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30.11.2007 A group of college students interrupted a CIA recruiting presentation by protesting against rendition and torture programs -- some even got the help of a willing volunteer to give a live example of the brutal waterboarding technique.

30.11.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.

28.11.2007 The Zionist Power Configuration defeats Big Oil, the Military Industrial Complex, the White House, and the Pentagon, says James Petras.

26.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 26 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration is pushing for plans to reuse spent nuclear fuel in power reactors across the United States, but key senators and nuclear analysts have raised economic and security concerns about reusing the weapons-grade fuel.

22.11.2007 Invasion - a comparison of Soviet and Western media performance, by Nikolai Lanine and Media Lens.

21.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 21 (OneWorld) - Labor rights activists in the United States are trying to organize a nationwide campaign to push Congress to oppose the Bush administration's plans to promote new free trade agreements.

21.11.2007 A group of Ugandan women parliamentarians spoke to American lawmakers about the importance of women's empowerment as a step toward ending conflicts around the world.
From: Centre for Development and Population Activities

21.11.2007 Human rights activists gathered to demand the closure of a school at Fort Benning, in the U.S. state of Georgia, where, they charge, some of Latin America's worst human rights abusers learned their cruel tactics.
From: truthout

20.11.2007 Major world powers, including Russia and the United States, are circumventing international bans on chemical weapons development under the pretense of expanding law enforcement capabilities, charge arms control experts.

20.11.2007 An environmental service corps working within and beyond AmeriCorps and other established service programs would combat climate disruption and demonstrate the equity and
employment promise of the clean energy economy -- and pay for itself through savings in energy costs, says a working group of U.S. environmentalists.

20.11.2007 Arizonan osavaltio on takavarikoinut meksikolaissiirtolaisten kotiinsa lähettämiä varoja 14 miljoonan dollarin verran. Viranomaiset väittävät rahojen menevän ihmissalakuljettajille, vaikka tutkimuksia yksittäisten lähetysten kohteista ei ole tehty.

19.11.2007 Last week's meeting between the leaders of the United States and South Sudan signaled a change in U.S. priorities, potentially undermining the established but fragile peace agreement between North and South Sudan, warns an influential Africa lobby group.

16.11.2007 WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (OneWorld) - China is well on its way to acquiring fully 15 percent of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020, while the United States is dragging its feet on transitioning away from fossil fuels, according to a pair of reports released here this week.

16.11.2007 The United States has repeated the same mistake it committed in Iran with the Shah by placing all of its time, money, and energy into General Pervez Musharraf, writes anthropologist William Beeman.
From: New America Media

16.11.2007 Kiinan tavoitteena on tuottaa 15 prosenttia energiastaan uusiutuvilla vuoteen 2020 mennessä. Kiina edistyy lupaavasti kohti tavoitettaan, kun taas Yhdysvallat on jäämässä jälkeen kansainvälisestä kehityksestä fossiilisista polttoaineista luopumisessa, raportit kertovat.

16.11.2007 A coalition of businesses and non-profit groups has called on the U.S. Congress to support renewable energy tax incentives, higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards, and an increase in the share of U.S. energy supplied by renewable technologies.
From: Sustainable Energy Network

15.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 14 (OneWorld) - A new study by an independent think tank names and shames the power companies responsible for high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States and abroad.

14.11.2007 After being told that "probably 95-98 percent of those serving in the Army had enlisted primarily for financial reasons," Joshua String set out to analyze the unprecedented implications U.S. foreign policy has on domestic realities.

13.11.2007 Have an innovative idea for a program to help young men of color achieve their potential? Want to be inspired by some who do? Check out Changemakers' latest competition.

12.11.2007 What has possessed the Bush administration to pursue its grievances against Iran when it can’t cope with the wars it is failing to wage, let alone win, in neighbouring Iraq and Afghanistan, asks Alain Gresh.