Bahrain security forces shoot directly at protester’s face Hussain Radhi – BCHR – 21 Jan.15 A video has emerged showing Bahrain security forces appearing to shoot a protester in the face at close range, using birdshots. According to activists, the video was filmed Tuesday in the capital Manama’s suburb of Bilad al-Qadeem, which has seen more »
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Delays meet WIPP reopening as trail of DOE Inc. lies, deception, double-talk obfuscate facts
Cold War Waste Disposal Stalled Around U.S. as WIPP Reopening Delayed by Months ICTMN Staff – 19 Jan.15 As the Department of Energy challenges the fines levied against it by New Mexico, new revelations are coming to light on safety lapses and a delay in reopening the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), closed since a more »
Idaho added to short list of Spent Nuke Fuel Sites
Former Idaho governors blast Otter’s nuclear waste deal Karen Zatkulak – KTVB – 15 Jan.15 BOISE — Two former Idaho governors are furious and say their work keeping nuclear waste out of Idaho could be erased by a recent deal backed by Gov. Butch Otter. Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt were so upset over the more »
Unsafe above, unsafe below WIPP engineers have broke-down ventilation system
WIPP ventilation system is unsafe, needs improvements By Sarah Matott – 7 Jan.15 – Carlsbad Argus CARLSBAD>> Two reports about inadequate safety conditions at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant criticized the facilities contractor for insufficient information in the plans it created to control the decisions that are made during an emergency. Both reports were conducted more »
Street Artist Demz killed by Miami Police
Demz’s Death: Witness, Cop’s Record Raise Questions About Graffiti Artist’s Killing By Trevor Bach- 10 Dec.14 Hours after Delbert Rodriguez, a 21-year-old street artist known as “Demz,” died last night, the Miami Police Department reiterated its version of what happened: An undercover cop chased Rodriguez after spotting him tagging a building in Wynwood early Friday more »
Berlin’s Kreuzberg district street art blacked out
World-famous Berlin street art blacked out 12 Dec. 14 – The Local DE Twitter users in the capital’s Kreuzberg district reported that men arrived with cranes and spotlights on Thursday night to paint over two of the capital’s most famous street art pieces. The street art in at Cuvrybrache in the Kreuzberg neighborhood have caught more »
Few Give Daily Massacres Notice as Charlie Spectacle Takes The Streets
Child suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria 10 Jan.15 – By Lanre Ola and Isaac Abrak MAIDUGURI/KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb strapped to a girl aged around 10 years old exploded in a busy market place in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring more more »
Who profits from killing Charlie?
Who profits from killing Charlie? By Pepe Escobar – THE ROVING EYE – 10 Jan.15 – Asia Times Putin did it. Sorry, he didn’t. In the end, it was not Russia “aggression” that attacked the heart of Europe. It was a pro-style jihadi commando. Cui bono? Careful planning and preparation; Kalashnikovs; rocket-propelled grenade launcher; balaclavas; more »
CIA’s Hidden Hand in ‘Democracy’ Groups
Special Report: Documents from the Reagan presidential library reveal that two major institutions promoting “democracy” and “freedom” — Freedom House and National Endowment for Democracy — worked hand-in-glove, behind-the-scenes, with a CIA propaganda expert in the 1980s, reports Robert Parry. CIA’s Hidden Hand in ‘Democracy’ Groups8 Jan.15 – By Robert Parry – consortiumnnew.com Freedom House more »
NGOs, The Missionaries of Empire
NGOs: Missionaries of Empire by Devon Douglas-Bowers – 10 Mar.12 – FPJ Non-governmental organizations are an increasingly important part of the 21st century international landscape performing a variety of humanitarian tasks pertaining inter alia to issues of poverty, the environment and civil liberties. However, there is a dark side to NGOs. They have been and more »