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Audio: Peak Oil & Climate Change - Twin Crises?

The relationship between Peak Oil and Climate Change was discussed, during a joint meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Peak Oil and on Climate Change, in the Grand Committee Room in Parliament on 5th December 2007.

Speakers:

Jeremy Leggett, author of `Half Gone' and CEO of Solar Century.

Martyn Williams, Parliamentary Campaigner, Friends of the Earth.

Chris Vernon, the Oil Drum, Europe.

mp3 file (100mb) of the meeting:

http://www.appgopo.org.uk/events/02_051207/APPGOPO2_PO_CC.mp3

http://www.appgopo.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18

A Miracle: Honest Intel on Iran Nukes

05-12-2007 22:13 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

or those who have doubts about miracles, a double one occurred today. An honest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program has been issued, and its "Key Judgments" were made public.

Daily Mail is 'afraid' of Ken Livingstone 'lawyers'! - AADHIKARonline exclusive

05-12-2007 19:11 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

The London Daily Mail's web site has removed an item it has posted earlier today [Wednesday 5 December 2007] about 'Undone mayor' Ken Livingstone’s 'ethnicity and equalities' 'aide' Lee Jasper

NIE Report: Inventing Facts

05-12-2007 11:45 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Many have been quick to characterize yesterday’s National Intelligence Estimate report [1] on Iran’s nuclear program as a long overdue “Honest Intel” [2] that will suck the air out of warmongers’ sails because it clearly states “with high confidence that in fall of 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program”.

The Problem With Christmas

05-12-2007 09:58 | Analysis | Culture | Globalisation | World

Christmas - a time for peace, happiness and family; a time to sell vast quantities of seasonal goods, toys and cheap electrical items. What is it that people love about Christmas, and is that being taken away from us for the sake of a retail dream?

Venezuela's Social Democracy Hits A Speed Bump

04-12-2007 14:16 | Analysis | World

Hugo Chavez addressed upwards of a half million supporters on the final day of campaigning for constitutional reform on December 1. He was confident of a victory that seemed assured. The turnout was impressive as a sea of red filled Caracas' main Avenida Bolivar boulevard and spilled over into adjourning streets. It dwarfed the November 29 final opposition rally Rupert Murdock's Times online/UK and Fox News estimated at "more than 100,000" ahead of saying "polls predicted an agonizingly close result" that referred only to the corporate-run ones. They turned out to be right.

Science, Sustainability, and Distributed Generation in the Information Age

03-12-2007 23:50 | Analysis | Ecology | Technology | World

This is an extended version of a speech given to the Ontario NDP Socialist Caucus Conference held at the Ontario Institute for Science and Education held on October 13, 2007.

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 2: Exporting Democracy

Part two (part one) of an article by Nafeez Ahmed on the history of imperial genocide follows, the subject of this article was the subject of recent public meeting, The Hidden Holocaust - Our Civilizational Crisis.

The Amis-Eagleton controversy: The British literary elite and the war on terror

03-12-2007 08:20 | Analysis | Other Press | Terror War | World

The novelist Martin Amis appeared in the Guardian on Saturday to rebut the charge of racism that novelist and screen writer Ronan Bennett levelled against him the previous week in the same paper. Amis denied being a racist, professed himself disgusted by Islamophobia and praised the “beautiful reality” of Britain’s multi-racial society.

Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land

02-12-2007 16:00 | Analysis | World

An analysis of the Israeli Government and the media's (mainly American) role in misrepresenting (and therefore, perpetuating) Israel's war to wipe Palestine off the map.

The cyber guardians of honest journalism

01-12-2007 13:27 | Analysis | Other Press | World

What has changed in the way we see the world? For as long as I can remember, the relationship of journalists with power has been hidden behind a bogus objectivity and notions of an "apathetic public" that justify a mantra of "giving the public what they want." What has changed is the public's perception and knowledge. No longer trusting what they read and see and hear, people in western democracies are questioning as never before, particularly via the internet. Why, they ask, is the great majority of news sourced to authority and its vested interests? Why are many journalists the agents of power, not people?

"A Crude War Of Revenge" -- Tariq Ali on Afghanistan

30-11-2007 22:26 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

The United States is on its way to losing the war in Afghanistan. The eventual defeat will be political not military. Public sentiment is shifting in Europe. The people have had enough. They want to get out. When European troops withdrawal from Afghanistan; NATO will gradually unravel and the Transatlantic Alliance will collapse. That will be a disaster for America. The US will again be isolated by two great oceans. But not by choice. America's days as an empire will be over.

The Night Shift : A Parable Of Electricity

30-11-2007 13:07 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Technology | World

Shutting down coal-fired power stations could be as simple as doing your washing overnight. Making a 90% cut in energy consumption could be just as easy.

Peter Hain can't be just another dishonest, corrupt or sleazy politician!

30-11-2007 04:58 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Peter Hain administrative error bureau

Announcing the many items of news celebrating the success of Mr Hain in getting away by lying.

Mr Hain blames the staff.

He is not to be sullied

He remains above reproach.

How could anyone in their right minds ever even imagine that a man of peter Hain's record as a successful career-maker could be just as corrupt, as dishonest as any other politician?

Here are some of the news items that are accessible at the time of this post.

I say accessible at the time of this post in the expectation that they may get removed under some secret state dicta brought in to protect Mr Hain

The Guardian web site

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7115204,00.html

Sky News web site

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1295081,00.html

The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1876002007

The SUN

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526970.ece

PHILIPPINES: On Makati Siege; A crisis of institutions

30-11-2007 02:03 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The incident unfolding in Makati City today is not surprising. It is a logical conclusion to the abuses committed by the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) administration, from the dismissal of the impeachment complaint to the clamp down of democratic and constitutional processes.

Annapolis: US prepares Palestinian civil war, rallies Arab support against Iran

29-11-2007 23:25 | Analysis | World

There were times when the Annapolis summit looked like a poor production by an amateur dramatics society—fumbled handshakes, translations not working, President Bush mispronouncing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s name, and Abbas himself dragging along behind Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert like he had forgotten his stage directions. But these gaffes only underscored the fact that this entire production was mounted only in order to conceal the predatory ambitions of the United States in the Middle East.

British Forces & Press Sleepwalking Into World War III?

Recent revelations from the French Voltaire Network (part of 9/11 Truth, France) suggest the Neocon Fascist Madmen plan to sacrifice the eight ships that comprise the US Fifth Fleet in a Gulf Of Tonkin style mock retaliation for a US or Israeli strike on an Iranian reactor. It looks as if this may be the third attempt in the last 12 months by Neocons to create a massive 'incident' to trigger a World War.

Khalid Awan a victim of "creative legal theories" and religious profiling.

"I am not a terrorist, I do not know any terrorists," U.S. officials presented incriminating evidences in court. Mr. Awan was caught on tape calling a leader of the Sikh terrorist group in India, from prison. And several modified,Bogus,False Sikh witnesses testified against Mr Awan by FBI, including one he had met in jail .Mr. Awan has filed court documents that assert he falsely confessed to crimes because FBI agents threatened him with lethal injection and said that they would have RCMP officers arrest his sisters in Montreal. "I tried to give answers so they would be pleased and not give me the death penalty," Mr. Awan wrote in court documents ,

Gates Foundation Millions to divert popular protest movement, South Africa

28-11-2007 14:22 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Gates Foundation Injects $10 Million into Embedded NGO that Claims to Represent Shack Dwellers. Abahlali, the Durban Shack Dwelllers Movement, an amazing community response to the failure of ANC party politics on the ground, responds with a brilliant critique and a resolution to keep on fighting.

"Today is just another ordinary day in our struggle. The march is not ours. The money is not for us. Our struggle is ours. Our struggle continues. Our struggle is for land and housing in democratic cities" Abahlali

Check

http://www.abahlali.org/
for why this movement is one of the most important struggles we could support today!!

US signs deal for long-term occupation of Iraq

28-11-2007 13:30 | Analysis | Iraq | Terror War | World

President Bush and the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki signed an agreement Monday paving the way for the long-term occupation of the Middle Eastern country and its transformation into a semi-colonial protectorate of the US.

World Analysis Newswire Archive

Audio: Peak Oil & Climate Change - Twin Crises?

A Miracle: Honest Intel on Iran Nukes

Daily Mail is 'afraid' of Ken Livingstone 'lawyers'! - AADHIKARonline exclusive

NIE Report: Inventing Facts

The Problem With Christmas

Venezuela's Social Democracy Hits A Speed Bump

Science, Sustainability, and Distributed Generation in the Information Age

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 2: Exporting Democracy

The Amis-Eagleton controversy: The British literary elite and the war on terror

Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land

The cyber guardians of honest journalism

"A Crude War Of Revenge" -- Tariq Ali on Afghanistan

The Night Shift : A Parable Of Electricity

Peter Hain can't be just another dishonest, corrupt or sleazy politician!

PHILIPPINES: On Makati Siege; A crisis of institutions

Annapolis: US prepares Palestinian civil war, rallies Arab support against Iran

British Forces & Press Sleepwalking Into World War III?

Khalid Awan a victim of "creative legal theories" and religious profiling.

Gates Foundation Millions to divert popular protest movement, South Africa

US signs deal for long-term occupation of Iraq

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