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By Robert Fisk

Another horrible, obscene story from Guantanamo. But wait. We can't have this kind of publicity show in the Canadian press, can we?

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25452.htm

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Amnesty: G20 frustrating human rights progress

Newnan Times-Herald

05/26/10

Amnesty International accused the United States, Russia and China on Thursday of ignoring human rights violations by allies and failing to open their own records to scrutiny in an annual survey meant to pressure governments to act more compassionately. The human rights organization took the U.S. to task for President Barack Obama’s failure — despite promises — to close its prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and criticized Russia and China for what it described as blocking international scrutiny of the Sri Lankan government’s conduct during its bloody conflict with insurgents...

https://tinyurl.com/3xrz6sm

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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rudkla - 17. Mai, 08:55

Can a Christian Kill for His Government?

https://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance203.html

Your Life Is Theirs
https://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers126.html

Replies to Neoconservative Objections
https://www.lewrockwell.com/orig2/c-white4.1.1.html

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A Just War?

Jim McCluskey, Truthout: "War has been problematic since Roman times, especially after the rise of Christianity. 'Thou shalt not kill' did not seem to leave much wiggle room. Yet, it was recognized that people have a right to defend themselves when under lethal attack. Saint Augustine suggested a solution in his theory of a Just War. This was developed by St. Thomas Aquinas in the Middle Ages and his tenets for a Just War have been more or less accepted every since by those who concern themselves about such things."

https://www.truthout.org/a-just-war59836

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Civil rights and “total war”

Pro Libertate
by Will Grigg

05/26/10

William Sherman’s march to the sea, writes Victor Davis Hanson approvingly, was a war of ‘terror’ intended to destroy an aristocratic Southern culture he hated because of its impudence in resisting the central government’s authority. Although rarely acknowledged as such, Sherman could be considered America’s first ‘civil rights’ crusader. This isn’t an endorsement of Sherman; it’s an indictment of contemporary ‘civil rights’ ideology...

https://bit.ly/c3epYN

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=civil+rights
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rudkla - 17. Mai, 06:14

Sonntag, 16. Mai 2010

Gulf Oil Spill: Real Disaster Might Be Lurking Beneath the Surface

Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor: "New research suggests that huge plumes of oil might be spread at all levels of the water column, showing how much scientists don't yet know about the complex Gulf oil spill."

https://www.truthout.org/gulf-oil-spill-real-disaster-might-be-lurking-beneath-surface59548

BP Stands for Bad Petroleum

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "Saturday the White House warned BP that it expects the oil giant to pay all damages associated with the disastrous oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico, even if the costs exceed the $75 million liability cap under federal law. BP responded Sunday saying its public statements are 'absolutely consistent' with the Administration's request."

https://www.truthout.org/bp-stands-bad-petroleum59559

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Guess how much oil is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico

Steven Wereley of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, estimates that the well is losing 70,000 barrels of oil a day. That's equivalent to an Exxon Valdez disaster every four days, and more than 10 times the 5000 barrels a day estimated by BP.

https://snipurl.com/wfi9k

Submerged oil plumes suggest gulf spill is worse than BP claims

Ocean scientists in the Gulf of Mexico have found giant plumes of oil coagulating at up to 1,300 metres below the surface, raising fears that the BP oil spill may be larger than thought - and that it might create huge "dead zones".

https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/16/gulf-oil-spill-bp

Air tests from the Louisiana coast reveal human health threats from the oil disaster

The media coverage of the BP oil disaster to date has focused largely on the threats to wildlife, but the latest evaluation of air monitoring data shows a serious threat to human health from airborne chemicals emitted by the ongoing deepwater gusher.

https://snipurl.com/wfiaq

From Information Clearing House

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Center for Public Integrity (CPI): BP Cited for Worst OSHA Safety Violations Among U.S. Refiners

https://act.commondreams.org/go/655?akid=59.124981.HG8OGR&t=28

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rudkla - 16. Mai, 18:37

Arizona's War on Immigrants

Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "'A disturbing pattern of legislative activity hostile to ethnic minorities and immigrants has been established with the adoption of an immigration law that may allow for police action targeting individuals on the basis of their perceived ethnic origin,' UN human rights experts said."

https://www.truthout.org/arizonas-war-immigrants59522

New Arizona Bills Continue Targeting of Minority Groups, Critics Say

Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "Arizona has banned the school district from offering any courses that are designed for students primarily of a certain race, as well as courses that 'promote the overthrow of the US government ... or advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals' - at the risk of losing up to ten percent of their funding. The state has also told schools state-wide that teachers with 'heavy' or 'ungrammatical' accents are no longer allowed to teach English classes."

https://www.truthout.org/new-arizona-bills-continue-targeting-minority-groups-critics-say59535

ACLU Fights Restrictive, Unconstitutional Arizona Law in Court

Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a coalition of civil rights groups are tackling Arizona's restrictive immigration law head-on; they filed a class action lawsuit Monday to challenge the new law, which requires police to demand 'papers' from people suspected of being in the United States without proper documentation."

https://www.truthout.org/aclu-fights-restrictive-unconstitutional-arizona-law-court59655

Arizona's New Laws: An Attempt to Secure Cheap Labor?

Paul Ortiz, Truthout: "In the debate surrounding Arizona's laws targeting immigrants and ethnic studies, we've heard very little mention of capitalism and its place in American politics. Senate Bill 1070 is an insurance policy for capitalism, a way to ensure that the cheap labor that serves the foundation of the new economy remains cheap forever. House Bill 2281 is part of a package deal."

https://www.truthout.org/arizonas-new-laws-a-pathway-cheap-labor60041

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ACLU and Civil Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law
https://act.commondreams.org/go/657?akid=59.124981.HG8OGR&t=32

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): May 29: March Against Hate in Arizona
https://act.commondreams.org/go/824?akid=70.124981.tBfIgp&t=30

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Economic power: Avoid Arizona and boycott BP

Nolan Chart
by Joel S. Hirschhorn

05/16/10

Money is power. Each of us has it to varying degrees. Our challenge is to use our spending to advance worthy goals. Right now we see economic power being used against the state of Arizona because of the awful legislation recently passed that makes it all too easy for police there to seek proof of citizenship from virtually anyone they choose. Many groups and government entities have already cancelled conferences and other activities in Arizona, sending state and business leaders into a frizzy. They deserve to suffer as do the vast majority of Arizona citizens that supported the legislation. Every American that professes love and respect for the Constitution should avoid spending their tourism and other kinds of spending in Arizona...

https://www.nolanchart.com/article7709.html

Law & Order: Arizona

J. Neil Schulman @ Rational Review
by J. Neil Schulman

05/20/10

Do you notice that I keep saying ‘federal regulations’ rather than law? There is very little actual law involved in determining who is and is not in the country legally. It’s largely a complex maze of bureaucratic regulations designed to sanction federal law-enforcement and Homeland Security officials to bully anyone they want to by threatening to throw them or someone they love out of the country. And a lot of these regulations — and the new Arizona law — operate on the hostage system. By threatening third parties law-enforcement officials can use perfectly legal extortion as a tactic for nullifying any rights or legal protections written down in what’s supposed to be the real law of the land, the Constitution of the United States...

https://jneilschulman.rationalreview.com/2010/05/law-order-arizona/

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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rudkla - 16. Mai, 18:30

No 'cleanup' possible: Gulf an 'uncontrolled experiment in marine biology'

https://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9599/

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Obama’s Crude Awakening: Offshore Oil Drilling Is Ecologically Devastating and Must End

By ClimateArk Climate Change Portal https://www.climateark.org/ - a project of Ecological Internet

May 15, 2010

U.S. oil addiction is killing American and global ecology. An international wake-up call must be delivered to both the administration and Congress, to focus more effort upon reducing the demand for oil. The risks and costs of offshore oil exploration far outweigh their benefits, and the U.S. would be better off focusing upon promoting alternative energy sources. Will virtually every remaining intact ecosystem be razed to access every last bit of oil before we transition to lower energy use, a low carbon economy and renewable energy?

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rudkla - 16. Mai, 08:11