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Codex Alimentarius - Les herbes médicinales seront illégales, tout comme la marijuana
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Émission de L'Autre Monde du 6 mars 2009: Codex Alimentarius - Les herbes médicinales seront illégales, tout comme la marijuana
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L'Autre Monde 6 mars 2009
60 min / Radio de l'UQAM, CHOQ FM
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Émission du 6 mars 2009:
Cette semaine, nous faisons le tour des derniers développements en Israël, Iran, Gaza, Irak, Pakistan, Afghanistan et au Liban. Le dossier de l'économie est aussi abordé, particulièrement le cas scandaleux des pertes de 40$ milliards de la Caisse de dépôt et placements du Québec. Nous complétons avec un aperçu du Codex Alimentarius qui a pour effet de rendre illégales les herbes médicinales et la médecine alternative à toute fin pratique, ainsi qu'un tour de l'actualité dans la chronique LNI.
Soyez au rendez-vous les jeudis à 11h sur les ondes de CHOQ FM!
***Hyperliens vers les sources des informations discutées sur l'émission d'aujourd'hui:
Canada falls into deep recession, no sign of recovery
Les pires résultats de son histoire
Mise à jour le mercredi 25 février 2009
C’est pour ça que John James Charest (le poulain des Desmarais et des néoconservateurs/fédéralistes/droite religieuse-sioniste/corporatistes) a lancé les élections en automne dernier. Il savait que ce scandale était pour lui nuire et possiblement lui couter les élections, alors il s’est dit valait mieux reprendre le pouvoir avant que cela se sache.
Mieux vaut avoir son homme de main au pouvoir pour aider à camoufler les vraies raisons et acteurs qui sont responsable de la perte de 40$ MILLIARDS DE NOTRE ARGENT.
ALLONS-NOUS LAISSEZ CE SCANDALE PASSER SOUS SILENCE SANS ENQUÊTE FORMELLE ET INDÉPENDANTE SUR CE QUI S’EST PASSÉ À
Il ne faudrait pas manquer d’enquêter sur les liens et conflits d’intérêts en Charest, son gouvernement et les Desmarais.
N’est-il pas temps que nous fassions la lumière sur les vrais maitres du Québec? Pourquoi tolérer cette main invisible qui a tant de pouvoir sur la politique au Québec?
Sommes-nous si soumis que ça?
Henri-Paul Rousseau a quitté
Sous son «règne» la caisse avait fait d’excellentes années…
H.P. Rousseau a placé des centaines de millions de dollars de notre argent de
Il semble que le but soit de miner
Sans cette Caisse, si elle devient trop amochée due aux pertes énormes dans le marché des produits dérivés et hedge funds, il sera beaucoup plus difficile d’être indépendant des pouvoir financiers extérieurs qui ne veulent pas que nous soyons indépendants.
M. Rousseau a donné sa démission le 30 mai 2008. Il ne reste que juin,juillet, septembre… On ne peut pas avoir décapité la caisse en trois mois. On aurait plutôt tendance à croire que le capitaine a quitté le navire bien aux faits de ce qui se passait.
Et une prime de 380,000$.
Écarter H.P Rousseau comme responsable, c’est faire preuve de …courte vue.
M. Charest aurait été mis au courant du dérapage en octobre.
Canada to skip UN racism meet due to 'anti-Semitism'
A similar meeting at the same venue in 2001 was marred when
"The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. " -- Morpheus, The Matrix
Obama Pulls U.S. Out of UN Conference on Racism, But Congressional Black Caucus Should Attend Anyway
When Eric Holder, the new U.S. Attorney General called the nation to account for its historic reluctance to honestly talk about race and racism, its manifestations and consequences, he could have been talking about his boss the president. By withdrawing from the UN Conference on Racism he is leading backwards, in the direction of Clinton and Bush rather than forward into the 21st century. The fact that the President of Change can't bring himself -- or us --- to an honest discussion about race says a lot for his willingness to lead on the subject.
Obama to spend $200b on war in 2009
According to the US defense officials, Obama needs USD 75.5 billion for 2009 to cover the cost of the additional troops deployed in to Afghanistan this year and an another USD 130 billion for the rest of fiscal 2009.
The war spending request will be in addition to USD 534 billion for the US Defense Department's other expenditures.
The US Congress had already approved USD 65.9 billion in emergency wartime spending for fiscal 2009.
The report concluded that the nearly USD 1 trillion already spent is only a down payment on the war's long-term costs.
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This is just the cost of the operations in
Democrats Introduce Public National Service Bills
A Democratic Senator from
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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the
DEA to halt medical marijuana raids
Supporters of programs to provide legal marijuana to patients with painful medical conditions are celebrating Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement this week that the Drug Enforcement Administration would end its raids on state-approved marijuana dispensaries.
U.S. Energy Department Cannot Account for Nuclear Materials at 15 Locations
The Sun: We Made "False Allegations" Against Muslim
According to the Sun the story went something like this: Muslim bus driver in
Anyway it transpires that the story was a fabrication by the Sun. That's right it never really happened as the Sun claimed.
Crisis in the US newspaper industry - BBC
BBC News
If the economic crisis goes on much longer, will there be any newspapers left in the
The "crisis" in the newspaper industry may, therefore, be more of a crisis for the journalists and publishers who are currently facing job losses and bankruptcy.
But if it is merely the quantity, but not the quality, of journalism that declines then - for readers - there may not be a crisis at all.
Rocky Mountain News Is Shutting Down
The Rocky Mountain News in
E.W. Scripps, which owns newspaper, known locally as The Rocky, announced Thursday that it had failed to find a buyer for the daily. Scripps’s chief executive, Rich Boehne, said in a statement that The Rocky was “a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges.” Scripps said the newspaper lost $16 million last year.
Drug Maker Is Accused of Fraud
The New york Times Feb 25, 2009 BARRY MEIER and BENEDICT CAREY
The Justice Department charged the drug maker Forest Laboratories on Wednesday with defrauding the government of millions of dollars by illegally marketing the popular antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved uses in children and teenagers.
Baxter admits contaminated seasonal flu product contained live bird flu virus
The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in
Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary - Naiveté? or Just Systemic, Blind, Arrogant Greed?
The New York Times Duff
Mr. Zerden later discovered something by searching online that he began sharing with his classmates. The professor was not only a full-time member of the Harvard Medical faculty, but a paid consultant to 10 drug companies, including five makers of cholesterol treatments.
“If a school like Harvard can’t behave itself,” Dr. Angell said, “who can?”
New Wave of Films Tackle Globalization Head on
This year's Berlin International Film Festival provided a veritable showcase for films that criticize globalization and free market ideology. From Michael Winterbottom's "The Shock Doctrine" to "The Yes Men Fix the World" to the sober intellectual history of neo-liberalism portrayed in the "L'encerclement" to Michael Winterbottom's cinematic adaptation of Naomi Klein's bestselling book "The Shock Doctrine," this year's Berlinale has tapped into a zeitgeist that resoundingly rejects the notion that "greed is good", many films cast businessmen as the world's new baddies.
Nation's food system nearly broke
As our government enacts a stimulus package and President Barack Obama announces bold initiatives to stem home mortgage foreclosures, disaster threatens family farmers and their communities.
Asteroid flies closely past Earth
An asteroid the size of a 10-story building flew past Earth today about twice the distance as the highest Earth-orbiting satellites.
The space rock was about 115 feet (35 meters) wide, perhaps a bit larger than one thought to have created a colossal explosion in the air above
Asteroid 2009 DD45 was closest to Earth today at about 8:
Bush Lawyers Approved Constitution-Free Domestic Military Ops, Docs Show
The Justice Department secretly authorized President George Bush to use the military inside the
"We do not think a military commander carrying out a raid on a terrorist cell would be required to demonstrate probable cause or to obtain a warrant," the Office of Legal Counsel memo (.pdf) said. "We think that the better view is that the Fourth Amendment does not apply to domestic military operations designed to deter and prevent future terrorist attacks."
"Designer Babies" Ethical?
(CBS) For years, reproductive specialists have been helping people become parents, even enabling them to choose the sex of their baby.
One fertility doctor is taking things a step further, offering what some are calling "designer babies," as Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports.
If you could design your baby's features, would you? According to
"Let me quote Dr. Steinberg. He just said he predicts we will have determined sex with 100 percent accuracy and eye color with 80 percent accuracy in the next year. Does that give you pause at all?" Rodriguez asked.
"I disagree completely. There are really three things to think about. One is, when you move away from diseases, who's to say what's the better trait? Is it better to be red-headed than it is to be brown-haired? Is it better to have freckles or not? Those sorts of things are subjective and in some ways driven by our culture," Caplan said.
"Secondly, you're going to have the rich using these technologies, and that's going to advantage them further. It's not going to be something the poor get to do. Lastly, you've got a problem here, why are doctors in this business at all? He said (Dr. Jeff Steinberg), 'I have to serve my patients,' but is this just a cash business where you'd say, you know, 'I want a child with short arms. I want a kid with athletic ability.' Okay. Well, we'll do that. Is everything and anything for sale at the fertility clinic?" Dr. Caplan asked.
The case of Nadya Suleman, who had octuplets, has raised so many debates like this. The doctor who implanted six embryos is being criticized. A lot of people say there should be a law prohibiting that, Rodriguez pointed out.
This can lead to false expectations on children, he explained. The parents may pick a child to be smart, and he or she doesn't succeed, then they become upset because they invested money and didn't get what they want.
5 Myths About All Those Nukes Out There
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With all the fear-mongering about nuclear weapons, the historical reality remains that one and only one nation has actually used a nuclear weapon against the people of another country, and that nation is the United States.
Most Americans have never heard of Sibel Edmonds, and if the
Israël:
Harper embrasse Israël et son hostilité envers l’Iran
Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper's government publicly supported
In solidarity with
Canada backs Israeli attack on Iran?
In his harshest rhetoric so far, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed steadfast support for
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Canadians ought to give Stephen a rifle, a parachute, drop him into
Illegal settlements: Israel plans to build another 73,000 houses in occupied territory
A report about
While one of the main issues is
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... in defiance of UN Resolution 446.
Israel Violates Res. 1701, Fires on Adeisseh Main Road
A statement by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) qualified the incident as "serious" and said a probe was underway. "This is a serious incident and a violation of Security Council Resolution 1701," the statement said, referring to the UN resolution that ended the 2006 Israeli war against
Israel to present Clinton with 'red lines' on talks with Iran
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"I want to tell you something very clear, don’t worry about American pressure on
Clinton arrives in Israel on first visit as US top diplomat
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in
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No doubt, to get her "marching orders" from Tel Aviv.
When she gets back from this set of meetings, listen for a ratcheting up of accusations against
Israel launches campaign against UN nuke watchdog chief
But in recent months, given the IAEA director's actions relating to all aspects of
Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism
In a swift about face from her views as
As First Lady,
Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brouhaha caused her to "re-think" her positions.
"I'm a very strong supporter of
Interpol issues arrest warrants for 15 Israelis
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) has issued a circular calling for the arrest of 15 top Israeli officials over war crimes.
At a news briefing on Sunday,
"ICPO has notified governments of 180 countries to arrest the suspects," who were involved in the 23-day Israeli offensive on
Yippie! Interpol issues arrest warrants for 15 top israeli officials
Take that, you zionist fiends! You can kiss your impunity goodbye!
Finally, the world sees israelis for what they really are -- war criminals extraordinaire.
The list of Israeli war criminals includes:
1 Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
2 Defense Minister Ehud Barak
3 Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
4 Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi
5 Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force Ido Nehoshtan
6 Commander of the Gaza war -- Operation Cast Lead -- Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant
7 Head of Military Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin
8 Commander of Battalion
9 Deputy to the Givati Brigade Col. Ron Ashrov
10 Commander of the Israel Paratroopers' Brigade in Gaza Col. Hertzi Halevy
11 Commander of 401st Armored Corps Brigade convoy Col. Yigal Slovik
12 Commander of the 101st Battalion in the Paratrooper Brigade Lt. Col. Avi Blot
13 Lt. Col. Yoav Mordechai, who served as a commander of the Golani infantry brigade's 13th Battalion in Gaza
14 Givati squad commander Col. Tomer Tsiter
15 Brigade commander in Battalion 51 Col. Avi Peled
INTERPOL issues denial of reported Iranian request seeking arrest of 15 senior Israeli officials
Statement by INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters,
02 March 2009
While INTERPOL does not ordinarily comment on false stories reported in the media, in light of the nature of recent erroneous articles reporting that INTERPOL is being used by Iranian authorities to seek the arrest of 15 senior Israeli officials on alleged charges of war crimes in Gaza, the Organization is taking the unusual step of making the following public statement:
“INTERPOL has neither been requested to issue by Iran, nor has it issued on behalf of Iran or any of its 187 member countries any Red Notices for persons wanted internationally or other requests seeking the arrest of senior Israeli officials for alleged war crimes in relation to the Gaza offensive in December and January.”
INTERPOL’s Constitution strictly prohibits the Organization from making ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character’.
All further enquiries should be directed to the source reported in the media. Since INTERPOL has received no information in relation to the alleged false claim, INTERPOL is unable to comment further on this matter.
The Iran-Israel nuclear endgame is now much closer
In recent days, four key developments have clicked in to edge
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Once again,
Yes,
Second, the IAEA already stated that the mis-estimation of
War with
Iran: Our missiles can hit Israeli nukes
Iranian missiles can hit
Iran "not close" to nuclear weapon: Gates
Russia rejects link between missile defence and Iran
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Tuesday showed willingness to discuss the US-planned missile defence system opposed by
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WHAT nuclear weapons?
Obama denies offering Russia missile shield deal
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday denied offering
Clinton accuses Iran of seeking to intimidate
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at
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Someone needs to run a drug test on SecState.
GAZA…. OPERATION ‘WINTER STORM’, PART 2
WHO’S WHO IN THE AID FOR GAZA CAMPAIGN?
Unlike the aftermath of the European holocaust where
Only one-third of US pledge at Gaza conference to go to Gaza, none of it for rebuilding
Aid or Insult? U.S. offers $300m to Gaza, rest to Abbas
The U.S. will pledge $900 million aid for Palestinians, but only a third of that is earmarked for
The pledge amounted to $300 million to meet "urgent" humanitarian needs in Hamas-ruled
Let's see, there's around 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gazan Concentration Camp, so that works out to about $200 dollars per person. Is this aid or an insult?
Add in the tremendous amount of infrastructure deliberately damaged by the IOF and the tens of thousands of homes deliberately targeted and destroyed by the IOF and suddenly, 1.5 million doesn't go too far, does it?
But the Zionist entity will get at least one billion and that's for starters. With the new Congress seated that has a record number of Jews, look for aid to
And the traitorous quisling Abbas will get hundreds of millions, some of which no doubt will wind up in some Swiss bank account.
WHAT HILLARY WON’T BE SEEING IN GAZA
Bullet holes from bullets shipped from
Irak:
The Government is refusing to release minutes of Cabinet meetings before the Iraq War because they would reveal there was no discussion on the issue.
Details surrounding two crucial meetings on the eve of the conflict were laid bare for the first time yesterday when former Cabinet Minister Clare Short, who was present at both, gave a full account of what happened.
She told The Mail on Sunday the main reason for the ‘scandalous’ decision not to publish the minutes was not to protect confidential discussions about the war, but to cover up the fact there was no such discussion.
US Combat Missions in Iraq Will Continue After ‘Pullout’
After the “pullout,” as many as 50,000 troops will remain on the ground, and despite being touted as a withdrawal of combat troops, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell conceded that some would continue to “conduct combat operations,” and
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i.e., what we called "Advisers" in
Barack Obama has shown that he is as capable of doublespeak as any other politician when he announced an end to the war in
As we reported yesterday, President Obama’s
Iraqi PM says his security forces ready
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Translation: "WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE NOW!!!!!!"
Hersh: Children sodomized at Abu Ghraib, on tape
Hersh gave a speech last week to the ACLU making the charge that children were sodomized in front of women in the prison, and the Pentagon has tape of it.
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Yeah, worse things than waterboarding happened at the hands of the Americans and their "helpers."
Six years later in Iraq: still no good news
Whatever the reason, one thing is plain: The situation in Iraq doesn’t add up to good news any way you look at it; what the U.S. power structure was trying to pull off and what they actually realized are a study in devastating contrasts.
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On the other hand,
The US-India-Mossad Connection
Both
Above all, they over ensure that no Muslim country can possess nuclear capability and be in a position to avert blackmailing and bullying tactics. In other words, both desire weak and subservient states doing their bidding. Nuclear capability with any country is a death knell for their megalomaniac aspirations and hence a binding necessity to prevent its acquisition.
Pakistan declares: 'We are at war'
Obama expanding military operations in Pakistan: Report
US President Barack Obama's administration has broadened the number of radical groups targeted by the CIA inside
The newspaper said recent missile strikes on training camps run by Baitullah Mehsud represent a broadening of the
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"Change???", Change, my ASTROLABE! This appears to be simply an escalation of Bush's policy of "wars without end."
It looks as though the
Google Earth reveals secret history of US base in Pakistan
The
The image — that is no longer on the site but which was obtained by The News, Pakistan's English language daily newspaper — shows what appear to be three Predator drones outside a hangar at the end of the runway. The Times also obtained a copy of the image, whose co-ordinates confirm that it is the Shamsi airfield, also known as Bandari, about 200 miles southwest of the Pakistani city of
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Okay Googlers; start searching out those secret US bases!!!!
U.S. missile strike kills 25 al Qaeda in Pakistan
A U.S. missile attack killed at least 25 al Qaeda-linked militants in a Pakistani tribal region on Saturday, security and Taliban officials said, the highest death toll of militants in a single such strike.
The strike by pilotless drones in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border was the third such attack since U.S. President Barack Obama took office last month and could ignite fresh popular anger in
"Our people have informed us that at least 25 people were killed. It could be more," the official told Reuters. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said 25 to 30 people were killed.
The attacks killed more than 220 people, including foreign militants, according to a tally of reports from Pakistani intelligence agents, district government officials and residents.
Obama widens missile strikes inside Pakistan
With two missile strikes over the past week, the Obama administration has expanded the covert war run by the Central Intelligence Agency inside
The strikes are another sign that President Obama is continuing, and in some cases extending, Bush administration policy in using American spy agencies against terrorism suspects in
US Drone Strike Kills At Least 30 in South Waziristan
The large death toll will likely also bring uncomfortable attention to the comments by Senator Dianne Feinstein, who claimed that the drones were being “flown out of a Pakistani base”. With the Pakistani government officially complaining about the attacks amid public outrage, such a revelation would likely further destabilize an already floundering Pakistani government.
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If this allegation is true about the
So, just for whose consumption was this statement made? Not for We the People, who have absolutely lost control of a government which still claims it speaks and acts in our behalf.
One has to wonder if this statement was not made for the consumption of the Pakistani people, already angry and afraid that their own government has been complicit in the murders cause by these
Perhaps, this kind of statement is an attempt to inflame the Pakistani people to further protests and "instability", making it necessary for the
And we all know what that means.
Gunmen in Pakistan Kidnap American Head of UN Refugee Office
Suspected Islamic militants abducted the American director of the United Nations refugee agency in southwest
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Why would Islamic militants do something guaranteed to provoke an American military response and to alienate the UN, which has been chief amongst critics of US and Israeli aggressions against Muslims?
Qui Bono?
This is an obvious false-flag.
Pakistan Suicide bomber kills 28 as sectarian violence grows in Pakistan
One has to wonder which elements are benefiting from this surge in violence.
It cannot be either the Pakistani people or their government.
But increasing unrest may well be the US/NATO reason for a call to arms to "save
US troops offering secret aid to Pakistan
The New York Times is reporting that more than 70
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That's how
Pakistan opposition chief warns of chaos
Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif warned in an interview Friday that political chaos could embolden Islamist militants threatening nuclear-armed
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It is very possible that this destabilization of nearly-bankrupt
And we all have a pretty good picture of how that may play out.
Attack on cricketers in Pakistan; MI6, CIA, Mossad
On 3 December 2008, at Al Ahram Weekly, Abdus Sattar Ghazali wrote ‘Behind the scenes’ (Cached)
He tells us about the US-UK-Israel agenda for the Middle East and
Among the points made:
1. The Global Trends 2025 report by Thomas Fingar,
2. The New York Times reported on a “New Middle East” map published in 2006 by the US Air Force Journal along with an article by retired Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters, entitled, “How a better
Obama Orders 17,000 More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama signed an order boosting
Obama said in a statement that he approved a request for the additional soldiers and Marines made by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and military commanders.
Afghanistan, the Next US Quagmire?
US expands prison in Afghanistan
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Well, I guess we know where Obama is sending the
U.S. Concedes Afghan Attack Mainly Killed Civilians
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"Our bad. We're sorry. Won't happen again." -- Official White Horse Souse
The civilians killed included three children, six women and four men in the Gozara district of Herat Province, in addition to three people suspected of being Taliban fighters, according to an aide to the provincial governor.
American and NATO forces have come under increasing criticism from Afghans and political leaders in
The United Nations says civilian deaths rose nearly 40 percent last year to 2,118, the most in any year since the 2001 invasion that drove the Taliban from power. Most of the casualties last year were caused by the Taliban and other insurgents, the United Nations found, but 828 deaths were attributed to American, NATO and Afghan forces, mostly from airstrikes and village raids. Afghan officials fear the numbers will rise as more American troops deploy to the country.
Uncomfortable Others: Afghan Civilians Wounded by America
In our contemporary world where the visual message trumps the written word, photos of those killed or wounded by U.S/NATO actions rarely are published (those killed or wounded by the Taliban frequently appear in the western mainstream press). They generate too much discomfort.
In a rare example of independent photojournalism, Lynsey Addario published photos of some wounded victims of U.S/NATO actions in
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Your tax dollars at work, folks; while American vets sleep in our streets.
The knuckleheads who put together the "plan" for the Afghanistan campaign apparently had not one bit of understanding about the history of the people they were going to fight, and managed to have selective amnesia on that little bit in the military tactical books stating that a country cannot possibly win what is a land war from the air.(something I had hoped we would learn from Viet Nam, but apparently haven't.)
All this, coupled with what can only be kindly described as "magical thinking" has lead us to where we are, 7 years on. We have an insurgency which wants its country back, an Afghani president and government so crooked that the people believe that they have to screw their socks on in the morning, and - oh yes - the opium poppy business is booming!
Obama has vowed to placed 17,000 more troops there (which depends on when we can get many of them out of
Unfortunately, as reported in The Australian:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24778094-5017961,00.html
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500,000...47,000. Less than 10%, even counting NATO-Contributing forces. So ultimately, we've come up with a manpower figure which most likely cannot, and will not, work to hold this country.d
It isn't for no reason that
Afghans threaten US troops over civilian deaths
An angry Afghan man with a thick black beard ranted wildly at the
One after another, a long line of government officials, villagers and community leaders told American military officials at the Laghman governor's compound that Afghan soldiers must be allowed to take part in such raids. Several predicted increased violence against
Canadian soldiers to target Afghan drug trade linked to Taliban
NATO can't defeat Afghan insurgency, PM says
In an interview broadcast Sunday with CNN, the Conservative leader sought to lower expectations about prospects for the insurgency-riddled country. He said
Yet simply staying the course in
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The last man to conquer and actually hang onto
France calls for NATO Afghan pullout
There are currently more than 68,000 foreign troops in
French Defense Minister Herve Morin has requested that NATO set a timetable for the withdrawal of alliance forces from
Taliban rivals unite to fight US troop surge
Three rival Pakistani Taliban groups have agreed to form a united front against international forces in
The Guardian has learned that three of the most powerful warlords in the region have settled their differences and come together under a grouping calling itself Shura Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen, or Council of United Holy Warriors.
Afghanistan: Slipping out of control
A grim picture of spiralling violence and a disintegrating society has emerged in
Syrie:
Russian warships have returned to the naval base in the Syrian
Many see it as a sign that
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
The
Elbaradei: Israel violated international law in Syria
Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Saturday that
First evidence of damage to Gaza’s cultural sites emerges
The Antiquities Museum of Gaza, privately founded and run by Gazan contractor and collector Jawdat Khoudary, was badly damaged during
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One of the great crimes committed against the people of
Now we are seeing the same crime against history committed in
As
All of this wealth of archaeological treasures must of course annoy
There is considerable reason to suspect that the tales told in the Old Testament are just that; tales. The Bible is not science, it is the collected stories of a primitive tribal people telling each other how important they are. And like fishermen talking about the won that got away, or Ramses with his temple carvings of the did-not-really-happen victory over the Hittites at Kadesh, the writers of the ancient testaments assumed that the people they were telling stories to had no way to verify the claims for themselves. So "embellishment" was a low-risk activity.
We do know from the available archaeological evidence that the Exodus probably actually happened to the Hyksos, not the Israelites. We know that the story of Moses is suspect because no Egyptian princess would hide a Hebrew child inside Pharaoh's household, then give the kid a Hebrew name ("Moses" is actually an Egyptian title meaning "Prince" and is included in the names of many Pharaoh's names such as Tut-Moses, Ah-Moses, Ra-Moses (Ramses) etc.)
Likewise, the story of
But a good story is a good story and the writers of the ancient texts were probably not thinking much further into the future than the guys who pen the "Celebrity dates space alien" stories you see at supermarket checkout lines. The fact that the celebrity is a real person does not prove the space alien exists. It's just a story.
Given enough time, even a simple story written in jest can take on a life of its own. Scientology began as a bet between two science fiction writers; look how wide spread that has become in just a short time.
But, over time, entire religions with attendant wealth and power structures have been built on the premise that these ole testament stories really happened exactly as written. And today, here in the 21st century world, science has started to catch up with these ancient legends and call many of them into doubt.
So, for a nation that justifies its existence on the writings of the Torah, the plethora of sites and artifacts confirming the ancient histories of Egypt, Iraq, Iran, etc. etc. etc. must seem a dire political threat for a nation whose own ancient history seems to have left little if any traces at all.
In that context, the strange behavior of the
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slt Francois,il commence y avoir en allemagne beaucoup de protestation contre monsato,bonne chose,source speigel online.As-tu remarquer sur le site mondialisation.ca sur desmarais et rousseau,je n'arrive pas a croire que tout cela est fait en plein jour,ost...qu'on est aveuglé.Alain B.
Salut à vous Alain B.,
Content de vous retrouver ici! C'est exactement de cela que je parlais dans cette émission de la semaine. J'ai peine à croire que 40 milliards de notre argent s'est évanouie et qu'on va laisser ça passer comme dans du beurre, sans ouvrir d'enquête indépendante.
Je suis allé voir cet article sur Mondialisation.ca et je vais le reproduire sur LNI d'ici peu pour le profit des lecteurs.
À bientôt!
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