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Groundwork Opportunities Provides Solutions in Uganda

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MediaRootsRadioInterviewWithGroundWorkOpportunities by Media Roots MEDIA ROOTS – In this episode of Media Roots Radio, Abby Martin interviews Bartlomiej Skorupa and Peter Luswata from Groundwork Opportunities, a nonprofit organization operating micro-development projects around the globe. Bartlomiej is co-founder and Executive Director of Groundwork Opportunities. He has held numerous management positions in 10+ Fortune 500 companies implementing efficient business practices and has 5 … Read More

Veterans Affairs: 73,000 U.S. Gulf War Deaths

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VETERANS TODAY– The Department of Veterans Affairs, May 2007, Gulf War Veterans Information System reports the following: Total U.S. Military Gulf War Deaths: 73,846 *Deaths amongst Deployed: 17,847 *Deaths amongst Non-Deployed: 55,999   *Total number of disability claims filed: 1,620,906 *Disability Claims amongst Deployed: 407,911 *Disability Claims amongst Non-Deployed: 1,212,995 *Percentage of combat troops that filed Disability Claims 36% Soldiers, … Read More

UK Training Saudi Forces Used to Crush Arab Spring

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GUARDIAN– Britain is training Saudi Arabia‘s national guard – the elite security force deployed during the recent protests in Bahrain – in public order enforcement measures and the use of sniper rifles. The revelation has outraged human rights groups, which point out that the Foreign Office recognises that the kingdom’s human rights record is “a major concern”. In response to … Read More

Yemen on Brink of Civil War as Fighting Worsens

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RAW STORY– Yemeni tribesmen said they wrested a military compound from elite troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside the capital Sanaa on Friday as fighting spread, threatening to tip the country into civil war. Yemeni fighter jets broke the sound barrier as they swooped over Sanaa, where battles between Saleh loyalists and the Hashed tribal alliance led by … Read More

Interview with Author, Activist David Swanson

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Media Roots Radio Interview with David Swanson by Media Roots MEDIA ROOTS – David Swanson is the co-author of “The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush”. He was press secretary for Dennis Kucinich’s 2004 presidential campaign, is co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, creator of ConvictBushCheney.org, Washington Director of Democrats.com, a board member of Progressive Democrats of … Read More