Friday

POLITICS: U.S. Berated for Shielding Israel on Gaza Killings - IPS ipsnews.net

POLITICS: U.S. Berated for Shielding Israel on Gaza Killings - IPS ipsnews.net: "That President Obama is receiving the Noble Peace prize after his failure to speak out during the Gaza war, and after his administration's protection of a state that has committed war crimes, is an abomination"

t r u t h o u t | McChrystal's 40,000 Troop Hoax

t r u t h o u t | McChrystal's 40,000 Troop Hoax
Why Your Idea to Save Journalism Won't Work (a checklist) - Boing Boing

Sunday

Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades' - Yahoo! News

Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades' - Yahoo! News: "Drought and hunger are not new to this region of Africa, where many live on less than $1 a day earned through subsistence farming or animal herding. But climate change has made the situation worse, says CARE, which has been working in the region for decades....

It's the severity and unpredictability of weather in recent years that has turned the situation from difficult to disastrous."