October 2004

News from Greenpeace

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Greenpeace film wins environmental "Oscar®"
http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/news/details?item_id=615987
The Panda Awards are the wildlife and environmental equivalent of the Oscars®, and in 2002 nearly 400 films from 35 different countries competed for these prestigious awards. This year, Greenpeace UK has won the Panda Award for best film in the Campaign category with a film narrated by Sir David Attenborough and Scottish screen star Ewan McGregor.

Empire Notes

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October 14, 4:57 pm.
http://www.empirenotes.org/#14oct041
October 14, 4:57 pm. Today's attack inside the Green Zone represents, at least symbolically, a qualitative development in the Iraq war. People with bombs infiltrated the compound and then detonated them, killing 10 people, including 4 Americans. Initial reports said they were suicide bombers, but a later written statement indicated they had simply placed the explosives there. Tawhid wal Jihad cla ...

Mass Debates 2 and 3

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With the intensity of the Australian election and other committments I have only fleetingly watched parts of Friday night's presidential Mass Debate II and Wednesday night's Mass Debate III, which ended about ninety minutes ago. Bush had clearly improved on his horrendous performance in MD1, even make a joke about scowling during MD2.

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