It’s News To M_A - 8/28/08

cross-posted at WWL, M_A’s & OWL

Stories of note from the WakeTheFuckUp news desk….






Here’s a glimpse of some of the headlines featured below the fold:



Israel ‘doubling’ settlement growth



FCC Anounces 80 City “We’re Not Listening” Digital TV Tour



FASCISM ANYONE?



The Chinavore’s Dilemma



The Christian Right’s Got a New Stealth Tactic to Smuggle Creationism into Science Class



The Future That Never Comes; The Past That Never Was; The Present Inscrutable



The “Good Germans” And The Democratic Convention







Israel ‘doubling’ settlement growth


Israel has nearly doubled settlement construction activity in the occupied West Bank since 2007, a report by the rights group Peace Now says.



The report on settlement expansion coincided with the 18th visit by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, to the Middle East, on Tuesday.



Rice urged Israel to stop expanding settlements, deemed illegal under international law, arguing that they were not helpful to the peace process.



“The settlement activity is not conducive to creating an environment for negotiations,” Rice...

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Digital Tv Directory

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