Monthly Archives: July 2010

“Let Them Eat Cake”: A handful of oligarchs are becoming billionaires while the rest of the country goes down the drain by Paul Craig Roberts Global Research July 31, 2010 It is not unusual for members of the diminishing upper … Continue reading →

That Vast Intelligence Buildup is to Oil the Pentagon’s War Machine by Sherwood Ross Global Research July 31, 2010 The Washington Post’s revelations re the amazing growth of the U.S. intelligence community since 2001—so that we now have 1,271 agencies … Continue reading →

Zombie Neocon Strategy Behind Israel’s “Bomb Iran” Campaign by: Gareth Porter t r u t h o u t 30 July 2010 Reuel Marc Gerecht’s screed justifying an Israeli bombing attack on Iran coincides with the opening the new Israel … Continue reading →

An end to extreme poverty by 2025 Bhutan chances to achieve this goal are good, says Jeffrey David Sachs By Phuntsho Wangdi Kuensel Online 31 July, 2010 Bhutan’s prospects for ending extreme poverty by 2025 are quite good, according to … Continue reading →

Grisly mass graves in Mexico yield 50 casualties of drug war By Tim Johnson McClatchy Newspapers July 24, 2010 MEXICO CITY — The number of bodies pulled from mass graves in a rocky field outside the northern city of Monterrey … Continue reading →

U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use By Les Blumenthal McClatchy Newspapers July 25, 2010 WASHINGTON — The nation’s farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge … Continue reading →

Disabled oil rig alarm points to human failures in Gulf oil spill As investigators probe the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, it’s becoming clearer that human decisions regarding key safety equipment were part of the nation’s largest oil spill. By … Continue reading →

Climate: Controlled Geoengineering Threatens to Save the Planet from Global Warming by: Jason Mark t r u t h o u t 25 July 2010 The sky would look white, but the sunsets would be an out-of-this world explosion of … Continue reading →

Anger Rises Over U.S. Tax Dollars for Settlements By Mel Frykberg IPS – Inter Press Service July 24, 2010 RAMALLAH, Jul 24, 2010 (IPS) – Anger has arisen in Palestinian areas over reports that millions of tax-exempt dollars from the … Continue reading →

BP Response Workers Report Low Morale, Lack of Pay, Sickness by: Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t 26 July 2010 BP oil disaster response workers are reporting endemic problems, such as not being paid on time, … Continue reading →