Stunning Ice Loss In Arctic

From the British paper Guardian Unlimited: "Experts said they were "stunned" by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as Britain disappearing in the last week alone. So much ice has melted this summer that the north-west passage across the top of Canada is fully navigable, and observers say the north-east passage along Russia's Arctic coast could open later this month. If the increased rate of melting continues, the summertime Arctic could be totally free of ice by 2030."

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ZENN (Zero Emissions No Noise)

The Power of Nightmares

A multipart British documentary on the simultaneous rise of radical Islam and the neoconservatives. It's a very informative look at recent history as far back as the 50s.

Part 1-Baby It's Cold Outside
Part 2-The Phantom Victory
Part 3-Shadows in the Caves

Vital Lockerbie evidence 'was tampered with' - Engineer Admits Lying

Can we believe anything the government says anymore? Could we ever? Now we're learning that the conviction of the Lockerbie bombers was a sham and the bombers may be freed. Ok, so who was really behind the Lockerbie bombing and what was the government trying to hide? Or is this just another case of the police and prosecutors just trying to convict someone of a crime so they won't look unable to solve crimes? It all makes me very, very nervous.

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KBR Sent Out Unprotected Convoys Knowing Employees Would Likely Be Killed

If the idea is to make sure the supplies get through then this was a really stupid plan. You must protect the convoys if you want to keep the supply chain intact!

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Homophobic Surgeon General Nominee Charged With Conflicts Of Interest

FTA: "Holsinger used the sale of a United Methodist Church-owned hospital in Kentucky, as a cash cow for his personal ambitions. It took years of litigation by the church to find out what had happened to its money, only to learn that Holsinger had diverted millions..."

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