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F. William Engdahl
Across the United States the exploitation of gas and oil from shale rocks using Halliburton’s hydraulic fracturing technology continues amid rising disasters. Unregulated drilling practices, rendered legal by the "Halliburton Loophole" engineered in 2005 by Vice President Dick Cheney, have had staggering consequences for ground water, public health, earthquake induction and the environment in general. Lured by the prospect of reducing oil dependence, President Obama’s ambivalent approach has ultimately yielded ground to industry. Lured by the same prospect, countries all around the world have joined the shale-gas craze, and many use the fact that the U.S. has been "fracking" as proof that it is safe. William Engdahl provides the full picture.
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In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, on 11 May 2012, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were found guilty of war crimes by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal. The Tribunal recommends to the War Crimes Commission to give the widest international publicity to this conviction and grant of reparations, as these are universal crimes for which there is a responsibility upon nations to institute prosecutions if any of these accused persons may enter their jurisdictions.
by Wayne Madsen
Secessionist rumblings have been getting louder in the United States as disaffection with the federal government has amplified. Wayne Madsen canvasses the growing tide of disunionist tendencies in the United States, which he deems may realistically result in the gradual splintering of the country into separate entities just like those that the United States caused to bring about in many states around the world in pursuit of its imperialist agenda. What goes around comes around, suggests the author.
