Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 5 Mar. 2007

Monday, 5 March 2007, 11:08 am
Article: Alastair Thompson

SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:
Environment: Pacific Ecologist No. 13: Climate & Poverty Solutions
American Coup: Missouri Activists CampaignTo Bring Back Paper Ballots
Iran: Comment On The Prospects Of A New War
Iraq: Stopping The War – Three Perspectives
Bush Vs Rule Of Law: David Swanson Bares Witness
MORE SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:

Environment: Pacific Ecologist No. 13: Climate & Poverty Solutions

- AUBREY MEYER & KAY WEIR outline a global action plan to reduce global warming emissions equitably, and transparently across nations. Contraction and Convergence is inclusive and allows everyone a fair share in a scheme for international emission entitlements. It has been the official position of the Africa Group of Nations at climate negotiations for the past 10 years. If such a democratic plan is not adopted soon to stop emissions rising to dangerous levels, the consequences will be disastrous for everyone. See... Support Grows For Equity-Based Global Warming Plan [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00276.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00275.htm

American Coup: Missouri Activists CampaignTo Bring Back Paper Ballots

- Kansas City, MO. A diverse group of Missouri activists made history today when they announced a 2008 ballot initiative to return their state elections to paper ballots. The country has adopted electronic voting at a break neck pace since 2000 propelled by over $6 billion in subsidies by the White House and Congress. See... Collins: Missouri Activists Say “Show Me The Vote” [1] MORE AMERICAN COUP:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00271.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00015.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00012.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00272.htm

Iran: Comment On The Prospects Of A New War

- When you hear a word like "bonkers" coming from the mouth of a Nobel laureate, you know he's at wit's end. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is not the only one afraid the US will attack Iran. See... Russ Wellen: Greatest Expectations [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00265.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00020.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00269.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00032.htm

Iraq: Stopping The War – Three Perspectives

- A weekend of confusion among Democratic senators over possible action on Iraq was capped off by an announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada that the Senate would wait on any Iraq-related legislation. See... Senate Stalls on Iraq [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00022.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00024.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00033.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00018.htm

Bush Vs Rule Of Law: David Swanson Bares Witness

- I live in Charlottesville, Va., the home town of Thomas Jefferson, who feared we would not be able to maintain a republic and would slip into elected despotism. I am the Washington (DC) Director of Democrats.com and of ImpeachPAC.org. See... David Swanson: Testimony for Impeachment Hearing [1] MORE BUSH vs RULE OF LAW:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00029.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00017.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00030.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00267.htm

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