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Depleted uranium has been proven to cause serious damage to troops, civilians and the environment, but the US, France and Britain have blocked a UN ban proposal. In an interview with Press TV, Conn Hallinan, of Foreign Policy and Focus in Berkeley, California, discusses the West s awareness of the immense long-term danger of using depleted uranium in weapons, and its leaching impact, which poisons the environment and water supply for billions of years. Depleted uranium is being used in Libya in NATO weapons. Out of the 800,000 troops that served in the Gulf, about 107,000 of them are down with Gulf War Syndrome. There is no question that depleted uranium played a major role in the development of Gulf War syndrome. The main problem for the civilians is that depleted uranium is extremely heavy -- about the heaviest thing you can imagine, so when it misses a target and doesn't explode, then it goes very deep into the ground -- about 25-30 inches into the ground and when the rain comes that starts leaching into the environment, and possibly, the water supply. The UN sub-committee has called for a ban on depleted uranium in munitions in violation of the Geneva Convention and UN Charter. And that action was blocked by France, Britain and the US.

Conn Hallinan, Foreign policy and focus, Berkeley, Press TV

http://www.theoneclickgroup.co.uk/news.php?id=6162#newspost



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Campaign For Liberty Campaign For Liberty
by Robert F. Beaudine

04/18/11

Our founders understood that a free press was vital for the nation to preserve its other freedoms. In the First Amendment of The Bill of Rights, they endowed the press with its freedom, which could be used for both good and for evil. Our forebears knew when used for good, our public press would balance and limit the powers of government. The history that has led to today s brand of journalism is a long report...

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1414


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/04/18-7



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Food & Water Watch
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/04/18-3

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A Year Later, BP s Oil Is Still Damaging the Gulf Coast

Sue Sturgis, Facing South: 'As the one-year anniversary of the BP drilling disaster nears, the American public has largely turned its attention away from the Gulf Coast. But for the people and other living creatures who make the region their home, the oil spill s impacts are still being felt acutely today. In an effort to correct the misperception that the BP disaster is over and the 200 million gallons of oil that spill into the Gulf of Mexico have magically disappeared, staff with the Louisiana-based Gulf Restoration Network last week took reporters on a tour of areas that are still heavily impacted by BP s oil.'

http://www.truthout.org/year-later-bps-oil-still-damaging-gulf-coast/1302591600



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/18-6

US Nuclear Regulator a Policeman or Salesman?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/18-4

US Uncut: The New Movement against Austerity and Corporate Tax Cheats
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/17-6

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Internet shrugged: A Rand theme for today

Heartland Institute
by Bruce Edward Walker

04/15/11

Tax Day has arrived. Not coincidentally April 15 also marks the cinematic release of Atlas Shrugged - Part 1. The timing could not have been planned more appropriately, as our federal government hovered on the brink of a shutdown just last week, states are unable to balance their budgets, and a malaise not witnessed since the Carter administration seems to have gripped our nation...

http://tinyurl.com/3vku4qw


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Arrests and troop movements signal another government crackdown on protests in the tiny Gulf state.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/16/bahrain-arrests-repression


From Information Clearing House



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Supporters of anti-Occupation cleric Moqtada Sadr suggested there could be a rebel uprising if U.S. forces stay beyond December and tribal leaders in the northern province of Ninawa called recently for the departure of American forces.

http://bit.ly/gsfWna


From Information Clearing House



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Classified U.S. diplomatic cables show that the State Department has funneled as much as $6 million to the group since 2006 to operate the satellite channel and finance other activities inside Syria.

http://wapo.st/fzASak


From Information Clearing House



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Thousands killed by U.S. unmanned drones (as the survivors are driven in to the arms of Al Qaeda).

http://bit.ly/eQwJG9


From Information Clearing House

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The Terminators: Drone Strikes Prompt MoD to Ponder Ethics of Killer Robots
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/18



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By Chris Hedges

The two most destructive forces of human nature-greed and envy-drive the financiers, the bankers, the corporate mandarins and the leaders of our two major political parties, all of whom profit from this system.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27919.htm



Lost in the American Undertow

By Joe Bageant

The United States has always maintained a white underclass - citizens whose role in the greater scheme of things has been to cushion national economic shocks through the disposability of their labor, with occasional time off to serve as bullet magnets in defense of the Empire.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27914.htm



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By Mike Whitney

There s a big opening for the GOP to retake the White House in 2012 and implement the final phase of their nightmarish vision for America.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27915.htm

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GOP Wave Reshapes Nation s Agenda State by State
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/18-2

Sarah Palin: The Koch Brother s Union Maid
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/18-4

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Why are we suddenly winning?

Liberty Unbound Liberty Unbound
by Gary Jason

04/16/11

Several recent stories help us understand why rightist Republicans, usually pathetically lacking in anything remotely resembling electoral savvy and political street-smarts, are beginning to achieve some measure of success in enacting their agenda. The stories have to do with the looming approach of the public choice tipping point - the point at which rational ignorance ceases to be rational...

http://libertyunbound.com/node/538



Take the fight to the streets

In These Times
by Stephen Lerner

04/18/11

A new activism is emerging in the United States and abroad, where people, in unexpected places, are standing up to challenge the rich and powerful. ... After being battered and on the defensive, we have an opportunity in the United States to go on the offensive to transform the economy and politics of our country and create shared prosperity for all...

http://tinyurl.com/3bfzf2z



Everyday acts of resistance that changed the world

Yes Magazine
by Steve Crawshaw, John Jackson

04/01/11

Throughout history both recent and distant, ordinary people have found innovative and inspiring ways to challenge violent regimes and confront abuses of power: bringing down dictators, changing unjust laws, or simply giving individuals a renewed sense of their own humanity in the face of those who deny it...

http://tinyurl.com/3rpgjjl


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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By Brian Becker

The stage is now set for the imperialist invasion of Libya. - Britain, France and the United States-have committed themselves to the ouster of the Libyan government.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27913.htm



Russia accuses NATO of violating UN resolution over Libya

Russia's permanent envoy to NATO said, 'Certain Western states have started speculating about the possibility of a ground operation, which would probably be introduced as an operation to secure humanitarian convoys,' Rogozin said here.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-192204.html


From Information Clearing House

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From Waco to Libya
http://www.lewrockwell.com/gregory/gregory210.html

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Armadillo, Kill Teams, and the Savagery of War
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/04/18



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H. Patricia Hynes, Truthout: 'Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion, a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated northeast Japan, killing and injuring thousands of people and crippling the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant. Though the likelihood of this catastrophic event was known, the plant was not designed to withstand the massive tsunami that disabled its backup power and cooling systems. Compounding the crisis, the plant's disaster preparedness plan and equipment were woefully inadequate for emergency response.'

http://www.truthout.org/how-many-chernobyls-we-get-it/1303110000

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Japan Reality Radiation Increase Augmentation Food Aliment Particle

CIA (Plutonium): Directorate of Intelligence - Direction des Renseignements

French Nuclear Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Program

Programme de Retraitement du Combustible des Réacteurs Nucléaires Français

http://www.cartoradiations.fr/

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Taxation with Radiation: Japan Consumers May Bail Out Nuke Plant Owner
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/19-7



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