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2014/08/032014/07/31

Berto Jongman: THREAT is Too Many Humanitarian Crises — Along with Corrupt Governments and Totally Inept International Aid System

01 Poverty, 02 Infectious Disease, 03 Environmental Degradation, 05 Civil War, 06 Genocide, 07 Other Atrocities, Civil Society, Corruption, Government, Ineptitude, Non-Governmental, Peace Intelligence

Too many humanitarian crises, not enough global resources

Commentary: An overwhelming number of crises means the international community cannot respond well.

WASHINGTON — Humanitarian crises in the world today — Syria, Iraq, Central African Republic, South Sudan and now Gaza — all demand immediate and massive humanitarian response.

The crises are not only large-scale, affecting millions, but the conflicts also are complex, each with unique political realities and on-the-ground difficulties.

They are not alone among crises competing for our attention. They are simply the biggest, pushing off the front pages other crises where human needs remain urgent: Darfur, Central America, Pakistan, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia.

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2014/08/032014/07/31

SchwartzReport: Top Agribusiness Companies Poisoning Clean Water with Unlimited Garbage and Pesticide Dumping

01 Agriculture, 03 Environmental Degradation, 12 Water, Commerce, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, True Cost

This is one of the central failures of American corporate vampire capitalism. Because it only considers profit as a priority, polluting the water of a nation and putting the full spectrum of life at risk is no big deal, and they want to be allowed to continue it.

Top Agribusiness Food Companies Dumping Waste in Our Waters
ELIZABETH RENTER – Natural Society/Nation of Change

Companies like Tyson Foods, Cargill, Inc., and Perdue Farms Inc. dump their garbage-more than 206 million pounds of it-into our water almost every year and leave others to worry about the clean-up. Now, as the Environmental Protection Agency considers a rule to restore the Clean Water Act, these companies are pulling out all the stops to maintain their freedom to dump and pollute, regardless of the toxic outcomes.

2014/07/312014/07/30

Robert Young Pelton: Finding Bergdahl — A Tale of Deceit

Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Ineptitude, Military

Finding Bergdahl

Inside the Search for the Last Prisoner of America's Longest War

VICE, 21 July 2014

PART 1 EXTRACTS:

The next intercepts from the elated kidnappers, using their CDMA or RUIM phone while still inside the vehicle, provided the first real piece of evidence on how Bergdahl was grabbed: “We were attacking the post. He was just taking a shit. He had no gun with him. He was taking a shit. He has not cleaned his butt yet.”

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2014/07/312014/07/29

Paul Craig Roberts: CIA Agrees with the Russians on Ukraine — What Ever Should the President Do?

Corruption, Government

Mr. President, Your Own CIA Says What Russians Say. What Are We Gonna Do?

Why did President Obama look so lost Monday while trying to make a case against Russia in the downing of the Malaysian Boeing in Ukraine? And how come the US journalists seem to know more than experts and intelligence agencies investigating the case? The Burning Point is discussing it with Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the US Treasury, currently the chairman of The Institute for Political Economy.

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2014/07/312014/07/29

Mike Lofgren: Investigative Commissions as Pretentious Cover-Up — the 9/11 Commission Ten Year On

Corruption, Government

How to Read a Government Commission Report: An Inquiry Into the 9/11 Commission's 10th Anniversary Report

As an inquiry into the complex subject of international terrorism, the 9/11 Commission's 10th anniversary reprise is a slipshod farrago of circular argumentation, faulty reasoning and naïve gullibility about the claims of senior officials – but it does serve official Washington's purpose.

By Mike Lofgren, Truthout | Op-Ed,Saturday, 26 July 2014 16:07

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2014/07/312014/07/29

WInslow Wheeler: Pentagon Budget Earmarks — and the F-35

Corruption, Military

House Appropriators Added Billions of Dollars For Weapons They Like

Fiscal discipline is a farce

Winslow Wheeler

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2014/07/302014/07/28

Mini-Me: DoD IG Finds 70% Waste in Afghanistan

10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Military, Officers Call

Huh?

War on waste: Pentagon auditor spotlights US billions blown in Afghanistan

EXTRACT:

It’s not clear how much of the reconstruction aid is considered to have been wasted, but SIGAR officials say that during 2012, Sopko’s first year on the job, the general inspected projects, programs, and general issues that totaled $10.6 billion in funding and found nearly $7 billion was potentially wasted.

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