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Russia: Bloggers Expose a Pharmaceutical Scam
Over the past few weeks thousands of Russian bloggers have united to combat a pharmaceutical scam that tried to persuade Russian pensioners to spend around half of their annual pension on a course of Gravikol 21 - ‘anti-arthritis’ drugs that were actually little more than vitamin pills.
In the course of [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 14th, 2007 | Category: Business, Cyber-Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Gravikol 21, Health, Human Rights, Internet & Telecoms, Law, Media, Politics, Protest, pharmaceutical, scams | Comments (6)

I found this form of protest clever, humorous and on point. I tried to link the “Panties for Peace” page but just got a picture. Their link is found at  Lanna Action For Burma where you can “Make sure your panties reach the intended target.“
Activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on [...]

Posted by nytexan October 19th, 2007 | Category: Burma, Burmese, Lanna Action, Panties for Peace, Protest, Than Shwe | Comments (1)

 
Premier Says Turkey Is Ready For Split With U.S. Over Kurds
By Molly Moore Washington Post
ISTANBUL, Oct. 12 — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he is prepared for a rupture in relations with the United States if his government launches an incursion into northern Iraq in search of Kurdish [...]

Posted by bosskitty October 13th, 2007 | Category: Armenians, Border, Bush, Casualties, Democracy In Action, Erdogan, Human Rights, Hypocracy, Iraq, Kurds, Middle East, Occupation Army, PKK, Protest, Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister, World Order, genocide, invasion, rebels, refugees | Leave a comment

Protesters gather to march on Capitol
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) –
The protesters gathered in Lafayette Park with signs saying “End the war now” and calling for President Bush’s impeachment. The rally, organized by the ANSWER Coalition and other groups, was expected to conclude [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 15th, 2007 | Category: Anti-War, Declaration of Independence, Defiance, Freedom, Impeach, Protest, War Games, Washington | Comments (4)

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf — a key U.S. ally — is less popular in his own country than al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a poll of Pakistanis conducted last month by an anti-terrorism organization.

Osama bin Laden more popular than Pakistan, U.S. presidents, poll finds
Two-thirds of respondents say [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 12th, 2007 | Category: Bush, Islam, Islamic Jihad, Musharraf, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Politics, President, Protest, Taliban, War on Terror, polls, terror | Comments (2)

I would like to say thank you to everyone that showed up and supported the Texas border rally. This was the first of several planned rallies against the Texas Mexico wall. Although the turnout may seem small to some, it was a huge first step in the opposition to the wall. This movement will continue [...]

Posted by nytexan July 15th, 2007 | Category: Border Fence, Border Patrol, Border Wall, Democracy In Action, Headlines, Homeland Security, Immigration, Mexican, Mexico, News, Politics, Protest, Rio Grande, Roma Texas, Texas, prejudice | Comments (3)