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Mordechai Vanunu%u2019s Nobel Stand

%u201CHe [Vanunu] has written letters to us this year and last year also, where he stated explicitly that he did not want to be a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. The reason he gave was that Simon Peres had received the Nobel Peace Prize, and Peres he alleged was the father of the Israeli atomic bomb and he did not want to be associated with Peres in any way.%u201D %u2013 Geir Lundestad, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 24 February 2010.

BBC News - Birth defects rise reported by Fallujah doctors

Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are reporting a high level of birth defects, with some blaming weapons used by the US after the Iraq invasion.

Chris Hedges: Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig

We owe Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney an apology. They were right about Barack Obama. They were right about the corporate state. They had the courage of their convictions and they stood fast despite wholesale defections and ridicule by liberals and progressives.

Obama lies as cravenly, if not as crudely, as George W. Bush. He promised us that the transfer of $12.8 trillion in taxpayer money to Wall Street would open up credit and lending to the average consumer. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), however, admitted last week that banks have reduced lending at the sharpest pace since 1942. As a senator, Obama promised he would filibuster amendments to the FISA Reform Act that retroactively made legal the wiretapping and monitoring of millions of American citizens without warrant; instead he supported passage of the loathsome legislation. He told us he would withdraw American troops from Iraq, close the detention facility at Guantánamo, end torture, restore civil liberties such as habeas corpus and create new jobs. None of this has happened.

OpEdNews - Article: 1-2-3 What Are We Fighting For? This?

The stated goal of the US-led War in Afghanistan, according to the Obama Administration, is to defeat the Taliban and establish a stable democratic government over the entire country. Critical to that goal is establishing a professional Afghan army and police force that is not corrupt, and that has the respect of the Afghan people.

But reports out of Canada suggest that far from creating such a military and police force, the so-called International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) is turning a blind eye to the thuggish criminality of those organizations, both to avoid growing opposition in ISAF member countries, and to avoid offending those organizations in Afghanistan.

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Fury as EU approves GM potato - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

The introduction of a genetically modified potato in Europe risks the development of human diseases that fail to respond to antibiotics, it was claimed last night.

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A Guide to the 9/11 Whistleblowers | The Corbett Report

So what if there are 9/11 whistleblowers? What if these whistleblowers come from every level of government and private industry, individuals who have even had their cases vindicated by internal government reports? As you are about to see, there are numerous such whistleblowers and each one is a thorn in the side of those who want to pretend that the 9/11 Commission represents the sum total of knowledge on the 9/11 attacks.

That is precisely why these whistleblowers are not lauded by legislators or trumpeted by the media, but actively suppressed by government officials and the corporate media alike. These courageous insiders have been sidelined, gagged, hounded from their positions and ignored to the point where their stories are virtually unknown among the general public. And that is exactly why it is vital for the alternative media to make these stories known by bypassing the filters and control of the establishment media.

Ici est expliquée une notion importante. Énormément de monde a témoigné. Et il ne sont pas tous fous. Il y a assez de documentation prouvant qu'il y a au moins un doute sur la véracité de la théorie officielle. Il est normal d'être sceptique. Voir Sibel Edmonds

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Pentagon gunman had history of mental illness - Crime & courts- msnbc.com

It's still unclear why John Patrick Bedell opened fire Thursday at the Pentagon entrance, wounding two police officers before he was fatally shot. The two officers were hospitalized briefly with minor injuries.

Un autre* américain se suicide. Ce coup-ci en tirant sur des policiers sur le site du pentagone.

*Joe Stack

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Respected Danish journalist admits 'I was a Mossad agent' - 12160.org

"I traveled all over Africa under the cover of [being] a journalist," said Pundik. "In general, where is the boundary between espionage and journalism? For example, I wrote a detailed analysis of the tribes in Somalia and their attitude toward political parties, I investigated the political situation in northern Nigeria. These were things that the newspaper was also interested in."

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Bruxelles autorise la culture d'une pomme de terre OGM

La Commission européenne s'est appuyée sur le fait que l'Agence européenne de sécurité des aliments (AESA) a jugé que la pomme de terre ne posait pas de problème pour la santé.

Le féculent est renforcé en amylopectine, un composant de l'amidon utilisé par l'industrie pour fabriquer des textiles, du béton et du papier. Mais il contient aussi un gène marqueur de résistance aux antibiotiques, ce qui lui vaut d'être critiqué depuis longtemps par les défenseurs de l'environnement. Ces derniers s'inquiètent des risques de dissémination du gène sur les autres plantes dans la nature.

En outre, les défenseurs de l'environnement estiment que les avis de l'AESA doivent être pris avec précaution car l'institution est au coeur d'une polémique après l'embauche de son ancienne directrice du département OGM, Suzy Renkens, par le groupe suisse Syngenta, présent dans le secteur des organismes génétiquement modifiés.

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Uncorrected Evidence 39

Memorandum submitted by the Institute of Physics (CRU 39)

The disclosure of climate data from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia

The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of over 36,000 and is a leading communicator of physics-related science to all audiences, from specialists through to government and the general public. Its publishing company, IOP Publishing, is a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of physics.

The Institute is pleased to submit its views to inform the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's inquiry, 'The disclosure of climate data from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia'.

The submission details our response to the questions listed in the call for evidence, which was prepared with input from the Institute's Science Board, and its Energy Sub-group.

What are the implications of the disclosures for the integrity of scientific research?

1. The Institute is concerned that, unless the disclosed e-mails are proved to be forgeries or adaptations, worrying implications arise for the integrity of scientific research in this field and for the credibility of the scientific method as practised in this context.

2. The CRU e-mails as published on the internet provide prima facie evidence of determined and co-ordinated refusals to comply with honourable scientific traditions and freedom of information law. The principle that scientists should be willing to expose their ideas and results to independent testing and replication by others, which requires the open exchange of data, procedures and materials, is vital. The lack of compliance has been confirmed by the findings of the Information Commissioner. This extends well beyond the CRU itself - most of the e-mails were exchanged with researchers in a number of other international institutions who are also involved in the formulation of the IPCC's conclusions on climate change.

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FOTOS EMOL

Lectores de emol envían imágenes 27/02
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Fotos: Guillermo Díaz | Publicado el 27/02/2010

What Are Banks Doing with Their Depositors' Money?

Instead of depositor money being used to stimulate economic activity in the private sector by lending to businesses and consumers, the banks are helping to fund the growing federal deficits. This re-allocation of resources has a negative long-term impact on the economy. Depositor money is not being used for productive purposes like building manufacturing plants and making other investments that will create jobs and grow the economy. It is being spent by the government, which consumes in the present and does not invest for the future.

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YouTube - Gaza in Plain Language

The article "Gaza in Plain Language", by Joe Mowrey, first published by Dissident Voice
http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/01/gaz...
was brought to my attention by Robert H. Stiver, and I immediately agreed to do a video treatment of it. Joe and I shared the research effort, and we would like to thank all of those whose video and photographic work is included in this chilling tale of a fledgling nation gone mad. We have used this material in good faith; as fair comment; for no personal gain and in the interests of truth and justice.

Boycott : la contre-offensive d’Israël et de ses amis

Le mouvement de solidarité aurait-il, entre-temps, changé d’orientation et de méthodes, pour s’en prendre aux produits, magasins et restaurants juifs observants ? Le ministère de l’intérieur n’a signalé aucune action de ce type. Et pour cause : l’antisémitisme et le racisme ont toujours été radicalement étrangers au mouvement français de solidarité avec la Palestine. Comment une ministre d’Etat peut-elle se contredire avec autant d’aplomb, pour proférer une contre-vérité reprise à son compte par le premier ministre lui-même (3) ? Et pourquoi cette tentative soudaine pour intimider et discréditer ceux qui dénoncent l’impunité d’Israël ?

La réponse se trouve peut-être dans cet aveu récent de Daniel Shek, l’ambassadeur d’Israël en France : « Nous encourageons des organisations à porter plainte contre les organisateurs du boycott. Nous conduisons des activités politiques à l’ambassade en liaison directe avec des ministres, des organisations, des étudiants et des consommateurs, qui se réveillent (4) ». Etrangement, cette intervention directe dans les affaires intérieures françaises n’a entraîné aucune réaction du Quai d’Orsay. On imagine comment ce dernier aurait réagi si la Déléguée générale de Palestine en France s’était targuée publiquement de se concerter avec des membres du gouvernement et des associations afin d’organiser le dépôt de plaintes contre l’importation en fraude de produits des colonies de Cisjordanie sous l’appellation frauduleuse made in Israël…

Report: Canada to approve GM 'enviropigs' - UPI.com

The Yorkshire pigs were developed by researchers in Ontario at the University of Guelph, who spliced in genes from mice to decrease the amount of phosphorus produced in the pigs' dung, the report said.

The genetic modification means the new strain of pigs produce 30 to 65 percent less phosphorus in their waste, which has been problematic in surface and groundwater around large livestock operations, Canwest said.

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YouTube - People are FED UP...

shouldn't we spend more time analyzing why a guy would go to the extreme of killing himself and others in protest of the IRS than we do on Tiger Woods cheating on his wife???

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Joe Stack's Letter

I know I'm hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand. It has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for their freedom in this country, and it isn't limited to the blacks, and poor immigrants. I know there have been countless before me and there are sure to be as many after. But I also know that by not adding my body to the count, I insure nothing will change. I choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at «big brother» while he strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on all around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won't continue; I have just had enough.

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Jenin Jenin: The Film IDF and Israel don't want you to see

Jenin Jenin depicts the true story of Israeli colossal barbarism. There is no doubt left, the Jewish State is the ultimate enemy of humanity and humanism. It also presents the Palestinian ordeal facing the Zionist evil. Clearly, surviving the Israeli occupation is nothing but heroism.

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Dana Milbank - Why Obama needs Rahm at the top - washingtonpost.com

Dissentions au plus haut niveau du gouvernement Obama

The president would have been better off heeding Emanuel's counsel. For example, Emanuel bitterly opposed former White House counsel Greg Craig's effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, arguing that it wasn't politically feasible. Obama overruled Emanuel, the deadline wasn't met, and Republicans pounced on the president and the Democrats for trying to bring terrorists to U.S. prisons. Likewise, Emanuel fought fiercely against Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to send Khalid Sheik Mohammed to New York for a trial. Emanuel lost, and the result was another political fiasco.

Obama's greatest mistake was failing to listen to Emanuel on health care. Early on, Emanuel argued for a smaller bill with popular items, such as expanding health coverage for children and young adults, that could win some Republican support. He opposed the public option as a needless distraction.

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