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Palestinians protested against plan to evict Bedouin

mercredi 7 août 2013 à 14:00

Palestinians protested in Jerusalem against the plan to evict Bedouin from their towns, and the army attacked them.

For Palestinian boys throwing or shooting stones is symbol for resistance

mercredi 7 août 2013 à 14:00

For Palestinian boys, throwing or shooting stones at Israeli cars and even tanks is socially obligatory as a symbol of resistance.

Throwing stones harms the Palestinian cause, because it makes the Palestinians look bad. However, we have to compare it with Israeli teargas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. All these weapons occasionally kill someone, but not often.

US insurance companies not facing what the effects of global heating will do

mercredi 7 août 2013 à 14:00

US insurance companies are mostly not facing what the effects of global heating will do to their businesses.

This is an important issue, because if they wake up to it, they will pressure governments to do something.

Forfeiture

mercredi 7 août 2013 à 14:00

"Forfeiture", the practice of confiscating people's property without first convicting them of a crime, has reached the point where some US thug departments threaten bogus charges against people passing through simply in order to take their cash.

Isn't it sad how Ms Boatright still thinks of the thugs as "heroes" despite experiencing their ingrained corruption first hand?

Dishonest campaigns in Australia

mercredi 7 août 2013 à 14:00

Dishonest campaigns oppose wind and solar electricity plants in Australia.