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Month: June 2010

Obama won’t charge Blackwater with violation of Sudan sanctions

Posted on 28th June 2010 by Benno Hansen

So, Yahoo! News focus on the fact that the Obama administration is “negotiating a multimillion-dollar fine”. It’s suspicious, true, but into the article you’ll learn how Blackwater aka Xe Services is headed by a evangelical Christian and tried to get paid in Sudan’s natural resources, not cash. Not exactly war for resources – but selective…

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The Growing Problem Of Oil Theft In China

Posted on 21st June 2010 by Benno Hansen

China may be leaking more oil and gas from its pipeline network than any country in the world, much of it because of criminal activity. the biggest and least-known problem is oil pilferage by thieves who drill into oil pipelines. This is the cause of at least 40 percent of China’s oil pipeline leaks. This…

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Professor Montonen talk on environmental impact of war

Posted on 20th June 2010 by Benno Hansen

Claus Montonen at Klimaforum09 from Benno Hansen on Vimeo. Claus Montonen, professor of theoretical physics at the University of Helsinki, Finland, speaks at “Climate change and conflict – The Danger of future wars”, Klimaforum09 Sunday the 13th of December 2009 about the environmental impact of war. Climate change will create both floods and draught and…

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Ecowar – the music video

Posted on 20th June 2010 by Benno Hansen

OK. Not quite. But running a blog called ‘Ecowar I have received various updates on a song of the exact same name by a French hard core band. Today I actually clicked a link from my Splitweet brand surveilance thingy: HouganVoyeur J’aime vraiment le son de cette chanson malgré que c’est un autre style…#nowplaying Tagada…

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UN envoy calls for tough Security Council action on recruitment of child soldiers

Posted on 19th June 2010 by Benno Hansen

One of this week’s UN campaign videos “[…] today the nature of conflicts has changed dramatically. It can be prolonged by the race for natural resources […]” The news this week The New York Times quotes United Nations officials and Somali human rights groups as saying the government is fielding hundreds of children, some as…

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Greenpeace Activist Harpooned by French Fisherman

Posted on 6th June 2010 by Benno Hansen

“In a non-violent action, Greenpeace activists in zodiac boats attempted to lower the side of a purse seine net with sand bags to free the fish. At that moment, fishermen violently attacked the activists, harpooning one of them through the leg.”– Isabelle Philippe, Greenpeace France “The French fishermen were attacked by helmeted Greenpeace activists, equipped…

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US National Security Strategy 2010

Posted on 3rd June 2010 by Benno Hansen

The White House recently released its National Security Strategy report and the UN DISPACH were happy to report the Millennium Development Goals are in it. From page 39, chapter “Promote Dignity by Meeting Basic Needs”: The freedom that America stands for includes freedom from want. Basic human rights cannot thrive in places where human beings…

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