Archive for the ‘war’ Category

Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : Land invasion forces Yanomami into local town - News from Survival

Friday, February 15th, 2008

A group of Yanomami Indians have spent the past ten days camped in a local Brazilian town following the invasion of their land by goldminers and ranchers.Read the full story

Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog » Nancy Pelosi: The Surge Has Failed

Monday, February 11th, 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said twice Sunday that Iraq “is a failure,” adding that President Bush’s troop surge has “not produced the desired effect.”Read the full story

Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth: poll

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

LONDON (AFP) - Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.Read the full story

Inteligentaindiĝena Indigenismo Novaĵoservo: AFP.com | Shell profits hit record 31 billion dollars

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

LONDON (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.Read the full story

Inteligenta Indiĝena Indigenismo Novaĵoservo: Bhutto: Standing up for beliefs

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Benazir Bhutto RIP (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) NewsDaily: TopNews -- Bhutto: Standing up for beliefs: "WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said she recognized the danger she faced in returning to Pakistan.Read the full story

The Associated Press: U.S. Refuses `Any Wounded Soldier’ Mail

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened.Read the full story

Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes

Friday, November 16th, 2007

MUNICH, Germany -- Scandal-scarred Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes to cabinet ministers and dozens of other officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya as it sought to win lucrative contracts for telecommunications equipmentRead the full story

Bush warns Congress not to recognise Armenian \\\\\\’genocide\\\\\\’ | Special reports | Guardian

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

President George Bush today urged members of Congress to reject a congressional resolution recognising the killings of Armenians in 1915 as "genocide", warning that it would damage US relations with Turkey.Read the full story

Daily Kos: Republicans Block Voting Machine Testing in Ohio

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

This is not good for Democrats in Ohio. Voters there need to rally and organize to countermand this grievous public injustice. All votes must be counted and all votes must count.Read the full story

Inteligenta Indiĝena Indigenismo Novaĵoservo: Waxman: State Dept. Official Thwarted Probes

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

"Howard J. Krongard, the State Department's inspector general, has repeatedly thwarted investigations and censored reports that might prove politically embarrassing to the Bush administration, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform charged today in a 13-page letter.Read the full story