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UK’s defence heavies are bullying Scotland

Defenders of union come under fire over tactics, FT.com, 15 April 14 By George Parker, Political Editor Philip Hammond, defence secretary, on Tuesday concluded two weeks of heavy pounding by the British military on Alex Salmond, the Scots first minister, in the latest attempt to halt his advance ahead ofSeptember’s independence referendum.

If recent experience is repeated, Mr Salmond will emerge unscathed, leaving his opponents to dwell on the effectiveness, co-ordination and tone of the campaign to save the United Kingdom………

Meanwhile Mr Hammond has orchestrated a campaign in recent days, featuring former armed forces chiefs and the First Sea Lord Sir George Zambellas, warning that independence would jeopardise the security of Scotland and the rest of Britain……. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/aa22fc54-c4ab-11e3-b2fb-00144feabdc0.html

April 16, 2014 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | 2 Comments

The world’s terminal illnesses – climate change and nuclear weapons

Lawrence Wittner: Nuclear arms a terminal illness, Battle Creek EnquirerApr. 15, 2014 Your doctors are worried about your health — in fact, about your very survival.

No, they’re not necessarily your own personal physicians, but, rather, medical doctors around the world, represented by groups like International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).

As you might recall, that organization, composed of many thousands of medical professionals from all across the globe, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for exposing the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons.

Well, what seems to be the problem today? The problem, as a new IPPNW report indicates, is that the world is showing growing symptoms of a terminal illness. Continue reading →

April 16, 2014 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment