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Re: questions on current events
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Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:04:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes:
> I've been spending a lot time recently randomly searching various topics on
> the net. Often I find myself following links from "list" sites (sites that
> contain lots of links to other sites ex; Fark.com).
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> This evening I came across a site called "The Progressive".
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> Has anyone here every read articles on this site and has it proven itself a
> reliable source of information on current events?
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> More specifically, I am curious about an article on the site that states the
> U.S. has twice bombed the Red Cross in Afganistan.
Where have you been? Read this:
US admits second bombing error
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1621000/1621921.stm
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> Also an older article states that the WTO, after the Seattle incident, chose
> it's following meeting in an obscure, out-of-the-way country that seems to
> be entirely against human rights. If this is true, what does this say about
> the WTO?
Givin that China & Israel are members and Russia is knocking at the door for
entry, that should not surprise you all that much. More about the meeting in
Qatar here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1702000/1702241.stm
The full list of WTO memebers can be viewed here:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm
If we are talking human rights, the real question is why the USA did not
take part in this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1693000/1693125.stm
...and why there will be no investigation into this in the UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1680000/1680072.stm
Scott A
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> I have yet to do any follow-up searches on these two topics, but wanted to
> see if anyone might have something to say about the articles' claims. Any
> free info would certainly be handy.
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| If youi want to talk bastardy things that so-called enlightened western powers have done, how about: 1. The international land mine ban (not signed by the US, Israel or Finland- also not signed by China, Russia parts of africa, Iraq, Iran, etc.) (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: questions on current events
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| (...) I've been purposely staying away from the T.V. and newspapers. I've decided there might be more unbiased information available elsewhere. Unfortunately I've also missed a few current events, but hey, nothing's really changed all that much, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I've been spending a lot time recently randomly searching various topics on the net. Often I find myself following links from "list" sites (sites that contain lots of links to other sites ex; Fark.com). This evening I came across a site called "The (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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