UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - The five permanent members of the Security Council - the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China - are accused of facilitating the transport of conventional weapons and cluster munitions to countries where they could be used to commit human rights violations and war crimes. The pointed accusations come from the London-based Amnesty International (AI) which singles out recent arms shipments by transport companies and airlines registered in the five nations.

News Flash - Bp announced that it has completely shut off the oil flow from its Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico and are prepared to now start the pressure test.   Just a cotton pickin minute there.   The other day we were told that the cap would remain openly vented through a number of valves that would be systematically closed to test the pressure inside the pipe.  This was supposed to tell us if the pipe springs a leak below the ocean floor as the cap valves are gradually turned off.  A rapid pressure drop would indicate a rupture of the pipe below the cap.   By shutting off the oil completely the test has been made redundant.  

David Johnston by accepting this Appointment  as Governor General has compromised himself
Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project
Either he supports Harper’s several acts of contempt of Parliament, and if so he should not be. allowed to be  Governor General  and be in a position to  err as the previous Governor Genera\l did/ or he does not support Harper’s past actions of contempt and thus by accepting the position he is compromising himself as a constitutional expert

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BRUSSELS, Jul 5 (IPS) - Besieged by bankers opposed to regulation of their sector, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have taken an unusual step. A cross-party alliance has called for an international campaigning organisation to concentrate on remedying the flaws of the financial services industry with the same tenacity that Amnesty International focuses on victims of torture and Greenpeace on toxic chemicals and whales.