Amnesty International Posted By: Bulatlat.com Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests today rejected the mine project proposed by a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources and the…
Day: September 4, 2010
The Greatest Covert Operation Ever: The Politics of Terror as the Business of Terror
Douglas Valentine Global Research www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20830 Posted by Bulatlat.com The politics of terror are the greatest covert operation ever. In explaining why, I’ll begin by defining some terms, because, when discussing the covert op called “the politics of terror,” words and their management are all important. How are politics and terror actually defined: how are these…
Right to Organize, Best Protection for Contractual Workers
By ALDWIN QUITASOL
“Contractualization is essentially an attack on the right of workers and the people to a living wage, to job security and to exercising trade-union rights. Any form of “protection” under a contractual employment status won’t be enough. Only unionization and regularization will truly protect contractuals.” – KMU
Baguio Teachers Complain Against Unfair GSIS Policies, Push for Representation to GSIS Board
By ALDWIN QUITASOL NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — As their colleagues trooped to Malacañang to seek audience with President Benigno Aquino III, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Metro Baguio and the Confederation of Unity for Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees-Cordillera (COURAGE) last Friday aired their demands and launched a signature campaign urging…
Luis V. Teodoro | Outstanding
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com OUTSTANDING in its incompetence was the police response to the hostage-taking by a former police officer of the busload of Hong Kong tourists last Monday. Despite the cocky assurances of police spokespersons that they had “everything under control,” exactly how in control they were…
Benjie Oliveros | After the Smoke Has Cleared in the Hostage-Taking Crisis, What Now?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Investigations on the reasons behind the bungling of the police operation in the August 23 hostage-taking incident is ongoing with Justice Sec. Leila de Lima at the helm. The Senate is also undertaking its own inquiry. As of late, President Benigno Aquino III has taken “full responsibility’ over what happened…