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Brisbane is set to become the first Australian city to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. A special motion went before this afternoon’s City Council meeting, but the Labor-backed proposal fell short of the required two-thirds majority when the Liberals opposed it. The Labor councillors will now use their numbers in Cabinet Continue Reading →
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HJ27Ak03.html
By Pepe Escobar
"Stay the course also means don’t leave before the job is done. And that’s … we’re going to get the job done in Iraq. And it’s important that we do get the job done in Iraq." – George W Bush, October 11
Iraq is not simply a US electoral issue. It’s a human tragedy of biblical proportions. Hence the urge at this point to situate the tragedy in a historical context.
By Deborah Haynes Thu Oct 12, 2006 http://tinyurl.com/y65w2z LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s army said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating the security situation on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon, according to a British newspaper. General Sir Richard Dannatt also said in an interview with the Daily Continue Reading →
Bad Faith and the Destruction of Palestine By Jonathan Cook September 29, 2006 Nazareth. A mistake too often made by those examining Israel’s behaviour in the occupied territories — or when analysing its treatment of Arabs in general, or interpreting its view of Iran — is to assume that Israel is acting in good Continue Reading →
By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 Even as the Bush administration urges Americans to stay the course in Iraq, Republicans in Congress have put down a quiet marker in the apparent hope that V-I Day might be only months away.
Tucked away in fine print in the military spending bill for this past year was a lump sum of $20 million to pay for a celebration in the nation’s capital “for commemoration of success” in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Not surprisingly, the money was not spent.
Now Congressional Republicans are saying, in effect, maybe next year. A paragraph written into spending legislation and approved by the Senate and House allows the $20 million to be rolled over into 2007.
Sean Penn issued this statement on October 2, 2006 at the Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City. It was read at an emergency meeting of World Can’t Wait – Drive Out the Bush Regime held in response to passage of the Torture Bill and in preparation for protests happening on Thursday, October 5 Continue Reading →