Month: May 2011

Chomsky over de moord op Osama Bin Laden

“Same with the name, Operation Geronimo. The imperial mentality is so profound, throughout western society, that no one can perceive that they are glorifying bin Laden by identifying him with courageous resistance against genocidal invaders. It’s like naming our murder…

Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Laden’s Death

I know that because of this announcement, that reportedly Osama bin Laden was killed, Bob [Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer] wanted me to say a few words about it … about al-Qaida. I spent a year of my life covering al-Qaida…

Plastic eilanden/plastic soep

De wereldwijde groei van de productie van plastics leidt onherroepelijk tot een milieuprobleem. Zonder maatregelen, zoals het sterk verminderen van plasticgebruik en betere recycling, eindigen de oceanen als ‘plastic soep.’