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Freedom's Phoenix
by Sherwood Ross

08/11/08

The Hunt and Halliburton deals offer vivid proof that ‘crony capitalism,’ not the free market brand, is being practiced divvying up Iraq’s oil resources and the other spoils of war. This has long been Bush’s modus vivendi. The Wall Street Journal once noted his Harken Energy Co. acquired exclusive offshore drilling rights from Bahrain in 1990 even though it had never drilled a single well. How did Harken get it? Well, Bush’s father at the time occupied the White House...

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=036922


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Andrew Bacevich of TomDispatch: "Valor does not offer the measure of an army's greatness, nor does fortitude, nor durability, nor technological sophistication. A great army is one that accomplishes its assigned mission. Since George W. Bush inaugurated his global war on terror, the armed forces of the United States have failed to meet that standard."

http://www.truthout.org/article/illusions-victory



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Kathy Kelly for Truthout: "About six months ago, Dan Pearson, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, swiveled around in his office chair in our tiny "headquarters" to ask what we thought about organizing a walk from Chicago to St. Paul, arriving just before the Republican National Convention. A dedicated group of volunteers joined Dan to plan a project, which, to me, is one of the best-organized efforts I've ever encountered, all aimed at voicing a witness against war, particularly in Wisconsin, where 3,500 National Guard troops are on alert for a call-up to combat duty, in Iraq, in 2009."

http://www.truthout.org/article/the-big-voice



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Being a good neighbour has cost a charity £68,000.

Galloway's Society for the Blind has pulled out of a plan to erect a mobile phone mast after a barrage of complaints from residents living nearby.

The charity say the action will cost them £68,000 – and phone company O2 will still go ahead with their plans on a different site.

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Bertelsmann Stiftung: Deutsche Bevölkerung befürwortet weitere Reformen im Bildungssystem. Umbau des dreigliedrigen Schulsystems - Ausbau der Ganztagsschulen - Bessere Integration

„Fast die Hälfte der Deutschen hält das aktuelle Bildungssystem für ungerecht (45 Prozent der Befragten insgesamt; 48 Prozent der Eltern). In Ostdeutschland sagen sogar 60 Prozent der Befragten, dass sie das Bildungssystem für nicht gerecht halten. Besonders skeptisch äußern sich die Menschen in Deutschland zur Chancengleichheit: Drei Viertel der Bevölkerung und sogar 86 Prozent der Eltern sind der Ansicht, dass Jugendliche aus allen Schichten beziehungsweise aus allen Kulturkreisen nicht die gleichen beruflichen Chancen haben. Die Mehrheit der Befragten und fast 60 Prozent der Eltern meinen, dass alle Kinder eher faire Chancen hätten, wenn sie möglichst lange gemeinsam unterrichtet würden. (..) Drei Viertel der Bevölkerung (78 Prozent) und der Eltern (75 Prozent) plädieren dafür, dass das System der Ganztagsschulen ausgebaut werden soll. Von den Eltern der Gesamtschüler sind sogar 85 Prozent der Meinung, dass es mehr Ganztagsschulen geben soll, wie es die Gesamtschulen in der Regel bereits schon sind…“ Aus der Pressemeldung der Bertelsmann Stiftung vom 11.08.2008 http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A000F0A-3F18EEE7/bst/hs.xsl/nachrichten_89123.htm

Siehe auch

Integration durch Bildung - Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsbefragung in Deutschland (pdf) http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xbcr/SID-0A000F0A-3F18EEE7/bst/xcms_bst_dms_25183_25184_2.pdf

Anmerkung WL (Nachdenkseiten vom 12.8.08): „Vielleicht sollte die Bertelsmann Stiftung aus dieser Befragung auch für sich selbst und ihre bildungspolitischen Vorstellungen Konsequenzen ziehen. Wettbewerb und Konkurrenz als das beste und effizienteste Steuerungsinstrument auch für die Schulen bilden ja die Grundphilosophie der Stiftung. Dazu passt gar nicht, dass die Befragten ein Bildungssystem fordern, das sozial gerechter ist, mehr Chancengleichheit schafft, längeres gemeinsames lernen anbietet, mehr individuelle Förderung für sozial Schwache leistet und Schulen in benachteiligten Stadtviertel gegenüber anderen Schulen besser ausstattet. Solche bildungspolitischen Ziele lassen sich mit der ansonsten von Bertelsmann angestrebten Ökonomisierung von Bildung und Privatisierung von Bildungspolitik wohl kaum erreichen.“

Siehe dazu im LabourNet Germany Diskussion > Wipo > GATS, Privatisierung und Gegenkämpfe > Privatisierung und Widerstand: Bildung http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/gats/bildung.html


Aus: LabourNet, 12. August 2008



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Psychologists Vote on Referendum Against Participating in Bush Regime Detention Centers

By Stephen Soldz

Torture is not a nuanced issue. Vote No to torture. Vote YES on the referendum.
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By Timothy Gatto

As globalization becomes a way of life, we realize that each and every one of us is part of a larger whole. What happens on one side of the world directly affects our part of the world. There are those that remain oblivious to the fact that everything that happens in this much smaller world has a cause and effect. The American government is operating in a time warp that has not changed since the end of WWII.

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By Raymond G. Wilson

We need to think about the future of America. Shall we succeed through wartime force and nuclear threats to secure our vital interests in other nations? Or is there a better way to achieve the peace the world craves, the world peace that is possible? Who will lead the way?

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By Mumia Abu-Jamal

Millions have apparently forgotten the bitter lessons from the 2006 mid term election, when Democrats prevailed in congressional elections, formed a slight majority in both houses, and proceeded to do - nothing.

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3:57pm Monday 11th August 2008

I was disappointed that Mr Michael Dolan, Executive Director Mobile Operators Association, did not speak directly to me to obtain the facts of the Campaign that is taking place to permanently remove the base-station on High Acres Estate Kingswinford.

There are several factors to our case and Mr Dolan is very welcome to visit the site, look at the documentation that has been obtained to date and discuss the unacceptable situation our community are faced with.

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http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/yourletters/3586581.Sensible_siting_of_masts/

3:57pm Monday 11th August 2008

I was disappointed that Mr Michael Dolan, Executive Director Mobile Operators Association, did not speak directly to me to obtain the facts of the Campaign that is taking place to permanently remove the base-station on High Acres Estate Kingswinford.

There are several factors to our case and Mr Dolan is very welcome to visit the site, look at the documentation that has been obtained to date and discuss the unacceptable situation our community are faced with.

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http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/yourletters/3586581.Sensible_siting_of_masts/

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Shelley Stark, writing for Truthout: "Halliburton takes advantage of a European loophole that lets corporations hide beneficiaries and assets."

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PLANS to put up a phone mast outside an ancient church in Seaford have been 'cynically timed', says a district councillor.

Vodaphone has lodged an application to build a 10-metre mast and equipment cabinet on the pavement at St Peter's Church in Belgrave Road, Blatchington.

Ward councillor Carolyn Lambert is appealing for people to object to 'this outrageous proposition' and said: 'How cynical as well to submit the application at a time when many people are likely to be on holiday?'

She said the pole and antennae would stand on a normal-sized pavement on a busy route to the nearby primary school. An application for a 12-metre pole was refused in 2005 because its siting and design was considered 'to represent an incongruous intrusion into the street scene'.

Cllr Lambert said: 'And a dangerous impediment to pedestrians might be added.'

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„Der Deutsche Bundestag hat das Verfahren zur Petition gegen die Vorratsdatenspeicherung abgeschlossen. Sowohl die Begründung als auch das Verfahren an sich werfen viele Fragen auf. Während die verschiedenen Petitionen gegen die Vorratsdatenspeicherung als sachgleich zusammengefasst wurden, geht die Begründung der Ablehnung lediglich auf eine Argumentation ein. Bug oder Feature im Petitionssystem? Telepolis sprach mit Ricardo-Cristof Remmert-Fontes, Kai-Uwe Steffens und Stefan Hermes…“ Interview von Twister (Bettina Winsemann) in telepolis vom 08.08.2008 http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/28/28445/1.html



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Aus: LabourNet, 11. August 2008

Gerne leiten wir Ihnen dieses Mail hier weiter........

Info Mobilfunk


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Strahlungsfrei [info@strahlungsfrei.ch]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. August 2008 21:07
Betreff: Thurgauer Regierungsrat empfiehlt keine WLANs an Schulen

Liebe MobilfunkkritikerInnen

Vor den Ferien hatten wir darüber berichtet, dass zwei Mitglieder unseres Vereins sich in Bottighofen - einem Vorort von Kreuzlingen - erfolgreich gegen die Einführung von WLANs an ihren Schulen gewehrt haben. Durch diese Aktion ermuntert, hat Kantonsrätin Fabienne Schnyder beim Regierungsrat eine einfache Anfrage eingereicht. Der Thurgauer Regierungsrat empfiehlt nun allen Schulen im Kanton möglichst keine WLANs einzusetzen. Ein sorgfältiger Umgang mit diesen Geräten sei ratsam.

Eine ursprünglich kleine Aktion, in einer kleinen Gemeinde hat schlussendlich Grosses bewirkt. Ein motivierendes Beispiel dafür, dass wir bei allen unseren Aktionen - uns seien sie noch so bescheiden - nie den Mut verlieren dürfen. Herzlichen Dank an alle Beteiligten.

(Artikel der Thurgauer Zeitung vom 9. August im Anhang)
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Der Hunger nach nachwachsenden Rohstoffen und energiereichen Getreidesorten für die Agrarindustrie führt laut DUH nicht nur im Amazonas-Regenwald zum Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt. Auch in Baden-Württemberg, Niedersachsen, Bayern, Brandenburg und den anderen deutschen Flächenstaaten fördern Energiekrisen und hohe Getreidepreise das Artensterben und den Schwund von Biodiversität. Das hat eine Analyse der Deutschen Umwelthilfe e. V. (DUH) ergeben.

Ursprüngliche Nachricht:
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AlterNet
by Matt Taibbi

08/09/08

From Wall Street to the Big Oil powerhouses to the military-industrial complex, America’s fat-cat business leaders know that the Animal House-style party of the last eight years that made almost all of them rich with bonuses, government contracts and bubble profits is about to come to an end, and someone is going to have to pay to clean up the mess. They want that someone to be you, not them, and they’ve spared no expense to make sure both presidential candidates will be there to bail them out next year. They’re succeeding. Both would-be presidents have already sold us out. They’ve taken the money and run — completing the cyclical transformation of the American political narrative from one of monopolistic Republican iniquity to an even more depressing tale about the overweening power of corporate money and the essentially fictitious nature of our two-party system. In layman’s terms, we’ve gone from being screwed...

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If I Were Once A Democrat Again, this is What I'd Tell Obama

By Timothy V. Gatto

The Democrats are wondering why their candidate's numbers are slowly circling the drain. How stupid is that? Could it be that the man chosen by the mainstream corporate media and the corporate political party is behaving like a corporatist? This entire drama between the two political parties has got to be the most expensive con job that this world has ever seen.

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The Free Liberal
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

One problem with politicians is that when problems they create come to a head, they typically feel this irresistible urge to DO something, rather than to UN-do something, or to simply back off to avoid exacerbating the situation. Too often, that which they end up doing has very little connection to the cause of the crisis, but plays well in the press and superficially makes everyone feel better. Bills that are rushed through Congress under duress are never studied enough, providing too tempting an opportunity to quietly slip in unrelated provisions that erode freedoms in ways that would never pass as a stand-alone bill. We famously saw this with the PATRIOT Act, but Washington learned nothing from that. The current housing crisis and the corresponding big government fix are another prime example...

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What is destroying your country worth?

Liberty For All
by Ed Lewis

08/10/08

One of the most devastating results from years of research and intense study of America is that to date there is not one official at any level of any body politic we call ‘government’ that obeys the Law. Law refers to the Law laid down by our Creator and the founders...

http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=1392



Restore the Constitution in your county now

from Reason to Freedom
by Melinda Pillsbury-Foster

08/08/08

This is the first Restore the Constitution Project for you to undertake in your county. Using it you can deliver the message that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land. You will find instructions, sources for supplies and a Proof of Service Form for this project. Other projects, each on its own small site, will follow. Using these, you can serve law enforcement officers with a letter and a copy of the Constitution. If you like, you can also include a copy of ‘The Proper Role of Law Enforcement,’ by Sheriff Richard Mack. The project can be carried out by a small group very inexpensively. It is the first of a series of such projects. Together, the projects will enable you to restore your county to government by the people, transitioning from the present system to one that is stable and reliable and resistant to becoming uppity...

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Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland

08/08/08

Assuming the federal government has, after almost seven years, finally identified the perpetrator of the anthrax attacks in 2001 — admittedly a generous assumption given that for most of those years, it pursued, hounded, embarrassed, and ruined the career of the wrong man — larger dangers remain. As is normally the case with issues surrounding terrorism, the average citizen will probably be shocked to learn that their government is often a bigger threat than the terrorists. Remember the CIA’s creation of the 9/11 threat by supporting the most radical Islamist groups fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan during the 1980s and then the U.S. government’s provocation of terrorist attacks from those same militants by its non-Islamic military presence in Islamic Persian Gulf countries in the 1990s, which had continued unnecessarily subsequent to the first Gulf War. Similarly, in the case of bioterrorism, the threat from the government is greater than from foreign groups such as al Qaeda...

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2288


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Brownsville Herald

08/10/08

President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that airstrikes carried out in Afghan villages by U.S. and NATO troops are only killing civilians and that the international community should instead go after terror centers in Pakistan. International forces serving under NATO and the separate U.S.-led coalition insist that the vast majority of those killed in air raids are militants...

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The New York Times writes about protecting the right to vote: "Much about the presidential election is up in the air, but one thing is certain: voters will have trouble casting ballots on Election Day. In a perfect world, states and localities would handle voting so well that the public could relax and worry about other things. But elections are so mismanaged - and so many eligible voters are disenfranchised - that ordinary citizens have to get involved."

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this is hampshire.net - Winchester, England, UK

MOBILE phone company, O2, wants to put a mobile phone antenna on the top of the Grade I listed St Cross Church. New Edge Telecommunications, acting for the ...

http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirechroniclenews/display.var.2448481.0.phone_mast_plan_at_church.php



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10:00pm Sunday 10th August 2008

By Lynne Milford

A Colchester head teacher has hit out at a mobile phone company for starting a consultation during the school holidays.

Bridget Harris, head teacher at St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School, said she received a letter from Vodafone regarding plans for a mobile mast on nearby St Botolph’s Church only because a school secretary happened to go in to work.

“What has angered me is that we’re given 14 days to complain but the letter was sent to arrive after we closed for the summer,” she said.

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11 August 2008

The Green Party is calling on the Government to intervene to protect communities and schools from having 12 to 22 metre cell towers erected next door to homes, schools and pre-schools, without consultation or consent.

The Titahi Bay community is the latest in a series of communities which has discovered that a cell tower is about to be built right next to their homes - even though they have not been consulted or given their consent.

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