http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp Giving voice to a world of new ideas! Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:26:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2270 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ The British Guardian reports: "The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks says it plans to release a secret military video of one of the deadliest U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan in which scores of children are ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/rowley-mcgovern-and-ellsberg-statement-on-wikileaks-617 Gosh, how quickly things turn. One day, you're a strutting peacock — the next day, you're just another gasping, oil-covered bird. In early April, BP was strutting about in full corporate splendor, showing off the $9 billion in profits that it had soaked up in just the first three months of ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/bp-is-a-corporate-criminal-by-jim-hightower-616 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ MICHAEL KLARE Klare is author of "Resource Wars" and "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet." In response to recent reports of $1 trillion in mineral resources found in Afghanistan, he said today: "The discovery and development of these mineral ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/afghanistans-1-trillion-resource-curse-615 On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2265 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ KATHY KELLY, JOSHUA BROLLIER Kelly and Brollier are with the group Voices for Creative Nonviolence. They are just back from over a month in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Several articles ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/just-back-from-afghanistan-and-pakistan-611 Published on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Focal Points Blog/Foreign Policy in Focus The offensive by the Congressional Democratic leadership against the Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla has now moved beyond just rhetorical support for the Israeli attack on the unarmed convoy.  Rep. Brad Sherman ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/will-the-flotilla-attack-be-our-kent-state-moment-by-stephen-zunes-68 On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2258 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ JOHN QUIGLEY, http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/bios.php?ID=42 Professor of international law at Ohio State University, Quigley said today: "Contrary to what many are claiming, including the New York Times in a front-page article on the Gaza flotilla, the Mavi Marmara, the vessel ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/actually-the-ship-was-not-turkish-flagged-67 When Israel attacked the Gaza aid flotilla, Congresswoman Jane Harman was engaged in a parallel assault. Israel’s government relied on the efficacy of violence; Harman’s campaign was counting on the power of paid media. In both cases, the targets were advocates of human rights for Palestinian people. Brandishing guns and stun ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/israel-and-harman-in-tandem-from-high-seas-to-airwaves-by-norman-solomon-61 RICHARD FALK Falk is professor of international law emeritus, Princeton University and Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories for the United Nations Human Rights Council. He said today: "The Israeli naval and helicopter lethal attack on the Freedom Flotilla bringing needed humanitarian relief to the civilian population of Gaza is a ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/israel-attacks-on-aid-ships-called-aggression-531 On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2253 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org __________________________________________________ The British Guardian reports: "A flotilla of eight boats carrying thousands of tons of construction materials, medical equipment and other aid is [sailing to] Gaza ... setting the scene for a confrontation with ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/israel-threatening-to-stop-freedom-flotilla-to-gaza-528 On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2251 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org __________________________________________________ Thursday, May 27, 2010 On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2251 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org __________________________________________________ Thursday, May 27, 2010 A Drilling Moratorium That Isn't Interviews Available DANIEL J. ROHLF Rohlf, a law ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/a-drilling-moratorium-that-isnt-%e2%80%8f-527