Slideshow: Crisis in Sugarlandia
Land Reform: Crisis in Sugarlandia
Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 21, 2010
Slideshow: Baseco Fire Leaves 800 Families Homeless
Slideshow: Baseco Fire Leaves 800 Families Homeless
Baseco Fire Leaves 800 Families Homeless
Quarrying Threatens Floridablanca CADT; Aetas Stand Their Ground Vs Quarry Operations
Quarrying Threatens Floridablanca CADT; Aetas Stand Their Ground Vs Quarry Operations
By LYN V. RAMO Indigenous Peoples Watch Bulatlat.com QUEZON CITY – A score of Aeta families are holding their ground amid threats of an imminent demolition by virtue of a request from a prospective quarry site operator in a resettlement site in Floridablanca,...
Suspect in Broadcaster’s Attempted Slay Identified
Suspect in Broadcaster’s Attempted Slay Identified
By NORTHERN DISPATCH Regions Posted by Bulatlat BANTAY, Ilocos Sur ? The principal suspect in the murder attempt of a veteran broadcaster in Ilocos Sur has already been identified by the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office. Mario Paa, a resident of Barangay Bulag...
Baguio-based Inventor Recognized for Eco-Friendly Engine Oil
Baguio-based Inventor Recognized for Eco-Friendly Engine Oil
By JOSEPH B. ZAMBRANO Northern Dispatch Regions Posted by bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY ?A scientist based here, 246 kms. north of Manila, was named best inventor for an eco-friendly engine oil additive called Magichanic Oil that can be used for all types of vehicles....
The Shadow War: Making Sense of the New CIA Battlefield in Afghanistan
The Shadow War: Making Sense of the New CIA Battlefield in Afghanistan
By TOM ENGELHARDT & NICK TURSE Common Dreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat It was a Christmas and New Year's from hell for American intelligence, that $75 billion labyrinth of at least 16 major agencies and a handful of minor ones. As the old year was...
How Bush-Cheney Policy Screwed Haiti
How Bush-Cheney Policy Screwed Haiti
By JAMES RIDGEWAY International Posted by Bulatlat In the wake of the devastating earthquake, American eyes are again turned toward Haiti—something that only seems to happen when yet another disaster strikes, and never during the daily chaos and misery that plague...
Haiti Emergency Step One: Donations!
Haiti Emergency Step One: Donations!
By DENNIS O'NEIL FreedomRoad. Org International Posted by Bulatlat As this is being written, there is no way to tell how bad the catastrophe that has hit Haiti will get. The government there is estimating the earthquake has caused an almost unbelievable 100,000...
Haitian Earthquake: Made in the USA
Haitian Earthquake: Made in the USA
Why the Blood Is on Our Hands By TED RALL Common Dreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat As grim accounts of the earthquake in Haiti came in, the accounts in U.S.-controlled state media all carried the same descriptive sentence: "Haiti is the poorest country in...
An American World of War: What to Watch for in 2010
An American World of War: What to Watch for in 2010
by Tom Engelhardt & Nick Turse Common Dreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. We don't name our years, but if we did, this one might prospectively be called the Year of the Assassin. We, of...
Double Standards: How Our Lawlessness Strengthens Our Enemies
Double Standards: How Our Lawlessness Strengthens Our Enemies
By SHAHID BUTTAR Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com We have failed to even investigate torturers, yet we have prosecuted and imprisoned millions for lesser offenses. And we allow mass murderers the benefit of constitutional rights that we deny detainees...
Army Imprisons Soldier for Singing Against Stop-Loss Policy
Army Imprisons Soldier for Singing Against Stop-Loss Policy
By DAHR JAMAIL Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the US Army on December 11, 2009, in Liberty County Jail, Georgia, for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army's...
Retired Army General Predicts 300 to 500 Casualties Per Month in Afghanistan
Retired Army General Predicts 300 to 500 Casualties Per Month in Afghanistan
By MARY SUSAN LITTLEPAGE Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com The US could see as many as 300 to 500 soldiers killed and wounded per month in Afghanistan as 30,000 additional troops are sent to the country to launch a major offensive against insurgents,...
Cenpeg | 2010: Signs of Hope and Disquiet
Cenpeg | 2010: Signs of Hope and Disquiet
If there’s anything new that deserves much anticipation in 2010, it is the role to be played by reform-minded, cause-oriented groups and the “civil society” movement. Reforms that respond meaningfully to the demands for effective leadership and governance as well as wide-ranging social and economic reforms need a more assertive social movement.
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | What’s Missing
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | What’s Missing
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The ongoing trial of foremost Maguindanao massacre suspect, Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., has raised hopes in some quarters that justice will be soon rendered to the 58 victims (57 whose...
Photo of the Week: Big Brother Is Watching
Photo of the Week: Big Brother Is Watching
Big Brother Is Watching
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