Published on Thursday, March 18, 2010 by Inter Press Service EU Selling Torture Equipment by David Cronin BRUSSELS – Equipment designed for torturing prisoners is still being exported from European Union (EU) countries despite a four-year-old ban on such trade, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The human rights group has found that [...]
Archive for March 2010
EU Selling Torture Equipment
March 18, 2010The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear
March 17, 2010Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 by CommonDreams.org The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear A St. Patrick’s Day Lament by Michael Moore Friends, It was amazing. Every story on the front page of Monday’s New York Times told the story of the Age of Greed during which a system known as capitalism is [...]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich to Vote ‘Yes’ on Health Care
March 17, 2010Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 by The Cleveland Plain Dealer Rep. Dennis Kucinich to Vote ‘Yes’ on Health Care by Sabrina Eaton WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich waited until Democrats had won last November’s health care reform vote before casting his ballot against it on the House of Representatives floor. Rep. Dennis [...]
Pentagon Tells Obama to Press Israel for Peace
March 16, 2010Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Pentagon Tells Obama to Press Israel for Peace by Ira Chernus Israeli relations are worse now than they’ve been in 35 years, according to Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren. And you’ve got to wonder why. Yes, right-wingers in the Israeli government launched a diplomatic [...]
Pentagon Tells Obama to Press Israel for Peace
March 16, 2010I am posting this article about Israel because I want to educate myslef on issues that important. If we are doing our duty as Americans and wanting to vote from a position of knowledge; than I feel it is important for us to look at all issues with an open mind. Published on Tuesday, March 16, [...]
Obama Threatens to Veto Greater Intelligence Oversight
March 16, 2010Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by Salon.com Obama Threatens to Veto Greater Intelligence Oversight by Glenn Greenwald One of the principal weapons used by the Bush administration to engage in illegal surveillance activities — from torture to warrantless eavesdropping — was its refusal to brief the full Congressional Intelligence Committees about its activities. Instead, [...]
Yoo Besmirches Legacy of Jefferson
March 16, 2010I found this interesting article on CommonDreams and am posting it here for others to read. Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Yoo Besmirches Legacy of Jefferson by Ray McGovern Initially I was shocked at the thought of the University of Virginia welcoming former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo to the “Academical Village” [...]
The Biggest Dump in the World
March 16, 2010Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by The Telegraph/UK The Biggest Dump in the World As large as the USA, the Great Pacific Waste Patch is the biggest dump in the world. Ed Cumming discovers that it keeps getting bigger, and could be poisoning us all by Ed Cumming The world’s biggest rubbish dump keeps [...]
When Patients Own the System
March 14, 2010Published on Sunday, March 14, 2010 by CommonDreams.org When Patients Own the System A Progressively Financed, Single Standard of Care for All by Donna Smith The national legislative healthcare fix that may be passed by the 111th Congress and then signed by President Obama will do little to relieve the stresses felt by most patients [...]
Learning to Love the Church as we Love the Lord
March 13, 2010This article came from one of my Catholic email groups. I thought it was an interesting article so I am posting it here. Learning to Love the Church as we Love the Lord The early fathers, Saints and Councils throughout the ages have all affirmed; to belong to Jesus is to belong to His [...]
