Netroots Nation And Afghanistan

IAEA Board Censures Iran, UN Sanctions May Not Be So Easy
By Steve Hynd With any Iranian nuclear fuel swap deal seemingly DOA, the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency has swiftly passed a vote condemning Iran for not being forthcoming enough in answering charges derived from the dodgy Lapto

Getting Up To Date On: Pakistan
By Steve Hynd We've already covered some of the news on Afghanistan readers might have missed over Thanksgiving. Now, what about its neighbour Pakistan? Well, the big pre-Turkey story was Jeremy Scahill's expose of the involvement of a Blackwater subsiduary in gathering intelligence, drone operation and covert operations there. The U.S. and Pakistani governments have both carefully denied Blackwater's involvement (heh, it's a subsiduary, dude!) but as Jerem

Getting Up To Date On: Afghanistan
By Steve Hynd We hope all our American readers had a good Thanksgiving. But the news keeps rolling on despite holidays, so it's time to play catch-up with foreign policy and affairs. Let's start with Afghanistan and the ongoing U.S.-led occupation there. With Obama's speech on his new Afghanistan strategy due on Tuesday, we already know pretty well what's going to be in it thanks to copious leaks. There's going to be between 30,0

IPCC Scientists Wrong Again
By BJ Bjornson Yep. It turns out all those scientists got it all wrong and have had to reassess their work in light of more recent data. They’ve even went and published a new report, The Copenhagen Diagnosis, and I took a peek at their Executive Summary, which you may find interesting. Surging greenhouse gas emissions: Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in 2008 were nearly 40% higher than those in 1990. Even if global emission rates are stabilized at present -day levels, just 20 more years of emissions would give a 25% probabil

Probiotic Grace Before Meals
By John Ballard Before he got famous for his superior journalism revealing The Family at C Street, Jeff Sharlet, together with Peter Manseau, founded Killing The Buddha, another of my favorite reads. That was the source of this offering which is appropriate for Thanksgiving, especially for anyone of a scientific bent. I lost the original link but I'm sure it's out there somewhere if anyone wants to look.The Shakespeare snip makes an appropriate preface.