‘Pork-barrel protests’ rock the Philippines

More than 100,000 people marched in Manila and other cities against wholesale robbery by politicians and the 1%.

Last Modified: 27 Aug 2013 08:15
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The protesters chanted ‘No more pork!’ as they marched through Manila [Getty Images]

Manila, Philippines – In a country where millions of people survive on just a dollar a day, Janet Lim Napoles’ claims that she comes from a humble family are hard for many Filipinos to accept. Her 23-year-old daughter Jeane, fresh out of college in the US, owns a $1.89m condo at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles. That’s apart from the $9.5m worth of properties the family has across California. Continue reading “‘Pork-barrel protests’ rock the Philippines”

Worse than Chernobyl: Fukushima’s genetic poisoning of the planet

 The inner threat of Fukushima crisis

Professor Christopher Busby is a British nuclear scientist known for his theories about the negative health effects of very low-dose ionising radiation.sss

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Workers wearing protective suits and masks are seen near tanks of radiation ultra-contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Reuters / Issei Kato)  Hundreds of these tanks are said to be in imminent danger of leaking due to inferior plastic seals used to save money.

 I recently pointed out, this operation has to go on forever – a long sickness, but at least not a sudden death. However, this week begins a new development in the potential sudden death department. Continue reading “Worse than Chernobyl: Fukushima’s genetic poisoning of the planet”

Manning shames her Tormentors, vows to Live as a Woman

01-flyer-final…”sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society…”

Chelsea (ex-Bradley) Manning’s post-sentence statement, issued by his lawyer, was the kind of statement you would expect to be given by a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in their acceptance speech. It is both unequivocal and profound. …

That Manning issues such a statement on the day he is sentenced to 35 years in prison is testimony to his resilience, his courage and his love. In doing so, the politicians of this world must surely cower in shame. If President Obama has any integrity left, he must pardon immediately this noble individual. Below, we reproduce it with one difference: we have added hyperlinks, where relevant, to provide greater perspective…. Continue reading “Manning shames her Tormentors, vows to Live as a Woman”

BBC censors the Smashing of Guardian’s Hard Drives

Today 20th August I  can find no mention in the BBC online that their sister media outlet The Guardian was forced by police to destroy hard drives with leaked info of US security crimes, in their basement yesterday. Incredible but I just spent half an hour searching, check yourself!. ah, but of course, the BBC is controlled by the British Government. A story that is second most popular in the Washington Post ISN’T WORTH REPORTING the next day in the BBC. Is this pre-nazi Germany or what?!big brother

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La Mafia Española de Rajoy juega La Carta Fascista

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La cortina de humo de Gibraltar

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Con o sin Gibraltar, no pasaremos por alto la ilegitimidad de este gobierno, ni de este sistema, y seguiremos combatiéndolo, sacando a la luz todos los truquitos de este gobierno.
Leyendo los principales titulares de los medios de comunicación de nuestro país pareciera que estamos casi al borde de una guerra con Reino Unido.  Continue reading “La Mafia Española de Rajoy juega La Carta Fascista”

Rajoy’s Spanish Mafia plays the Fascist Card

Rajoy’s Government of Scoundrels Stokes Nationalist Tensions For Own Gain

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15/08/2013 by Don Quijones

Since taking office in November 2011, Mariano Rajoy’s government has done pretty much everything it can to alienate the Spanish public. Even before completing its maiden year in office, it had broken almost all of its key election pledges. Taxes would not be hiked, it had promised, but they soon were. Banks would never be bailed out with public funds, public spending on vital services would not be cut, unemployment would be a priority, the economy would improve, public hospitals would be safe in their hands… all turned out to be lies. Continue reading “Rajoy’s Spanish Mafia plays the Fascist Card”

Absurd, genocidal, ‘Peace’ talks’ in Palestine

‘Peace talks’ are the perfect alibi for expanding Israel’s illegal settlements on Palestinian land        Mairav Zonszein