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Guido Westerwelle: Europe’s New Hillary Clinton?
Watching German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle with British Foreign Secretary William Hague this week I was reminded of a John F. Kennedy quote; “The problem with power is how to achieve its responsible use, rather than its irresponsible or indulgent use”. That is not to suggest that Westerwelle is in any way irresponsible. Indeed, what struck me about Westerwelle in London was the vision of a
Rape and The Arab Spring
Our guest blogger is Elizabeth Marcus, an intern with the National Security team at the Center for American Progress. Egyptian women at a demonstration in Tahrir Square The Middle East is undergoing dramatic political transformation. Despite the prominent role women have played in organizing these popular movements, the treatment of women in Egypt, Yemen, and Libya, raises serious concern about t
Afghanistan Weekly Reader: Drawdown Deadline Still Unclear
The last US troops left Iraq this week, an encouraging sign toward the restoration of fiscal propriety in the Defense Department. The encouragement ends, however, when we turn our eye toward Afghanistan. If we are winning, as Secretary Panetta says we are, why aren’t we leaving? General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, dispelled any misperceptions about the US
US Statement on Syria Violence Hints at Future International Action
With violence in Syria reaching its highest levels in weeks, this statement from White House press secretary Jay Carney just hit my inbox: The United States continues to believe that the only way to bring about the change that the Syrian people deserve is for Bashar al-Assad to leave power. The words of the Assad regime have no credibility when they continue to be followed by outrageous and depl
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How Amazon is cheating in its fight against your local bookstore
I don’t have a book on the market yet, so I don’t officially have a dog in the Amazon-versus-independent booksellers fight yet. But I like to think I will someday, so maybe I have dog fetus. You’ve heard the basic arguments, I suppose. Independent booksellers are the guardians of our reading culture – local businesspeople who care deeply about the titles they stock, staffed with book lovers that
To thine own self be true – Why I won’t be self-publishing
Nothing to do with self-publishing, but hey, it's the holidays I’ll be clear up front. I’ve got nothing against self-publishing per se. I’ve seen examples of kick-ass writers who couldn’t break through the traditional gatekeepers, but who built huge audiences online and either then have continued down that route to a new kind of publishing fame and fortune, or who then have signed blockbuster
In which I go all poetical on your ass V
I’m not a poet, but from time to time, I like to drop a poetry bomb on ya’ll just to keep you on your toes. Hell, if I string some words together about pretty much anything and I don’t have somewhere else to put them, then they’re going up on the old bloggy-wog. I’m not a blogging machine like Chuck Wendig, so I gotta use any chunk of word buffalo I find lying around just to keep the engine turn
The Gulf of Mexico is Dying
A Special Report on the BP Gulf Oil Spill By Dr. Tom Termotto It is with deep regret that we publish this report. We do not take this responsibility lightly, as the consequences of the following observations are of such great import and have such far-reaching ramifications for the entire planet. Truly, the fate of the oceans of the world hangs in the balance, as does the future of humankind. The
Funny pants, breaking par and having a little fun: A cautionary tale for tortured writers
You know what we need? Writing pants. I golf a bit. Not as much as a few years back, but it’s still a good time when I get out. Golf courses are pretty places – flora, fauna, quiet usually. And you walk around or ride around and tell dirty jokes, drink a little beer, hit the occasional good shot. Four hours or so of camaraderie in funny pants. It’s relaxing. Or it is for me. But I know some g
A plagiarism parable 
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The Dictator
The Great Dictator is a comedy film by Charlie Chaplin released in October 1940. Like most Chaplin films, he wrote, produced, and directed, in addition to starring as the lead. Having been the only Hollywood film maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was Chaplin’s first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful film.[1] More import
The Republicans: They Are Who We Thought They Were
Addicting Info December 16, 2011 By Bryian Revoner After watching this latest Republican Debate on Fox News, one thing becomes clear, and that is the very real split between the insane and the reasonable. For whatever reason, there just does not seem to be any middle-ground in this GOP nomination grouping or the conservative trademark overall. This is why the conservative voters have had such a
Tea Party Patriots Founder Arrested On Gun Charges At Airport
Mark Meckler, founder of the influential Tea Party Patriots, was arrested early this morning at LaGuardia International Airport in New York City after he “tried to board a flight with a semi-automatic handgun and its ammunition in his luggage.” Meckler was charged with second degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony that could carry up to 15 years in prison, but he was released on his reco
Grayson on the Fed bailout: “If you’re not a Wall Street bank, you’re screwed”
Bloomberg: Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion By Bob Ivry, Bradley Keoun and Phil Kuntz – Nov 27, 2011 4:01 PM PT Bloomberg Markets Magazine Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. No one calculated until now that banks reaped an estimated $13 billion of income by taking advant
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Sweden’s Forestry Industry Not So Green After All
Logging Companies Routinely Abuse Country’s “Freedom with Responsibility” Forestry Framework
Returning to Our Roots in Farming Can Help Tackle Climate Change
Agricultural Soil Across the World Can Reduce CO2 Levels by 13 Percent, Says Expert
Commonsense: Mercury in Fish Ain’t Good for You
Yet EPA’s Plans for New Mercury and Air Toxic Standards Face Sabotage by House Republicans
Mekong River Commission Postpones Decision on Controversial Dam in Southeast Asia
But it Might be too Early to Celebrate a "Reprieve" for the Mekong River
The Top Environmental Issues of 2011 — and the Year to Come
Challenges to EPA, Ozone Regulations, Mining in Powder River Basin, and Keystone XL Pipeline Among Top Concerns
African Soil in the Blood and Dust of COP17
Last hours of Durban Climate Negotiations Indicate Kyoto Protocol is Set to Lose Its Heart
An Eco Conscious Holiday Guide 
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The Manas Question: Drugs, Revolution, and Terrorism
[CLICK HERE to watch the full report on BoilingFrogsPost.com] by James Corbett BoilingFrogsPost.com 21 December, 2011 The Manas Air Base, situated near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, has played a key role in the increasingly important Central Asian region since its inception. First opened in December 2001 to support the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the Manas Air Base plays host to the US Ninth
Corbett Report Radio 036 – “Iron Man” and the OBL Cover Up with Dr. Jeffrey Kaye
In the run-up to 9/11, a little-known military intelligence unit was tracking the movements and actions of Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. In late 2000, the military brass called off that work, and later the DoD lied to Congress about the unit and its work. Find out more about this underreported piece of the 9/11 cover up puzzle on tonight’s edition of the broadcast with our special guest Dr. Jeffre
Against AFRICOM – Cynthia McKinney on GRTV
Established in 2007, the United States African Command (AFRICOM) has been at the heart of the US agenda to secure the continent and its resources against America’s supposed enemies. Now, many are questioning AFRICOM’s role on the continent at all. Find out more about the race for Africa’s riches in this week’s GRTV Feature Interview with former congresswoman and 2008 presidential candidate Cynthia
Corbett Report Radio 035 – The Hermetic Code with Frank Albo
The Manitoba Legislature building lies at the geographical centre of the North American continent, and as architectural historian Frank Albo has painstakingly documented in his book The Hermetic Code, it contains a wealth of esoteric symbolism and occult knowledge. Join us on tonight’s edition of Corbett Report Radio as we seek to crack the code of the remarkable legislature building in Winnipeg,
Interview 438 – Justin Burke
Justin Burke, Managing Editor of the Eppy Award-winning Central Asia news website Eurasianet.org, joins us to discuss the importance of Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan to NATO’s supply chain for Afghanistan, its role in the Northern Distribution Network, and why it has been such a point of contention with the Kyrgyz people. We also discuss how the situation is likely to play out now that the latest p
Kim Jong-il is Dead 
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"All-American Muslim" controversy: A litmus test
Talk to anyone in the Muslim-American community, and they are bound to give you a different take on TLC’s new, and now controversial show “All-American Muslim.” Some say that the show hits the nail right on the head in its portrayal of the entire spectrum of Muslims – from ultra-liberal, to moderate to orthodox. Conversely, many criticize the show as not being representative of the American Musl
Religion & politics: From Iowa to Cairo
Guess where in the world candidates for political office are pandering to religious conservatives, using religious imagery in political advertisement and participating in political forums in houses of worship? Where some voters are unwilling to support candidates because they do not belong to the majority faith, dismissing a candidate because they are women, and using religious purity as a litmus
Reflections: The Islamic tradition of courtesy
Since I woke up late that morning, I had to rush out without my morning coffee fix and ran toward London's Edgware Road station -- just five minutes away from the apartment where my family has enjoyed many summers. I finally reached the tube station and lined up to buy a ticket, because I did not have the right change for the machine. While I was waiting, I started calculating if a day pass would
Documentary "The Light In Her Eyes": The spiritual roots of a revolution
Women have been the heart and backbone of Islam from its beginnings. From the courage of Khadija, Prophet Muhammad's first wife and first convert, to the scholarship and fiery independence of his later wife Aisha; from the political genius of Muslim queens such as Egypt's Shajarat al-Dur and India's Nur Jahan to the spiritual wisdom of female saints such as Rabia of Basra, Islam has been shaped an
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Opposition Meets in Tunisia as Arab Observers Enter Syria and Deathrate Rises
As the economic situation in Syria deteriorates steadily and the death-rate rises with an increasingly militant opposition, there seems no resolution in sight to the fighting in Syria. The Arab League is sending observers to report on the violence, but it is unclear whether they will act as a balm or catalyst to the conflict. Both regime supporters and opposition may well try to demonstrate wherev
Assad’s Parallel Universe Suggests a Long Struggle
Assad’s ABC Interview with Barbara Walters – The parallel universe. This interview suggests that President Assad continues to see his fight to be against terrorists and external plots, as he has argued from the beginning. He denied that he is killing his own people and suggested that more Syrian soldiers have been killed than Syrian innocents. Whether he remains convinced of his rectitude, whether
Syria Places 30% Tariff on Turkish Goods; Conditionally Accepts Arab League Observers; Syrian Muslim Brotherhood: “To Hell with Syrian Identity”
Syria struck out at Turkey in response to Turkish sanctions by imposing 30% tariffs on Turkish imports. This will bring trade to a standstill between the two countries that had expanded their trade to well over 2 billion dollars a year. Syria also pulled out of the Barcelona Agreement for EU Partnership in reaction to EU sanctions. Aleppo and Damascus consume more than half of Syria’s mazoot (fuel
Burhan Ghalioun, Leader of Syria’s Main Opposition Group, Interview with Wall Street Journal.
Burhan Ghalioun, the leader of the Syrian National Council, Syria’s main opposition group, spoke with The Wall Street Journal Wednesday at his home in south Paris. It was his first major interview as SNC president. Below, an edited transcript. The Wall Street Journal: Do you feel there is momentum, despite criticisms that the Syrian opposition didn’t organize as quickly as the Libyans, building
Free Syrian Army getting attention
Turkey has slapped sanctions on Syria and floated the idea of a cross-border military operation, shortly after the Arab League imposed its own sanctions on the Syrian regime. From China Hand at China Matters According to Milliyet, as cited by IRNA, France has sent its military training forces to Turkey and Lebanon to coach the so-called Free Syrian Army — a group of defectors operating out of Turk
Syrian Pound Falls to 59.4 to the Dollar
The Syrian pound is trading at 59.4 to a dollar today. It has lost 25% of its value since March, when the per-revolution equilibrium was maintained at 47 per-dollar. Only a week ago, the pound was at 54 to a dollar. The Arab League announcement of its possibly stiff sanctions has taken much of the remaining wind out of the Syrian economy. In talking to Syrians over the last two days, I have heard
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“Silencing of the Black Conservative” by Lisa Fritsch
Op-ed submission by Project 21 Glenn Beck was more ahead of his time than I realized in 2009 when he aired his first program to prove the existence of black conservatives. Despite Beck’s assistance, we remain largely unseen on the news channels. As a black conservative advocate of how blacks should (and, in many instances, do) embrace conservative values for more than a decade, the media does not
sat’day riddymz
The late Puerto Rican song writer, Tito Curet Alonso, composer of about 2000 salsa songs, gave us some memorable songs. Here the late Puerto Rican Sonero Mayor, Ismael Rivera sings one of Curet’s most beautiful and inspiring song : Las Caras Lindas de mi Gente Negra – The Beautiful Faces of my Black people. Mr. Rivera in this song talks about how proud he is of his black race. He says that black p
“Why Kenya’s doing Bashir’s laundry?” by Nkwazi Mhango
Wrangles evidenced recently between Kenyan Judiciary and the executive over the ruling that Sudanese strong man, Omar Bashir, be apprehended shall he visit Kenya, left many analysts flabbergasted. One judge, Ncholas Ombija, made a historical ruling when ordered the Minister for Internal Security to see to it that when Bashir sets foot on Kenyan soil, he be apprehended and handed over to The Hague
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…and Michael Moore is FAT!
Terry Glavin, last True Leftist™ in Canada, finds the late, lamented Kyoto treaty (and environmentalism in general) wanting — and apparently it’s all Al Gore’s fault. No, really: Kyoto could have been an instrument to force technological innovation in the world’s advanced economies in such a way as to clear a path for eventual and meaningful global reductions in greenhouse gases. But it didn’t tur
Priorities. They Can Has.
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The Troubling Truth About Naomi Wolf’s DHS/OWS Hype UPDATE: Original Source Walks Back teh BS
by matttbastard It’s total bullshit (not to mention batshit). AlterNet’s Josh Holland for teh Fisk: Wolf …offers a classic example of trying to shoe-horn reality into a theory with no factual basis. She set out to write a column indicting Congress for a nationwide crack-down that hasn’t actually been unearthed and, in order to do so, she needs to hopelessly muddle the chain of command… For the te
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Tradekey.com
TradeKey.com is the world’s leading and fastest growing online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects small and medium businesses across the globe for international trade.“We want to be one of the world’s biggest companies,” says Junaid Mansoor, the founder and CEO of Tradekey. According to Mansoor, an analysis conducted by a third-party expert valued the company at around $700 milli
Nokia Care Protect
Karachi -23rd November, 2011: Nokia Care Protect, extended warranty offer was launched at a local hotel today. Adding to consumer convenience, Nokia Care Protect is an extended warranty that can be purchased for nominal charges and offers mobile phone warranty service for additional 12-months after the original Nokia warranty expires. Based on our research, average phone life for a consumer in P
Stay for the work not the perks
This is a revelation that came to me when I recently quit my comfy corporate job for the second time. If you are below 40 and some one asks you about how is your job going and your answer is not in tune of “I like my job because I love the work”. You need to pause and asses your career, last time I answered this question my answer was “I like the job, because the benefits are good”, and that made
Bloodline wins second runners up at Global Innovation through science & technology
Bloodline, which was a winner of first round of P@SHA Social Fund has also won globally. In the Global Innovation of Science and Technology (GIST) recently being held in Istanbul, Turkey Bloodline has been awarded a 2nd Consolation Prize of USD 5000. Bloodline aims to connect blood donors and people in need of blood through different mediums which include a central call center, mobile apps and fac
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This is a Facebook message I just found hidden in my inbox (sometimes Facebook...
This is a Facebook message I just found hidden in my inbox (sometimes Facebook’s habit of hiding messages works out in a person’ favor), from someone named Cameron Baird. I know people usually blot out the names of people who say ignorant things on Facebook. But, so much of my life went on display after Salon picked up my post about my medical abortion that I don’t feel like letting people like
What Happens When Class Warriors Ignore Race?
One of the things I think progressives who ignore history don’t understand is that just like racism is taught, so is distrust. Especially in Af-Am households where our parents & grandparents who have lived through Jim Crow, Cointelpro, Reaganomics, & the War on Drugs (better titled the War on Inner City Communities) talk to us early & often about how to stay out of trouble. My
On Police Brutality, Living While Of Color, & Why Brutality At OWS isn’t Shocking
I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about OWS, police brutality, race, gender, & intersectionality. Many of those posts include links to the famous stories of police brutality. And those stories are important & should be told. But, by only talking about those stories I worry that we’re giving the impression that police brutality is relatively rare in communities of color. I’ve posted in the
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Despertar Al Alba
(And so this is solstice. A time when humans, over many tens of thousands of years, have devoted themselves to Deep Thoughts. In the spirit of which, a piece that examines the “Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything.” That is: 42. An earlier version of this piece rambled on to red here.) In the cosmology of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, the “Ultimate
Flying Through Space
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Legend Of A Mind
It is Known that Rick Perry is a farm animal, the result of a failed Dr. Moreau-type experiment that sought to cross a man with a steer. It is further Known that this experiment was pursued by extraterrestrial beings, who have bred and/or assembled all the 2012 GOoPer candidates for the presidency; it apparently satisfies their alien sense of humor, this mucking about with the American political s
Many Mansions
(Here now the annual red reflection on the multi-dimensional Jesus of Nazareth, man of many multi-verses. Originally inscribed in 2009.) * * * In my Father’s house are many mansions. —John 14:2 Christmastime again is here, and so be Santa, and so be Jesus. A couple years ago, in contemplating Santa and Jesus, the two began to get confused in my mind. Santa Claus, for reasons that have never really
March Of The ì°¨ë ¤ìž… íŽê·„
(A variant on a piece posted here in December 2010.) People are strange. It’s in all the reports. Let’s look at the Koreans. For they, in these times, have Christmas in their country, for no reason that makes any sense at all. Because Christmas is first of all about a martyred Jewish mystic who was snapped up by Saul the Roman carny-barker and transformed into a weirdsmobile pagan sun-king, in whi
The Brains At Play Flow Down Into Your Legs
Humans think they’re so smart. But do they have so many brains that they have to stuff great gobs of grey matter down into their legs? No. They do not. However, from friend possum, devoted red reader and esteemed marsupial Science Man, comes news that there are a bunch of spiders out there who are such brainiacs that their legs are crammed full of brains. Yes. People may have ants in their pants.
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Occupy Des Moines Occupies Obama 2012 HQ
Occupy Des Moines patriots have set up shop at the Iowa headquarters of the Obama 2012 campaign. From the Des Moines Register– “Following two Saturday protests, Occupy Des Moines demonstrators have decided to establish an around-the-clock occupation outside of President Barack Obama’s Des Moines campaign office. The demonstrators teamed with Veterans for Peace and Iowa Citizens for Community Impro
Winter
It is the first day of winter. Above is a picture of a tree in winter that I took in Cincinnati either last winter or the winter before. I’ve lost track. The days will be getting longer now. That’s great news. There is always something to look forward to and to be hopeful about. Stay the course. I hope folks are having a great holiday season. You could say this post is a series of banalities. Yet
My Lighted Dreidel Spins Fast And Plays A Song—Happy Hanukkah
The lighted dreidel I have in my home is a blast. It spins quite fast and plays a song. I enjoy it all quite a lot. Here are some facts about dreidels. We have many dreidels in my home. Though only one that lights up and plays music. Hanukkah starts at sundown today 12/20. Happy Hanukkah. Here are facts about Hanukkah.
A FEMA Blue Tarp Still On A Houston Roof
A few days ago I saw a blue FEMA tarp still on a roof here in Houston. These tarps were all over right after Hurricane Ike in 2008. I believe Galveston still has a number of homes with the tarps still in place. But I have not taken any pictures of those tarps. While you can’t see it very well in this picture, the word FEMA is visible at the top of the tarp. Here is the FEMA website. People often
Vaclav Havel Dies—Words And Ideas Matter
Czech writer and freedom fighter Vaclav Havel died yesterday. Mr. Havel went from jailed dissident in a totalitarian state to President of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. (Above–Vaclav Havel in 2010. Photo by David Sedlecky.) Mr. Havel came to prominence and then to power based on the strength of his ideas and moral courage. Words and ideas matter. Occupying will matter. Don’t let an
Give Yourself & Others The Gift Of Involvement In Public Affairs In 2012—Texas Progressive Alliance Round-Up
At the end of this post is the most recent edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance round-up. The TPA is a confederation of the best political citizen-bloggers in Texas. TPA bloggers blog away even at the holidays. We also wish for you and your family to have an excellent holiday season For example, the family you see below is enjoying a fine Texas Christmas. And , of course, Texans know that Sa
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Rioting arsonists could be shot by police, review finds.
20th December 2011 Find Article Here:- The use of firearms could be justified given the ”immediacy of the risk and the gravity of the consequences”, legal advice published in the review said. Firefighters battle to control a large fire that broke out in shops and residential properties in Croydon South London Photo: GETTY IMAGES The burnt out shell of Reeves Furniture store in Cr
Time to end the war on drugs.
Richard’s Blog – December 19th 2011 Find Article Here:- Visited Portugal, as one of the Global Drug Commissioners, to congratulate them on the success of their drug policies over the last 10 years. Ten years ago the Portuguese Government responded to widespread public concern over drugs by rejecting a “war on drugs” approach and instead decriminalized drug possession and use. It further
Feeling under the weather? You’ve got Christmas Tree Syndrome.
By Jasper Copping 18th December 2011. Find Article Here:- Don’t be too quick to judge those who feel under the weather over the festive period – rather than seasonal overindulgence, it could be their Christmas tree making them ill. The traditional centrepiece decoration has been blamed for triggering a range of health complaints, from wheezing and coughing to lethargy and insomnia. The c
Steve Bell on the US troop departure from Iraq – Cartoon.
Steve Bell The Guardian, Thursday 15th December 2011.
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Mekong leaders new 10-year plan signals support for green economy
Leaders from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion have affirmed their commitment to realize a more integrated, prosperous and equitable region, while respecting the environment, at the conclusion of their summit Tuesday in Myanmar’s capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Leaders and senior officials from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam attending the 4th Greater Mekong Subregion
Female rangers breaking gender barriers
Sidonie Asseme never succeeded in persuading her father to let her join the military. That was her desire in 2005 when she passed a test to join the Cameroon army. He had wanted his daughter to be a nurse, in order to provide much needed health care to people in their village in eastern Cameroon. But Asseme’s mind was set on serving, and somewhere in her there was a silent voice that prodded her
Out of this world - a collaboration between WWF and ESA
A special launch party at the European Space Agency (ESA) was held on 21st December 2011 to mark the upcoming space mission of Dutch astronaut and WWF ambassador, André Kuipers. A Unique Opportunity During the launch party, André Kuipers made a special mention of WWF's collaboration with ESA and the unique opportunities that it presents. The collaboration seeks to use the power of communications
Document pulps APP’s tiger sanctuary claims
Pekanbaru, Sumatra – A document released today by WWF and partners confirms that a supplier to paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is clear felling natural tropical forests the company designated as tiger sanctuary. The document throws into doubt APP claims on Tuesday that current clear cutting activities of supplier PT Ruas Utama Jaya (RUJ) were taking place narrowly outside rather than inside the S
Suspects arrested for trafficking 44 ivory tusks
Game rangers and the military in Cameroon have confiscated over 100 kilograms of elephant ivory hidden in a truck transporting cocoa. Authorities say four people have been arrested in the case, including a businessman believed to have arranged for the transportation of the ivory. The seizure was conducted Monday near Lobéké National Park in Southeast Cameroon, close to the country’s bor
WWF support of the Friends of Fish Ministerial Statement
WWF International`s Lasse Gustavsson, Executive Director, Conservation, made the following statement in support of the Friends of Fish governments, a group of developed and developing countries pushing for the elimination of subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing: "On behalf of WWF and our more than five million members worldwide, along with our global network of conservat
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As if things couldn't get any worse for Steve Kean...
Veterans of what used to be the terraces at football grounds are for the most part a tough, difficult to shock bunch. When even some of them then walk out during the first half of a game, not because of the performance of their team but because of the truly poisonous atmosphere their fellow fans have created, it's time to sit up and take notice. Regardless of how poor a manager Steve Kean, the f
The fading memory of Piers Morgan.
There are many unfathomable things in life. Sandwich toasters spring to mind. Robbie Savage. Mariah Carey. Jack Whitehall. How Nick Clegg keeps managing to get up in the morning. None however are quite as inscrutable as the success of Piers Morgan. Imagine for a second that a newspaper editor in the United States had published photographs purporting to show US soldiers urinating on an Iraqi
Lazy links.
'Tis the season for roasting turkeys, and Unity today ably carves up Nadine Dorries. Hopefully there won't be a fight over the parson's nose.Also worth a gander (groan), via the comments at B&T, is this piece from 2001 by Christopher Hitchens on North Korea. His politics may have become corpulent, but boy, could he write when he felt like it. Not sure he would have been pleased to have been
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011.
I often grandly say that writing is not just my living and my livelihood but my very life, and it’s true. Almost like the threatened loss of my voice, which is currently being alleviated by some temporary injections into my vocal folds, I feel my personality and identity dissolving as I contemplate dead hands and the loss of the transmission belts that connect me to writing and thinking.These are
Show us the money.
As readers of this blog (now down to 3 people, 2 dogs and 1 gerbil) will know, it takes a lot to flabbergast me. The News of the World hacking the phone of a murdered schoolgirl and then when one detail turns out to possibly be wrong attacking those who exposed the cover-up doesn't surprise me in the least. The incredible cynicism of the Liberal Democrats over Europe, with Nick Clegg first welco
Pots and kettles. 
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Science and Secrecy
Biological weapons have a serious drawback: they consist of entities that reproduce themselves. That means that they can get out of control and infect everyone, not just those they are aimed at. This is the reason that bioweaponeers look for diseases most of us find exotic: they want bacteria that will infect the targets but not spread so easily that they are a danger to those using them.The big n
Solstice
O dark dark dark. They all go into the dark,The vacant interstellar spaces, the vacant into the vacant,The captains, merchant bankers, eminent men of letters,The generous patrons of art, the statesmen and the rulers,Distinguished civil servants, chairmen of many committees,Industrial lords and petty contractors, all go into the dark,And dark the Sun and Moon, and the Almanach de GothaAnd the Stock
Bits and Pieces - Vaclav Havel Edition
Some very good material in these three links and their links. Havel retained his integrity under the Soviet regime and then helped to remove it.Vaclav Havel on Intellectuals in Politics.Vaclav Havel's Critique of the West.Vaclav Havel on true leadership in times of crisis.
Christopher Hitchens - Updated 12/20/11
Christopher Hitchens died this week. Death by esophageal cancer is ugly, and it must have been a terrible year for him and his family.But he’s not one of the writers I’ve looked forward to reading. I’ve read many of his pieces because they were talked about, or because they appeared in magazines I read. They were smoothly done, and I appreciated an occasional phrase or sentence.Of the articles I’v
Bits and Pieces - North Korea Edition
With Kim Jong Il dead, and his twenty-seven-year-old son his immediate successor, although probably with some sort of regent/advisor, nobody knows what is likely to happen in the short or longer run. South Korea has gone to alert status, because one way North Korea has historically dealt with uncertainties within has been to provoke someone else.If you want to follow the speculation, here's some.T
The Christmas Bushtit
These tiny guys must weigh less than an ounce each, but they keep going through the winter. They travel in flocks of twenty or thirty, and they swarm the suet feeder. They also check out the trees and bushes for bugs, which is what this one seems to be doing.
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Pakistan’s Patrons
India remains thoroughly non-aligned, even after its civil nuclear deal with Washington. Pakistan, in contrast, needs patrons, and has succeeded in having two powerful ones — Washington and Beijing – to counterbalance India, a significant diplomatic accomplishment. No other country has managed to draw significant, concurrent support from Washington and Beijing, both before and after these powerh
Bountiful Harvest for Year End Contest
Responses so far have blown away expectations. It’s good to know that some of you are stealing time away from other preoccupations to dip into your playlists about the Bomb and to craft new lyrics to old favorites. But other ACW readers – yeah, you – are still sitting on your musical impulses. As good as the entries are so far, I happen to know – and please do not consider this jury tampering – th
Pakistan’s Nuclear Artillery?
This is, purportedly, a very interesting Urdu-language article in a Pakistani paper, The News. I don’t read Urdu, so as far as I know, this is just a recipe for chicken biryani. According to some translations floating around, the article cites a “Western diplomat” claiming that former Pakistani President Pervez told US officials that Pakistan had developed “among the world’s smartest nuclear tac
Year-End Contest
It’s that time of year again: time for the annual (?) contest for readers whose aesthetic reach extends their technical grasp. Last year’s contest – best quip about the Bomb – was a resounding success. This time around, let’s combine wonkdom with music lyrics. Two competitions: the best lyric about the bomb, and the best stanza altered to become about the Bomb. Can you dip into your music collecti
Farewell Happy Hour, Thursday 12/15
I first stepped off the escalator at Dupont Circle for the very first time in May 1996. After spending most of the past fifteen years in Washington, I am throwing in the towel and moving to Monterey, California. (We’re just pretending Cambridge didn’t happen.) It seems fitting that I should end my time as a Washingtonian with a farewell visit to the Big Hunt for a good-bye Happy Hour. It’s been
Special Delivery from North Korea
A Friend of Blog thoughtfully collected these specimens in Pyongyang last week: They are, of course, postage stamps commemorating the “successful” delivery into orbit of North Korea’s two satellites, Kwangmyongsong-1 (1998) and Kwangmyongsong-2 (2009). Maybe next time they should try the USPS. It could use the additional business, and the results couldn’t be any worse. (Sorry to have been away f
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where's the love?
by russell This had me in stitches. Then, I was profoundly depressed for a couple of minutes. Then, I scratched my head for about a half hour. Then, I laughed some more. My favorite bit: Cooperman, 68, said in an interview that he can’t walk through the dining room of St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, without being thanked for speaking up. The folks in the dining room of the S
How cleanliness sat down next to godliness
by Doctor Science I've been on a Dutch painting of the Golden Age kick recently, so I dug out Simon Schama's The Embarrassment of Riches and was noodling around in it, looking especially at how women's lives and work were portrayed. The most distinctive aspect of Dutch women's work was the constant cleaning:The spick-and-span towns shone from hours of tireless sweeping, scrubbing, scraping, burn
will the last person to leave please turn out the lights....
by russell OK, so the Iraq War is now officially over. They've lowered the flag, the last combat troops crossed the border today at 4:27 UTC. I think the big -- bigger than Vatican City -- embassy is still there and open for business, so I'm sure there are still some Americans there with guns, but warfighting folks are, apparently, on their way home. I have, basically, no opinion on whet
Baby you can drive my car
by Doctor Science Sorry about the lack of posting, gang. In addition to doing a lot of that "work" thing, I've been shopping for a used car. I don't know if anyone predicted, back in 1996 or so, how much that old-school business would change in the next ten years. Now, although buying a used car is still a pain in the butt, it's not a *nightmarish* one. Cadillac Ranch. I hadn't realized that t
Your teach the world open friday post
by liberal japonicus When you read the title, you should be hearing a bunch of louche pop stars sing-shouting out of tune. "Let them know it's Christmastime'. After you have finished muttering imprecations about me putting that song in your head, read on. The 'let them know it's Christmastime' is something that I've been thinking about a lot lately in regard to my dau
A Woman's Realm?
by Eric Martin Below is an excerpt from a truly brilliant piece written by Catherine Connors, which examines on some of the themes and motifs that were prevalent at the TEDWomen conference that she attended last year. With clarity and eloquence, Connors lays bare the ways in which even ostensible celebrations of woman-empowerment can, even if inadvertantly, serve to demean what has been traditiona
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