US climate envoy, Todd Stern has tried to clarify exactly what the Obama administration wants from China on climate at Copenhagen (see post from Leo and me on...
David Steven
Iranian riot police beat women
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu-qx8ohL8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
On climate, US gives China a free pass (or not) – updated
The Guardian headline was unequivocal: "The US will exempt China from binding greenhouse gas targets." Guardian environment correspondent, David Adam, had had...
Fox News: we’re getting freaked out by the right wing email
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxvunbIWNyI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Obama insults Israel (his feet smell too*)
Granted "taking offense" has been turned into a competitive sport, but this takes the biscuit. Top story on Drudge - Barack Obama is said to have insulted...
Reax to Obama in Jerusalem – you’re a pussy
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxt9HwfPwPo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Pakistan, Kilcullen, Evans – a reply to David Miliband
Do we know what we’re trying to achieve in Pakistan?
Telegraph vs Obama
Rumours have long been floating around that the Abu Ghraib photos that Barack Obama has been battling to keep secret are much more graphic than anything yet...
US Interrogator takes on Cheney on torture
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfYov5o5_2s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Obama/Cheney – Duelling speeches
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqXDiqe-xY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Autotune the news: singalong with Ron Paul
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fngEnIkz44&feature=channel_page[/youtube]
Has Iraq Turned a Corner? (Live blog)
At the REEL Iraq festival, the question is: "Has Iraq turned a corner?" In the chair, Rob Edwards kicks off asking the audience whether they think things in...
Alan Duncan gets free gardening
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOMSdH4qhaw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Queensday car attack (?) (graphic)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_U17aqfjGs[/youtube]
Advice to Exxon – please don’t whine
Avaaz must be delighted with this spoof of Exxon's climate change ads....
Crap journalism – swine flu, risk communication
In the New York Times, think tanker, James Jay Carafano (areas of expertise: homeland security, defense, military affairs, affairs, post-conflict operations,...
1976 Swine Flu Public Health Ads
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASibLqwVbsk[/youtube]
Swine flu cooked up in a lab (updatedx8)
From 9/11 truther mission control, Infowars, comes stunning news: "deadly swine flu... was cooked up in a lab." Yes - the first swine flu conspiracy theories...
Ready to be depressed?
In the US, Republicans and independents are becoming steadily more sceptical about climate change.
Ahmed Rashid on Pakistan’s Taliban Sanctuaries
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFZfGpRxh8I&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
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