WASHINGTON - April 23 - Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant has been named the country’s biggest “biofool” after online voting in an April Fools Day competition sponsored by Friends of the Earth and the Rainforest Action Network came to a close yesterday. “It was a landslide. Nearly one third of all voters chose Grant,” said Kate McMahon of Friends of the Earth. “This result stresses … [Read more...] about Monsanto CEO Voted Country’s Biggest ‘Biofool’
Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2009 4:15 PM CONTACT: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)press@ccrjustice.org Ruling Today Orders Royal Dutch Shell to Go to Trial for Complicity in Torture and Killing of Nigerian Protesters May 26, 2009 NEW YORK - April 23 - This afternoon, Judge Kimba Wood of … [Read more...] about Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial
ISRAEL: Conscientious objector Neta Mishli sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
Neta Mishli, 18, from Tel-Aviv, a signatory of the 2008 high school seniors refusal letter, began serving her first prison term on 23 April 2009. Neta Mishli arrived at the military Induction Base on 22 April and refused to enlist. For this she was first sentenced to seven days of confinement to base (she was told there was no room in the military prison for women). However, … [Read more...] about ISRAEL: Conscientious objector Neta Mishli sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
田中国際ニュース
田中宇の国際ニュース解説世界はどう動いているか フリーの国際情勢解説者、田中 宇（たなか・さかい）が、独自の視点で世界を斬る時事問題の分析記事。新聞やテレビを見ても分からないニュースの背景を説明します。原則週１回の無料配信記事と、もっといろいろ詳しく知りたい方のための会員制の配信記事「田中宇プラス」（購読料は６カ月で3000円）があります。以下の記事リストのうち◆がついたものは会員のみ閲覧できます。 ラジオデイズ・田中宇の「世界はこう読め」４月号・・・アメリカの内部分裂と、世界の覚醒新刊本「世界がドルを棄てた日」（光文社） … [Read more...] about 田中国際ニュース
Crafting a More Effective Approach toward North Korea
JPRI Critique , Vol. XV, No. 2 (February 2009) Crafting a More Effective Approach toward North Korea by Peter M. Beck Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Global Environment Hearing: “Smart Power: Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy in North Korea,” February 12, 2009. I feel very honored to have the opportunity to … [Read more...] about Crafting a More Effective Approach toward North Korea