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| Journalist Exposes How Corporation Tried to Recruit Her As a Spy | |
| Democracy Now! \\\'16 August 2010 Journalist Exposes How Private Investigation Firm Hired by Chevron Tried to Recruit Her As a Spy to Undermine $27B Suit in Ecuadorian Amazon An expose in the Atlantic magazine reveals how one of the world\\\\\\\'s largest private investigation firms, Kroll, hired by oil giant Chevron tried to recruit an American journalist to undermine a massive $27 billion dollar lawsuit against Chevron brought by the residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We speak with the journalist, Mary Cuddehe and with Han Shan, the coordinator for Amazon Watch\\\'s Clean Up Ecuador campaign. 1 of 2 SEE Pt 2--> | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 746 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Klaus Topfer, former head of UN Environmental Program: The cause of natural catastrophes & human made catastrophes are overlapping more and more. | |
| deutschewelleenglish | 16 August 2010 Journal-Interview with Klaus Topfer Founding Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainibility Studies | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 772 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| George W. Bush Today | |
| headzup | We take a look and see just what George W. Bush is up to. Directed by Matthew Filipowicz for GoLeft.tv | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 730 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4 | |
| Wyclef Jean: 'Politics Is Poli-tricks' | |
| AssociatedPress | 16 August 2010 Hip hop artist and Haitian presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean reveals what celebrity has taught him about politics and says that, if elected, he will work to change Haiti\\\'s constitution to give Haitians living abroad the right to vote. (Aug. 16) | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 744 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Pakistan floods cut off electricity | |
| AlJazeeraEnglish | 16 August 2010 Devastating floods have disrupted the lives of millions of people across Pakistan. In the northwest of the country, floodwaters have destroyed villages\\\' source of electricity after sweeping away most of the hydroelectric turbines. It costs less than $700 to set up a hydroelectric generator, which is vital for irrigating crops and watering animals in these rural remote areas. Residents hope that the government or the international community can help them cover the cost of a generator and bring electricity back to their villages. Al Jazeera\\\'s Sohail Rahman reports from the village of Shangla in northwest Pakistan. | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Poisonous Smog Returns to Moscow | |
| AssociatedPress | 16 August 2010 The poisonous smog that has contributed to higher death rates in Moscow returned to Russia\\\'s capital Sunday. Sixteen fires continue to burn outside Moscow, including a fire near a nuclear facility in Sarov. (Aug. 16) | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 740 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Healthcare, Unemployment & Bank Bailouts: Will the left's attack of Obama help Right? | |
| CNN 16 August 2010 | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 764 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 3.34 | |
| Inside Story - Modernising China's military | |
| AlJazeeraEnglish | 16 August 2010 On this episode of Inside Story, we ask if China is attempting to become a major global military power and whether following the example of the US military would help it to achieve this. | |
| Date: 16 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Pt 2 Journalist Exposes How Corporation Tried to Recruit Her As a Spy | |
| 16 August 2010 Journalist Exposes How Private Investigation Firm Hired by Chevron Tried to Recruit Her As a Spy to Undermine $27B Suit in Ecuadorian Amazon An expose in the Atlantic magazine reveals how one of the world\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s largest private investigation firms, Kroll, hired by oil giant Chevron tried to recruit an American journalist to undermine a massive $27 billion dollar lawsuit against Chevron brought by the residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We speak with the journalist, Mary Cuddehe and with Han Shan, the coordinator for Amazon Watch\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Clean Up Ecuador campaign. | |
| Date: 15 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 749 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae - The Musical | |
| Another silly song from Brian & Krysstal\\\'s new CD \\ | |
| Date: 15 August 2010 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 727 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 4.75 | |