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| GE canola contaminating our fields and foods | |
| http://www.greenpeace.org.au || Greenpeace set up a mobile Biohazard Research Centre at a GE canola field near Geelong, southern Victoria. What did we find? Commercial beehives contaminated with genetically engineered (GE) canola pollen. Read more http://www.truefood.org.au/newsandevents/?news=70 | |
| Date: 06 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 5 | |
| Democrats' New Star Alan Grayson Gives Conservatives a Dose of Their Own Medicine | |
| Show Alan Grayson that we've got his back! | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 798 - Votes: 9 - Rating: 4.56 | |
| Michael Moore's Expose of 'Dead Peasant' Insurance Policies Too Shocking Even for Good Morning America to Ignore | |
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| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 781 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 5 | |
| Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Speaks From the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa 1 of 3 | |
| Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Speaks From the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya remains within the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he has been staying, surrounded by soldiers and riot police, since returning to his country two weeks ago. It has been nearly 100 days since President Zelaya was ousted by the Honduran military. On Friday the Organization of American States told reporters that representatives of the deposed President and the coup government led by Roberto Micheletti will likely begin talks this week. Micheletti reportedly said he would meet with his cabinet today to consider lifting would an emergency decree limiting civil liberties. | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 790 - Votes: 8 - Rating: 2.88 | |
| Rethink Afghanistan: Join the Movement to Stop this War | |
| Its time for you to help build the momentum to stop the war. Get the full DVD. Host a screening with neighbors. Go to: http://rethinkafghanistan.com/ Join the conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rethinkafghanistan Over the last seven years terrorism has increased worldwide. We have spent a tremendous amount of resources and blood to achieve the result of more terrorism and insecurity in the region. The truth is that American military escalation in Afghanistan is harboring the worst sentiments among the Afghan population, giving the Taliban reasons to increase their recruitment and providing. | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 783 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Are recent natural disasters related to Climate Change? | |
| A series of natural disasters simultaneously hit the world soon after scientists said that quakes, volcanic eruptions, giant landslides and tsunamis may become more frequent as global warming changes the earth's crust. Are these geological catastrophes man-made? What should be done to reverse the process? And can politicians restore nature's delicate balance? | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 848 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 2.5 | |
| Leading cleric blames Iran for Yemen conflict - 05 Oct 09 | |
| Yemen's most influencial cleric has accused Iran of fuelling the country's bitter civil conflict. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, he claims Iran is backing a rebel uprising in the country's north. Shia fighters and the army are engaged in fierce fighting that's dividing popular opinion in the country. From the Yemeni capital Sana'a, Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports. | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 767 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Nigeria's Leading Niger Delta Militants Disarm | |
| A leading Nigerian militant leader has agreed to halt fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta and accept an unconditional pardon from President Umaru Yar'Adua. Ateke Tom was one of the factional leaders, whose two thousand fighters carried out attacks on oil installations. His faction is linked to the militant group MEND. The president had given gunmen in the Niger Delta until Sunday, October 4th to surrender weapons in return for a pardon. Requests by militants to push back the deadline to allow time for peace talks had been rejected. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), is responsible for attacks that wreaked havoc on Africa's biggest energy industry for the last three years. Under the program, the government promises to provide ex-militants with a stipend, education and job training. However, hhundreds have yet to receive any money and the government's rehabilitation and reintegration programs have yet to be fully launched. Also, activists say that even if top rebel commanders decide to surrender, there is little to prevent their militants from finding new leaders and resuming their attacks. | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 745 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Rises | |
| A powerful typhoon slams into northern Philippines. Typhoon Parma - the strongest to hit the country since 2006 - tore through the north of the main island of Luzon with sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. At least 17 people have been killed and thousands displaced. Damage and flooding has been extensive but less widespread than feared. Fallen trees and floods have cut off roads and many areas remain inaccessible due to power outages and disruption in communications. Hefty damage to crops has been reported with the government announcing more rice may need to be imported to fill its needs for the first half of 2010. Heavy rains triggered landslides including one in the Benguet province where small-scale miners were buried alive while sleeping in a shelter. [Witness] (Filipino) "I went to check at 5 am, and when I saw the place, their hut was already gone - it was just rocks and soil." More than 130,000 people in the country's eastern seaboard fled their homes ahead of the typhoon hitting with some 5,000 remaining in temporary shelter areas. Although rains have now ceased disaster officials have urged evacuees not to return to their homes yet. But, some villagers in the Cagayan valley have decided to go back, sift through their belongings and begin rebuilding their homes. In the Filipino capital of Manila, people who sought refuge in schools used as evacuation centers were being asked to leave so classes could resume. Many of those taking shelter have nowhere to go - their houses have been destroyed by the floods or are not fit to be lived in. [Paulino Alvarez, Evacuee]: (Male, Filipino) "The problem we're facing is that there aren't any houses fit for people to live in because it's muddy back at the village and there's no water there. We have power but no water." A father of five said he was concerned about where to go. [Raymundo Marinda, Evacuee]: "That's what we're worried about: where to find a home. I'll ask my relatives if I can stay with them for a while." Nearly 300 people were killed in and around Manila last week from another typhoon where record-breaking rainfall caused severe flooding. Parma is now heading towards Taiwan where authorities have already issued a warning. | |
| Date: 05 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 832 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Clock ticking for Obama to close Gitmo | |
| President Obama has only two months left to keep his promise to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, but the chances of meeting the deadline are fading, with the White House blaming legal complications for delays. | |
| Date: 04 October 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 777 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |