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Covert Drone War: Militants and civilians killed in multiple US Somalia strikes
As many as 20 US military strikes in Somalia since 2007 have killed up to 162 people, new research by the Bureau indicates. Of those killed, between 11 and 59 people are reported to be civilians. »
Wagner College Economist: ‘Greece Is Going Down’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Despite the austerity measures approved yesterday by Greek government leaders, and despite the bailout of Greek national debt offered in return by creditor banks and the European Union, Wagner College economics professor Mary Rose Leacy says that “Greece is going down — it’s just a question of when and how.” »
Terror Drones: CIA Tactics In Pakistan Include Targeting Rescuers & Funerals
The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed. »
‘Free-For-All’ Decimates Fish Stocks In The Southern Pacific
TALCAHUANO, Chile — Eric Pineda peered deep into the Achernar’s hold at a measly 10 tons of jack mackerel after four days in waters once so rich they filled the 57-foot boat in a few hours. »
Could SOPA And PIPA Interfere With State Dept.’s Global Internet Freedom Agenda?
Two Internet anti-piracy bills working their way through Congress that are heavily backed by the movie industry could have significant impacts on technology companies, a threat highlighted Wednesday by Wikipedia, Reddit,BoingBoing and other sites that went offline for the day in protest. »
Fissile Materials Remain Poorly Protected
A new industrial plant producing a key nuclear weapons ingredient, enriched uranium, opened in China last year, near the Sichuan city of Hanzhong. Other such plants opened last year in France and Japan. »
Fact Check: GOP Candidates Stretch Truth On Iran
Iran is very much in the news, with President Obama signing legislation that imposes new sanctions against Iran, which has warned it may retaliate by closing a key oil route. But there was more heat than light on the critical issue of Iran from two GOP presidential candidates this weekend: »
Has War Against Iran Already Begun?
The U.S. government lost a spy drone over Iran. Is it part of an ongoing covert war? »
Fact Check: Ambassador Soft On Anti-Semitism?
GOP presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney claim that the U.S. ambassador to Belgium “justified” and “downplayed” anti-Semitism and blamed it on “Israel’s actions toward the Palestinians.” We find that to be a one-sided interpretation of what was actually said. »
Thousands Of Sugar Cane Workers Die As Wealthy Nations Stall On Solutions
LA ISLA, Nicaragua — Maudiel Martinez is 19 years old and has a shy smile, a tangle of curly black hair and a lean, muscular build shaped by years of work in the sugarcane fields. For most of his adolescence, he was healthy and strong and spent his days chopping tall stalks of cane... »
Hotter, Drier, Meaner: Trends Point To A Planet Increasingly Hostile To Agriculture
SAN FRANCISCO – To get a glimpse of the future, look to East Africa today. The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 60 years: Crop failures have left up to 10 million at risk of famine; social order has broken down in Somalia, with thousands of refugees streaming... »
Government Fails To Keep Eye On Night-Vision Goggles In Mideast
When U.S. special operations forces killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani hideout in May, they relied on night-vision goggles, devices that the Pentagon describes as valuable and sensitive national resources. »
CEPR Co-Directors Welcome Fed’s Intervention in European Markets, But Say It is Not Enough
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Center for Economic and Policy Research Co-Directors Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot welcomed the Federal Reserve’s move this week to reduce emergency dollar borrowing costs for European banks. »
Fishing Nations Approve Overhaul Of Bluefin Tuna Tracking System
From The Center for Public Integrity: Nearly 50 countries that trade in high-priced Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna agreed Saturday to transform an archaic paper-based method for tracking fish into a digitalized system that officials say will make it harder for fleets to smuggle plundered bluefin into market. »
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