November 29, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
29 November :: 5-star hotel in Manila taken over by rebel senator, mutinous military faction, declaring coup attempt; elite military unit retakes hotel, detains all involved, within 7 hours, some conspirators reported to be on trial at present for ties to 2003 coup attempt… Chess legend, opposition leader Garry Kasparov freed from Russian jail, after […]
More on page 106
November 27, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
27 November :: 40 nations to gather at Annapolis summit for Mideast peace negotiations; Israel, Palestinian leaders express hope for progress on comprehensive peace deal, while Hamas leader, ex-Palestinian PM, Haniyeh, says the Palestinian people will not be bound by what his rival Abbas agrees to… French pres. Nicolas Sarkozy has urged calm as riots […]
More on page 105
November 23, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
23 November :: Discovery of skin-cell property that allows stem-cell behavior hope for researchers, conservative candidates; the discovery means research into curing diseases through stem-cell treatments need not be held back by ban on research that destroys human embryos, conservative candidates in US need not face criticism for opposing life-saving research… Pakistan has been suspended […]
More on page 104
November 22, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
22 November :: Recently retired army chief, long-time Chávez ally, Gen. Baduel under attack for break with Venezuelan president, as Chávez supporters label him ‘traitor’; Baduel, who helped restore Chávez to power after failed 2002 coup, has said he disagrees with plans to change constitution to allow indefinite presidential term; IHT reports such critique “considered […]
More on page 103
November 22, 2007 :: admin :: One Comment
Tenía sentido, éramos grandes, caían las ocho del reloj y todo comenzaba, la víspera del primer ataque, soñábamos que el amor lo era todo, y tenía sentido : buscabas tus raíces en el cielo, hallaste voces matizadas y contempladoras, seres alados que te recordaban con demasiada facilidad, cómo había sido todo, antes : marcábamos cada […]
More on page 261
November 21, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
21 November :: Facing a storm of criticism from around the world, with US diplomats telling the press they are “astounded”, the Saudi justice ministry has attempted to justify its plans to whip a rape victim and jail her; the Saudi regime claims the sentence of 200 lashes and 6 months in jail was imposed […]
More on page 102
November 20, 2007 :: admin :: One Comment
As the crisis stemming from high-risk sub-prime mortgage lenders’ collapse in the US spreads, the real estate market beyond US borders is being hit by what observers are calling the ‘credit crunch’, taking for granted this will affect all international financial endeavors, such is the situation. The governor of the Bank of England has now […]
More on page 274
November 20, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
20 November :: US military to turn over AP photographer to Iraqi authorities for prosecution, accusing him of links to terrorist groups; AP says no such links have even been demonstrated, Iraq native —who won Pulitzer Prize with team of AP photographers— was detained by US after offering shelter to people fleeing a bombing raid […]
More on page 101
November 19, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
19 November :: Fmr UK PM Tony Blair, envoy for ‘Quartet’ —UN, US, EU, Russia— to Middle East, has proposed a sweeping economic regeneration, job-creation plan for Palestinian territories, to dissuade militancy, get territories on path to viable statehood, long-term peace; plan to include Jericho trade-park, a checkpoint-free Jordan-Jericho trade corridor, public works projects like […]
More on page 100
November 18, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
18 November :: CNN has reported “The State Department’s inspector-general announced Wednesday he would recuse himself from decisions involving security contractor Blackwater, after admitting his brother serves as an adviser to the company”… Truthdig reporting that senior military officers are moving to protect Pentagon policy against the influence of VP Cheney’s office; Admiral William Fallon, […]
More on page 99
November 18, 2007 :: J.E. Robertson :: No Comment Yet
Due to the science we already have, the laws we have to govern our own activity and to force government to act for the public health, we face the real possibility of being forced, in American courts, in the future, to pay for damage done to the most affected populations in other parts of the world, as a result of inaction by our government. And if not in court, then as a matter of the de facto urgencies of international political stability.
More on page 225
November 17, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
17 November :: Bank of England governor warns coming year will be hardest economically for Great Britain, with credit problems, banking tightness and housing slump contributing to general tightening of purse-strings, possible consumer slowedown as well; Bank gov. Mervyn King said it will be 2009 “before growth picks up and inflation is brought under control”, […]
More on page 98
November 16, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
16 November :: The Dept. of Justice, under new attorney general, Michael Mukasey, has reopened an investigation into whether its lawyers violated the law in connection with Pres. Bush’s warrantless wiretapping; the investigation had been suspended when the White Houes refused security clearance to investigators to examine evidence, which refusal has been called into question […]
More on page 97
November 16, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
16 November :: The Dept. of Justice, under new attorney general, Michael Mukasey, has reopened an investigation into whether its lawyers violated the law in connection with Pres. Bush’s warrantless wiretapping; the investigation had been suspended when the White Houes refused security clearance to investigators to examine evidence, which refusal has been called into question […]
More on page 96
November 15, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
15 November :: US House of Representatives has passed $50 billion in Iraq war spending, conditioned on starting withdrawal in coming weeks, ending combat role for US by December 2008, before Bush leaves office; president has already begun troop-level reductions, in part under pressure from Republicans seeking reelection to Congress, but opposes Congressional mandate or […]
More on page 94
November 14, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
14 November :: Pres. Bush has vetoed a spending bill for education, healthcare and job training, while signing record Pentagon budget; IHT reports “President George W. Bush vetoed a major spending measure on Tuesday that would have funded education, health care and job training programs, saying it contained too many special projects, even as he […]
More on page 92
November 13, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
In many parts of the world, people are presently facing the question, on a societal scale, of whether or not free and open democracy can coexist with measures taken to protect against extremism. The question is an old one and goes to the root of whether it is possible, as a matter of natural law, […]
More on page 224
November 13, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
13 November :: New report by Congressional Joint Economic Committee says wars in Iraq, Afghanistan have already cost taxpayers $1.5 trillion over last 6 years, including long-term cost rises related to oil, veterans’ healthcare, borrowing… Bhutto again under house arrest, calls for Musharraf to resign office, form interim “coalition of interests” to govern in run-up […]
More on page 89
November 12, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
12 November :: Judge Mukasey was sworn in Friday as US attorney general, after key senators said they were re-assured by his promises not to endorse any interrogation practices beyond the law… “A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in […]
More on page 87
November 11, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
Sentido.tv :: Through existing economic structures and technological systems, we can fund and implement the ecotech revolution, Part I…
Ecological advancement and retro-fitting will be the new boom economy. Let’s make sure we do everything possible to fund not only research, but implementation. What will it cost to produce an environmentally-oriented overhaul of the US economy, […]
More on page 273
November 11, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
11 November :: German chancellor Angela Merkel and US pres. George W. Bush have declared their mutual intention to press for a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear ambitions; both leaders say they believe diplomacy and economic measures can be effective in persuading the Islamic republic to abandon its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons capability; speculation […]
More on page 84
November 10, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
10 November :: Pakistan gov’t announces plans to lift state of emergency within one month, saying it was declared to fight radical fundamentalist militia allegedly spreading from country’s northwest border provinces… NY Times reports “The Pakistani police allowed the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to leave her house today, but blocked her from visiting the home […]
More on page 80
November 9, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
9 November :: Musharraf’s forces in riot gear have surrounded home of Bhutto’s home, alleging suicide bombers are waiting to strike, no one being allowed in or out; move is aimed at preventing her holding massive rally in Rawalpindi; after she attempted to leave, she was prevented by gov’t forces, she has been placed under […]
More on page 78
November 8, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has signaled his willingness to resort to force to put a stop to protests against his exercise of power, suspending the constitution, rounding up opposition leaders, judiciary officials, human rights activists, and saying democracy will be restored upon his decree. Several days into a martial law decree, protests are mounting […]
More on page 82
November 8, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
8 November :: Musharraf forces beat and tear-gassed demosntrating lawyers before taking them into custody; reports suggest intimidation has been widespread, with int’l press reporting security forces “charged” a group of more than 1,000 lawyers chanting anti-Musharraf slogans in Lahore; deposed supreme court chief Chaudry calls on lawyers to step up demonstrations nationwide, as demands […]
More on page 74
November 7, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
7 November :: Benazir Bhutto has called on Pakistan pres. Musharraf to restore constitution, fix date for elections, step down as army chief, or she will lead mass demonstration in Lahore, march with thousands of supporters to Islamabad to repeat demands; police used force to put down pro-Bhutto rally outside parliament building in Islamabad… In […]
More on page 72
November 6, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
6 November :: Privacy advocates say Real ID —a Homeland Security plan to force all US citizens to carry uniform biometric ID cards— may be finished, as DHS official reportedly indicated to officials from several states their citizens will not be penalized for the states’ rejecting Real ID; 17 states have passed legislation opposing the […]
More on page 69
November 5, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
5 November :: Foreign envoys aim to force Musharraf to keep promises to US, UK, to hold elections in January, step down as military chief or face drop in Western support… As reports say as many as 3,500 dissidents have been arrested in Musharraf’s 2nd military takeover, the Pakistani president has said on state television […]
More on page 67
November 5, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
El modernismo, gran época de la innovación y del diseño, adornos lujosos y caprichosos, entretejidos con estructuras completamente nuevas e insólitas, avances en la ingeniería y poesía infundiendo la mezcla de una vida especial que no tenía par en la época. O, ¿puede que sea una tradición ya pasada de moda que hay que superar para tener una “identidad propia”?
More on page 260
November 4, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
4 November :: Pakistan pres. Gen. Pervez Musharraf declares martial law, suspends constitution, fires chief justice, raising ire of world leaders; opposition politicians, top lawyers, including Chief Jutice Muhammad Iftikhar Chaudhry’s personal lawyer, were detained in raids across the country… “U.S. officials are considering granting Guantánamo Bay detainees substantially greater rights as part of an […]
More on page 64
November 3, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
3 November :: Senate subcommittee approves America’s Climate Security Act, legislation aimed at capping greenhouse gas emissions, now to be voted by full Environment and Public Works committee; bill touted as milestone in US climate policy; Sen. Lieberman has said it is the “Manhattan Project” for climate change that activists have long called for, bill […]
More on page 62
November 2, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
2 November :: 60 Minutes reveals WMD intel fraud, Iraqi emigré known as ‘Curve Ball’ by spy agencies said to have lied to officials about involvement in WMD work in Iraq in order to get asylum in Germany; US later used his false claim as support for invasion of Iraq; program to air Sunday in […]
More on page 60
November 1, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
1 November :: Spain’s top criminal court has sentenced masterminds of 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings to more than 42,900 years each for mass murder; the Audiencia Nacional also ruled out definitively any involvement by Basque separatist group ETA, citing Islamist extremist conspiracy as proven by evidence… Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate, […]
More on page 59
