By TOM ENGELHARDT Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Back in 2007, when General David Petraeus was the surge commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, he had a penchant for clock imagery. In an interview in April of that year, he typically said: “I’m conscious of a couple of things. One is that the Washington clock…
Month: January 2010
Swine Flu Didn’t Fly
By NIKO KYRIAKOU Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com For makers of the swine flu vaccine, 2009 was a year to remember. By June, CSL Limited’s profits rose 63 percent above 2008 levels, while in the third quarter of 2009 – just about the time H1N1 contracts picked up steam – GlaxoSmithKine enjoyed a 30 percent…
The Farce About Disbanding the Private Armies
By the CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE Analysis Posted by Bulatlat.com The presidential order for the disbandment of hundreds of private armies in the country could be a cheap publicity gimmick. At the very least, it was meant to exonerate the Arroyo administration from accountability for their proliferation as well as for the Maguindanao mass…
Feelin’ Alright
By WILLIAM RIVERS PITT Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Seems I’ve got to have a change of scene ‘Cause every night I have the strangest dream Imprisoned by the way it could’ve been Left here on my own So it seems I’ve got to leave before I start to scream But someone locked the door…
Photo of the Week: At War
At War
Street Shooter: The Champ
The Champ
Leyte Farmers Locked in Battle with Ex-CA Justice Over Land
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Since 2000, Alejandro Abaño could not go back to his farm in barangay Cabatianuhan, Alangalang, Leyte. In the first week of February that year, Abaño, together with some agricultural workers, was weeding the coconut land of his father when armed men pretending to be policemen came to their hut accusing them of being rebels. The armed men were allegedly hired by former Court of Appeals Justice Vicente “Cheng” Veloso, who claimed that he owned the land.
News in Pictures: High-Tech Elections?
After three SIM cards, two modems, and countless earlier attempts, a Smartmatic technician tries to get a satellite signal after failing to transmit test results. When he did get a signal, he tells person on the phone: “Pare,di ko naman pwedeng hawakan ito nang ganito hanggang mamaya.” He gets help though from a cameraman who lends him a tripod. This is just one of the scenes in Friday’s Comelec Smartmatic field test in Agojo Elementary School in Pateros for the machines that are to be used in the elections in May. Photo by Renayes Reyes Jr.
Audio Slideshow: Lakbayan, a Victory for the Filipino Peasantry
Lakbayan, a Victory for the Filipino Peasantry
Slideshow: The Long March for Land and Justice
The Long March for Land and Justice
A disservice to Ampatuan Massacre victims
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Something happened during the National Interfaith Mission for Peace and Justice visit to the massacre site in Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao, last January 23 that leaves a bad taste in the mouth. As an “embedded” Bulatlat correspondent in the mission from Cotabato City, I, along with my Kodao and Pinoy Weekly colleagues, had no inkling that something was wrong when we started out that day.