January 2009
18 posts
An Atrocity That Needs No Exaggeration →
Exaggerated death tolls also make it difficult for relief organizations to deliver their services. Khartoum considers the inflated numbers to be evidence that all groups that deliver aid to Darfur are actually adjuncts of the activist groups that the regime considers its enemies, and thus finds justification for delaying visas, refusing to allow shipments of supplies and otherwise putting...
I forgot what it's like to have a real President →
President Obama wants a fresh approach to toppling Robert Mugabe and is discussing with aides an unprecedented, US-led diplomatic push to get tough new UN sanctions imposed against the Zimbabwe regime, The Times has learned.
Submit Your Photo that Shows Climate Change's... →
How do we show the effects of climate change are real, that communities all around the world are feeling them? Well, a picture is worth a thousand words…That’s why we’re one of the organizations…
WatchWhen did Democrats get so cheesy? Is this the price of winning? Yes, we still have a far better line up of comedians, actors and musicians on our side, but what does that matter if they are all creating this lame “America is Pretty” crap!
WhiteHouse.gov Goes CC →
(These videos are public domain per White House copyright policy)
This very explicit notice on the whitehouse youtube page sent me off to look at the whitehouse.gov copyright policy, which is a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Except where otherwise noted, third-party content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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U.N. Acquires Nuclear Weapon →
“Tremble before the awesome might of this cooperative assembly of appointed representatives,” said Ban, boldly holding a stack of diplomatic resolutions in his hand. “At last, when the United Nations calls for the development of more sustainable agricultural practices, the world at large will listen.”
Catholics Announce New Process to Verify... →
If the visionary is considered credible they will ultimately be questioned by one or more demonologists and exorcists to exclude the possibility that Satan is hiding behind the apparitions in order to deceive the faithful.
It’s about time they put some REAL science behind these things.
Al Jazeera to CC License Gaza Footage →
Al Jazeera planned to announce this week that all its video material of the war in Gaza would become available under the most lenient Creative Commons license, which basically means it can be used by anyone — rival broadcaster, documentary maker or individual blogger, for example — as long as Al Jazeera is credited.
What work is.
alexbalk:
Natalie Dylan, 22, claims her offer of a one-night stand has persuaded 10,000 men to bid for sex with her. Last September, when her auction came to light, she had received bids up to £162,000 ($243,000) but since then interest in her has rocketed. The student who has a degree in Women’s Studies insisted she was not demeaning herself. Miss Dylan, from San Diego, California, USA, said...
The re-Colonizing of Africa? →
When there’s blood on the street…buy Sudanese farmland! Will realizing the dream of Africa as the world’s “Bread Basket” rely on wealthy investors from the West and petrol-dollars from the Middle East to build infrastructure, develop irrigation, create jobs, and foment peace at all cost (namely profit)?
The Myth of Bush As "The Hero of September 11" →
Any random human being would’ve been hustled to the safety of Air Force One. Any random human being would’ve delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress. Any random human being might’ve said, “Coming here makes me sad on the one hand, but it also makes me angry,” whilst visiting the destruction at the Pentagon. By the way, President Bush actually said those...
You Are Being Lied to About Pirates →
…As soon as the government was gone, mysterious European ships started appearing off the coast of Somalia, dumping vast barrels into the ocean. The coastal population began to sicken. At first they suffered strange rashes, nausea and malformed babies. Then, after the 2005 tsunami, hundreds of the dumped and leaking barrels washed up on shore. People began to suffer from radiation sickness,...
“I have a number of story books. I love reading but I read all the stories. There...”
– - Nour, 12
Gaza Aid worker diary: Part seven