A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adjective is often applied to those “liberals” who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the highest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume.
"Growing Up With Gore Vidal," Screening History (1994), p. 24
Drones uav's are replacing the Organic Bee's. These drones do not pollinate only obliterate.
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Clashes kill 34 Iraq security forces on Syria border:
Clashes
with Sunni Muslim militants have killed 34 Iraqi security forces in
Al-Qaim, a town on the Syrian border, officials said Friday.
30 Shiite militiamen killed in Iraq clashes:
Militants
attacked the town of Muqdadiyah northeast of Baghdad on Friday,
sparking clashes that killed 30 Shiite militiamen, a police colonel and
a doctor said.
10 Iraqis Killed, 47 Wounded in Attacks in Baghdad:
Ten
people, including policemen, were killed and 47 others wounded in a
series of explosions, by car-bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED),
and mortars, in the Iraqi capital, Iraqi security sources said.
Iraq : Fierce battles for airfield and oil refinery:
Rebels
from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claim to have seized
most of the Tal Afar airport and have surrounded and moving in on the
Baiji refinery.
Maliki Orders Inmates Freed to Join Militias; Baghdad Asks for US Air Strikes: -
Iraq's
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered the release of 2,000 Shiite
prisoners in the north to take up arms against Sunni insurgents
advancing on Baghdad, as his embattled government formally asked the US
for air strikes to stop the rebels.
Iraq troops mass for offensive against rebels:
Forces gather north of Baghdad, as Prime Minister Maliki faces international pressure to form an inclusive government.
The Real Causes of Iraq's Problems: Op-Ed:
The
beleaguered Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, is the latest in
the long list of the West's favorite political leaders turned into
pariahs.
US Airmen on standby to "support" operations in Iraq:
"Because
of our increased intelligence resources, we're developing more
information about potential targets associated with ISIL and going
forward, we will be prepared to take targeted and precise military
action if and when we determine that the situation on the ground
requires it," Obama said.
UN chief opposes airstrikes on extremists in Iraq:
U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that any possible airstrikes
against Sunni extremists in Iraq could be ineffective and backfire. He
called for a U.N. arms embargo on all Syrian parties.
Obama sending up to 300 military advisers to Iraq:
Speaking
from the White House, Pres. Obama said the new deployment is meant "to
assess how we can best train, advise and support Iraqi security forces
going forward."
History Tells Us, Military Advisers Also Fight:
A glance at some missions, past and present:
Shiite cleric warns that US troops will be attacked:
At
a sermon today in Baghdad's Sadr City district, al-Saedi issued a
warning to what he called "the occupier," saying, "We will be ready for
you if you are back."
U.S. Taps Old Allies for New Iraq War:
On
Wednesday, Brett McGurk, the senior State Department official
responsible for policy on Iraq, met in Baghdad at the home of Ahmed
Chalabi, the former exile leader who was supported by neoconservatives
inside the Bush administration before the Iraq war.
Militants seize old Iraqi chemical arms factory:
"We
are aware the that the ISIS has occupied the al-Muthanna complex,"
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. But she
said she didn't think the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
militants would be able to produce usable chemical weapons there,
because any materials remaining are old and unwieldy.
British and Australian fighters appear in video to recruit militia for jihad in Iraq and Syria :
"We
have participated in battles in Sham and we will go to Iraq in a few
days and we will fight there, Allah permitting, and come back and we
will even go to Jordan and Lebanon with no problems."
Jihad (British and Australian) recruitment video - There is no life without Jihad :
Video - Jihad recruitment video for groups supposedly for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL).
Insurgency Creeps Across Borders:
ISIS,
the Sunni militant group which gained strength in Syria and has seized
a number of Iraqi cities over the past two weeks, seems to be making
headway in other parts of the region as well.
Obama official won't rule out airstrikes in Syria:
The
official noted the U.S. has taken action in Yemen against the group al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in Somalia against al-Shabaab, an al
Qaeda affiliate there, and recently captured Abu Khatalla in Libya.
34 people killed as Nusra Front claims deadly blast in Syria's Hama:
A
car bomb explosion claimed by al-Qaeda affiliated rebels killed at
least 34 and wounded more than 50 other people on Friday in a
government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama,
state news agency SANA reported.
Iraqis, Saudis call shots in Raqa, ISIL's Syrian 'capital':
A
local described the official leader of Raqa, Emir Abu Luqman, as
ruthless and highly intelligent. Around him are foreign jihadists --
Iraqis and Saudis -- whom activists say are the main decision-makers.
UN chief seeks arms embargo in Syria conflict:
Ban Ki-moon calls on Security Council "to stem the flow of arms" to Syria, that he called "increasingly a failed state".
The
Syrian Mission to the United Nations press conference featuring people
from the US who observed the recent elections.: Video -
Five
minutes into the opening comments of Syrian Ambassador Bashar
Al-Jaafari, the UN webcast cut off. The thousands of journalists,
political analysts, and others who view UN webcasts each day from all
over the world were denied the ability to watch the press conference,
and hear what was said.
Suicide bomber kills police officer in east Lebanon:
A
suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a police checkpoint
on the Beirut-Damascus highway in east Lebanon, killing one police
officer and wounding 32 people. General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas
Ibrahim said he narrowly escaped the attack in Dahr al-Baidar after the
blast went off just 200 meters away from his convoy.
Islamist plot to kill Lebanon security chief: Mossad:
Ibrahim
said he escaped a car bombing Friday that targeted a police checkpoint
at the Dahr al-Baidar highway that links Beirut with Damascus.
Israel occupation forces kill Palestinian teen:
As
Israeli occupation forces continued on Friday their search for three
Israeli teenagers missing for more than a week, an army raid on the
West Bank killed a 15-year-old Palestinian and seriously wounded three
others, Palestinian hospital officials said.
UN urges restraint in IDF West Bank operation:
Official calls on Israel to 'respect livelihood of Palestinians' while searching for kidnapped teens
Palestinian FM: Israel overreacting on missing teens:
'If Netanyahu has any evidence' that Hamas is behind the kidnapping, 'he has to put it on the table'
Hamas threatens 3rd Intifada to answer massive Israeli crackdown:
Hamas
is promising to "open the gates of hell" if Netanyahu's government
expels its leaders from the West Bank to Gaza in connection with three
missing Israeli teens. The rescue operation resulted in 280 arrests and
a death of a Palestinian teen.
How Israeli Settlers Attack Kids With Impunity:
Many Palestinians are resigned to a reality without safety for their children.
Israel elected to leadership of UN committee on "Decolonization":
According
to UN minutes, the representative of Israel, the world's last
settler-colonial power, received 74 votes for the post, despite strong
opposition from the Arab Group of UN member states.
How many Israelis live in America, anyway? :
The
Israeli consulate in New York estimates that 180,000 to 200,000
Israelis live within its area of jurisdiction (the tristate area of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut). This is the largest concentration
of Israelis in the world outside Israel itself.
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed and 30 injured in fighting in the east:
Fighting between government forces and pro-Russia rebels continues despite President Poroshenko's pledge to call ceasefire
Kiev's army shelling kills 5yo boy & his mom in Slavyansk:
A
five-year-old boy died in eastern Ukraine of multiple head wounds
Friday from a Ukrainian mortar shell, despite a 5-hour-long operation
by doctors to save his life, Russian media report. His mother died on
the spot in the same mortar shelling.
Luhansk People's Republic controls three checkpoints on the border with Russia:,
The self-defence forces destroyed several armored vehicles, including tanks
President Poroshenko presents peace plan for Ukraine East settlement:
Ukrainian army to stop combat operations in East at 22:00 local time
Putin eyes ceasefire, nationwide dialogue in Ukraine
Putin
voiced serious concerns about the military operation that Kiev is
continuing in the southeastern part of Ukraine," the Kremlin press
service said, citing telephone conversations between Putin and German
Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
Russia deployed more troops to Ukraine border to ensure security - Kremlin:
President
Putin ordered increased security on the Russian-Ukrainian border a few
weeks ago, and so Moscow is surprised by allegations about the
concentration of Russian troops on its frontiers, Kremlin press
secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
Russia brings WTO complaint over 'illegal' US sanctions - Medvedev:
Moscow
intends to present a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
claiming 'politically motivated' US sanctions that target local
companies are hurting Russian external trade and violate WTO rules,
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Australia's sanctions on Russia absurd - Head of Russia's Federation Council:
"These
sanctions are absurd. Those, who provoked the crisis, brought the
country to civil war, humanitarian catastrophe are well-known to the
international community; however, their names are not enrolled in any
sanction list," Matviyenko said.
"De-Dollarization" Continues - China Starts Direct Trade With UK:
China's
Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) confirmed Sterling and yuan
would be directly swapped without using the US dollar as an
intermediary.
Russia develops its own chip technology for national payment card:
The
need to accelerate the development of Russia's own national payment
system became evident, after international firms Visa and MasterCard
temporarily blocked operations with Russia's Rossiya and SMP banks.
Three Nato occupation force soldiers killed in Afghan blast:
A
Taliban attack killed three Nato soldiers and a military dog in
southern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, in the latest sign of
the insurgents' capability as the coalition winds down operations.
President Karzai says U.N. should intervene in Afghan vote count:
Former
opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah withdrew his monitors and demanded
the vote count be halted, potentially derailing what is seen as a
make-or-break vote before most foreign troops leave. He also called for
the United Nations to intervene to salvage the process.
Two Top Taliban Commanders Killed in Raid in Karachi:
Two
top Pakistani Taliban commanders were today killed during a search
operation here by the paramilitary Rangers in areas considered to be
the stronghold of militants who have fled the country's north.
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Police: Pakistani woman raped, killed and hanged from tree:
A
20-year-old woman has been gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree
in Pakistan in a case with a chilling resemblance to a double rape and
murder that caused outrage in neighboring India last month.
Two killed in pro-Brotherhood protest in Cairo:
Protests
have taken place in a number of cities across the country to condemn
death sentences imposed on senior leaders of the outlawed Muslim
Brotherhood. A source at the ministry of interior told Ahram Arabic
news website that the a total of eight were injured in clashes in
Cairo. It added that police have arrested 53 demonstrators nationwide.
Wanted Boko Haram terror gang leader killed in shootout:
The
Defence headquarters Friday disclosed that a wanted notorious gang
leader of the Boko Haram who has led many attacks against the military
and the police including the killing of two soldiers along Lokoja
Kaduna road in 2013 has been killed.
Benghazi kidnapped victim was fighting anti-Islamist (CIA) general before U.S. raid:
The
suspected ringleader of a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in
Benghazi, snatched this week by U.S. forces, had been fighting a Libyan
general committed to root out Islamist rebels when he vanished without
trace, according to his brother.
U.N.: displaced worldwide highest since WWII:
More
than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of
last year, the highest level since after World War Two, as people fled
crises from Syria to South Sudan, the U.N. refugee agency said on
Friday.
WikiLeaks publishes secret Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) - Financial Services, covering 50 countries:
The
draft has been classified to keep it secret not just during the
negotiations but for five years after the TISA enters into force.
Polish authorities raid magazine office over leaked recordings:
Search of Wprost magazine sweeps Poland's social media as editor fends off law enforcement attempts to seize files.
This is Barbic:
Female genital mutilation exposed in Swedish class:
Some
60 cases of genital mutilation have been discovered in Norrköping in
eastern Sweden since March with all 30 girls in one school class found
to have undergone the procedure.
Mutilatiing our children:
Circumcision no longer a medical certainty:
It's
estimated that 80 percent of males in the world are intact. Only North
America, Africa and much of the Middle East still perform routine
circumcisions on their boys while Europeans, Asians and South American
boys are typically allowed and encouraged to remain whole.
Mormons Meet Apostates: Christopher Brauchli: Op-Ed :
Herewith a recent history of the Mormon Church:
Police Too Quick To Shoot :
Video -
Cops Barge into House to Try and Grab Man's Camera, Assault Him and his 58-Year-Old Mother :
Video
DHS ransacks Florida couple's home without explanation, strips woman naked:
A
Florida couple was traumatized after a dozen heavily armed SWAT agents
crashed through their front door, flash-banged their cat, aimed rifles
at them and searched their home without explanation.
California to Investigate Illegal Sterilization of Female Inmates:
An
investigation of the California prison system revealed troubling
numbers of female inmates who had been sterilized without their
consent, in addition to many other breaches of protocol.
 In days a magical ancient forest could be opened up for logging if Australia persuades other governments to ditch its World Heritage status. But if enough of us get in touch with the World Heritage Committee members who are on the fence, we can get them to stand firm for this irreplaceable natural treasure -- add your voice now:  |
A few World Heritage Committee members hold this irreplaceable forest’s future in their hands. They are sent their by our governments, but usually get little public attention. So if enough of us shine a spotlight on this decision and urge them to stand firm for the forest, we can get them to keep Tasmania’s tall trees standing, and stop other countries queuing up to trash their heritage.
Nine out of ten of Australians say they oppose the de-listing. Let's get behind them to ensure Heritage Committee representatives do their duty to protect these natural treasures. Sign the petition -- when 1 million people have signed we’ll take out a full page ad in a major international newspaper, and make sure all the delegates see it:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/world_heritage_under_threat_ptn_2/?binitdb&v=41417
These forests are important habitat for rare and threatened species such as the endangered wedge-tailed eagle and the Tasmanian Devil. Even the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania is against this destructive proposal, fearing that more timber flooding the market will make their sustainable timber unprofitable.
But the Australian government are throwing their diplomatic weight behind the de-listing of 74,000 hectares of protected forest, declaring that Australia is “open for business”. It's a crazy plan -- tourism dollars are incredibly valuable to Tasmania and its unique landscape and ancient forests are key part of it’s tourism pitch.
If the Australian government wins, it could set a dangerous precedent with world wide ramifications. Other World Heritage sites are under threat. Across South America and China dam projects threaten sites, and 17 sites in Africa have been classified as World Heritage in Danger. The World Heritage listing offers them critical environmental protection and oversight.
The World Heritage Committee has the chance to reject this proposal. Let’s quickly make sure they know the people of the world oppose this de-listing and want them to intervene to protect it.
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/world_heritage_under_threat_ptn_2/?binitdb&v=41417
Avaaz was built for moments like this. Where a jolt of people power can be the difference between one country’s government’s short term agenda triumphing over the immeasurable universal value of the extraordinary treasures of our earth. We can be the difference, let’s save this forest!
With hope,
Emily, Mais, Alice, Oli, David, Wissam and the whole Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
World Heritage Committee told to reject Federal Government bid to delist 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian forest (ABC)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-17/world-heritage-advised-to-reject-delisting-of-tasmanian-forest/5459444
Australia will not negotiate over Tasmanian forest delisting, says minister (Sydney Morning Herald)
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-will-not-negotiate-over-tasmanian-forest-delisting-says-minister-20140519-38k69.html
Experts and public agree: protect Tassie’s forests (ACF)
http://www.acfonline.org.au/news-media/media-release/experts-and-public-agree-protect-tassie%E2%80%99s-forests
Huon Pine Fact Sheet
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6575
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