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Saturday, June 9, 2007 |
CommonDreams: "A prominent United Nations representative this week joined ranks with thousands of activists gathered in Germany to protest the economic and political dominance enjoyed by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries.
This year should be the last G8 Summit, said Jean Ziegler, the world body's special rapporteur on the right to food, at the launch of the Alternative Summit called by rights groups to counter the annual G8 meeting, which is currently in session in the resort town of Heiligendamm.
Ziegler reportedly said he could not see why the annual meeting of the G8 leaders, which has run since 1975 and is costing German taxpayers about $135 million this year, should continue."
11:47:09 AM 
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NewStatesman: "An experienced British officer serving in Iraq has written to the BBC describing the invasion as 'illegal, immoral and unwinnable', which, he says, is 'the overwhelming feeling of many of my peers'. In a letter to Newsnight and Medialens.org he accuses the media's embedded coverage with the US army of failing to question 'the intentions and continuing effects of the US-led invasion and subsequent occupation'. He says most British soldiers regard their tours as loathsome, during which they 'reluctantly [provide] target practice for insurgents, senselessly haemorrhaging casualties and squandering soldiers' lives, as part of Bush's vain attempt to delay the inevitable Anglo-US rout until after the next US election'. He appeals to journalists not to swallow the official line/White House propaganda."
Troops out now!
11:42:25 AM
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BBC: "A Cornish parish council is considering leasing part of a beach to the Ministry of Defence to stop nudists going there.
The MoD banned nudists on nearby sand dunes in Penhale, Perranporth, last year over fears the area was attracting people looking for sex.
Perranzabuloe Council owns the beach itself and the MoD would like a similar ban implemented.
The army, which has a base nearby, wants to ensure young cadets are not shocked or offended."
What about the local population who could be shocked and offended by young cadets learning to kill and destroy?
11:35:50 AM
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