March 2011
“When you come to somewhere like Libya, you expect lies and deceit from the...”
– CNN international correspondent Nic Robertson said of a FOX News reporter who claimed the Libyan government is using media outlets, including CNN, as human shields against attacks.
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Japan's mafia the Yakuza helps out with relief... →
NEW YORK – Even Japan’s infamous mafia groups are helping out with the relief efforts and showing a strain of civic duty. Jake Adelstein reports on why the police don’t want you to know about it. For more coverage of Japan’s crisis.
The worst of times sometimes brings out the best in people, even in Japan’s “losers” a.k.a. the Japanese mafia, the yakuza. Hours after the first shock waves...
People who have touched BP's Gulf dispersants are... →
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Sound dramatic? It is. Al Jazeera reports on a range of injuries, sicknesses, and fatalities from people living and working around the Gulf after the BP disaster. These people have horrifically high levels of “volatile organic compounds” in their bloodstream. While the American media sleeps, the HuffPo at least reports...
“7 hours and 118 aftershocks later, the store was still open. Why? Because with...”
– Kevin Rose - blogg - Apple’s Role in Japan during the Tohoku Earthquake (via m1k3y)
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“With just half a dozen close friends online, she has a strict regimen to remain...”
– Is This The Girl That Hacked HBGary? - Parmy Olson - Disruptors - Forbes (via sneak046)
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