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Open letter to Greg Palast

12-07-2006 22:10 | Analysis | Globalisation | Technology | World

The growing ranks of Peak Oil deniers have been joined by an unexpected ally in the form of darling of the left, Greg Palast. In his new book, Armed Madhouse he expressed his opinion that peak oil is nothing more than a plot by big oil to extract higher and higher profits. His views are quickly and easily dismissed by looking at the history of new discoveries for new oil fields compared to the rates of extraction and demand. Below, Richard Heinberg lays out a detailed point by point counter to Greg Palasts claims...

Indian Bollywood Actors goes for Surgical Body Piercing Jewelry

12-07-2006 12:59 | WSF 2006 | Globalisation | Health | World

With trends of next generation body piercing
Plastic Cosmetic Surgeons-Doctors, skin - dermatologists in India had started procedures of Surgical Body Piercing like western countries to cater the upcoming needs of modern trends as per universal demands.

Make Bono History!

12-07-2006 09:07 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Ageing rock star Bono has shown his true colours by backing a video game which depicts an invasion of Venezuela. Multi-millionaire Bono is taking a break from his tireless work to end global poverty by promoting multi-national companies and making a bit of much needed cash for himself.

pink - radical cheerleading - samba - clowns in moscow against G8

11-07-2006 18:43 | G8 Russia 2006 | Culture | Globalisation | World

Today a sucessfull public action against the G8 took place in central moscow.

Strike at the BBC?

11-07-2006 16:46 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

It was revealed last week that director-general Mark Thompson saw his pay packet rise by £160,000, from £459,000 to £619,000. Adding insult to injury is the executive board's greed in swallowing inflated pay rises of between 10 and 30 per cent. BECTU members will vote for industrial action."

The Build Up To World War 3 Begins In Shanghai

10-07-2006 17:33 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

The growth of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation), particularly the meetings emphasis on security and defence and the new membership applications, are creating worldwide tensions similar to the standoff before the Second World War.

BRITISH RED CROSS FRAUD IN EARTHQUAKE AREAS

10-07-2006 15:52 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Can anyone provide any information on the article appearing in the Asian Today newspaper in the Midlands regarding the fraud by British Red Cross in providing assistance in the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005.

SHOCK FOR EDINBURGH METRO READERS

07-07-2006 19:20 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Passengers reading the Metro on Edinburgh's buses this week got a real shock - the paper contained something worth reading in. A leaflet entitled "The Carnival is not over" mysteriously appeared in over a thousand copies of the Metro "newspaper" which is distributed free on Lothian Region buses.

Issued on the anniversary of the anti G8 Carnival for Full Enjoyment, the leaflet encouraged citizens to resist injustice : "Together we have the power to disrupt the daily grind of the institutions that plunge us into overwork, poverty and debt."

London Bombers: Secret services had arrested them earlier and knew them.

''The members of the network that carried out last week's attacks in London had been arrested earlier last year, and were and are known to British authorities." said French minister of Interior, the head of the secret services and police, Nicholas Sarkozy in Brussels. Clarke, the UK Home Secretary, went mad.

Is the Dollar Hegemony Ending?

07-07-2006 13:18 | Globalisation | World

The demand for dollars will fall significantly when oil is transacted in euros. The US must control its twin deficits and reduce its footprint to keep the confidence of foreign creditors Radical restruring and removal of incompetent, corrupt leaderships could avert global depression.

Howard Zinn & 'The NN-phant in the Room'

The huge omnivorous herd consumes everywhere on our earth as much as it can grab, and tramples millions of human beings to death. That doesn't seem to matter. The 'elephant boys' don't speak about the bloody pulp underneath the feet of the big animals: instead they give'm a bath in the mainstream.

Indy english lang radio coverage of G8

There is a proposal to provide english language radio coverage of the G8 mobilisations next week.

Freedom, although late...

05-07-2006 00:42 | Free Spaces | Globalisation | World

on the entrance of Venezuela in Mercosul

EU votes to curb airlines over climate change.

04-07-2006 16:30 | Ecology | Globalisation | Technology | World

The EU Parliament today voted to accept the proposals by Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas to help climate change by limiting aircraft emissions etc....

July 4th 2006: Lady Liberty, America & her Fleeting Visions

One of the best writers, observing the fast deterioration, the horrible change and slow death of 'Lady Liberty', is American author and artist Jim Kirwan.

Camp Inski - Anti-G8-Camping at the Baltic Sea

For global social rights and an entirely different entirety!

August 4-13th 2006

As BP reports drop in oil production, wot r u doing2 prepare4 peak?

Many different people predict a wide variety of timescales for peak oil and the downslide on the other side. Some people say we have already peaked and others say we've got maybe another six or even eight years. However, the nature of the problem means that we'll only know we've reach global peak after the event as we look back on falling production figures....

Amnesty: ''Israel commits State Terrorism'' & Bush commits war crimes

Amnesty International reports: ''Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip are war crimes. Deliberate attacks by Israeli forces against civilian property and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip violate international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes.''

Greg Palast booksigning and Venezuela talk 8pm Tuesday 4th July @ NUJ hq

CALLING NOTICE: Greg Palast speaks on Tuesday July 4th to the National Union of Journalists book branch with Hands Off Venezuela at the NUJ headquarters from 8pm.

Another US atrocity in Iraq

01-07-2006 13:48 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

Soldiers under investigation for rape and murder

1 July 2006

A top US Army commander in Iraq has ordered an investigation into allegations of yet another atrocity committed by US soldiers in Iraq. The case involves a particularly gruesome and sadistic episode, in which an Iraqi woman was allegedly stalked, raped and murdered. Three other members of her family were killed, and the corpse of the violated woman was burned.

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Open letter to Greg Palast

Indian Bollywood Actors goes for Surgical Body Piercing Jewelry

Make Bono History!

pink - radical cheerleading - samba - clowns in moscow against G8

Strike at the BBC?

The Build Up To World War 3 Begins In Shanghai

BRITISH RED CROSS FRAUD IN EARTHQUAKE AREAS

SHOCK FOR EDINBURGH METRO READERS

London Bombers: Secret services had arrested them earlier and knew them.

Is the Dollar Hegemony Ending?

Howard Zinn & 'The NN-phant in the Room'

Indy english lang radio coverage of G8

Freedom, although late...

EU votes to curb airlines over climate change.

July 4th 2006: Lady Liberty, America & her Fleeting Visions

Camp Inski - Anti-G8-Camping at the Baltic Sea

As BP reports drop in oil production, wot r u doing2 prepare4 peak?

Amnesty: ''Israel commits State Terrorism'' & Bush commits war crimes

Greg Palast booksigning and Venezuela talk 8pm Tuesday 4th July @ NUJ hq

Another US atrocity in Iraq

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