It appears that GNU-Darwin is losing the xi.nu domain, due to very dicey moves on the part of the TLD authority.
Syndicated 2012-06-08 18:17:00 (Updated 2012-06-08 18:17:06) from proclus
CIA ‘Revives Attacks on Rescuers’ in Pakistan
CIA drones are reportedly reviving the use of highly-controversial tactics that target rescuers and funeral-goers.
On Monday US drones attacked rescuers in Waziristan in western Pakistan minutes after an initial strike, killing 16 people in total according to the BBC. On May 28, drones were also reported to have returned to the attack in Khassokhel near Mir Ali.
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Syndicated 2012-06-06 18:53:00 (Updated 2012-06-06 18:53:30) from proclus
Ex-CIA Official Slams Obama's 'Indiscriminate' Use of Drones
Robert Grenier, a former CIA counter-terrorism head, has slammed President Obama's drone program telling the UK's Guardian that we have been "seduced" by drones and that the drones are killing people "indiscriminately."
Implying that the drones have been killing civilians, Grenier told the Guardian in the interview: "It [the drone program] needs to be targeted much more finely. We have been seduced by them and the unintended consequences of our actions are going to outweigh the intended consequences."
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Syndicated 2012-06-06 18:52:00 (Updated 2012-06-06 18:52:51) from proclus
Afghan Children Dead After US Air Assault: Report
17 civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, according to a local official in Logar province.
Al-Jazeera reports that the target of the strike was the house of a tribal elder in the district of Baraki Barak, citing the head of the Logar provincial council.
Denying the loss of innocent life, NATO said it knew of only two light injuries to civilians during the pre-dawn missile strike on Wednesday.
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Syndicated 2012-06-06 14:38:00 (Updated 2012-06-06 14:38:55) from proclus
Michael wants you to take action on "Say No to Destructive Drilling in the Arctic"!
Michael Love has just read and signed the petition: Say No to Destructive Drilling in the Arctic
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Syndicated 2012-06-05 20:48:00 (Updated 2012-06-05 20:48:30) from proclus
Tell House Democrats: Support President Obama by drawing a line in the sand on the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
Dear Friend,
A "grand bargain." "Taxmageddon." The "Fiscal Cliff."
Whatever happens in the November elections, we're headed for a major showdown in the lame duck session at the end of the year that could result in a massive restructuring of the role of government.
We know what the Republicans want: to keep taxes on the wealthy and large corporations unconscionably low and military spending sky-high; to gut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security; and to make brutal cuts to important domestic programs like food stamps and unemployment insurance.
But the Democrats have presented a confusing, incoherent and inconsistent picture of their bottom lines.
We know backroom negotiations are already happening. And if you want to stop the Democrats from pre-emptively caving, it's time to speak out.
I just signed a petition asking House Democrats to draw a line in the sand on Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. I hope you join me.
You can sign the petition at the link below.
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Syndicated 2012-06-04 18:49:00 (Updated 2012-06-04 18:49:51) from proclus
Let's say that someone #drone bombs mourners at Arlington cemetery. What should be our reaction? - drones #drone #yemen #pakistan
If Brennan says there is no info about civilian drone deaths, he is merely lying. We need to call him on it. - drones yemen pakistan
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U.S. again bombs mourners - drones drone yemen pakistan ping.fm/qx5Gn
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Robert Naiman: Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About the Drone Strikes - drones drone yemen pakistan ping.fm/Lq643
Syndicated 2012-06-04 16:16:00 (Updated 2012-06-04 16:16:11) from proclus
Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About the Drone Strikes
There's a conventional wisdom in Washington that there's nothing we can do politically to stop the U.S. government from killing innocent civilians with drone strikes.
But it ain't necessarily so.
Syndicated 2012-06-02 23:49:00 (Updated 2012-06-02 23:49:58) from proclus
Blog title...Act now to save lives in the #Sahel! Tell #SecClinton that 18 million people can't wait any longer: buzz.mw/-gkW_Z #DT @oxfamamerica
Millions in the Sahel can't wait - Speak up now! - Oxfam America - Take action
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Syndicated 2012-06-01 20:47:00 (Updated 2012-06-01 20:47:10) from proclus
Join CIVIC, Amnesty International in Opposing Drone Strikes that Kill Civilians
Syndicated 2012-06-01 20:39:00 (Updated 2012-06-01 20:39:57) from proclus
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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