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Afghanistan: The case for negotiations
In These Times by Gilles Dorronsoro 05/24/10 The coalition’s strategy in Afghanistan is at an impasse. The renewed efforts undertaken since the summer of 2009 have failed to temper the guerrilla war.... ...
Bill for Afghan War Could Run into the Trillions
By Eli Clifton Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda Bilmes estimated that the long-term costs - taking into account the costs of taking care of wounded soldiers and... ...
US let BP drill in Gulf without permits
Federal records show that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) gave BP the green light for drilling, in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. http://www.presstv.i r/detail.aspx?id=126495&se ctionid=3510203 In... ...
Gulf Oil Spill: Real Disaster Might Be Lurking Beneath the Surface
Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor: "New research suggests that huge plumes of oil might be spread at all levels of the water column, showing how much scientists don't yet know about the complex... ...
Afghan war costs now outpace Iraq’s
USA Today 05/12/10 The monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan, driven by troop increases and fighting on difficult terrain, has topped Iraq costs for the first time since 2003 and shows no sign of letting... ...
A look at costs of Afghan war to U.S. taxpayers
President Barack Obama's request in February for more money to pay for the war in Afghanistan is still snarled in Congress as lawmakers work on other priorities and deal with scarce budget resources. http://www.reu ters.com/article/idUSTRE64 914820100510 From... ...
Was the Gulf Oil Spill an Act of War?
You Betcha Randall Amster J.D., Ph.D., Truthout: "Speculation has been running rampant among certain sectors of the web world lately about the true origins of the massive oil spill that has engulfed the... ...
War Is Necrophilia
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning By Chris Hedges "The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries... ...
War Propaganda from Afghanistan
A Year of War Would Pay for Local Jobs Bill Bob Naiman, Truthout: "Sometime between now and Memorial Day, the House is expected to consider $33 billion more for war in Afghanistan. This 'war supplemental'... ...
The Global Economic Crisis: Riots, Rebellion and Revolution
By Andrew Gavin Marshall Ratings Agency Predicts Civil Unrest: Moody's is a major ratings agency, which performs financial research and analysis on governments and commercial entities and ranks the credit-worthiness... ...