The Unforgiven Country Cries Out By Chris Floyd January 13, 2010 --- http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24393.htm Via Mark Crispin Miller, the Center for Constitutional Rights points to some venues for getting help to the people of Haiti: Partners in Health and the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. You can find several more in this listing from the New York Times. I. The relentlessly maintained, deliberately inflicted political and economic ruin of Haiti has a direct bearing on the amount of death and devastation that the country is suffering today after the earthquake. It will also greatly cripple any recovery from this natural disaster. As detailed below, Washington's rapacious economic policies have destroyed all attempts to build a sustainable economy in Haiti, driving people off the land and from small communities into packed, dangerous, unhealthy shantytowns, to try to eke out a meager existence in the sweatshops owned by Western elites and their local cronies. All attempts at changing a manifestly unjust society have been ruthlessly suppressed by the direct or collateral hand of Western elites. The result? Millions of people -- weakened by hunger, deprivation, malnutrition, disease -- living jammed together in precarious, substandard housing. A lack of the physical, financial and civic infrastructure needed to support a decent life in ordinary times -- and to provide proper assistance, and a strong framework for rebuilding, when disaster strikes. Even a far lesser earthquake than the one that struck this week would have caused an unconscionable amount of unnecessary suffering in a nation that has been as ruthlessly and deliberately throttled as Haiti.
Posted by karsten on Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 12:26:40 UTC(42 reads)
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Din Kandidat for liste Å
Still I have not found anybody who should have my vote to be major of København. That is why I use my democratic rights and participate in the kommunal election as a candidate for Christiania-Listen.
Politics need new brains the system got stuck in itself. I certainly believe that people can make a difference. That is why, if you live in København Kommune and you recieved a VALGKORT to participate in the election on the 17th november, your vote should go to CHRISTIANIA-LISTEN
Posted by karsten on Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 13:25:25 UTC(130 reads)
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The US War against Iraq The Destruction of a Civilization
Chicken writes:
The US War against Iraq The Destruction of a Civilization By James Petras August 21, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- The US seven-year war and occupation of Iraq is driven by several major political forces and informed by a variety of imperial interests. However these interests do not in themselves explain the depth and scope of the sustained, massive and continuing destruction of an entire society and its reduction to a permanent state of war. The range of political forces contributing to the making of the war and the subsequent US occupation include the following (in order of importance): The most important political force was also the least openly discussed. The Zionist Power Configuration (ZPC), which includes the prominent role of long-time, hard-line unconditional Jewish supporters of the State of Israel appointed to top positions in the Bush Pentagon
Posted by karsten on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 @ 11:40:27 UTC(168 reads)
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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes
She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment, I believe that there are a lot of children thinking the same.
People get a grip on your consum and politicians listen
Posted by karsten on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 14:18:01 UTC(268 reads)
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Violent Eviction at Dey Krahorm
It is not just Christiania existence that is threatened. Some brave Christianians report from the struggle of the people in Dey Krahorm in Cambodia. These people need your help. visit this link to learn more.
Posted by karsten on Saturday, February 14, 2009 @ 15:34:41 UTC(342 reads)
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