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… the more that talk of an “oil bubble” is replaced by a sullen consensus that prices are headed straight to the moon, the more likely it is we’ll get a major correction. Unfortunately, the main catalyst for this drop will likely be global economic collapse.

Posted by bosskitty July 7th, 2008 | Tags: credit crunch, economics, energy crisis, G8, Global Economy, Group of Eight rich nations, Oil, oil bubble | Category: Bush, Casualties, Clean Energy, G8, Global Economy, Oil, Politics, Refineries, catastrophe, consequences, consumerism, credit crunch, energy, fuel crisis, renewable energy | Comments (6)

Afghanistan dangerously off the radar
It’s hardly an anniversary many will register, but last week marked 30 years since President Jimmy Carter authorised the first covert CIA operations against the government of Afghanistan.
By backing the anti-Communist mujahideen and creating civil unrest, the plan was to provoke a Soviet invasion and thus, in the words of Carter’s [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 6th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, Afghanistan, Bozo, Bush, Casualties, Cheney, civilian deaths, Clash of Civilizations, Cold War, Collateral, consequences, contradictions, Corruption, economics, Foreign Policy, Future Shock, global community, global policies, Karzai, Mismanagement, mujahideen, Pakistan, policy, Politics, Power Shift, profiteers | Tagged: Bush | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Bozo, Bush, Casualties, Cheney, Clash of Civilizations, Cold War, Collateral, Corruption, DoubleSpeak, Election, Future Shock, Karzai, Mismanagement, Pakistan, Pentagon Corruption, administration, consequences, contradictions, deployment, economics, global policies, mujahideen | Leave a comment

UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma’s cyclone to 2.5m people.
The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago.
Since Cyclone Nargis struck, hardly any foreign aid workers have been allowed into [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 14th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, Burma, China, consequences, cyclone, Disaster, earthquake, humanitarian, Myanmar, Red Cross, relief, survivors, Three Gorges Dam, UN, victims | Category: Accountability, Burma, Casualties, China, Disaster, Emergency Management, Environment, Human Rights, Myanmar, Red Cross, World Health, bio hazards, catastrophe, consequences, critical resources, cyclone, food, global community, humanitarian, hunger, infrastructure, pollution, state of emergency | Leave a comment

Global Food Crisis At A Store Near You, Lifestyles To Change Soon

Posted by bosskitty April 11th, 2008 | Category: Banquet, Business, Casualties, Disaster, Foreign Policy, Health, Human Rights, Poor, Power Shift, Public Health, Rice, World Health, consequences, consumerism, economy, endanger, food, global community, markets, oil-for-food | Comments (4)

Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 27th, 2008 | Category: 10th Mountain Division, Accountability, Afghanistan, Army Medical Command, Casualties, Double Cross, Health Care, Hypocracy, Iraq, Mismanagement, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Preventative medicine, Public Health, VA, VFW, War Cost, administration, betrayal, consequences, department of defense, depression, disinformation, mental health, military, suicide, troops, veterans benefits, victims | Comments (2)

Bush ordered the Pentagon to set up a new Africa Command last year but left its headquarters in Germany amid anxiety over an expanding military presence in Africa.
The issue has shadowed Bush’s six-day journey across the continent, as demonstrated by a Tanzanian newspaper headline declaring that he came to “militarize” Africa.
“The purpose [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 24th, 2008 | Category: Accountability, Africa, Africom, Bush, Casualties, Condoleezza Rice, Darfur, Human Rights, Kenya, Oil, President John Kufuor, Promises, Sudan, ethnic cleansing, refugees | Leave a comment

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits
President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. “Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them,” [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 9th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Casualties, State of the Union, The Liar, VA, VFW, War Cost, betrayal, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (1)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Map, News) – A missile from a U.S. Predator drone struck a suspected terrorist safehouse in Pakistan and killed a top al-Qaida commander believed responsible for a brazen bomb attack during a visit last year by Vice President Dick Cheney to Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The strike that killed Abu [...]

Posted by bosskitty January 31st, 2008 | Category: Abu Laith al-Libi, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, CIA, Casualties, Cheney, Collateral, Karzai, Musharraf, Pakistan, Politics, Taliban, Waziristan, cruise missiles | Comments (4)

Incoming! Duck and Cover – Turkey Bombs Iraq
Turkish warplanes have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel bases deep inside northern Iraq – in what appears the first time fighter jets have been used.
The PKK itself reportedly announced on an internet site that five of its fighters and two [...]

Posted by bosskitty December 16th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Bomb, Casualties, Double Cross, DoubleSpeak, Hypocracy, Iraq, Kurds, PKK, Turkey, Ugly American, War Cost, collaborators, consequences | Comments (1)