BAGHDAD - April 17 - Less than 24 hours after issuing a press release (below) highlighting the failures of the U.S. Military's attempts to oversee humanitarian intervention in Iraq, Voices in the Wilderness was banned from meeting with the U.S. Civil Military Operations Center, or international journalists, working out of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad (see attached picture). … [Read more...] about -Voices in the Wilderness Banned from Palestine Hotel in Baghdad by U.S. Military
-Bush Nominee Refuses to Condemn Japanese Internment
WASHINGTON - April 21 - A controversial presidential nominee to the board of a government-funded think tank today refused to condemn the internment of Japanese-Americans and reaffirmed his call for the destruction of Palestinian villages.https://www.commondreams.org/news2003/0421-06.htm … [Read more...] about -Bush Nominee Refuses to Condemn Japanese Internment
-Kraft Investors and Celebrities Raise Concerns about Genetically Engineered Foods at Shareholder Me
EAST HANOVER, NJ - April 22 - Kraft?fs continued use of genetically engineered ingredients was a major topic of concern today among investors inside Kraft?fs annual shareholders meeting.Kraft shareholders, including actor Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni Chase, spoke out at the meeting raising concerns about the public health, environmental, and financial risks posed by … [Read more...] about -Kraft Investors and Celebrities Raise Concerns about Genetically Engineered Foods at Shareholder Me
-Elderly Couple Fined For Having Boat Repaired in Cuba After Storm Left Them Stranded
.....Remarkably, after disclosing that they gave band-aid to a local cook who had burned his finger in an accident, The Taylors were charged with provision of “nursing services to a Cuban national”—a transaction forbidden by the embargo. For the next four and a half years, the Taylors—who are on a fixed income—requested a reconsideration of the penalty or a hearing, without … [Read more...] about -Elderly Couple Fined For Having Boat Repaired in Cuba After Storm Left Them Stranded
-Kraft Foods Censors Tobacco Talk at Annual Meeting
EAST HANOVER, NJ - April 22 - At Kraft Foods annual shareholders?f meeting, Infact activists representing a Kraft shareholder were refused timely entry into the meeting, preventing the corporate accountability group from addressing shareholders and executives. Last year Infact representatives were the only people to speak directly to Kraft?fs tobacco connection at the annual … [Read more...] about -Kraft Foods Censors Tobacco Talk at Annual Meeting