Archive for the 'Atrocities' Category
Obama Regime Keeps Landmine Policy in Place
November 26th, 2009Via: Washington Post: A review of U.S. landmines policy is ongoing and will take awhile to complete, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, clarifying an earlier comment that the Obama administration had concluded it needed the weapons. “The administration is committed to a comprehensive review of its landmines policy. That review is still ongoing,” […]
Death Toll in Philippines Massacre Rises to 57
November 25th, 2009Via: Guardian: The death toll from a massacre in the southern Philippines rose to 57 today after police found another 11 bodies in the country’s most horrific incident of election violence. Not all the bodies have been identified, but 22 of the victims are believed to be journalists, making Monday’s attack the deadliest ever on […]
Terrorism That’s Personal
November 23rd, 2009Very graphic, disturbing and tragic images. Via: tampabay.com: We typically think of terrorism as a political act. But sometimes it’s very personal. It wasn’t a government or a guerrilla insurgency that threw acid on this woman’s face in Pakistan. It was a young man whom she had rejected for marriage. As the United States ponders […]
Still No Justice for Priests in Notorious El Salvador Massacre 20 Years Later
November 23rd, 2009Via: Alternet: In 1989, six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter, were brutally murdered in El Salvador. Two decades later, the extent of U.S. complicity remains largely unspoken.
Forced Labor and Rape, the New Face of Slavery in America
November 23rd, 2009I don’t know about the “new” part, but so it goes. Via: Guardian: In the Midwestern heartland, police are encountering a new social evil: trafficking, often involving women and children who are forced to work as prostitutes or unpaid labour; and the outcomes can be brutal. Human trafficking has become a major issue in the […]
CIA Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Horseback Riding Academy
November 20th, 2009Via: ABC News: The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where affluent Lithuanians once rode show horses and sipped coffee at a café, the CIA installed a concrete structure […]
Chevron Sued for Billions After Poisoning Waterways in Ecuador; One of the Largest Environmental Damage Cases in History
November 17th, 2009Via: Sydney Morning Herald: Tens of thousands of Amazonians are suing Chevron, the American oil company, for poisoning their waterways in what is billed as one of the biggest environmental cases in history. The Ecuadorean claimants said the company illegally dumped toxic waste from its oil production, which filtered into the lakes used by thousands […]
Short Video About UAV Combat Operations
November 17th, 2009I wonder if Captain Dan is allowed to have a Bobblehead Jesus on the “flight” deck?
Democracy: U.S. Unveils New $60 Million Prison Wing in Afghanistan
November 15th, 2009Via: Al Jazeera: Journalists have been allowed to inspect refurbished facilities at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the largest US military hub in the region and home to a controversial prison. Al Jazeera’s correspondent James Bays, who was among those who inspected the facilities on Sunday, said Bagram, unlike its Guantanamo counterpart, was clearly not going […]
Medical Doctor Retracts H1N1 Vaccine Advice After Reading Insert
November 15th, 2009Multiple companies are producing H1N1 vaccines for use in the U.S. The inserts are available from the FDA for anyone who’s interested.
