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The Amber Room: Nazi Plunder Found?

"A German lawmaker and part-time treasure hunter claimed Thursday he may have found where the Nazis stashed pieces of the storied Amber Room treasure plundered from the Soviet Union during World War II.Working...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Big Oil's Profit and Plunder

"Big Oil's Profit and Plunder By Ralph Nader While many impoverished American families are shivering in the winter cold for lack of money to pay the oil baron their exorbitant price for home heating oil, ex-oil man, George W. Bush sleeps in a warm White House and relishes his...

created by René | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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On The Map with Avi Lewis: Alberta Oil Sands

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US - Canada War Looms over Energy, Water

"Washington's new tensions with its northern neighbor and largest trading partner appear to be over perceived Canadian reticence to support US imperial adventures in the Middle East. But the vast resources of...

created by LotusFlower | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Arroyo grants pardon to Estrada

Seven years of court room drama down the drain. For whatever reason they may have, this writer continues to be politically apathetic."Convicted president Joseph Estrada is a free man. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo granted pardon to the 70-year-old deposed leader...

created by jayr_patron | 2 years ago
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Former Philippine president found guilty of plunder

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Former Philippine president found guilty of plunder

The anti-graft court of the Philippines at the Sandiganbayan has found former president, Joseph "Erap" Estrada, guilty of plunder, September 12. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.The court however...

created by jayr_patron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Peek Squad: Computer Techs Stealing Porn, Personal Files

This is something that I always wondered about. I used to work at a computer service center, though I preferred not to know what was on my customers' machines. For some, though, the temptation proved too great,...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Mugabe: Zimbabwe is Mine

Actually, Mugabe's actions have spoken for themselves in recent weeks/months/years. His insistence on keeping power has been demonstrated by the beatings, killings and arrests of those who dare speak out against him. Once again Mugabe relies on anti-colonial rhetoric to paint...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago
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The Night of the Treasure Hunters

"It's like one big self-service party. Thousands of people have turned up at Branscombe beach to plunder the washed up goods from the grounded MSC Napoli. The police can only stand by and watch helplessly. It was Garret Tipping's lucky day. The young man drove down to the...

created by pgaliba | 2 years ago
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Senator Ejercito held in US airport, quizzed over Estrada (INQ7.net)

SENATOR Luisa "Loi" Ejercito was detained for one-and-a-half hours at the San Francisco International Airport where US officials asked her several questions, including whether she thought her husband, former president Joseph Estrada, would be convicted of plunder.