Daily Archives: September 12, 2008 »

BNP accounts don’t add up

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 3

When the British National Party told its members in January that it had raised £70,000 as a result of its “Building to Grow” appeal, Searchlight was sceptical. After all, the appeal was launched just

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How industry money protects killer chemicals

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 0

By David Michaels | It happens almost every time. When a study is published linking a workplace chemical to serious disease, a scientist working for the industry disputes the findings. David Michaels, author of

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NOAM CHOMSKY: Towards a Second Cold War?

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 6

NOAM CHOMSKY | Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his

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Secret Military Technology

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 1

By Bruce Schneier | On 60 Minutes, in an interview with Scott Pelley, reporter Bob Woodward claimed that the U.S. military has a new secret technique that’s so revolutionary, it’s on par with the

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Howard Zinn – US ‘in need of rebellion’

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 1

Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged attitudes towards the US and why the US “empire” is close to collapse. Q:

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Bush Secretly Approved Orders Allowing Raids in Pakistan

Mick Meaney September 12, 2008 0

By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without the prior approval

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