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War or Peace: Letter on ethical human rights approach

War or Peace: ethical human rights approach.

Anthony Ravlich
Human Rights Council (New Zealand)
10D/15 City Rd.,
Auckland City.
Ph: (09) 940.9658
www.hrc2001.org.nz

Opinion

Sent following opinion to New Zealand political party leaders et al:

“The ethical approach to human rights, development, globalization for World Peace (to replace neoliberalism), which has involved nearly 22 years of research, needs to be known to the residents of Christchurch [who suffered a number of devastating earthquakes rsulting in 185 deaths and requiring massive rebuilding].

Karl Rove, Netanyahu and Islamic Uprisings

Karl Rove, Netanyahu and Islamic Uprisings

By John Jones

The hate machine, lie machine, and the money machine are all on full blast with intent to kill any chance progressives and liberals have standing—especially President Obama and some Senators.

But why is Netanyahu demanding war with Iran ‘now’ as arguing there is no reason to wait—yet he has ‘never’ proven his allegations (nor should we trust information coming from their camp)?

The Shortwave Report 9/14/12 Listen Globally!

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VENICE FILMFEST 2012: AN AMERICAN GRAFFITI

VENICE FILMFEST 2012: AN AMERICAN GRAFFITI

By Uli Schmetzer

Venice, September 8, 2012 – American films, largely absent in recent years, made a startling comeback to the 69th Venice Film Festival this month with a vivisection of an American society whose moral restraints have become as elastic as a worn rubber band, a malaise which, like American culture, has infected many parts of the world.

The latest Shortwave Report (September 7) Listen Globally!

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Syria’s ‘false flag’ terrorism, Houla and the United Nations

By Tim Anderson
On top of the tragedy of the violence in Syria we have the tragedy of a deeply biased United Nations, a malignant bias which is encouraging ‘false flag’ terrorism. That is, the fundamentalists murder civilians, blame this on the government, then use these crimes as a pretext for greater foreign intervention.

The Shortwave Report (August 31) Listen Globally!

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Moors' Law Bigger than Moore's Law -- It's about OIL, why it goes only up

Going Viral: Moors' Law for Oil says $7 a gallon gasoline in '17

Moore's Law for transistor count is ending, but now there's Moors' Law for oil and it says gasoline -- US national average -- will be $7 in 2017 as oil reaches $120 a barrel. The law is named for Kent Moors, a professor Duquesne U. Specifically, the price of oil and the number of cars in China, which drives it, double every 5 years. These murderous prices change everything in society.

Moors' LAW FOR OIL PRICES: (Kent Moors):

Lessons from Manila floods on climate change, responses

As the Philippine government dithered and made excuses for its grossly inadequate response to the catastrophic floods — which inundated 80% of the country's capital, Manila — Sonny Melencio was leading a grassroots relief effort that brought the first food supplies in days to some of the poorest and most badly affected communities.

The Shortwave Report (August 17) Listen Globally!

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