New World Next Week: Episode178 - ICC Vs. UK, CFR + The Fed, WV WTF

NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode178 -
ICC Vs. UK, CFR + The Fed, WV WTF
Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:

Story #1: Devastating Dossier on ‘Abuse’ by UK Forces in Iraq Goes to International Criminal Court
ICC Urged to Investigate War Crimes of UK Politicians During Iraq Conflict
Ariel Sharon: Serial War Criminal, Mass Murderer

Story #2: New CFR “Dream Team” to Sweep the Fed
People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Labor Participation Rate Lowest Since 1978

Story #3: As Spill Fallout Continues, Freedom Industries Cited at Second West Virginia Site
Influx of ER Visits Reported Following Lifted ‘Do Not Use’ Advisories
Wikipedia: 2014 Elk River Chemical Spill
Tragedy And Hope Self-reliance YouTube playlist

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Previous: GMO-free Cheerios, NSA Catalog, Celeb Shilling

#Newspurge: Live The Life You're Dreaming Of

Econocrash:
JPM, Barclays Said Among Banks to Get Libor Subpoenas*
Unemployment Benefits Go to Millionaires Because of a Loophole in Current Law*
Like Athletes who Dope, Wall Street’s High-Speed Traders Try to Keep Ahead of Regulators*
#Audio #Satire: U.S. Department Of Corruption Denies Right-Doing*

Geopolitiks:
Summer of Strategic Tension*

The Birth of the Palestinian Nation*
Sinai Terror Attacks Portend Gold Mine for Israeli Military-Intelligence Services*
Ecuador Grants Asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange, Defying Britain*
British Warship Exercises with Middle East US Carrier Strike Group*
Making Scotland the Green Energy Capital of Europe*
Two earthquakes in Iran kill 250 and injure 1,800 - Quakes were 6.4 and 6.3 in magnitude*
Putin Confirms the Invasion of Georgia Was Preplanned*
Russian Punk Band Is Found Guilty for Anti-Putin Protest*
Venezuela plans a ‘guerrilla army’ against US invasion*
Troubled Times: Wave of Suicides Shocks Greece*
Kazakhstan predicts opening of the U.S. military base in Uzbekistan*
#Japan May Deport Activists Arrested on Island Claimed by #China*
#SouthKorea singer swims into island dispute with #Japan*
Soccer association wants to end #Olympics controversy with #SouthKorea*

Obamessiah:
Video: Conservative filmmaker behind ‘2016: Obama’s America’ says he ‘learned some lessons’ from Michael Moore, prepares for wide release*
#Obamessiah / #Amnesty: Illegal #immigrants line up at consulates across country for '#DREAM'-er applications*
Beer but no bumper cars as Obama magic slips in Iowa*
Who is @PaulRyanVP?*
Oops: Romney Gaffes, Introduces Ryan as the ‘Next President of the United States’*
Romney accidentally intro'ed Ryan as the next President. Obama did the same intro'ing Biden 4 years ago*
More than 10,000 Said to Attend First #Romney-#Ryan Campaign Event in #Wisconsin*
“Path to Prosperity” — Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan — Doesn’t Include Federal Workers*
Yes, Ron Wyden built that Medicare plan with Paul Ryan*
Videos surface of Dems, including President Obama, praising Paul Ryan*
#Reminder: Politics is just like professional wrestling... An Ex-Wrestling Executive Wins a G.O.P. Primary*
Investigation Turns Up Only 10 Cases of Voter Impersonation Nationwide…in 10 Years*
Video: US Bain Capital's ties to Latin American 'death squads'*

Police State Updates:
#CivilWar of 2016: “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future.”*
G4S failure proves we can't rely on private sector; state organisations like the Army could be relied upon*
Ammo? What Ammo? : DHS Takes Unprecedented Step of Redacting Mass Ammunition Purchase*
Obama Keeps Fighting in Court to Jail Americans Indefinitely without Trial*
Agency probes JFK security breach by jet skier*
Video: Privatized eminent domain on steroids*
Video: No fly zone...over Toronto?*
Video: "Toronto G20 Exposed"*
Video: Surveillance as a profit center;
NYPD Unveils Orwellian ‘Domain Awareness System’*

West Virginia Worry:
Owner of mine made famous on Spike TV's 'Coal' is being sued over unpaid production royalties*
EPA allies want state strip mine ruling overturned: MORGANTOWN, W.Va.*
DHHR confirms 3 cases of swine flu in West Virginia*

#Newspurge: Into The Fire

Econocrash:
Video: Billions Spent Destroying and Rebuilding Elsewhere as Infrastructure Crumbles At Home*
The Valid Value of Money – National Vitality*
Video: Why the Justice Department doesn't catch banksters, terrorists and other enemies of the nation*

Geopolitiks:
NATO started naval exercises off the coast of Syria*
Scenarios for the Upcoming Naval Resource Wars*
Video: Massive military buildup in the Persian Gulf*
Clinton: Russia and China “will pay” for supporting Syria*
China: US Uses Drills like RIMPAC 2012 to accelerate its eastward shift of strategy*
Obama Approves Loan to Vietnamese Communists to Buy Satellite from Lockheed Martin*
Jordanian politician pulls gun on live TV as tempers flare over Syria*
Forget Balkanization. Here comes the Pakistanization of the Middle-East*
New book claims Mossad assassination unit killed Iranian nuclear scientists:
Authors also breach taboo by discussing Israel's own nuclear arsenal*
"Spies Against Armageddon": Dan Raviv, Yossi Melman*
Paving the Way for a U.S.-Canada Economic and Security Perimeter*
Grandmothers of Buranovo Give Russian Village New Life:
After the Buranovskiye Babushki became a hit at the Eurovision song contest and on the Internet, improvements came to the village of Buranovo.*
Video: A small victory for Argentina's stolen children.*

Media/Memes:
Roger Waters Points 'The Wall' Toward Abuse of Power*

‘Source of Uncertainty,’ Featuring Morton Subotnick, at Schimmel Center*
CBGB Festival, at Webster Hall Summerstage and Times Square*
Singer Nicki Minaj Accuses TSA Agent of ‘Overtly Fondling’ Her at Airport Checkpoint*
Body found is missing Stone Roses fan*
Ernest Borgnine‬, an actor with nearly seven decades on screen, dies at 95*
Cro-Mags punk charged in knife attack on band*
Chumbawamba to split up*
Kitty Wells, Country Music's First Female Superstar, Dies at 92*
Deep Purple’s Jon Lord Dies At Age 71*
Lionel Batiste, Treme Brass Band Drummer, Dies at 81*

Obamessiah:
Death on the Obama Campaign Trail ~ Again*
Obama Trails Romney Again in Battle for Campaign Cash*
Alaska‬ DOT Construction Signs Hacked To Read '‪#ImpeachObama‬'*
Video: Barack O'Romney: Comparing, side by side, the words and political stances of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama*

Police State Updates:
FBI Prepares Billion-Dollar Iris Recognition Database*
DHS taps database of license plate snapshots to hunt fugitives*
Mobile-Phone Surveillance by Police Targets Millions Annually*
Video: Police single out citizen journalists*
Video: Report from the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Conference*
Video: Fast & Furious staged to pass UN gun treaty?*
Video: Arming smaller drones with tiny bombs only 'months away': The tiny drones used as 'eyes in the sky' were too small and lightweight to be armed with bombs - until now.*
Video: Virginia to vote on Eminent Domain Amendment*

West Virginia Worry:
Little Girl, Tired Of West Virginia Power Outage: 'You Need To Come And Fix It'*
As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge: An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity found federal regulators and the mining industry are failing to protect miners from the excessive toxic coal mine dust that causes black lung. The disease is now being diagnosed in younger miners and evolving more quickly to complicated stages.*

#Newspurge: March of the Meanies

9/11 Updates:
Some 9/11 victims' remains were sent to landfill*
Pentagon policy memo guided 9/11 remains disposal*
9/11 joke in new Jean Dujardin film 'cut so he could win Oscar for The Artist'*

Econocrash:
Michael Douglas to banksters: Stop imitating me*
Video: Financial Fraud Public Service Announcement*
Ron Paul Tells Bernanke He Killed the Dollar, Silver Coin In Hand*
Unusual Items Can Still Bring a Bounty for Thieves, Police Say*

Obamessiah Updates:
Andrew Breitbart Drops Dead in Los Angeles: "I’ve Got Videos...That Nobody Has Seen...Wait Til They See What Happens March First"*
'Conservative' Web Pioneer Dead of 'Natural Causes' at 43*
Autopsy planned to determine cause*
Video: Andrew Breitbart Mysteriously Dies Before Releasing Footage*
Will Sheriff Arpaio have what it takes to hang in there once he finds out about Obama's CIA ties?*
Video: Arizona Sheriff Unveils Obama Birth Probe*

Oregon Oddities:
Video: Rocks shatter windows ahead of 'F29' march*
Occupy Portland II: Cruise Control*
Great Leap Forward: Portland's Call for Protest Helps Shape National Occupy Agenda*
Video: White powder letters to Congress have Portland postmark*
M.I.B. 97239 « Clyde Lewis's Ground Zero Media*

Police State Updates:
Police dismantle Occupy London site*
Audio: 'Doomsday Bill' Was About Wyoming Stability*
Gunboat Fleet as Used in Vietnam Will Now Combat Drug Traffickers*
U.S. Rule Set for Cameras at Cars’ Rear*

WV Worry:
Rockefeller Throws Fundraiser at Mansion With Telecom, Mining Lobbyists*
UBB Security Chief Gets Prison Time*

west virginia mine owner to pay record fine

video: feds unveil $210m settlement in US mine blast*
from wvrecord: The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an agreement with Alpha Natural Resources totaling nearly $210 million in payments connected to the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster. An explosion on April 5, 2010, claimed the lives of 29 miners at the site, which was then owned by Massey Energy. Alpha took over Massey in a merger earlier this year. The agreement announced Tuesday -- which coincidentally was West Virginia Miner's Day -- is the largest ever for the resolution of a criminal investigation of a mine disaster. A press release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says the agreement "addresses only the corporate criminal liability of the former Massey, not potential criminal charges for any individual."

related west virginia worry:
families demand prosecutions in west virginia mine blast*
rockefeller, manchin expenses published*

12/1 newspurge: if we make it through december

biowars/envirohealth:
extreme weather records in 2011, 'bare-knuckle' years ahead*
oklahoma continues string of recent mild earthquakes*
santa ana winds rattle nerves in california*
'national level exercise' disaster drill derailed by disasters*
delegates say it’s too early to give up on cop17*
US settles suit from widow of 1st anthrax victim*
white powdery substance in inmate's letter shuts down georgia courthouse*

econocrash:
what have the central banks of the world done now?*
how central banks eased world economy*
factories stall worldwide, US jobless claims rise*
3 powerball winners say there is no secret 4th*

history/mystery:
stalin's daughter lana peters dies in US of cancer*
stalin's daughter dies after quiet last years in wisconsin cottage*
video: new evidence shows sirhan sirhan may be innocent*

media/memes:
same as it ever was: complete grammy nomination list*
video: kanye west tops grammy nominations*
george orwell's guide to the news*
new season for old jokes*
'the artist' silently leads the charge in oscars race*
fbi agents upset over movie alleging j. edgar hoover was gay*
ken russell, provocative director of 'tommy' & 'altered states', dies at 84*
clark gable's secret daughter dies*
patrice o'neal mourned by fans & friends*
barry llewellyn, founder of the heptones, dies at 64*
video: the heptones 'sea of love'*

murder/mayhem:
murder, mayhem in metro east -
man convicted of murdering 6yr-old cahokia, illinois boy*
retail crime, police activity jumps during holidays*
1 dead, 16 injured in tennessee crashes involving 176 cars*
bad dog? utah hunter shot by canine companion*
texas dad fatally shoots 4 kids, wounds wife*
murder charge in killing near occupy oakland camp*

obamessiah:
obama issues ron paul 'kill order' as russia prepares for war?*
ok, now ron paul*
video: russian tv anchor fired over gesture at obama*
thomas, kagan asked to sit out health care case*
video: barney frank not seeking re-election in 2012*
barney frank retires: 10 things to know about the congressman*
(such as running a gay brothel out of his apartment)*

oregon oddities:
30 missing minutes:
portland christmas treebomber by the numbers*
omsi cancels climate talk due to skeptics being on panel*
bagelgate: kettleman's bagels 'will not change' after sellout*
wandering wolf inspires hope & dread*

police state updates:
jonathan elinoff's investigation leads to arrest of denver sheriff*
video: denver sheriff jailed in prison that bears his own name*
researcher's video shows secret software on millions of phones logging everything*
border deal fuels concerns in canada*
defying police blockade, boston's occupy builds a city*
survival shop reports jump in sales to people preparing for 'possible collapse'*

wv worry:
manchin breaks with obama, congress on payroll taxes -
yet votes to give military power to imprison indefinitely*
mister bee potato chips files for bankruptcy*
federal ubb report to be released next week*

8/18 newspurge: pissing in the wind

biowars/envirohealth:
US knew in days that fukushima had melted down*
US govt considered evacuation of 90,000 US citizens in tokyo*
radioactive rain in toronto as large scale govt coverup exposed*
video: nrc essentially lied about 1959 simi valley nuke disaster*
nrc says 'special inspection' underway at nuke plant near miami*
yet another oil spill & a glimmer of hope for the future*
shell finds second oil leak in north sea*
video: seattle 'green jobs' program a bust*
video: two children killed by 'brain-eating' amoeba*

drugwar updates:
atf promotes supervisors in controversial 'fast & furious'*
feds bust iraqi-mexican drug operation in california*
video: obama dodges medical marijuana question in minnesota*

media/memes:
'watch the throne' a smack in the face to black america*

portland mayor sam adams announces he will not run for re-election

'portlandia & the nation's animal farm'
from koin local 6: In an open letter to Portlanders, Mayor Sam Adams announced Friday he will not seek re-election. After pondering on the topic during a week-long “staycation,” the mayor said the choice was clear, help move Portland forward right now or focus his efforts full-time into a new campaign.

An excerpt from the 600-word letter:

"My best service to Portland will be to complete the platform of change and improvement you elected me to deliver: Creating jobs, increasing the high school graduation rate, and making Portland the most sustainable city, with the most equal of opportunities. This work is well underway, and I'm committed to making every day of the next 17 months count."

The announcement opens up a race that already has two noteworthy candidates, former Portland City Commissioner Charlie Hales and New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady.

"This is a good move for Sam and a fresh start for Portland," said Hales in a release.

3/31 newspurge: are you ready?

9/11 update:
terror intel lacking 10yrs after 9/11, chairmen say*
bin laden sets alarm bells ringing*
city interrupts wake to take back corpse of 9/11 first responder*
video: new building 7 ad is here*

econocrash:
general electric paid no federal taxes in 2010*
ge doesn't pay taxes; why should you?*
groups call for ge's immelt to resign from wh jobs council*
housing market: 13% of all US homes are vacant*
nightmare for residents trapped in spanish ghost towns*
virginia first state to sell naming rights to rest stops*
update: wal-mart says 'serious' inflation is coming*

history/mystery:
new book claims gandhi left wife for male lover*
fbi asks for help to crack mystery code in '99 murder case*
'this is a conspiracy': nixon library opens door some prefer closed*

media/memes:
'source code' is 'strangers on a train' with explosives*

3/3 newspurge: march forth to nightmarika

9/11 updates:
video: 1st responders weigh in on new 9/11 health act*
meanwhile, 9/11 firefighter dies of cancer linked to toxic dust*
tsa hit by new scandal as passenger boards plane with 3 boxcutters*
fbi finds 'no credible evidence' of 9/11 cell call*
background: how 9/11 was done*
flashback: the 9/11 omission hearings from 9/9/04*
bankers, drugs & 9/11: a convergence of convenience*
video: all hell breaks loose on 'the view' after 9/11 truther cuts loose*

biowars/envirohealth:
obama threatens to create billion-dollar drug research center*
meanwhile, fda pulls 500+ drugs off market*
malcolm casadaban is first US scientist to die of plague in 50yrs*
flashback video: chicago family seeks answers in scientist's death by plague*
x-rays & unshielded infants raise alarms*
video: measles attack in boston, santa fe, denver & vancouver*
audio satire: technological breakthrough to fix problems of previous breakthrough*

econocrash updates:
wars, rumors of wars, skyrocketing oil prices & global economic chaos - why is all of this happening?*
gold hits record $1,432.57 an ounce*
china takes giant step towards making yuan world's reserve currency*
qe3? several top feds think more 'quantitative easing' necessary*
cfr's zakaria: US doomed by failure to embrace globalism*
jules kroll tries his hand at credit ratings*
former goldman director charged with insider trading*
crying toddler gets stuck in bank vault*

media/memes:
the man behind charlie sheen's rants -
meet syndicated radio host alex jones*
rolling stone on alex jones: 'most paranoid man in america'*

american cities that are running out of people

from 24/7 wall st.: The population of the United States has increased steadily by roughly 2.5 million people every year since World War II. Throughout prosperity and hard times, Americans continue to have families. Many of the country’s regions have expanded to accommodate this population increase. Some cities have grown faster than others as the result of being at the center of some important new technology or job market. Others have lost residents because of failing industries and migration. Nevertheless, some of these cities have continued to grow slowly, or at least remain relatively stagnant, buoyed by the rising tide of the national population. There are some cities, however, which have experienced such severe hardship and decline that their populations have actually decreased significantly. New Orleans has lost more than a quarter of its population in the past ten years as the result of Hurricane Katrina. The rest of the cities that have lost major parts of their population have seen their flagship industries which include coal, steel, oil, and auto-related manufacturing fall off or completely collapse.

8/19 newspurge: take on the world

biowars/envirohealth:
US survey shows those keenest to be green are most ignorant*
gates foundation buys shares in goldman sachs & monsanto*
ft detrick to open drug & vaccine testing facility*
fda approves 5-day-after birth control pill*
fluoride mouthrinse program to re-start in schools this year*
nearly 1m children in US potentially misdiagnosed with adhd*
sen graham receives powder-filled letter*
weather wars & the devil's haarp*
georgia scientists say at least 70% of spilled oil is still unaccounted for*
video: spike lee warns bp's greed could be 'downfall' of US*

history/mystery:
the hidden tragedy of cia experiments on children*
video: fmr fbi agent says oswald didn't kill jfk*

holy hexes:
video: remains of john the baptist found in bulgaria?*
2010 bohemian grove membership list & maps*

media/memes:
ray bradbury hates big government:
'our country is in need of a revolution'*

union & families sue to open fed probe into wv coal mine explosion

update: crack found in floor of wv mine where 29 died
from democracy now: Just a few weeks before the April 20th explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf, twenty-nine coal miners died after an explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Although the Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation into the disaster, unlike the open federal investigation into the BP oil spill, the probe into Massey is taking place entirely behind closed doors. The United Mine Workers of America and families of victims killed in the West Virginia coal mine explosion recently filed suit in federal court to open up the federal investigation.

flashback: 29 killed in massey coal mine explosion & interview w/ reverend billy on mountaintop revival

4/29 newspurge: let the poison spill

biowars/envirohealth:
homeland security probing blast that sank oil rig*
coast guard burning some gulf slick oil*
video: state of emergency declared as oil spill nears louisiana*
video: gulf oil spill presents a political challenge to obama's offshore drilling plans*
remember that ash cloud? it didn't exist, says new evidence*
skull & bones kerry says shell, bp & conoco to back climate bill*
al gore op-ed: denialists in denial*

govt report says global warming may cause cancer, mental illness*
australia puts carbon trading scheme on hold*
h1n1 vaccines near expiration as flu strain's anniversary passes*
flu shot fatality: toddler dies 12 hours after having vaccination*
big brother to track your medication compliance with electronic transmitters in pills*
will national healthcare require national rfid chips?*
video: the new & improved flu scam 2010!*
glaxo smith kline profits climb on healthy sales of swine flu vaccine*
npr & the mass drugging meme: when the 'trust hormone' is out of balance*
9-bin recycling system introduced in uk*
china to sterilise 10k to ensure 'family planning' targets*
doctors sterilise uzbek women by stealth*
proliferation experts worry bioattacks being ignored*
lawsuit over army chemical weapons stockpile in pueblo, colorado settled*
video: ny considers stealing organs from citizens*

drugwar:
r.i.p. jack herer: 'the hemperor' is laid to rest*
majority wants to treat pot like alcohol*
mexico extradites drug cartel leader wanted in US for 25 years; US sends noriega to france*
coca cultivation rises in colombia 'despite a huge american-funded counter-drug program'*

new world next week - apr8

rev billy, collateral murder, net neutrality

Welcome to the latest episode of the New World Next Week - the weekly 10min series from CorbettReport.com & MediaMonarchy.com that gives you the text, context & subtext on the stories that matter. This week:

Story#1: Rev Billy Placed 'Holy Hex' on JPMorgan Over WV Mountaintop Removal
West Virginia Worry: 25+ Killed in Massey Coal Mine Explosion
Flashback: NWNW on WV Mountaintop Removal

Story#2: Wikileaks Releases Video of Civilians Killed by US in Baghdad
Decrypted Video from Wikileaks Shows Collateral Murder
Wikileaks, Sunshine Press & 'Collateral Murder'

Story#3: FCC Loses Net Neutrality Battle Against Comcast
Background: Wikipedia on Network Neutrality in the US
Flashback: Ron Paul Softens Stance on Net Neutrality

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previous episode: nwnw - apr1

west virginia worry: 25+ killed in massey coal mine explosion

25 dead in west virginia mine blast, worst since 1984
related: rev billy placed 'holy hex' on jpmorgan over wv moutaintop removal*
from ap: A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners in the worst U.S. coal mining disaster since 1984, and rescuers on Tuesday began a dangerous and possibly futile attempt to rescue four others still missing.

Crews were bulldozing an access road so they could drill 1,000 feet into the earth to release gases and make it safe to try to find the missing miners. They were feared dead after the Monday afternoon blast at a mine with a history of violations for not properly ventilating highly combustible methane.

Rescuers were being held back by poison gases that accumulated near the blast site, about 1.5 miles from the entrance to Massey Energy Co.'s sprawling Upper Big Branch mine.

They had to create an access road above it before they could begin drilling four shafts to release methane and carbon monoxide. Gov. Joe Manchin said at a news briefing Tuesday that it could be Wednesday night before the first hole is drilled.

"It's a slow process," Manchin said. "It's just going to be a slow process."

rev billy placed 'holy hex' on jpmorgan over wv mountaintop removal

related: 25+ killed in coal mine explosion in west virginia
from huffington post: A New York City preacher was arrested after placing a 'holy hex' on JPMorgan Chase. Protesting what he calls JPMorgan's financing for mountaintop removal in Appalachia, Rev. Billy Talen led his Church Of Life congregation in an Easter morning protest outside of a bank branch in New York City. Courthouse News has the details:

"Rev. Billy led his Life After Shopping Gospel Choir to two East Village Chase branches, where the singers 'deposited' mounds of 'sacred dirt from Coal River Mountain, West Virginia' on the floors of ATM lobbies. At the branch on St. Marks Place and 2nd Avenue, the choir performed a 'mystery channeling of money' as bank customers withdrew money, and the reverend/performance artist preached to a crowd through a white megaphone."

biowars/envirohealth updates: cfl, wv, hiv, h1n1 & wmd

is it time to bring back the 'civilian conservation corps?*

compact fluorescent lights dumping mercury directly into landfills
from natural news: Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs have become all the rage over the past several years, touted by many as the preferable "green" way to light a home, save energy, and promote environmental responsibility. While they may use less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs, CFL bulbs are filled with toxic mercury that, when disposed of, contaminates landfills and the environment. A report released in 2008 from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection revealed that when a CFL bulb is broken, it can release dangerously high levels of mercury into the air.

officials fear toxic ingredient in botox could become terrorist tool

robert f kennedy jr vs don blankenship:
debate on mountaintop mining before a west virginia audience
from guardian: It was an event billed as the smackdown between the baddest coal baron around and the environmental heir to the liberal Kennedy legacy, live on stage and in the heart of Appalachia mine country. Stage right, appropriately, was Don Blankenship, chairman of Massey Energy, a meaty impassive presence, his Kentucky drawl never picking up speed or volume. On the left, Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has spent his life defending waterways, making lawyerly argument out of staccato bursts of statistics. The pairing at the University of Charleston was the perfect personification of America's deep divides: Republican versus Democrat; old industry v new, global warming denier v impassioned advocate for climate change laws. The battle in Thursday night's debate was over mountaintop removal mining, which blows the tops off mountains to get at thin seams of coal and of which Blankenship is the most notorious promoter. "This is the worst environmental crime that ever happened in our history," began Kennedy ... "It's a bunch of rhetoric and untruths," [Blankenship] returned. "This industry is what made this country great. If we forget that, we are going to have to learn to speak Chinese." Or accept early deaths, he argued, noting that expectancy in Angola is 39 years.


'house of numbers' aids/hiv documentary opens in portland -
amid bad local press reviews that the film 'blurs facts'

ukrainian black lung death toll over 1000, 1/4 million hospitalized
from business insider: The mutated version of the H1N1 Swine Flu is truly wrecking havoc throughout Eastern Europe, with the Ukrainian death toll now clocking in at 1005 dead, according to Before It's News. And to make matters worse, over 250,000 have been hospitalized over the deadly flu strain; that number is set to rise.

'prevention of wmd proliferation & terrorism report card':
US unprepared for major bioterrorism attack, commission finds

info commissioner: climategate scientists broke the law
from climategate.tv: The scientific unit at the heart of the climate change emails scandal broke the law by hiding data from sceptics. Researchers at the University of East Anglia breached the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to comply with requests for the data. The decision by the Information Commissioner’s Office comes months after controversial emails from the university’s Climatic Research Unit, a global leader in its field, were released on to the internet. In one email the head of the unit, Professor Phil Jones, asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In another message, Professor Jones told how he had persuaded the university to ignore Freedom of Information requests from sceptics. Others showed how an eminent climatologist admitted it was a ‘travesty’ scientists could not explain a lack of global warming in recent years. The Information Commissioner’s Office yesterday revealed the university had failed in it duties under the Freedom of Information Act.

kennedy calls wv mountaintop removal mining a crime

from ap: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia is a crime, and that if the American people could see it, there would be a revolution.

"We are cutting down the Appalachian Mountains, these historic landscapes where Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett roamed that are so much a part of American culture," the environmental attorney said at a rally to stop blasting on southern West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.

"It's God who made these mountains, and it's (Massey Energy chief) Don Blankenship who is cutting them down," Kennedy said.

Kennedy spoke as some 300 environmental activists cheered. At the same time, 200 coal miners jeered. The groups were kept apart by a line of state troopers and metal barricades.

The Virginia-based Massey plans to blast and mine thousands of acres atop the mountain, which has enough coal reserves to feed power plants for 14 years. Organizations including Coal River Mountain Watch and Climate Ground Zero want Massey to stick with underground mining and allow the ridges to be turned into a 200-turbine wind farm.

Before taking the stage, Kennedy waded into the crowd of shouting miners and spent a half-hour debating Massey Vice President of Surface Operations Mike Snelling and others.

"He's very passionate about what he was doing and I have to give him enough credit for walking through a crowd of a lot of people he would consider adversaries," Snelling said. "He just keeps talking about the environment and the concern for the environment and the mountains of Appalachia, and what we tried to tell him is that we are just as concerned about the mountains — or more than he is, for the fact that we live here."

The rally, held outside the state Department of Environmental Protection headquarters, was the latest of several demanding a halt to blasting on Coal River Mountain, which Massey calls contour and highwall mining, not mountaintop removal.

In mountaintop removal, forests are clear-cut. Explosives blast apart the rock, and machines scoop out the exposed coal. The earth left behind is dumped into valleys, covering intermittent streams.

Coal operators say it's the most efficient way — in some cases, the only way — to reach some reserves. They also argue they reclaim the land so it can be redeveloped. Critics say the land is ruined forever, and that people, property and the environment suffer unnecessarily.

10/22 newspurge

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revealed: 2 california airports allow passengers to fly with pot*
plant hemp seeds, go to jail*

envirohealth:
gordon brown warns of climate 'catastrophe' in 50 days*
prosecution for nais opposition begins*
geo-engineering the atmosphere: moscow mayor promises a winter without snow*
1 in 7 girls at robeson high school got pregnant*
video: 'climate chains'*

history/mystery:
the deep history of the venice municipal airport*
mkultra legacy: the stain of dishonor & the prerequisites for redemption*

west virginia worry:
trying to save mountain, protesters in west virginia arrested*
7 mining activists arrested at gov manchin's office*
wv governor meets with mining protesters*