Dec 04 2006
December 4, 2006
“If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water.” — Ismail Serageldin, Vice President of the World Bank. …
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Archive for December 4th, 2006
Dec 04 2006
Victory for Chavez!
GUESTS: Antonio Padrino, Venezuela General Consul in Houston, Texas, Ruben Barrios, Ministry of Popular Economy, Jorge Marin, election observer and coordinator of the Bolivarian Circle in Boston, Angela Thielen, interpreter
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cruised to an easy re-election victory in yesterday’s Presidential elections. He has earned another six year term which will take his …
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Dec 04 2006
An Arms Trade Treaty
GUEST: Scott Stedjan, Legislative Secretary for the Friends Committee on National Legislation
More than 10 years ago, a group of Nobel Laureates, led by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, called for the development of an international code of conduct on arms transfers. According to the Congressional Research Service, the value of all arms transfer agreements …
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Dec 04 2006
Water Privatization in the US
GUEST: Victoria Katlan, an organizer with Food and Water Watch
A new report by Food and Water Watch, entitled “The Future of American Water,” profiles the RWE subsidiary American Water. RWE is a giant German owned corporation that purchased the company, American Water in 2003. It’s CEO Harry Roels made a commitment that RWE would …
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Dec 04 2006
Empire Notes on Iraq and Afghanistan
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on the evolving situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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