Archive for August 30th, 2005
Because dissent is unpatriotic?
The American Civil Liberties Union today released an FBI document that designates a Michigan-based peace group and an affirmative action advocacy group as potentially “involved in terrorist activities.” The file was obtained through an ongoing nationwide ACLU effort seeking information on the FBI’s use of Joint Terrorism Task Forces to engage in [...]
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August 30th, 2005
Björn Hallberg
Noise.
Japan and the US are planning to build a giant floating runway off the coast of western Japan in a bid to reduce noise pollution by US military aircraft, local media reported yesterday.
The “megafloat” will be built six miles off Iwakuni, home to a US marine base, at a cost of up to ¥500bn (£2.5bn), [...]
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August 30th, 2005
Björn Hallberg
Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa
A senior United Nations official has accused President George Bush of “doing damage to Africa” by cutting funding for condoms, a move which may jeopardise the successful fight against HIV/Aids in Uganda.
Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary general’s special envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa, said US cuts in funding for [...]
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August 30th, 2005
Björn Hallberg