Europe's Oldest Civilization Found
Ruins beneath Germany, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic show a network of dozens of temples built about 2,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids. This will substantially cause a reevaluation of megalithic cultures. Read it here, from The Independent. These highly organized settlements were abandoned after perhaps 200 years and these types of megalithic structures were not built again for around 3,000 years.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Downing Street Memo II
Further evidence that the Bushies knew they were in violation of international law in their trumped-up rush to war in Iraq. Read it here, from TomPaine.org.
Further evidence that the Bushies knew they were in violation of international law in their trumped-up rush to war in Iraq. Read it here, from TomPaine.org.
G8 Debt Relief For Africa = $1 A Day
The G8 nations just agreed on forgiving 40 billion USD in debt incurred by various African nations. In this analysis in Forbes.com, Dan Ackman shows that this is really mostly a wilted olive branch. The US forgives more debt for itself every year, and about half of the money in direct aid to Africa is spent on salaries of US consultants. In other words, we will pay one of our top CEO goons a couple million dollars to fly to Africa and meet with their corrupt leaders, that's our "aid" package.
The G8 nations just agreed on forgiving 40 billion USD in debt incurred by various African nations. In this analysis in Forbes.com, Dan Ackman shows that this is really mostly a wilted olive branch. The US forgives more debt for itself every year, and about half of the money in direct aid to Africa is spent on salaries of US consultants. In other words, we will pay one of our top CEO goons a couple million dollars to fly to Africa and meet with their corrupt leaders, that's our "aid" package.