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Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security
By JOHN M. BRODER
Published: August 8, 2009
WASHINGTON — The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts,… Continue
Published: August 8, 2009
WASHINGTON — The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts,… Continue
Added by Tara on August 9, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments
NAFTA leaders urged to rein in "buy local" impulses
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North American business groups urged leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada on Friday to rein in "buy local" provisions they called a threat to free trade and economic growth.
"In this global economic downturn, it is imperative that the three countries work together more intensively than ever to make the most of their strengths and set the stage for robust and sustained economic recovery," the North American Competitiveness Council… Continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North American business groups urged leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada on Friday to rein in "buy local" provisions they called a threat to free trade and economic growth.
"In this global economic downturn, it is imperative that the three countries work together more intensively than ever to make the most of their strengths and set the stage for robust and sustained economic recovery," the North American Competitiveness Council… Continue
We’re discovering the worst of Bush in Barack Obama
By Naomi Wolf
Hearings are under way in the United States Senate to assess what to do with the 240 detainees still behind bars at Guantanamo Bay, and what will become of the military tribunals and detention without trial that the Bush administration and a compliant Congress put into place. The US Congress is also debating what will happen to the detention camp itself, which was established in 2002 to house men who were allegedly “the worst of the worst,” in a setting deliberately… Continue
Hearings are under way in the United States Senate to assess what to do with the 240 detainees still behind bars at Guantanamo Bay, and what will become of the military tribunals and detention without trial that the Bush administration and a compliant Congress put into place. The US Congress is also debating what will happen to the detention camp itself, which was established in 2002 to house men who were allegedly “the worst of the worst,” in a setting deliberately… Continue
Added by Tara on August 6, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments
Israeli troops 'ill-treat kids'
A former Israeli military commander has told the BBC that Palestinian youngsters are routinely ill-treated by Israeli soldiers while in custody, reports the BBC' s Katya Adler from Jerusalem and the West Bank.
"You take the kid, you blindfold him, you handcuff him, he's really shaking... Sometimes you cuff his legs too. Sometimes it cuts off the circulation.
"He doesn't understand a word of what's going on around him. He doesn't know what you're going to do with him. He… Continue
"You take the kid, you blindfold him, you handcuff him, he's really shaking... Sometimes you cuff his legs too. Sometimes it cuts off the circulation.
"He doesn't understand a word of what's going on around him. He doesn't know what you're going to do with him. He… Continue
Added by Tara on August 6, 2009 at 10:09am — 2 Comments
Two Russian subs seen patrolling off US coast
Two Russian nuclear attack submarines have been patrolling off the eastern coast of the United States in a rare move that has alarmed the Pentagon.
One of the two submarines has remained in international waters just 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of New York City, while the second sub left and moved south to make a port call in Cuba, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The US government and the military have so far refused to comment on the… Continue
One of the two submarines has remained in international waters just 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of New York City, while the second sub left and moved south to make a port call in Cuba, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The US government and the military have so far refused to comment on the… Continue
Added by Tara on August 5, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments
Take the colonialism out of Zionism
By Rami G. Khouri
Daily Star staff
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
A juxtaposition of several simultaneous events this week indicates just how difficult it is going to be to achieve any meaningful progress in Arab-Israeli peace talks, when the heart of the conflict is land that Israelis and Palestinians both claim as their ancestral patrimony. The four events are the American drive to secure confidence-building measures from the Arabs in return for Israel’s freezing of its… Continue
Daily Star staff
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
A juxtaposition of several simultaneous events this week indicates just how difficult it is going to be to achieve any meaningful progress in Arab-Israeli peace talks, when the heart of the conflict is land that Israelis and Palestinians both claim as their ancestral patrimony. The four events are the American drive to secure confidence-building measures from the Arabs in return for Israel’s freezing of its… Continue
Added by Tara on August 5, 2009 at 9:22am — 2 Comments
Barack Obama Joker socialism poster denounced as racist
A poster depicting President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's "Joker" character from "The Dark Knight" has sparked controversy after it appeared on the streets of Los Angeles.
By Toby Harnden in Washington
Published: 6:37PM BST 04 Aug 2009
The poster shows the US president with white face paint, dark eye shadow and smudged red lipstick above the caption "socialism", in an apparent attack on the US president's efforts to reform health care and stimulus… Continue
By Toby Harnden in Washington
Published: 6:37PM BST 04 Aug 2009
The poster shows the US president with white face paint, dark eye shadow and smudged red lipstick above the caption "socialism", in an apparent attack on the US president's efforts to reform health care and stimulus… Continue
Added by Tara on August 4, 2009 at 6:24pm — 4 Comments
Plague death toll rises in China
A third man has died of pneumonic plague in north-western China where a town of more than 10,000 people has been sealed off, officials say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8183335.stm
The 64-year-old man was a neighbour of the first two people to die from the plague in Ziketan in Qinghai Province.
Police have set up checkpoints around Ziketan, as medics are… Continue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8183335.stm
The 64-year-old man was a neighbour of the first two people to die from the plague in Ziketan in Qinghai Province.
Police have set up checkpoints around Ziketan, as medics are… Continue
Added by Tara on August 4, 2009 at 11:15am — 2 Comments
Apple-Google learn corporate governance 1.0
Posted by: Eric Auchard
The resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple’s board should come as no surprise to anyone with an inkling of what corporate governance means.
But then Silicon Valley’s idea of corporate boards has long consisted of cozy, interlocking directorships which would be considered collusion in most other industries.
Google’s CEO is not leaving Apple’s board voluntarily. He is only stepping down in response to the increased government… Continue
The resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple’s board should come as no surprise to anyone with an inkling of what corporate governance means.
But then Silicon Valley’s idea of corporate boards has long consisted of cozy, interlocking directorships which would be considered collusion in most other industries.
Google’s CEO is not leaving Apple’s board voluntarily. He is only stepping down in response to the increased government… Continue
Added by Tara on August 3, 2009 at 6:41pm — 2 Comments
Downturn sours dairying, Wisconsin farmers in crisis as prices, exports crash
By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin's dairy industry, still thousands of farms strong, is awash in trouble.
The average dairy farm in the state is losing about $100 per cow each month, according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
With more than 1.25 million cows in the state, it means the industry is losing about $4 million a day.
That's largely because farmers, who received about $20 for every hundred pounds of milk they produced… Continue
Wisconsin's dairy industry, still thousands of farms strong, is awash in trouble.
The average dairy farm in the state is losing about $100 per cow each month, according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
With more than 1.25 million cows in the state, it means the industry is losing about $4 million a day.
That's largely because farmers, who received about $20 for every hundred pounds of milk they produced… Continue
Added by Tara on August 3, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments
Pentagon eyes accelerated "bunker buster" bomb
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is seeking to speed deployment of an ultra-large "bunker-buster" bomb on the most advanced U.S. bomber as soon as July 2010, the Air Force said on Sunday, amid concerns over perceived nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran.
The non-nuclear, 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, which is still being tested, is designed to destroy deeply buried bunkers beyond the reach of existing bombs.
If Congress agrees… Continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is seeking to speed deployment of an ultra-large "bunker-buster" bomb on the most advanced U.S. bomber as soon as July 2010, the Air Force said on Sunday, amid concerns over perceived nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran.
The non-nuclear, 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, which is still being tested, is designed to destroy deeply buried bunkers beyond the reach of existing bombs.
If Congress agrees… Continue
Added by Tara on August 2, 2009 at 6:58pm — No Comments
Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Dismantling the Empire
The Obama administration's plan to end production of the F-22 Raptor has received plenty of press coverage, but the Pentagon budget itself, even though it's again on the rise, hardly rates a bit of notice. In fact, amid the plethora of issues large and small -- from health care reform to Gates-gate, from energy policy to the culpability of Michael Jackson's doctor -- that make up the American debate in the media, in Washington, and possibly even in the country, what Chalmers Johnson has called… Continue
Added by Tara on August 2, 2009 at 1:55am — No Comments
U.S. orders suicide warnings on two anti-smoking drugs
By Susan Heavey, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong "black box" warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts.
The warnings, which must be added to Pfizer's Chantix and Glaxo's Zyban, follow more than five thousand reports of depression, hostility and other behavioral changes, the Food and Drug… Continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong "black box" warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts.
The warnings, which must be added to Pfizer's Chantix and Glaxo's Zyban, follow more than five thousand reports of depression, hostility and other behavioral changes, the Food and Drug… Continue
Added by Tara on August 1, 2009 at 11:59am — No Comments
US stay in Iraq stinks 'like fish', says memo
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:51:46 GMT
A top US military adviser says Iraqi forces are now able to protect the government, admitting that US troops are no longer welcome in Iraq.
In an unusually blunt memo, Col. Timothy R. Reese details the deficiency roots of the Iraqi army, but admits that any the US military presence beyond August 2010 will do little to improve their performance while deepening resentment of Americans.
"As the old saying goes, 'Guests, like fish,… Continue
A top US military adviser says Iraqi forces are now able to protect the government, admitting that US troops are no longer welcome in Iraq.
In an unusually blunt memo, Col. Timothy R. Reese details the deficiency roots of the Iraqi army, but admits that any the US military presence beyond August 2010 will do little to improve their performance while deepening resentment of Americans.
"As the old saying goes, 'Guests, like fish,… Continue
Added by Tara on August 1, 2009 at 12:18am — No Comments
Study: Leftover bombs killed 10,500 in Vietnam
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:41:05 GMT
Bombs and land mines left over from the Vietnam War have so far killed more than 10,500 people in the south Asian country, a study has found.
The report, released on Friday by Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) and Vietnam's Ministry of Defense, said that 10,529 people have been killed and 12,231 others injured by leftover bombs, shells and mines since the war ended in 1975.
Most of the casualties were men collecting… Continue
Bombs and land mines left over from the Vietnam War have so far killed more than 10,500 people in the south Asian country, a study has found.
The report, released on Friday by Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) and Vietnam's Ministry of Defense, said that 10,529 people have been killed and 12,231 others injured by leftover bombs, shells and mines since the war ended in 1975.
Most of the casualties were men collecting… Continue
Added by Tara on July 31, 2009 at 1:04pm — No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: John Walker Lindh’s Parents Discuss Their Son’s Story, from Joining the US-Backed Taliban Army to Surviving a Northern Alliance Massacre, to His Abuse at the Hands of US Forces
In their first extended interview, the parents of John Walker Lindh, Marilyn Walker and Frank Lindh, join us for the hour to tell their son’s story. He was born in Washington, DC in 1981. At the age of sixteen, he converted to Islam. In 1999, Lindh left the United States for Yemen to study Arabic and the Koran. He later traveled to Pakistan and then to Afghanistan, before 9/11, where he received military training from the US-backed, Taliban-run Afghan Army to fight against the Northern Alliance… Continue
Family appealing loss of cabin, land
Judge rules DNR owns lakefront site
By Nicholas Penzenstadler of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: July 29, 2009
For 44 years, Gerald Wied and his family have enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling and hunting at their log cabin in northeastern Wisconsin. They paid taxes on the land, considered it their own.
But this week, Marinette County Circuit Judge David G. Miron ruled the 4-acre parcel on Lake Noquebay belongs to the Department of Natural… Continue
By Nicholas Penzenstadler of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: July 29, 2009
For 44 years, Gerald Wied and his family have enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling and hunting at their log cabin in northeastern Wisconsin. They paid taxes on the land, considered it their own.
But this week, Marinette County Circuit Judge David G. Miron ruled the 4-acre parcel on Lake Noquebay belongs to the Department of Natural… Continue
Added by Tara on July 30, 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments
The local Muslim community in North Carolina is responding to the arrests of seven in that state on terrorism charges
Daniel Patrick Boyd.
Sabrina Boyd, whose husband and two sons are among the seven who have been arrested says in a statement read at this press conference:
The charges have not been substantiated. We are an ordinary family. We have a right to justice, and believe that justice will prevail. We are decent people who care about other human beings. Just because something is said in the media does not make it so. I have raised my sons to be good people, and we are a good… Continue
Sabrina Boyd, whose husband and two sons are among the seven who have been arrested says in a statement read at this press conference:
The charges have not been substantiated. We are an ordinary family. We have a right to justice, and believe that justice will prevail. We are decent people who care about other human beings. Just because something is said in the media does not make it so. I have raised my sons to be good people, and we are a good… Continue
Added by Tara on July 29, 2009 at 5:24pm — 4 Comments
Iran arrests Western media acolytes
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:17 GMT
An underground network providing foreign media outlets with photos and footage of the post-election unrest has been identified and arrested in Iran.
Security forces said Wednesday that the network was comprised of pro-reform extremists who had contributed to the western media campaign against the newly-elected Ahmadinejad government.
At least two members of the group have confessed to providing media sources in the West with visual… Continue
An underground network providing foreign media outlets with photos and footage of the post-election unrest has been identified and arrested in Iran.
Security forces said Wednesday that the network was comprised of pro-reform extremists who had contributed to the western media campaign against the newly-elected Ahmadinejad government.
At least two members of the group have confessed to providing media sources in the West with visual… Continue
Added by Tara on July 29, 2009 at 2:57pm — No Comments
The White House beer day for Crowley and Gates, who are related
With the recent steady drip-drip of discourse from the White House on police and racial profiling, we hope the Obama clan also keeps some Guinness on tap.
Turns out that Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. may actually be related through Irish ancestry to the police officer who arrested him in his own house earlier this month, according to ABC News. No, really!
President Obama, who initially said the Cambridge, Mass., police department "acted stupidly," then on second… Continue
Turns out that Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. may actually be related through Irish ancestry to the police officer who arrested him in his own house earlier this month, according to ABC News. No, really!
President Obama, who initially said the Cambridge, Mass., police department "acted stupidly," then on second… Continue
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