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Cameron seeking new Indian jewel
July 30th, 2010 | 
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David Cameron seeking another Indian jewel for Britain
British Prime Minister David Cameron visit to India took an embarassing turn when he refused to return the real jewel in the British crown which was looted from India by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown jewels in 1877, Cameron was not in India to right past historical wrongs but to seek a new Indian jewel for the British economy.
Behind Brown’s African Agenda
What is Brown's real agenda in Africa?
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Africa can lead the global economic recovery and called for more African representation at the IMF, World Bank and G20 in a lofty speech which can only mean one thing, Africa and its resources is about to be exploited by the West once again.
Olympia Food Co-op removes Israeli goods from shelves; first US store to institute boycott
Article by www.olympiabds.org©
Olympia, WA – The Olympia Food Co-op Board of Directors has decided to boycott Israeli goods at their two locations in Olympia, Washington. At a July 15th meeting packed with Co-op members, the Board reached this consensus. The Co-op becomes the first US grocery store to publicly join the international grassroots movement for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) on Israel for its human rights abuses.
Amnesty International report exposes the corrupt arms trade of major UN powers
Congolese child soldiers, victims of the arms trade
An Amnesty International report has exposed the continuing corrupt arms trade of the five major UN powers, USA, UK, Russia, France and China, who continue to sell weapons to countries which could commit human rights violations and war crimes.
Burka ban debate set to hit Britain
Is the Burka debate really about the rights of Muslim women?
Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland have all brought some form of legislation to outlaw the wearing of the Muslim burka and with Sky News reporting yesterday that 67% of Britons agree with a burka ban this controversial debate is set to hit Britain.
Posted in Religion | 
Tags: Burka ban, Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, hijab, Muslim Burka, Muslim veil | 
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Wicked West denies developing countries the right to water
Image taken from The Hindu Online
A growing row between developing countries and the west is set to to become even more intense as western countries continue to block a proposal to recognise the right to water as a basic universal human right.
Actor Mel Gibson’s racist comments caught on tape
Mel Gibson
Actor Mel Gibson is at the centre of a race row after racist comments he made during an angry row with his wife was caught on tape by American website Radar Online.