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igotthisguitar



Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)

PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:37 am    Post subject: Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007 Reply with quote

Any others that you believe deserve to be on the list?



Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006

#1 Bush Administration Moves to Eliminate Open Government

#2 Media Coverage Fails on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death

#3 Another Year of Distorted Election Coverage

#4 Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In

#5 U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia


#6 The Real Oil for Food Scam

#7 Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood

#8 Iraqi Farmers Threatened By Bremer�s Mandates

#9 Iran�s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency

#10 Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy


#11 Universal Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights

#12 Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators

#13 Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges

#14 Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers

#15 Conservative Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom


#16 U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada

#17 U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand Control of the Region

#18 Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy

#19 Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments

#20 American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others


#21 New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People

#22 Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities But Health Effects Need Scrutiny

#23 Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem

#24 Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate and Government Resource Aspirations

#25 Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail



http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2006/index.htm


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On the other hand



Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue

PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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#25 Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail


The article offers no evidence that the people who started Homeland Security deliberately designed it to fail. Most of the article focuses on Bush's ignoring the department's recommendations on chemical plants.

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Matthew Brzezinski�s article in Mother Jones asserts that President Bush doesn�t put much importance, if any at all, on Homeland Security reports. Security spending has risen just 4 percent since 9/11, and most of that increase was only to cover higher insurance programs. There are many chemical plants that have no fencing requirements, cameras, and no guards. The article points out the spending needed to insure the safety of U.S. citizens and compares it (unfavorably) to the amount spent in Iraq over the same time period.


So lemme get this straight. These self-proclaimed civil libertarians are saying that MORE money should be spent on security? And they want MORE guards and cameras at chemical plants? I can just imagine what they'd be saying if chemical plants were turned into armed fortresses...

Why in the name of God are we not being allowed to enter those chemical plants?? What is going on in there?!!
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the last month and a half there has been a cuckoo whooping it up on the mountain outside my apartment at 5:30 every morning.

I have seen exactly ZERO stories on the internet about this. Why are the powers that be suppressing this story? What are they hiding? Who's behind it?
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JAWINSEOUL



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not even worth the effort
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igotthisguitar



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

JAWINSEOUL wrote:
Not even worth the effort


So what exactly are you saying Willie?

RU of the perspective that ignorance really is bliss?
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IGTG:

Why are you suppressing my question? What is it you are hiding? Of all people, I would have thought you would be open to new ideas and interpretations....

I'm disappointed. I guess you are part of the conspiracy of silence surrounding the noisy cuckoo bird on the mountain.
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fiveeagles



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is there anyway we can censor IGTG? Razz
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Is there anyway we can censor IGTG?


Interesting question coming from you. Your posts are very similar.
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:18 am    Post subject: Re: Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006 Reply with quote

As someone who used to be a professional journalist, and as a media consumer,...

igotthisguitar wrote:
#1 Bush Administration Moves to Eliminate Open Government
#2 Media Coverage Fails on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death
#3 Another Year of Distorted Election Coverage
#4 Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In

Democrats and anti-Bushies have been communicating such stuff online. Worthwhile, yeah, but not worth my time really, sorry.

igotthisguitar wrote:
#7 Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood
13 Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges
#14 Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers
#15 Conservative Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom
#16 U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada
#17 U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand Control of the Region
#21 New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People
#20 American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others
#24 Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate and Government Resource Aspirations

Give me a "Duh"... Duh!

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#5 U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia
#6 The Real Oil for Food Scam
#9 Iran�s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency
#12 Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators
#25 Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail[/size]
#22 Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities But Health Effects Need Scrutiny
11 Universal Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights

Interesting but not surprising.

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#8 Iraqi Farmers Threatened By Bremer�s Mandates
#10 Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy
#18 Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy
#19 Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments
#23 Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem

Tell me more!
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igotthisguitar



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice critique Islander Wink

fiveeagles wrote:
Is there anyway we can censor IGTG? Razz
Laughing
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igotthisguitar



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top 25 Censored News Stories Of 2007

#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media

#2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran

#3 Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger

#4 Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US

#5 High-Tech Genocide in Congo

#6 Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy

# 7 US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq

#8 Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act

#9 The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall

#10 Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians

#11 Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed

#12 Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines

#13 New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup

#14 Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the US

#15 Chemical Industry is EPA�s Primary Research Partner

#16 Ecuador and Mexico Defy US on International Criminal Court

#17 Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda

#18 Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story

#19 Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever

#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem

#21 Gold Mining Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers

#22 $Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed

#23 US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe

#24 Cheney�s Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year

#25 US Military in Paraguay Threatens Region


http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm
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matthews_world



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem


Plastic bottles end up in landfills, much less the ocean.

I bought a water cooler this year for about 150,000 won, use a water service who delivers 18 gallon(??) jugs to my house every so often - 5,000 each. They take the empties, wash them and use them again. To save energy, I turn it off when I'm not using it.

That's how I help the environment. Plus, I don't have to lug around big water bottles when I go shopping.
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igotthisguitar



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good 4U Matthew! Wink

Metta.
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

matthews_world wrote:
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#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem


Plastic bottles end up in landfills, much less the ocean.

I bought a water cooler this year for about 150,000 won, use a water service who delivers 18 gallon(??) jugs to my house every so often - 5,000 each. They take the empties, wash them and use them again. To save energy, I turn it off when I'm not using it.

That's how I help the environment. Plus, I don't have to lug around big water bottles when I go shopping.


In North America, most cities have better tap water than bottled water. And given that tap water has fluoride, it's better for your teeth.
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loose_ends



Joined: 23 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mindmetoo wrote:
matthews_world wrote:
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#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem


Plastic bottles end up in landfills, much less the ocean.

I bought a water cooler this year for about 150,000 won, use a water service who delivers 18 gallon(??) jugs to my house every so often - 5,000 each. They take the empties, wash them and use them again. To save energy, I turn it off when I'm not using it.

That's how I help the environment. Plus, I don't have to lug around big water bottles when I go shopping.


In North America, most cities have better tap water than bottled water. And given that tap water has fluoride, it's better for your teeth.


true that.

tap water in vancouver is sweet at the moment!
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