Tragedy: Dozens dead as Moscow-St Petersburg train derails + Crash might be terror attack

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Sad news, condolences to all who had family and/or friends killed or injured on this train.
RussiaToday
November 28, 2009
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured when a train partially derailed on its way from Moscow to St Petersburg on Friday night. It’s feared the death toll could rise with 18 people still [...]

Condition: Critical: Drawing the War by Child Soldiers

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msfuk
November 27, 2009
Watch the all too common story of a child, forced to become a soldier and see the pictures he has drawn of his experiences now he is free. Then go to http://www.condition-critical.org to leave a message of support for him and all the children like him who have been forced to grow [...]

Afghan children are dying from the cold

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AlJazeeraEnglish
November 27, 2009
Afghan children die of ‘neglect’ – 27 Nov 2009
Afghan refugees who fled the war-torn south have claimed they are so neglected by the government in Kabul that their children are dying from hypothermia for want of the most basic supplies.
Families that left Helmand, Kandahar and other provinces to escape the fighting between [...]

Keiser Report №2: Markets! Finance! Scandal!

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RussiaToday
November 26, 2009
Keiser Report is a no holds barred look at the shocking scandals behind the global financial headlines. From the collusion between Wall Street and Capitol Hill to the latest banking crime wave, from bogus government economic statistics to rigged stock markets, nothing escapes the eye of Max Keiser, a former stockbroker, inventor [...]

Condition: Critical: Bahati’s story

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msfuk
November 26, 2009
Watch Bahati’s story, then go to http://www.condition-critical.org to leave a message of support for the thousands of people, like Bahati, trying to keep a semblance of normality in their lives in the middle of a war zone. MSF will take a selection of these messages to Congo (DRC) as a show of [...]

Freedom & Life: Of Turkeys & Men by Sibel Edmonds + Bagram Prison Exposed

by Sibel Edmonds
Featured Writer
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originally published by Boiling Frogs Post
25 November 2009

Freedom & Life: Of Turkeys & Men
Dear Mr. President:
Today is the official Presidential Turkey Pardon Day for 2009, your very first since taking office.  I understand you are planning to fly your pardoned bird(s) First Class to California, where they will live at Big [...]

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater Operating in Pakistan Under Covert Assassination and Kidnapping Program

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Democracy Now!
Nov. 24, 2009
Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan: Jeremy Scahill Reveals Private Military Firm Operating in Pakistan Under Covert Assassination and Kidnapping Program
In an explosive new article in The Nation magazine, investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reveals the private military firm Blackwater is part of a covert program in Pakistan that [...]

Condition: Critical: Francoise’s Story + Mishoka’s story

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Sent to DS from Pete Masters, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK, thanks Pete.
Warning
This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.
msfuk
November 24, 2009
Francoise was burnt when the hut she was sleeping in was set on fire. The door was locked from [...]