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| UN CALL TO BAN SPACE WEAPONS |
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Thursday, November 29 2007 @ 08:06 AM EST
UN Conference Calls for Treaty to Prohibit Weapons in Space
By Carla Stea
November 28, 2007 |
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| The Media Demockracy |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 08:21 PM EST
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The media in the U.S. is in the forefront of turning our democracy into demockracy. This is currently evident in the Iraq war coverage. The cable channels are the worst offenders, but the networks are not far behind. The coverage, including the "embedded" journalists, is mostly to act as cheerleaders for the Pentagon and the presidents war policy. |
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| WMD: Found Or Planted? |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 08:00 PM EST
The France Press Agency reports the U.S. government should be "embarrassed" over the apparent failure to uncover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the main justification for going to war, retired intelligence officials said Thursday.
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| Saving The United Nations and Civilization |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 07:59 PM EST
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We are at a pivotal point in history, thus the decision by the U.S. and Britain to wage war on Iraq, rather than working tirelessly for a civilized resolution through the United Nations, is a tragic step backward to the barbarism of 20th century warfare. Time is crucial! It's imperative that we do all that is necessary to initiate a dramatic change to end the violence and war that now threatens the very fabric of our civilization. |
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| Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found! |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 07:51 PM EST
AGENT ORANGE
It's ironic that at the same time U.S. military teams are desperately looking for evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, specifically chemical weapons, an extensive scientific report was just released on the massive use of the chemical Agent Orange by the U.S. in Vietnam. The five-year study by health experts from Columbia University, working under a U.S. government contract, found the amount of the cancer-causing dioxin in Agent Orange was previously underestimated. |
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| War in Iraq a reason for shame (Excerpts) |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 07:50 PM EST
Anguish and guilt are what at least some of the soldiers in the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, which has borne the brunt of the fighting in Iraq, are now experiencing. They have found themselves fighting a grossly outmatched opponent. The Christian Science Monitor quoted one 3rd Infantry Division soldier saying, "For lack of a better word, I feel almost guilty about the massacre. We wasted a lot of people."
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| Crimes against culture are remembered for ever (Excerpts) |
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Tuesday, April 01 2003 @ 07:49 PM EST
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The burning of books and the destruction of works of art is so powerful a symbol ofbarbarism that the stench of it hangs in the air long afterwards: it is somethingimpossible to forgive, impossible to forget. There was an ancient Greek called Herostratus who burned down the Temple of Artemis for the sole reason that he thought that his action would make his name remembered; he was quite right. |
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| Manifesto for Human Survival and Future |
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Sunday, September 01 2002 @ 10:11 PM EDT
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A Profound Transformation of the global political structure and international relations has taken place in recent years. The United States has emerged as the wealthiest and the most powerful military power in the world. Its supreme imperial power and unilateralism in the globalized world threatens the present rule of law, peace and security. The United States is planning to invade Iraq, a sovereign nation, violating the U.N. Charter and the international law. It has already withdrawn from the ABM Treaty after 30 years and is planning to build a national missile defense (NMD) system disregarding the 1967 Space Treaty. Besides, it has challenged several major international treaties such as the banning of land mines and chemical weapons, Kyoto Climate Change Accord and more. In short, the U.S. has emerged as a challenge to the integrity of the United Nations - the only organization with the mandate of settling international disputes and maintaining peace and law in the world. If unchallenged by the people of the world, this may result in global anarchy. |
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| People’s Movements to Challenge the Illegal US Invasion of Iraq |
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Sunday, September 01 2002 @ 10:08 PM EDT
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September 11, 2001, heralded a new chapter in the unfolding drama of human history. For the first time, the United States, with its overwhelming military might and vast wealth, declared itself a super power, as if taking control over the destiny of the earth. This supremacy was announced when the President of the United States, George W. Bush challenged the world by declaring Iraq, Iran and North Korea as ‘an axis of evil’. |
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| Seven Minutes and Everyday Is August 6th |
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Sunday, September 01 2002 @ 10:05 PM EDT
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August 6th marks the 57th anniversary of the atomic bomb that incinerated the City of Hiroshima in an instant. Due to current military activities and new weapons under development, the 2002 commemoration of this historic tragedy should prompt us into immediate action. |
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