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Israelis protest against possible military strike on Iran

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August 12, 2012

An Israeli anti-war protester holds a sign asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to bomb Iran during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on March 24, 2012.

An Israeli anti-war protester holds a sign asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to bomb Iran during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on March 24, 2012.
 
Hundreds of Israelis have demonstrated in Tel Aviv to protest against a possible military strike on Iran and demand the resignation of Israeli premier and minister for military affairs.

Carrying signs condemning any strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the protesters gathered outside Minister for Military Affairs Ehud Barak’s residence on Sunday and called on him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, DPA reported.

The demonstrators accused the officials of acting belligerently and pushing for war with Iran, saying the consequences of such action would be dire.
 

Archaeologists cover up Afghan heritage

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By Joris Fioriti (AFP)

August 12, 2012

More than 10 years on Western experts say Afghanistan's ancient Buddhist and early Islamic heritage is little safer (AFP/File, Massoud Hossaini)

 

 

 

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — "It's there," says an archaeologist pointing to the ground, where fragments of a Buddha statue from the ancient Gandhara civilisation have been covered up to stop them being stolen or vandalised.

Just months before the US-led invasion in 2001, the Taliban regime shocked the world by destroying two giant, 1,500-year-old Buddhas in the rocky Bamiyan valley, branding them un-Islamic.

Record Warm Water in Long Island Sound Shuts Down Connecticut Nuclear Power Plant

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Posted by Joseph Eaton on August 13, 2012

Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (Photograph via NRC)

Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (Photograph via NRC)
 

In a sign of the severity of this summer’s record heat, one of the two reactors at Connecticut’s only nuclear power plant has been shut down due to historically high water temperatures in Long Island Sound, source of the facility’s cooling water.

Unit 2 of Millstone Power Plant near New London was shut down Sunday afternoon after temperatures in the sound exceeded 75 degrees for 24 hours, the maximum temperature at which the nuclear power plant has permits to extract cooling water for the unit, said Ken Holt, spokesman for plant operator Dominion.

Libor Failures Neuter BBA as Lobby May Lose Oversight of Rate

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Bloomberg Business Week
By Gavin Finch and Liam Vaughan on August 13, 2012

Libor Failures Neuter BBA as Lobby May Lose Oversight of Rate

The logo for the British Bankers Association (BBA), is seen outside Pinners Hall, the location of their offices in Old Broad Street, London. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

When Anthony Browne accepted the job of Chief Executive Officer of the British Bankers’ Association in June, it had responsibility for the world’s most important benchmark interest rate. Following the Libor-rigging scandal it is likely to be little more than just another lobby group.

Money is slipping through loopholes, tax havens

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L. P. McGovern, August 14, 2012

Interesting headline recently in a British newspaper: "Wealth Doesn't Trickle Down - It Just Floods Offshore, Research Reveals." The article goes on to state that "$21 trillion in assets have been lost to global tax havens." 21 trillion. That's the number 21 followed by 12 zeroes.

Later in the story, it goes on to state that $21 trillion is probably an under-estimation, that the real figure is probably closer to $32 trillion. But, when you're successfully hiding your money from the tax man in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, what's a trillion or so, more or less?

To read the rest of this story, visit MariettaTimes.com.

Corporations Sneak Synthetic Preservatives into Organic Food

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Common Dreams
August 9, 2012

Organic Watchdog Files Formal Legal Complaint with USDA

WASHINGTON - August 9 - The Cornucopia Institute, a not-for-profit policy research organization based in Wisconsin, filed a formal legal complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) against several infant formula manufacturers that are adding two synthetic preservatives to certified organic infant formula.

The Organic Foods Production Act, passed by Congress in 1990, explicitly bans synthetic preservatives in organic food.

To read the rest of this story, visit CommonDreams.org.

Recent History of the Warrior Tribes

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The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A final problem that [humanity] must solve in order to survive in the world house that we have inherited is finding an alternative to war and human destruction. Recent events have vividly reminded us that nations are not reducing but rather increasing their arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. A so-called limited war will leave little more than a calamitous legacy of human suffering, political turmoil and spiritual disillusionment. A world war will leave only smoldering ashes as mute testimony of a human race whose folly led inexorably to ultimate death". - Dr Martin Luther King 1967 - click here for a PDF of the complete text of 'the World House Essay' - a remarkably succinct assessment of our predicament. This is the last chapter of the last book he wrote before being assassinated. Click here for more quotes from MLK

U.S. Goldman Disclosure a Rare Break in Secrecy

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By Peter Lattman

August 10, 2012

Senator Carl Levin had harsh words for Goldman Sachs.
Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSenator Carl Levin had harsh words for Goldman Sachs.
 

WASHINGTON — After deciding not to prosecute Goldman Sachs for its conduct during the financial crisis, the Justice Department did something rare: it publicly announced that the investigation was closed.

The unusual public announcement came after Goldman’s lawyers pushed for a notification that the bank would not be charged, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Why Does Monsanto Always Win?

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If you’ve ever wondered how Monsanto―a company that admits it wants to own the world’s food supply through its patented genetically engineered seeds―gets away with not having to label its products, all you have to do is follow the trail of money leading from their coffers into the pockets and campaign funds of well-placed politicians and regulators.

According to OpenSecrets.org, Monsanto basically lives at the doorsteps of legislators in Washington, where it spent $5.3 million last year lobbying the nation’s lawmakers, and has already spent $1.4 million in the first three months of this year.

To read the rest of this story, visit WorldTruth.TV.

Shocking Story Reveals How the FDA Is Recklessly Abandoning Drug Safety

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GFP Note: This is a follow-up to a story we posted on July 27: FDA Employee Surveillance May Indicate the Agency Has Lots to Hide

 

2012 The Big Picture

By Dr. Mercola

August 13, 2012

Prescription Drugs

In the wake of shocking reports on how the FDA, terrified of being outed for its questionable practices, spied on its own employees in the hopes of rooting them out before they could become whistleblowers, a new story has emerged on how deep the deceit goes. From marginalizing safety reports to not reading them at all―and then going ahead and approving the drugs in question―the FDA once more stands accused of being little more than a rubber-stamping agency for Big Pharma.

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