NEW YORK - April 16 - The U.S. Central Command should respond publicly to evidence that U.S. forces used cluster munitions in a populated area of Baghdad, Human Rights Watch urged today.According to a report in yesterday?fs Newsday, a Central Command spokeswoman has anonymously confirmed that U.S. forces have hit urban areas of Baghdad with cluster munitions, stating that … [Read more...] about -U.S. Use of Clusters in Baghdad Condemned
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-NASA’s Strategic Plan” * Military * Nuclear
At all of our peril, O'Keefe is moving to expand NASA's program of using nuclear power in space -- including reviving the decades-old notion of building nuclear-powered spacecraft. What if the Columbia shuttle had been nuclear-powered? Nuclear debris would have spread over Texas and Louisiana. Still, two days after the Columbia tragedy, NASA advanced its new $3 billion space … [Read more...] about -NASA’s Strategic Plan” * Military * Nuclear
-New Tobacco Company, Licensed to Kill Inc., Aims to Kill 4.9M Worldwide Annually
Today, Licensed to Kill, Inc, the world's newest multinational tobacco company, publicly announced its incorporation with the launch of the company's website: www.licensedtokill.bizLicensed to Kill, Inc., was officially incorporated in the state of Virginia on March 19, 2003. The company's purpose, as stated in its articles of incorporation, is "the manufacture and … [Read more...] about -New Tobacco Company, Licensed to Kill Inc., Aims to Kill 4.9M Worldwide Annually
-Voices in the Wilderness Banned from Palestine Hotel in Baghdad by U.S. Military
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
-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