Category Archives: Fail!

South African murder and attempted murder rates soar to almost 100 a day

(not good but news spin for more readers rather than understanding?) With 49 people killed every day, South Africa has been battling a reputation as one of the crime capitals of the world. Recent trends show that this state of affairs is not going to improve any time soon.

Source: South African murder and attempted murder rates soar to almost 100 a day

Sri Lankans disabled by war, forgotten in peace

KARADIYANARU, SRI LANKA, 16 September 2015 (IRIN) – Government soldiers can receive assistance packages for injuries sustained during the war, including the continuation of salaries for those able to work at desk jobs, or long-term care in military-run facilities for those severely disabled. But there is no programme to help civilians and former Tamil Tigers who remain permanently affected by injuries.

Source: Sri Lankans disabled by war, forgotten in peace

Saudi-led coalition strikes wedding party in Yemen, killing scores of civilians

Yemen officials have said the airstrike was part of the ongoing effort by coalition forces to defeat an anti-government Shiite group. The incident is not the first in which civilians have been killed in the conflict.

Source: Saudi-led coalition strikes wedding party in Yemen, killing scores of civilians

CENSORED NEWS: MAINE: New Film on Battle of Penobscot River Territory

Indian Island, MAINE: On Friday, Sunlight Media Collective released The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory, a documentary film that explores the conflict between the state of Maine and the Penobscot Nation over contested river territory. Spanning from the 1700’s to the present-day legal battle of Penobscot Nation v. Mills, the film illustrates the Penobscots’ centuries-long fight to retain their territory and their inherent, treaty-reserved sustenance fishing rights for future generations. Featuring first-person accounts, the film tells the urgent, inspiring story of a struggle for justice and cultural survival in the face of an astonishingly open abuse of state power.

Source: CENSORED NEWS: MAINE: New Film on Battle of Penobscot River Territory

Israel tightens security measures against stone throwers

Kids throw rocks and OK for police and soldiers to shoot to kill?

Israel has bolstered security measures against stone throwers, including broadening the use of live fire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move applies to “all Israeli citizens and residents of Israel.”

Source: Israel tightens security measures against stone throwers

George Osborne invites China’s state-owned nuclear industry to build power stations in the UK

“Yeah, sure, you can take us for a ride – we won’t have to live with the consequences of making such a bad health and wealth bargain”

British First Secretary of State George Osborne is visiting China for one week to strengthen the UK’s economic ties with the nation. On his dilly-dallying jaunt around the PRC, he has managed to give away 4.58 million USD to aid Chinese soccer development in Xinjiang, and also make a deal welcoming the Chinese state-owned nuclear industry to begin building and operating nuclear power stations in the UK.

Source: George Osborne invites China’s state-owned nuclear industry to build power stations in the UK

Frank Gehry On His L.A. River Opponents: ‘They Should Grow Up’: LAist

{I think he is the one who needs to think again and grow up – Not his river and he has not experience to demonstrate he is capable of the task – other than he is celebrated for strange looking buildings that people make believe are “modern.”}

Critics of Gehry’s work for the L.A. River believe that his celebrity will overshadow the actual mission of the revitalization plan, and his architectural style isn’t a right fit, either. But MacAdams told the N.Y. Times that it’s not just his celebrity that’s an issue, but his inherent lack of understanding of the river, and nature itself: “I don’t think Frank Gehry has been to the L.A. River.” Burn.

Source: Frank Gehry On His L.A. River Opponents: ‘They Should Grow Up’: LAist