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Published by Roger Snyder
Dec
31
Tsunami Relief Effort
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There are many organizations working on disaster relief. Here’s some links to organizations to consider: American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/ Building on AFSC programs and contacts in Asia, AFSC will help provide relief and longer-term recovery, particularly to those who might be overlooked by other agencies or relief programs. Network for Good http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx People across [...]
Dec
31
Justice Dept Rewrites Torture Memo
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[Associated Press] The Justice Department released a rewritten legal memo on what constitutes torture, backing away from its own assertions prior to the Iraqi prison abuse scandal that torture had to involve “excruciating and agonizing pain.” The 17-page memo omitted two of the most controversial assertions made in now-disavowed 2002 Justice Department documents: that President [...]
Dec
31
Thanks to a FOIA request from the Sunshine Project, a fascinating document has now come to light. In June 1994, the US Air Force Wright Laboratory wrote a proposal titled “Harassing, Annoying, and ‘Bad Guy’ Identifying Chemicals.” While listing the categories of chemical weapons they planned to develop, the military scientists wrote: Chemicals that effect [...]
Dec
30
Gates pledges $3 million in aid; Amazon.com raises another $3.5 million
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Without comment. -RS By Associated Press SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3 million and Amazon.com has raised more than $3.5 million in online donations to aid South Asian countries devastated by tsunamis. Millions of U.S. dollars were flowing to relief agencies around the world to supply food, water, shelter and [...]
Dec
29
From the blog Critical Montages A magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra (on the interface of the India and Burma plates) set off a terrifying tsunami, killing tens of thousands. A majority of the dead are from poor fishing villages, and more than a third of them are children (Seth Mydans, [...]
