Sad story about the psychological effects of managing a system that can not be trusted. Two miners whose jobs included watching for safety hazards inside the Sago Mine before the deadly explosion last January committed suicide in the past month. Neither man had been blamed for the disaster that killed 12 of their comrades, and … Continue reading Mine safety workers commit suicide
The Amnesty International site offers some background to their opposition and criticism of the Bush administration’s detainee program: On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision that found the commissions as currently constructed to be invalid. The Court held that the President did not have the authority to convene military commissions that … Continue reading Amnesty International opposes Bush pot shots
I recently mentioned the influence of China in developing parts of Africa and Asia. Now Iran is said to be providing humanitarian support to countries such as the Comoros. Here is an Iran News report from August: four agreements were concluded this week as the islands’ new president, Iranian-trained Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, known as the … Continue reading Iran strengthens ties with the Comoros
This is an interesting development in the story about the Ivory Coast toxic waste disaster. The BBC reports: Two senior French officials of the company whose toxic waste has been dumped in Ivory Coast have been charged with poisoning, an official says. Dutch-based company Trafigura Beheer BV says it is “shocked” and says the two … Continue reading Company Reps Arrested for Ivory Coast Toxic Waste