Friday, 5 December 2008


 
Friday, 05 December 2008

The Mythology Of The War On Terrorism

'On November 8, three men were executed by the government of Indonesia for terrorist attacks on two night clubs in Bali in 2002 that took the lives of 202 people, more than half of whom were Australians, Britons and Americans. The Associated Press reported that "the three men never expressed remorse, saying the suicide bombings were meant to punish the United States and its Western allies for alleged atrocities in Afghanistan and elsewhere."

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Friday, 05 December 2008

Executive Paid £1m a Year by Government to Reduce Third World Poverty

'The boss of a Government-owned company which aims to reduce Third World poverty was paid nearly £ 1million last year, it has emerged. Richard Laing, the chief executive of CDC, received a total of £970,000 in pay and bonuses, while other senior executives at the company earned an average of £435,000. CDC, which is wholly owned by the Department for International Development, uses private equity funds to plough money into poorer countries, mainly in Africa and Asia.'

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