Geopolitical - Week of 7.07.08

Bush Signs Spy Bill and Draws Lawsuit
By Randall Mikkelsen - Reuters (10 Jul 2008)

Karl Rove Pulls No-Show on House Judiciary Committee
YouTube Video (10 Jul 2008)

Israel Hints at Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran
By Rupert Cornwell - The Independent UK (11 Jul 2008)

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
PBS.org (8 Jul 2008)

Severn Cullis-Suzuki Speaking at UN Earth Summit in Brazil, 1992
A YouTube video

Russia Threatens Military Response to U.S. Missile Defense Deal
By David Charter - TimesOnline (9 Jul 2008)

Congressional Performance
Rasmussen Reports (8 Jul 2008)

Aug. 8, 1974 vs. July 9, 2008
By Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com (8 Jul 2008)

Russ Kick - Editor & Publisher (1 Jul 2008)

Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube
By Miguel Helft - New York Times (4 Jul 2008)

Altenberg 16: An Exposé of the Evolution Industry
By Suzan Mazur - Scoop Independent News (6 Jul 2008)

The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies
By Bruce Mirken - AlterNet (2 Jul 2008)

Used Danish Bikes Help African Poor
At Springwise.com (7 Jul 2008)

Climate Change Report Like a Disaster Novel, Says Australian Minister
By Barbara McMahon - Guardian.co.uk (7 Jul 2008)
~ Access links to the full report here

Want some Torture With Your Peanuts?
By Jeffrey Denning - The Washington Times (8 Jul 2008)

Powering Up - Renewable energy on the Danish island of Samsø
A slide show - The New Yorker (7 Jul 2008)

Judge Rejects Bush’s View on Wiretaps
By Eric Lichtblau - New York Times (3 Jul 2008)
~ Read the Order

Preparing the Battlefield
By Seymour M. Hersh - The New Yorker (7 Jul 2008)

Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off
By Ralph Jennings & Sophie Taylor - Reuters (4 Jul 2008)

Wildfire Chases July 4th Visitors from Big Sur
By Amanda Fehd - Associated Press (5 Jul 2008)

The House I Live In
By Greg Palast - GregPalast.com (4 Jul 2008)

Couple Who Let Lawn Die to Save Water Face Fine
RedOrbit.com (2 Jul 2008)

Where to Live Now That Gas Prices Are Crazy
By Joshua Liberles - carectomy.com (4 Jul 2008)

Hidden From History: The Canadian Holocaust
By (Rev.) Kevin Annett

Talking Circle - from Wikipedia

2 Responses to “Geopolitical - Week of 7.07.08”


  1. 1 Marco Polo

    There’s an error in the link for the story “Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube”. The correct link is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/technology/04youtube.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

  2. 2 Catherine

    Thanks!