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POPSWhy We Fight "It,s good news week someone dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky." Where is all this leading?If the US cools it then how to stop the rest of the world weapons producers ? The UN is so pathetic we need an independent world forum that can effectively punish exportsers of death it is no good just bashing the US in such a dangerous world.The allies saved Europe not the Soviets .Stalin was as evil as Hitler & the Japs got what they deserved by the Australians in New Guinea no quarter ,the A bomb at least the first one made Japan consider the foolishness of not laying down their arms ; Albiet some nasty beheadings of our prisoners of war after surrender.China India Pakistan Iran balance of power? Its not getting better, Russia French, all have their hard wear remember the French Exocept missile in the Falklands?
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POPSBloggers up in arms about Howard bumping Obama Give the pair of them heaps. Maybe piles. They are both pictured in the dictionary under "arrogant" and also "ignorant". Bush is like a little kid with his non cooperation tactics. Seen better from 8 year olds.
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POPSBill Cunningham: A-hole warrior in the class war
The list is long of people that proves this fool wrong: Jesus was poor, Mother Teresa was poor, the Dalai Lama is poor, can anyone argue against their integrity, ethics, values and/or morals? George Bush and Dick Cheney are rich, they committed countless atrocities against their own countrymen; Congress is full of rich people who pad their financial nest eggs with public money, thrive on countless perks, and give themselves annual pay raises; the most heinous scandals against the general public are perpetrated not by poor people but by the very rich; arms dealers and war profiteers are rich, their records speak for themselves; corporate lawyers are rich, they are paid to delay settlements to any victim of corporate malfeasance through legal loopholes; the list goes on. So, any trust fund kid who has never worked a day in their lives are considered more moral, ethical and have higher values than someone born to poor parents and cannot get a break to pull themselves out of it.
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POPSIsrael Using Cluster Bombs on Gaza Cluster bombs do not "target" militants tightly, urban areas especially. "Collateral damage" is absolutely guaranteed. More evidence that Israel is not making war on just Hamas, but Palestinians in their "collective punishment" tactics. The first pic was posted on Drudge. The last link in this clipmark has posted the CNN video showing general news of the Israeli attacks on Gaza which inadvertantly captured these bombs in action. 93 nations have banned them, except for US, Russia, and Israel.
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POPSTel Aviv to Tbilisi: Israel's role in the Russia-Georgia war The question remains as to why Israel was involved in the first place. There are several reasons. The first is simply economic opportunism: for years, especially since the 11 September 2001 attacks, arms exports and "security expertise" have been one of Israel's growth industries. But the close Israeli involvement in a region Russia considers to be of vital interest suggests that Israel might have been acting as part of the broader US scheme to encircle Russia and contain its reemerging power.
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POPSWe Arm the World e more we help one side, the more that regime’s opponents are driven to seek arms from another supplier, leading to an inevitable spiral of arms buying, provocation and conflict,” Klare says. According to Stohl, “The Bush administration has demonstrated a willingness to provide weapons and military training to weak and failing states and countries that have been repeatedly criticized by the U.S. State Department for human rights violations, lack of democracy and even support of terrorism.”
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POPSLabour and the disabled
When you are wheel-chair bound, restricted to public transport, life can and is often miserable. The public perception of every disabled person having a rip-off disability car is far from accurate. The worst times are in the pouring rain when the bus stops are filled with young parents with prams, it is nearly always the disabled adult who gets left in the wet even though there are laws in place to give them priority. After all, it is not difficult to fold a child's carriage away and hold a child in your arms. My 18 stone oppo, one of the best and bravest gunners ever to serve, is another matter. Invariably people talk over his head even though it is only his legs that are useless, not his brain, but that is debatable. Often it is the elderly who have no idea of what a disabled person has to tolerate. Recently an elderly woman demanded my friend’s seat and was seemingly unabashed when oppo started to un-harness himself and climb out of the coffin. It is equally bad for the 'fit' di
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POPSWhy Stars of 24 Shun Kiefer ACTION hero Kiefer Sutherland says his co-stars were so terrified of getting killed off in the new series of 24 they refused to stand next to him.
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POPSChild maid trafficking moves from Africa to USA Thousands of kids in US suburbs in forced labor. One family gets caught: "The couple pleaded guilty to all charges, including forced labor and slavery. They were ordered to pay $76,000, the amount Shyima would have earned at the minimum wage. The sentence: Three years in federal prison for Ibrahim, 22 months for his wife, and then deportation for both"
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POPSNeocons Using Israeli/Gaza Conflict to Push Iran War Is Israel's attack on Gaza just a part of the neocon-Israeli war plan, that is being pushed onto Obama's plate during transition? Bolten was a member of the Project for New American Century and part of the neoconservative cabal that started the Iraq war on pretext of 9/11.
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POPSWhy I Am a Socialist The corporation is designed to make money without regard to human life, the social good or impact on the environment. Corporate laws impose a legal duty on corporate executives to make as much money as possible for shareholders, although many have moved on to fleece shareholders as well. In the 2003 documentary film “The Corporation” the management guru Peter Drucker says: “If you find an executive who wants to take on social responsibilities, fire him. Fast.”
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POPSLusitania: How Americans Were Tricked into WWI Britain secretly loved this. The words of Churchill here are damning: Winston Churchill, who was first Lord of the Admiralty and has long been suspected of knowing more about the circumstances of the attack than he let on in public , wrote in a confidential letter shortly before the sinking that some German submarine attacks were to be welcomed. He said: 'It is most important to attract neutral shipping to our shores, in the hope especially of embroiling the U.S. with Germany. 'For our part we want the traffic - the more the better and if some of it gets into trouble, better still.' Similar was done by FDR to setup and provoke a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Then the Gulf of Tonkin for Vietnam, which was a total fabrication...and on it goes. Of course Israel provoked Hamas to fire rockets (killing only 1), breaking the cease fire, then stating they were justified in attacking Gaza, killing hundreds.
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POPSWashington asks Israel To Clarify First Sale Of Spy Drones To Russia A drone transaction with Moscow would give the Russian army a technological-intelligence edge over Caucasian and Caspian nations, like Georgia and Azerbaijan, and therefore place in doubt their future arms purchases from Israel. Jerusalem consulted with Washington over the deal, as required under the US-Israel 2006 security pact covering Israeli weapons transfers to third countries. The advanced state of Israel-Russian negotiations indicates its approval by the outgoing Bush White House and incoming Obama administration in line with their efforts to improve relations with Moscow.
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POPSMore UPDATE on Co-Op Raided in Rural Ohio It is too bad they didn't have video cameras rolling to capture the raid. Here is some video of a raid and probably more in line with what happened. In this video the IRS forgot the PC with all the video images of their raid. The raid entailed keeping more than 20 workers handcuffed, in 106-degree heat without shade or water while agents collected records and equipment, which is described in this interview with great detail. The trial resulted in zero convictions on 161 charges faced by nine defendants, a major win for William Cohan and Robert Kahre. http://www.american-synergy.com/Learning/Video/Tyranny/Video-To_Hell_and_Back.htm
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POPSIndia v. Pakistan, and it definitely aint cricket Read into this what you want. Two nuclear armed countries face off across an acrimonious border and Pakistan seems to be taking troops from the Afghan border to it's neighbour in the South. What does it mean? Cheaper drugs for those who put dollars into the pockets of those who are murdering British, American and Nato soldiers in Afghanistan.
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POPSFarming And Chemical Warfare: A Day In The Life Of An Ant The bacteria produce antifungal compounds that stop the microfungal pathogen from attacking the garden. This discovery was the first clearly demonstrated example of an animal, other than humans, that uses bacteria to produce antibiotics to deal with pathogens. "Interestingly, the tight association between ant, bacteria and pathogen will sometimes result in the pathogen winning. This interplay has been described as a chemical 'arms race' between the bacteria and fungus, with one side beating the other as new compounds are evolved," said Professor Currie. "At the moment, we are beginning to understand the chemical warfare at the genetic level, and it is likely that these types of interactions are more prevalent in nature than previously thought." So how exactly does an ant go about forming partnerships with a fungus and a bacterium? No one really knows.
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POPSThe President Comforts a Marine Mom A different kind of story. A family to pray for. A soldier to be honored for his commitment. Oddly, we received yesterday in a Christmas card, a previously unknown photo of Husband's uncle who was KIA over France during WW II...a young man, smiling and strong with a young boy's arms wrapped around him. His memory and service are not sullied by rants, mockery, or questions on reasons or motivations of his President. That too is comforting.
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POPSGM Is A "Vast Retirement Home With A Small Money-Losing Subsidiary" An unnerving image - the day our bridge was destroyed (Sydney Morning Herald): "In The Day The Earth Stood Still... alien invaders arrive on Earth to purge the planet of the one thing that is killing all life - mankind. is a retelling of a 1951 science-fiction film which originally had Klaatu arriving to warn the people of Earth of the dangers of the escalating nuclear arms race. This time around, the story has been tweaked to reflect current global ecological and weather concerns. When he arrives, Reeves's alien warns humanity our reckless abuse of the Earth has left his watching species with no choice but to intervene before we destroy the planet and its rare ability to sustain life."
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