"US Sponsored plan to de-populate developing countries"

US Sponsored plan to de-populate developing countries
A U.S.-sponsored program that resulted in the sterilisation of nearly half of Brazil's women has prompted a formal congressional inquiry, sponsored by more than 165 legislators from
every political party that is represented in the Brazilian legislature. The investigation was initiated after information about a secret U.S. National Security Council memorandum on American
population control objectives in developing countries was published in the Jornal de Brasilia, Hova do Povo (Rio de Janeiro), Jornal do Brasil, and other major newspapers in early May.

Towers of burning gas: Nigeria's oil curse
Sooty towers of flame spew into the air, night and day, as excess natural gas from the petroleum industry burns off, buffeting Nigerian villagers with jet-force heat and noise.

Aborigines threaten Queen Elizabeth with writ
Australian Aborigines have threatened to serve a writ on Queen Elizabeth II accusing her of genocide if the monarch fails to launch treaty negotiations while in Melbourne to open the Commonwealth Games.

Coup Attempt Reportedly Quashed in Chad
Soldiers loyal to Chad's president have repulsed an attempted military coup, the communications minister said Wednesday. The coup plotters fled after being driven back by troops supporting President Idriss Deby in the capital Tuesday night, Communications Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor told The Associated Press.

Investigating the Crash Scene
The failures of Crash as a rigorous anti-racism text have, arguably, allowed it to become a successful Hollywood picture. Despite all the commentary suggesting that the movie is "hard-hitting" and "daring," Crash too-often reinforces conservative thinking about race and fails to challenge racist narratives that are deep-seated in the American imagination. While it may be unrealistic to expect any Hollywood product to mount a truly radical critique of race-thinking in America, there should be room for such a critique in the conversation that has been stoked by the limited audacity of the Crash project.

Behind the Numbers: Untold Suffering in the Congo
The British medical journal Lancet recently took greater notice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) than all western media outlets combined. A group of physicians reported that about 4 million people have died since the “official” outbreak of the Congolese war in 1998 (1). The BBC reported the war in Congo has claimed more lives than any armed conflict since World War II (2). However, experts working in the Congo, and Congolese survivors, count over 10 million dead since war began in 1996—not 1998—with the U.S.-backed invasion to overthrow Zaire’s President Joseph Mobutu. While the western press quantifies African deaths all the time, no statistic can quantify the suffering of the Congolese.

Latin America, Asia breaking free of Washington’s grip
WASHINGTON: The prospect that Europe and Asia might move towards greater independence has troubled US planners since the second world war. The concerns have only risen as the “tripolar order” — Europe, North America and Asia — has continued to evolve. very day Latin America, too, is becoming more independent. Now Asia and the Americas are strengthening their ties while the reigning superpower, the odd man out, consumes itself in misadventures in the Middle East.

Nigeria: Third Term Bid Stirs Already Boiling Pot
The Nigerian leader has repeatedly said he would comply with the constitution, which limits presidents to two four-year terms. At the same time he has not ruled out a bid, nor has he denounced a campaign by his key supporters to amend the constitution.

More pressure mounts on Nigeria to extradite Charles Taylor
As Liberian newly elected President, Mrs Ellen Sir Leaf Johnson visits Washington, the United State government has been urged to support the woman in seeking Charles Taylor’s extradition to face trial at the Sierra Leone war crimes court,

The War Dividend: The British companies making a fortune out of conflict-riven Iraq

Climate Change 'Irreversible' as Arctic Sea Ice Fails to Re-Form

British SAS soldier refuses to fight in Iraq

US illegality in Iraq: Where is the limit?

Britain's dirty secret