Apr 02 2007
GUEST: Scott Stedjan is the National Coordinator of the United States Campaign to Ban Landmines and works on arms control and conflict prevention for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL).
Earlier this year Norway hosted the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions where nearly 50 country representatives met to discuss the devastating effects of …
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Apr 02 2007
GUEST: Brian Concannon Jr., Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
More than 400 Haitians, allegedly gang members, have been arrested since the beginning of the year in operations by the Haitian National Police (HNP). The HNP are backed by United Nations police and military to ostensibly crack down on violent crime. …
Apr 02 2007
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 fight over Iraq appropriations – Part 2
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Apr 02 2007
… about Ponce de Leon “discovers” Florida.
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Apr 02 2007
Definition of the word, “Politics: “Poli†a Latin word meaning “manyâ€; and “tics” meaning “bloodsucking creaturesâ€.†– Actor Robin Williams …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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