Geopolitical – Week of 8.29.10

Mozambique Riots Toll Seven Killed, 288 Hurt: Govt
Yahoo News (2 Sept 10)

Bundesbank Asks German President to Dismiss Sarrazin
Bloomberg Businessweek (2 Sept 10)

An Oil Platform Burns, Blanketing The Gulf With Angst
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)


The Fourth Branch of Government
Brasscheck TV

Nations Around The Caspian Sea Are Boosting Their Navies. With Russia And The West Involved as Well, it’s Getting Complicated.
The Diplomat (31 Aug 10)

65 Years Ago This Morning Japan Did This in Front of Douglas MacArthur (video)
Los Angeles Times (2 Sept 10)

California Senate Debate Turns on Economy
The New York Times (2 Sept 10)

Barak to Haaretz: Israel Ready to Cede Parts of Jerusalem in Peace Deal
HAARETZ.com (1 Sept 10)

Mideast Peace Talks Under Way in Washington
CNN Politics (2 Sept 10)

Israelis and Palestinians Agree to More Peace Meetings
Reuters (2 Sept 10)

Mariner Energy Oil Platform Explosion in Gulf of Louisiana
HULIQ (2 Sept 10)

Second Gulf Spill Puts Moratorium Back in Question
Yahoo Finance (2 Sept 10)

Number of Illegal Immigrants in U.S. Drops, Report Says
The Washington Post (1 Sept 10)

Obama Announces End to Iraq Combat Mission in Oval Office Address
New York Magazine (1 Sept 10)

Obamas Order New Look For Oval Office
USA Today (1 Sept 10)

Huge Migration of Service Jobs to Developing World Looming
alrroya.com (1 Sept 10)

Murkowski Concedes GOP Senate Race in Alaska
CNN Politics (1 Sept 10)

Civilians Die in Pakistani Air Raid Targeting Militants
BBC News (1 Sept 10)

Sweden Reopens Investigation Into Rape Claim Against Julian Assange
Guardian.co.uk (1 Sept 10)

Calif. Rejects Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags
Yahoo News (1 Sept 10)

The French Corruption
The Brussels Journal (27 Aug 10)

Man Sues Marin Sheriff After Being Tased at Home
abc7news.com (30 Aug 10)

UK And France to Share Aircraft Carriers
The Sun (30 Aug 10)

Legislation For Greater Agribusiness Empowerment
countercurrents.org (31 Aug 10)

Demos Fears Government Terror Strategy ‘Fuels Mistrust’
BBC(29 Aug 10)

BP Faces Massive Lawsuit Over Texas City Refinery Benzene Emissions
NewsInferno (6 Aug 10)

Biden to Meet With Top Iraqi Politicians Amid End of Combat Operations
The Washington Post (31 Aug 10)

U.S. Expands Sanctions on North Korea
CNN World (30 Aug 10)

South Africa Wage Offer Increased in Bid to Stop Strike
BBC (31 Aug 10)

Mexican Police Arrest Alleged Drug Kingpin
The New York Times (30 Aug 10)

Top China Bank Official’s Defection Rumors Quashed
The Washington Post (30 Aug 10)

Federal Circuit Rules No Link Between Autism and Vaccine
Law.com (30 Aug 10)

Mexican Mayor Killed Near Migrant Massacre Site
MSNBC (30 Aug 10)

Women in Washington, Your Seats Are at Risk
Los Angeles Times (29 Aug 10)

California Students Get Tracking Devices
Activist Post (29 Aug 10)

Obama Could Kill Fossil Fuels Overnight With a Nuclear Dash For Thorium
Telegraph.co.uk (29 Aug 10)

Rival D.C. Rallies Underscore The Nation’s Divisions
McClatchy (28 Aug 10)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Confirms Consumer Right to Nonlawyer Assistance
HALT (Aug 2010)

How Bush and Blair plotted in secret to stop Brown
Telegraph.co.uk (28 Aug 10)

Four Possible Scenarios For The Future of Israel
NewropMag (27 Aug 10)

U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure
Bloomberg Businessweek (26 Aug 10)

TN Horse Slaughter Bill Sent to “Summer Study”
Animal Law Coalition (28 April 10)

Gates Foundation Ties With Monsanto Under Fire From Activists
The Seattle Times (28 Aug 10)

Hospital Withholds Food, Water From Christian Pastor
WorldNetDaily (26 Aug 10)

U.S. Admits Human Rights Shortcomings In First-Ever U.N. Report
The Huffington Post (23 Aug 10)

The Marijuana Conspiracy: The Reason Hemp is Illegal
Activist Post (17 July 10)

David Kirby on “The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment
Democracy Now (24 Aug 10)

Secretly Forced Brain Implants Pt III: Ex-SS, FBI Contractor Defends Targets
Examiner.com (26 Aug 10)

The Lie Of Education Reform
Undernews (27 Aug 10)

Struggling Cities Shut Firehouses in Budget Crisis
The New York Times (26 Aug 10)


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