BY WILLIAM RIVERS PITT Truthout.org Posted by Bulatlat.com It was bad enough when the Carlyle Group bought Dunkin’ Donuts last year, forcing millions of conscientious caffeine addicts to look elsewhere for their daily fix. Now, it appears Carlyle has added 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to its formidable portfolio of acquisitions. The Carlyle Group achieved national attention…
Day: November 25, 2006
Aussie Workers Remember Luisita Massacre, Denounce Political Killings
The Philippine and Australian governments are not the only ones exploring various areas of partnership. Filipino and Australian workers are also strengthening their ties, with a firm commitment to support each other’s causes. BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BAROÑA Bulatlat.com Last November 16, even the workers in Australia commemorated the 2004 Hacienda Luisita massacre where a…
Fight For Land and Justice Continues
They came back, not in the thousands as they did when the massacre occurred two years ago, but with the same fervor to continue their struggle for land and justice in Hacienda Luisita. BY ABNER BOLOS Gitnang Luzon News Service Posted by Bulatlat.com TARLAC CITY – They came back, not in the thousands as they…
U.S. Commander in Iraq to Face Democrats Eager for Troop Cuts
BY ANN SCOTT TYSON Washington Post Staff Writer The Washington Post Posted by Bulatlat.com Senate Democrats impatient to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq will inject a new political dynamic into the debate over the war beginning today as they question the military’s top Middle East commander for the first time since their party swept…
A Reflection on the Life of a Pastor’s Child who Offered His Life
BY THE CHRISTIAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES Posted by Bulatlat.com On Nov. 16, 2004, the heat of the sun was scorching, and the Hacienda Luisita workers matched the sun’s intensity with their passion and determination for just compensation. In the presence of the police and military units, workers staunchly stood…
Slain UCCP Pastor was Holding His Child when Last Seen with Soldiers
Andy Pawecan, a licentiate pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) slain in Nueva Ecija last May, was last seen by witnesses being held by soldiers. The killing of Pawecan is one of several cases to be heard in March next year by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), where President Gloria…
A Way Out Of Iraq
Sen. Russ Feingold TomPaine.common sense Posted by Bulatlat.com Russ Feingold is a United States senator from Wisconsin. On Election Day, the American people weighed in at the ballot box: They want to get our troops out of Iraq. Voters rejected the president’s failed Iraq policy, putting Democrats in charge of Congress and responsible for setting…
Macapagal-Arroyo Wants Subjectivism in Media
The President wants media organizations to be subjective in their reports, insisting that the “good news” must be given due prominence. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this week chided media practitioners for not giving due prominence to good news, especially at this time when there are allegedly so many “good news” that…
Nicole’s Ordeal is More than Rape
Nicole’s case is not just rape. It is also a case against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, a violation of our sovereignty. It is not only Nicole’s dignity which has been violated. The Filipino people’s dignity is also trampled upon whenever U.S. troops conduct military exercises in our country; participate in combat…
Gov’t Hiding Real Plans for Proposed Integration – Health Workers
Health workers and union representatives of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), which will be affected by the planned integration and creation of the Philippine Center for Specialized Health Care (PCSHC), said that the Department…
“Iraq Is Not Winnable”
SPIEGEL Interview with Richard Haass Spiegel Online International Posted by Bulatlat.com What happens next in the Middle East? SPIEGEL spoke to Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, to find out. A widely respected foreign policy expert, Haass warns that the Middle East could become dangerous for years to come. SPIEGEL: Mr. Haass,…