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Guantanamo kangaroo court hearing

mercredi 11 février 2015 à 13:00

A Guantanamo kangaroo court hearing was recessed because defendants recognized a former CIA torturer as part of the staff of the court.

Even though the rules of these "military tribunals" are enough to make the trials unfair, the government does not consider that sufficient and looks for various ways to sabotage the defense.

Leaked files received by IRS

mardi 10 février 2015 à 13:00

The US IRS received leaked files in 2010 showing how HSBC helped clients evade US taxes. Now the files have leaked to the public, and people want to know why the IRS has done to prosecute those clients and/or get the taxes they owe.

After Obama has gone so easy on businesses in so many fields, we must worry about whether he did it this time.

Evidence that Half of America is Broke

mardi 10 février 2015 à 13:00

New Evidence that Half of America is Broke.

PR campaign to whitewash Vietnam War

mardi 10 février 2015 à 13:00

The US has a PR campaign to whitewash the Vietnam War, so people will forget how bad and wrong it was for the US to fight it.

Global heating

mardi 10 février 2015 à 13:00

Global heating is changing US ecosystems, reducing the amount of carbon they absorb.

In experimental plots, this has happened faster than was predicted.

This is a positive feedback that could accelerate global heating.

Global Warming Is Causing More Extreme Storms. This has been measured in the US and elsewhere.