pakista
Movie "Fordson": New English-speaking patriots
On a personal level, the most surprising aspect of Rashid Ghazi's new documentary, "Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football," is that he managed to keep it a secret and even managed the time to make it. An old friend, he personally funded and directed this portrait of a week in the life of a tightly-knit Detroit community at the beginning of their 2009 school year. A husband, a father, and tireless exec
Remembering 9/11: A familiar yet unique story
I was walking west through Midtown Manhattan’s urban canyons and admiring the cloudless September day when I met a small, disparate group of distressed pedestrians looking skyward. They told me a plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers. It was such a clear day, but could it have been an accident? Minutes later when I came to Madison Avenue, I found people lining both the sidewalks. They were
The US economy: Lessons from the last caliphate
The U.S. Postal Service is a mess, drowning in debt and nearly done in like Hosni Mubarak by social media. One of its own plans to rescue itself calls for the elimination of 220,000 jobs, which is like shoving the entire population of Reno, Nevada, into a job market already overfull and desperate. Little wonder the country waits so eagerly for President Obama’s jobs plan. Except that what ails u
Uncommon alliances: Muslim and Jew, left and right
In October, the Dutch Senate will consider the ban on ritual slaughter enacted by the parliament’s lower house in June 2011. Self-described as “an institution that pays little heed to ideas which happen to be fashionable at the time,” the Senate has no one party that holds a majority. It will therefore be interesting to see whether it is able to protect religious freedom or succumb to the pressure
Sharing Ramadan: Breaking bread (not signs) in Murfreesboro
The voice of a young Middle Eastern man echoed through the room as he sounded the call to prayer amidst a crackling microphone; the time to break the Ramadan fast had arrived. Water and fresh dates are offered to the primarily non-Muslim crowd and the Iftar dinner is served. While the Muslim hosts are busying themselves setting the buffet tables for the ensuing feast, I find myself noticing that
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Ron Paul Cheated Out of Texas Straw Poll Win?
Ron Paul Cheated Out of Texas Straw Poll Win? Congressman would have defeated Governor Perry in his own state Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Monday, September
Scientists to Create "Artificial Volcano" In Bid to Geoengineer Clim
Scientists to Create "Artificial Volcano" In Bid to Geoengineer Climate Scheme designed to lead to massive sulfur injection program in name of preventing
Pre-Crime Face Scanner to Be Used For 'Security Interrogations'
Pre-Crime Face Scanner to Be Used For 'Security Interrogations' Dubious technology could frame thousands of innocent people as terrorists or criminals Paul
Ron Paul DOUBLES His National Support In Just 2 Weeks
Ron Paul DOUBLES His National Support In Just 2 Weeks CNN poll confirms Congressman is top tier candidate Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Tuesday,
"Credible" Terror Alert Turns Into Feamongering Farce
"Credible" Terror Alert Turns Into Feamongering Farce Ludicrous overreaction to airplane bathrooms visits underscores the fact that the terrorists have won
Ron Paul: Border Fence Could Be Used To "Keep Us In"
Ron Paul: Border Fence Could Be Used To "Keep Us In" Congressman warns militarized border policies could be turned inwards during economic turmoil Paul Joseph
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Opposition National Council Formed; Opposition Gets Armed; Building Boom in Syria as Sanctions Bite;
The Opposition National Council: Imad Eldin Rasid, a Jordan-based Syrian opposition member, speaks at a press conference held in Istanbul on Sept. 15, 2011. For the last three years he has been teaching in Jodan. Before that he taught at the Sharia College iat Damascus Univ. (Thanks to Thomas Pierret) The Opposition announced a National Council. Increasingly, the opposition is getting organized. O
“Stone Age, Here We Come,” by Syrian Prometheus
Stone Age, Here We Come By Syrian Prometheus* – Opinion Piece For Syria Comment Sept 13, 2011 Anyone who lived through the failed revolution of the 1980s, or the “incidents”, as we call them, will tell you that this current revolution still has a long way to go. Hafiz al-Assad, or “Senior”, used the iron fist for three years before he brought the people back under his firm control. It took a fur
News Round UP (12 Sept. 2011) – Turkey as Emerging Leader of the Resistance
The Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brotherhood, speaking on al-Jazeera, said that ex-V.P. Khaddam contacted them 2.5 years before he left Syria in 2005. They later broke up their alliance, the MB explained, and dissolved the National Salvation Front because Khaddam wanted to support Fatah. The MB sided with Hamas and Gaza in 2009. It should be added that the alliance was created in large measure
Will the Regime Reach a Tipping Point and Collapse?
Will Assad go peacefully? (Or at all?) Thursday, September 8, 2011 Welcome to the first edition of a new Foreign Policy partnership with Bloggingheads.tv. See the complete discussion here Can Syria’s opposition unite? (03:43) Testing the limits of non-violent resistance (03:50) Joshua vs. Ausama on the effectiveness of sanctions (05:25) Is Syria’s history of internal division insurmountable? (08:
Homs Intense Fighting; Bakkour Taken by Gov; Roadside Bomb Wounds 11 Soldiers; Defections
Homs is the scene of intense fighting. One Homsi writes, “Bullets and explosions heard heavily and simultaneous attacks on the police station and the political security buildings [are taking place.] Another writes: “Liberation forces are assembling around town.” There have been a growing number of military defections in the Homs and Rastan region, leading some activists to suggest that the cohes
“Who is Mohammad Rahhal, the Syrian Revolutionary who Called for Armed Resistance and Attacked Burhan Ghalioun?”
“Who is Mohammad Rahhal, the Syrian Revolutionary who Called for Armed Resistance and Attacked Burhan Ghalioun?” By Christiane Lange for Syria Comment August 7, 2011 Muhammad Rahhal made a big splash last week when he attacked Burhan Ghalioun, the newly appointed head of the Syrian National Council. By raining on the National Council’s parade, he made the Syria opposition look divided, weak, and
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Bonds key to forests and climate
London, UK - Forest bonds could be key to scaling up finance to conserve the world‟s tropical forests, according to WWF, the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). The organizations are calling on governments to take action to close the gap between current financial commitments and the resources needed to protect the world's forests. Upcoming United Nations climate
Bycatch slows recovery of Grand Banks Cod
Halifax, Nova Scotia: After decades of little hope in what was once one of the world’s major fisheries, Atlantic Cod is showing signs of recovery on the Grand Banks off the coast of Canada. But WWF is warning that fisheries managers must not rush to reopen the cod fishery that has been under moratorium since 1994. The Atlantic cod population on the Grand Banks, southeast of Newfoundland, is showi
Arctic sea ice levels plummet
An analysis by the University of Bremen has show that extreme melting has pushed arctic sea ice levels to the lowest it has ever been in recorded history - and things could get worse. The record of 4.24 square kilometres could be pushed even further. There is a close link between arctic August air temperatures and sea ice melting. Temperatures this August were among the highest recorded, higher t
Businesses call for action on climate change
London: A summit of world leaders and global businesses closed yesterday with recognition that “failure is not an option” at climate talks in Durban later this year. NJ Mxakato-Diseko, ambassador at Large for COP 17/CMP 7, Department of International Relations & Cooperation South Africa, who spoke on the closing day of the Business for the Environment Climate Summit (B4E) in London, said that
Nature and religion come together in Nepal
Lumbini, Nepal: WWF has celebrated the planting of 108,000 tree saplings in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, the holy birthplace of Lord Buddha. WWF-Nepal reached its target of planting 108,000 trees within 2011 as part of a key project to plant a million trees in Lumbini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and surrounding areas over a period of 10 years. Organized by WWF-Nepal and partner organizatio
New President for WWF-UK
London, UK: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been announced as the new President of WWF-UK. His Royal Highness takes up the role at a key time in WWF’s history - our 50th anniversary - and as we look to the future. Prince Charles succeeds Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra as President, a post she has held for nearly 30 years. In his new role with WWF, the Prince will be working with
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I’m working on a new project
It wouldn’t have escaped your notice that I’ve been blogging a lot less here lately. This isn’t just because running Liberal Conspiracy is a full time job – it is because I’ve been working on another big project. Eons ago, long before I got into blogging, writing or anything to do with the media, I worked at a technology start-up. I joined straight after university and the ‘dotcom boom’ was in ful
Police pays out £20k for wrongful arrest of ‘terrorist’
The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police has paid £20,000 in compensation to Rizwaan Sabir for his wrongful arrest and seven days’ detention under the Terrorism Act 2000 in May 2008. Mr Sabir – currently a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde researching domestic UK counter-terrorism policy – was arrested after downloading an edited version of the ‘The Al-Qaeda Training Manual’ from
James Delingpole’s blogging
Yesterday evening I may have given the impression to some people on Twitter that James Delingpole’s blogging for the Telegraph was shit and repeatedly wrong. Now, the first part of that is obviously true. More intelligent ppl than me have pointed out to me that the second accusation may get me into trouble. So, before my ass gets sued, a clarification. Delingpole writes comment and doesn’t know m
EDL leader agrees with Breivik’s opinions, threatens Britain’s entire Muslim population
The English Defence League’s leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka “Tommy Robinson”) recently gave an interview to the Norwegian media and made the following dubious statements about the mass murdering Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik: “We share some of his opinions, and his fear, but not what he did in Norway 22 July. I do not think he is insane. I think that his approach was insane…Breivik dared
Sikh school opens in Birmingham. Bad idea?
The Guardian reports that one opened this week: The school, which will have compulsory Punjabi lessons for all pupils, has been a labour of love and duty for Birmingham’s 200,000-strong Sikh community. Sikhs as old as 90 and as young as five have helped strip floorboards and paint, says principal-designate Ranjit Singh Dhanda. He says that one of the core concepts of the Sikh faith is Daswand – do
Visually Impaired British Asians
This is a guest post by Sarah of Same Difference Earlier this week, BBC Radio 4’s In Touch ran a programme called Visually Impaired British Asians. The programme looked at the specific issues affecting British Asians with visual impairments. Research has suggested that South Asians are more likely to have several eye diseases than the general population. However, expectations among their communit
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It’s Alive
Setting aside for a moment the ethics of shoplifting—for that one may consult Les Miserables—there is also the question of what is reasonable, or even sane. And so we consider the case of Nathan Hardy of D’lberville, Mississippi, who recently felt moved to remove from a Winn Dixie two bags of jumbo shrimp, a pork loin, and two live lobsters. When pursued by store employees, Hardy sought to deter t
Found ‘Em
There are many mysterious irritants in life. Three that come immediately to mind: (1) Why does the dryer eat socks?; (2) Why, if one resolves on Wednesday to grill on Saturday, does Saturday check in at 175 degrees?; and (3) Where the sam hill are the car keys? I believe that this last irritant may now be obviated. You see, the boy pictured there to the right, four-year-old David Petrovic of Serbi
Ikebana
“Well,” said Gryphus, coming down from the last visit; “I think we shall soon get rid of our scholar.” Rosa was startled. “Nonsense,” said Jacob, “what do you mean?” “He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t eat, he doesn’t leave his bed. He will get out of it, like Mynheer Grotius, in a chest; only the chest will be a coffin.” Rosa grew as pale as death. “Ah!” she said to herself, “he is uneasy about his tul
Shimmering And White
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Hitchens on Prince Charles.
Only a year and three months late on this, but still:The heir to the throne seems to possess the ability to surround himself—perhaps by some mysterious ultramagnetic force?—with every moon-faced spoon-bender, shrub-flatterer, and water-diviner within range.
Playing the statistics game with Ken Clarke.
It's good to see that a week after Ken Clarke pronounced those responsible for the riots in August were a feral underclass unreformed by the prison system the Ministry of Justice has got round to publishing the preliminary data on which he based his assumption (PDF), only 10 days after certain media organisations were given an early version which they used to make similar claims.Not in dispute is
Irresponsibility is subjective (obviously).
For a moment during prime minister's questions, it looked as though Ed Miliband had finally managed to make George Osborne angry. David Cameron, in contrast to his chancellor, can seemingly do anger on command: he finds it especially easy when Labour has accused the Tories of planning something nefarious, a low his party has always declined to sink to. Osborne instead naturally smirks or remain
Uniform (or, always back to Dawn of the Dead).
Covering 1.9m square feet – five times the floor area of Tate Modern, 20 times that of St Paul's Cathedral – Westfield Stratford City contains multitudes of chain shops: Apple, Bose, Lego, Primark, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara. There are "exciting" food options: KFC, Krispy Kreme, McDonald's, Mr Pretzels, Starbucks and Subway. There is a "state of the art", 17-screen cinema, Vue, where you can book "
100 years ago.
Thomas L. Friedman, 10 years ago:We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules, and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. It won't be easy. It will require our best strategists, our most creative diplomats and our bravest soldiers. Semper Fi. Both ourselves and the US managed the first part. The second, not so much.
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