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| F William Engdahl: No pull-out in 2011, US will spread Afghan war | |
| From: RussiaToday | 16 August 2010 | 2,230 views Loading... The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says he is not bound by the July 2011 date set for a troop pull-out. General David Petraeus said he could well advise President Obama not to go ahead if he believes it\\\\\\\'s the wrong time. American public support for the war is at an all-time low, with July being the deadliest month for U.S. and NATO troops since 2001. With frustration growing about the occupation of Afghanistan, politicians in Germany have even suggested talking to the Taliban and terrorist organizations to avoid a further escalation of violence. | |
| Date: 2010-08-17 05:37:10 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Ed Show: Debate On Professional Left and value of alternative media | |
| 16 August 2010 Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) filling in for Ed Schultz debates MSNBC political analyst and Time magazine editor Mark Halperin after a NY Times piece by Maureen Dowd doubling down on the infamous comments from Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs on the \\ | |
| Date: 2010-08-17 05:28:34 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 785 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Chris Hayes: America, driven again by Right-Wing insanity, is 'losing it's freaking mind' | |
| 16 August 2010 MSNBCs Chris Hayes - America, driven again by Right-Wing insanity, is \\\'losing it\\\'s freaking mind\\\' The entire segment can be seen here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/... | |
| Date: 2010-08-17 05:11:34 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 782 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4.34 | |
| Pt 2 UN Humanitarian Chief: Magnitude of Pakistan Floods is Unprecedented | |
| Democracy Now! 17 August 2010 The United Nations is warning millions of Pakistanis are at risk of deadly water-borne diseases more than two weeks since Pakistan\\\\\\\'s worst-ever flooding began. The World Health Organization says around six million people?over half of them children?face the threat of cholera and dysentery, as well as typhoid and hepatitis. The flooding has killed over 1,600 people and displaced 20 million?nearly twelve percent of Pakistan\\\\\\\'s population. We speak to UN Humanitarian Chief John Holmes and Pakistani analyst Mosharraf Zaidi. | |
| Date: 2010-08-17 00:58:05 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Pt 2 France Urged to Pay $40 Billion to Haiti in Reparations for Independence Debt | |
| Democracy Now!17 August 2010 According to the UN-sponsored Haiti Reconstruction Fund, only two countries?Brazil and Estonia?have paid the fully pledged amount. The United States, France, Canada and many others have failed to send their pledged aid. A recent review by CNN found that just two percent of total pledges have been delivered to Haiti. Calls are now growing for another form of payment to Haiti: reparations. This week, a group of prominent academics and activists published an open letter calling on France to repay an \\\\ | |
| Date: 2010-08-17 00:10:03 - Added by: KMC | |
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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: 2010-08-16 09:21:07 - Added by: KMC | |
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| 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: 2010-08-16 07:53:59 - 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: 2010-08-16 06:12:07 - 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: 2010-08-16 05:57:12 - Added by: KMC | |
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| 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: 2010-08-16 05:52:26 - Added by: KMC | |
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