Author: ask

BDS Israel II – Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

Posted by ask | Jul 11, 2010 |

I first wrote about BDS 18 months ago, towards the end of Operation Cast Lead. Time for Action – BDS Israel Many may be wondering whether actions of this kind have any effect. Well, look at South Africa. The apartheid...

Egypt Opens Border to Gaza

Posted by ask | Jun 1, 2010 |

Finally a little piece of good news. Egypt opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza AFP – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday ordered the opening of the Rafah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza...

UPDATE: BP – At the Bottom of the Barrel – and Still Sinking

Posted by ask | May 16, 2010 |

Update: CBS 60 minutes segments added below. Absolutely devastating insight to what transpired at the rig before and during the disaster. How low can the crooked management of British Petroleum go? New lows are reached every day...

BP didn’t plan for major oil spill

Posted by ask | May 1, 2010 |

Couldn’t predict… didn’t expect. Turns out that the grand wizards of corpocrazy have been exposed yet again. Financial meltdown? Not gonna happen! Major oil spills in the Gulf? Highly unlikely! Finance and oil...

Polish President in Fatal Plane Crash

Posted by ask | Apr 10, 2010 |

Story breaking the last couple of hours, here in Europe (I have CNN International droning on in the background, but not a word there, yet). Polish President Lech Kaczynski ‘in plane crash’ A plane carrying Polish...