World Cup exploited Human traffickers

June 30, 2010 | After hundreds of thousands of football fans poured into South Africa to attend the World Cup, human traffickers have used the tournament to boost their profits.

Many of the traffickers' victims are desperate children trying to escape a life of poverty in neighbouring countries.

Haru Mutasa reports from the South African city of Johannesburg on the influx of exploited children.

Secret footage obtained by Al-Jazeera shows how easy it is to buy a person there.

Humanitarian Aid Now an Act of Terror!

RT America - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that prevents Americans and American human rights groups from supporting known terrorists groups.

In a 6-3 ruling on Monday, the High Court reversed a U.S. appeals court ruling that stated that parts of the law were "unconstitutionally vague."

"The law bars knowingly providing any service, training, expert advice or assistance to any foreign organization designated by the U.S. State Department as terrorist," reported Reuters. "The law, which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison, does not require any proof the defendant intended to further any act of terrorism or violence by the foreign group." VIDEO BELOW:

Nigeria gold hunt kills children.

June 17, 2010 — More than 160 children have died of lead poisoning in Nigeria in recent weeks, and more deaths are expected to follow.

The number has been rising since March, when rural residents started digging illegally for gold in areas with high concentrations of lead.

The victims were from several remote villages in the northern state of Zamfara.

Marcel Lagenbach, head of the Medecins Sans Frontieres emergency response team in Zamfara, told Al Jazeera there are six villages in the state that have been affected.

"Possibly there are some more villages that are contaminated, a lot of work remains to be done in terms of investigation, it is still a state of emergency," he said.

British soldiers murdered innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday.

June 15, 2010 — The Bloody Sunday killings were unjustified and unjustifiable, the Prime Minster has said. Thirteen marchers were shot dead on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry when British paratroopers opened fire on crowds at a civil rights demonstration. Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "deeply sorry". He said that the findings of the Saville Report were "shocking". A huge cheer erupted in Guildhall Square in Derry as Mr Cameron delivered the findings which unequivocally blamed the Army for one of the most controversial days in Northern Ireland's history.

Results of Bloody Sunday Inquiry released

June 15, 2010 — Prime Minister David Cameron has released the long awaited Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday. Video below :

US Expected to Continue Drone Strikes in Pakistan, Despite Criticism

VOAvideo — June 15, 2010 — A recent UN report called on the Obama administration to stop unmanned drone strikes against terrorists along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The human rights group, Amnesty International, says the United States must clarify rules for using drones and monitor the impact on civilians. Critics say U.S. drone attacks have killed hundreds of civilians over last few years. Despite criticism, analysts say the U.S. is not likely to change its tactics and will continue using drones. VOAs Deborah Block reports. Video Inside ...

Official death toll in Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes reaches 170

Bhopal Disaster Convictions : 'Insulting'

June 10, 2010 — Rights groups representing survivors of the Bhopal disaster expressed outrage at what they called "insulting" sentences given to seven men for their roles in the tragedy.

Keiser Report on Toxic Twins: Oil Spill & Cash Crisis.

RussiaToday — June 01, 2010 — This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert compare the BP offshore toxic oil spill crisis to the toxic derivatives spill polluting global financial system. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Heidi Moore of Slate's TheBigMoney.com about movie futures, financial innovation and financial reform.

BP Decisions Set Stage for Disaster

First before you go on reading:

Memorial for the Oil Rig Victims

MAY 27, 2010

By BEN CASSELMAN And RUSSELL GOLD -

It was a difficult drill from the start.

API Well No. 60-817-44169 threw up many challenges to its principal owner, BP PLC, swallowing expensive drilling fluid and burping out dangerous gas. Those woes put the Gulf of Mexico project over budget and behind schedule by April 20, the day the well erupted, destroying the Deepwater Horizon rig and killing 11 men.

Government investigators have yet to announce conclusions about what went wrong that day. The final step in the causation chain, industry engineers have said in interviews, was most likely the failure of a crucial seal at the top of the well or a cement plug at the bottom.

Anti-Islam Politicians on Rise in Europe.

VOAvideo — June 08, 2010 — Dutch voters go the polls on June 9th to elect a new government. The issue of immigration is playing high in the campaign, with the far-right 'Dutch Freedom Party' expected to finish in the top three. Its leader Geert Wilders has based his campaign on a strong anti-Islam ticket, calling for an end to Muslim immigration and for existing Muslim migrants to be paid to leave. Henry Ridgwell traveled to the Netherlands to find out whether the famously liberal Dutch society is taking a turn to the right. Here's his report from Amsterdam.

israel Admits It Doctored Flotilla Audio Tapes

encryptedreality0 — June 07, 2010 — The IDF admitted today in a press release that it doctored audio footage from its exchanges with the Gaza flotilla in order to paint the flotilla passengers as anti-Semites.

American Democracy & the World's worst oil spill - the reality!

BP and Govt. Prevent Photos of Gulf Oil Spill.

theGlobalReport — June 04, 2010 — As BP made and failed in its latest attempt to plug its gushing oil well, news photographers have complained that their efforts to document the slow-motion disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are being thwarted by local and federal officials—working with BP—who are blocking access to the sites where the effects of the spill are most visible.      [video 1]

Capping the 'truth spill'

James Boyce: BP spill reveals urgent necessity to stop digging up poison and burning it for fuel. [video 2]