NY Times confirms US involvement in Nuclear Black Market

"In last Monday's New York Times, David Sanger and William Broad wrote a front-page article about the CIA's involvement in the nuclear black market.The article demonstrates (again) that the New York Times, Sanger & Broad in particular, has simply become a mouthpiece for...

Burma: Cyclone Victims told "Eat Frogs"!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe military Junta relocating cyclone victims out of their refugee camps and sending them back to their devastated villages, further adds insult to injury by telling the...

"Cyclone victims do not need 'chocolate bars'" - Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military rulers have recently let foreign aid workers in to the country, and then this..." MYANMAR’S ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need...

Robert Mugabe ready for deal on power-sharing

Reports today say Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government in Zimbabwe. Only time will tell if this is genuine or if it is an attempt to stall for time and hope that international attention turns elsewhere."Robert Mugabe's regime signalled early today that it is...

UN chews out Canada for offering free drug gear

The free crack-pipes and needles offered by Canadian drug programs aren't cool, says the United Nation drug control board.But are Hep C and AIDS epidemics any better? I'm pretty sure no one walks by a...

Crack-pipe mouthpieces free in B.C.

Considering all the drug gear already available at needle exchanges, I'm surprised no one thought of this sooner.  "The B.C. Ministry of Health will provide crack-pipe mouthpieces to people who smoke crack,...

Has Russell Simmons become a paid mouthpiece for the diamond industry?

"The movie Blood Diamond has the diamond industry so freaked out that they’ve been waging a massive PR campaign to refute the movie’s revelations about conflict diamonds. From LA Weekly: The timing of the film’s release, moved up from December 15 to December 8, is a...

“I Was a Mouthpiece for the American Military”

"I recently spoke with a former senior TV producer for Reuters who worked in Iraq between 2003 and 2004. She told me that, over the years, she has worked closely with the French army, NATO troops in the Balkans, and UN peacekeepers in covering war and conflict, but she said...

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