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Bowen 'breached rules on impartiality' - April 16, 2009 - The Independent - 0 views

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shared by David Corking on 16 Apr 09 - Cached

The BBC said it had no intention of taking any disciplinary action against Bowen. Nonetheless, the findings were made by the BBC Trust's editorial standards committee – which includes such figures as Richard Tait, the former editor-in-chief of ITN, and David Liddiment, the former director of television at ITV – and will cause great concern within the BBC newsroom.
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"It was not necessary for equal space to be given to the other arguments, but ... the existence of alternative theses should have been more clearly signposted."
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David Corking on 16 Apr 09

some detail and context

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Kimberley Strassel Says the British Conservative Party Is No Example for the GOP - WSJ.... - 0 views

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shared by David Corking on 15 Apr 09 - Cached

The next election will instead be a referendum on a worn-out Labour movement. If Conservatives win, it will be because the party has made itself less offensive to the electorate than those currently in charge.
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He instructed the party to do "social action" projects (say, helping renovate youth centers), to show it cared about ordinary Britons.
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Beyond this bold agreement with the status quo, the party has refused to articulate its own agenda, lest any part go down badly with voters.
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David Corking on 15 Apr 09

Thats how it looks to me right now as well. We shall have to see what the campaign brings.

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Saddam is Hanged for His Crimes, Who will Hang Bush/Blair for Theirs? - 0 views

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shared by Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09 - Cached

Rumsfeld's famous hand shake with Saddam provides the proof on tha
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Ridiculous misinterpretation to back such a statement
  
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Saddam was originally a CIA man recruited to assassinate the previous Iraqi president Abdel-Karim Qassem
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  First time I hear this one, also not substantiated with references, this article should be in the science-fiction section
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">First time I hear this one, also not substantiated with references, this article should be in the science-fiction section</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm Info on Saddam's relationship with the CIA
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm</a> Info on Saddam's relationship with the CIA</div>
  
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his war of aggression against Iran
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  From this I can safely say a Pro-Iran biased writer is the author
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From this I can safely say a Pro-Iran biased writer is the author</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 - partly instigated from a border dispute between the 2 countries - Iran was supplying the Kurds with weapons in the border areas. http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html Both countries deployed chem weapons http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm The US supported Iraq against Iran. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 - partly instigated from a border dispute between the 2 countries - Iran was supplying the Kurds with weapons in the border areas. <a href="http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brucekelly.com/saddam-hussein-iran.html</a> Both countries deployed chem weapons <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/960702/72566_01.htm</a> The US supported Iraq against Iran. <a href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/irq8-m29.shtml</a></div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  From a Facebook commentor on the article: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in... Read More Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a Facebook commentor on the article: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in... Read More Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  From a commentator on the article on Facebook: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a commentator on the article on Facebook: "In a secret 1981 memo summing up a trip to the Middle East, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig wrote: "It was also interesting to confirm that President Carter gave the Iraqis a green light to launch the war against Iran through Prince Fahd" of Jordan." U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniev Brzezinski met with a Saddam Hussein in July 1980 in Amman, Jordan, to discuss joint efforts to oppose Iran."</div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Why doesn't this diigo thingy remove my posts when I tell it too ... grrrrr
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why doesn't this diigo thingy remove my posts when I tell it too ... grrrrr</div>
  
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700 thousands mostly civilian Iraqis during the last three years of American occupation
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  actually 6 years, and more than 1,000,000
  
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- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1146
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  The article refers to the past 3 years - the last estimate by Lancet (as we know the US doesn't count the results of its carnage) was in 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War 654,965 to 2006 - so a ballpark for the last 3 years around the 700000 mark is plausible if one accepts the Lancet methodology. http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ OTOH says around 100,000 all told.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article refers to the past 3 years - the last estimate by Lancet (as we know the US doesn't count the results of its carnage) was in 2006 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_casualties_of_the_Iraq_War</a> 654,965 to 2006 - so a ballpark for the last 3 years around the 700000 mark is plausible if one accepts the Lancet methodology. <a href="http://www.iraqbodycount.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.iraqbodycount.org/</a> OTOH says around 100,000 all told.</div>
  
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hundreds of thousands of Iraqis
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Millions in Syria Alone
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Which incident are you referring to here?
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Death counts from wars - good link is here: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat4.htm
  
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Saddam is just a "baby" ruthless dictator compared to Bush and Blair.
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  Is this still an article?
  
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when he converted Iraq's reserve funds from Dollars to Euros
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  This happened in the 21st century, not the 80's, but its agreed on by many that it changed the game
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Saddam's fatal mistakes of trading oil in euros, not dollars happened twice - In 1999 and in November 2000. http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Saddam's fatal mistakes of trading oil in euros, not dollars happened twice - In 1999 and in November 2000. <a href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm</a></div>
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Saddam's fatal mistake of switching to euros from dollars for oil happened in 1999. http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Saddam's fatal mistake of switching to euros from dollars for oil happened in 1999. <a href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/dollar/2003/03oil.htm</a></div>
  
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that were used to bomb Kurdish Halabja
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  CIA published a report back in the 80's stating Iraq did not own the Chemical Weapons used in Halabja, yet, coincidently Iran did.
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Some still dispute the events, yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack and see discussion.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some still dispute the events, yet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack</a> and see discussion.</div>
  
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last three years
- Ahmad Al-Shagra on 23 Apr 09
  
  For the last time, 6 years - not 3
  
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- Jin Jirrie on 23 Apr 09
  
  Sure - the article refers to the last 3 years though. I can't find any stats that cover the last 3 years death toll, so it's a fuzzy figure to me also.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sure - the article refers to the last 3 years though. I can't find any stats that cover the last 3 years death toll, so it's a fuzzy figure to me also.</div>
  
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CUES Skybox: A Model for Credit Union Board Renewal |Ginny Brady |April 2009 - 0 views

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creditunions cooperatives Culture Finance democracy

shared by David Corking on 22 Apr 09 - Cached

It usually takes some kind of crisis to get people to participate - CU Conservatorships, Mergers, Scandals? Believe it or not we have not had one comment from any of our members on the corporate controversies. We want a board and management that make the members secure and not have to think about their CUs viability and strength and yet we want involvement. How to get both is the challenge.
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David Corking on 22 Apr 09

A challenge - if a healthy democracy means healthy governance, how do we make the democracy healthy?

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Come on, AIG guys! Cough it up. - The Bing Blog | March 16, 2009 - 0 views

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In my experience, perhaps the top five guys in any corporation usually have that kind of protection. Here we seem to have an entire executive class that has the clause in their deals.
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David Corking on 09 Apr 09

The UK argument about bonuses has crossed to the US. Year-end rewards for pushing the world economy over the brink? I don't think so.

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Royal Mail - Service Summary for all customers - Saturday 24th October Communication Wo... - 1 views

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shared by David Corking on 26 Oct 09 - Cached

We are really sorry for the significant disruption and inconvenience national industrial action being taken by the CWU is having on customers and for the uncertainty further announcements of industrial action will cause.
- David Corking on 26 Oct 09
  
  If they are really sorry, or in any way regret the disruption to customers, then they would enter into unconditional mediation. Perhaps Royal Mail managers think it will be better for their careers to win a fight rather than save the postal service.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If they are really sorry, or in any way regret the disruption to customers, then they would enter into unconditional mediation. Perhaps Royal Mail managers think it will be better for their careers to win a fight rather than save the postal service.</div>
  
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Obama Is Missing - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Obama Is Missing - NYTimes.com

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More broadly, Mr. Obama is conspicuously failing to mount any kind of challenge to the philosophy now dominating Washington discussion — a philosophy that says the poor must accept big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps; the middle class must accept big cuts in Medicare (actually a dismantling of the whole program); and corporations and the rich must accept big cuts in the taxes they have to pay. Shared sacrifice!
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I am Now a Police Officer in Kent - 1 views

PoliceRecruitmentUK really helped me a lot in the police recruitment process. They gave me all the necessary information on how to pass the process and become a police officer. I never expected I ...

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chrysler and compuware blacklisted engineer viewer count update - 5 views

just search blacklisted engineer fro any search engine and it is now at 3,101,947 viewers thanks for your support!

chrysler compuware jeep dodge

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