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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday September 10, 2010 - 13:29 by pat c
More sickening crimes exposed on the part of US forces in Afghanistan. Full story at link. Twelve US soldiers have been charged with crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies. The soldiers from the 5th Stryker Brigade, based in Washington State, were deployed to Kandahar province a year ago, and the murders occurred between January and March, according to charges by army prosecutors made public this week. "Allegations like this are . . . very serious," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news briefing."Clearly, even if these allegations are proved to be untrue, it is unhelpful. It does not help the perceptions of our forces around the world." (Morrell is a master of understatement) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 08, 2010 - 12:55 by Wat Tyler
Fidel criticises anti-Semitism on the part of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but also made clear his understanding of Irans fear of attack from Israel and the US. This is from an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, a journalist who writes for The Atlantic magazine. Full text at link. Fidel Castro has criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes. The former Cuban leader also warned that an escalating conflict between Iran and the West could lead to nuclear war. Over the course of a five-hour discussion, Mr Castro "repeatedly returned to his excoriation of anti-Semitism", and criticised Mr Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust. Mr Castro told Mr Goldberg that he understood Iranian fears of Israeli-American aggression and that he did not believe that sanctions and threat would dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 22:00 by Paddy Hackett
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The problem is that profit cannot, by its very nature, increase continuously. It must fall leading to falling investment. Demand or consumption is a function of this process. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 17:27 by Paddy Hackett
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In a sense, then, there is a commonality between these three 19th century intellectual figures --Darwin, Marx and Nietzsche. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 13:58 by banbora
In spite of stringent austerity measures taken by the government , financial markets are beginning to see Ireland as "Europe’s next Greece"..Last week the Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut Ireland's credit rating to AA- . This is the lowest rating in the past 15 years .The revised rating means that this country will now have to pay increased interest rates to ensure the sales of its bonds. ... read full story / add a comment |
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