Foreign Policy Briefing 3/2/10
March 2, 2010 by Bob Higgins · Leave a Comment
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1) Japan’s Social Democratic Party, a junior partner in the governing coalition, will prioritize a plan to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture entirely out of the country, Kyodo News reports.
2) The UN General Assembly [...]
Foreign Policy Briefing 2/26/10
February 26, 2010 by Bob Higgins · Leave a Comment
The Afghan human rights commission reported that 28 civilians had been killed so far in NATO’s offensive on Marja, AP reports. The commission based its numbers on witness reports. NATO has confirmed at least 16 civilian deaths.
Foreign Policy Briefing 2/12/10
February 12, 2010 by Bob Higgins · 1 Comment
Across southern Afghanistan, including the Marjah district where coalition forces are massing for a large offensive, the line between peaceful villager and enemy fighter is often blurred, the Wall Street Journal reports. The commander of the US unit responsible for Pashmul estimates that about 95% of the locals are Taliban or aid the militants.
Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
February 9, 2010 by Bob Higgins · Leave a Comment
This isn’t the first time the crime of hydro-piracy has come to the attention of Amazon watchdog groups. Tankers were known to be exporting oil to South America and refilling their tanks with fresh water from the Amazon to import back to Europe and the Middle East.
It is estimated that each tanker returns with approximately 5 million gallons of Amazon River water. For bottling companies, it is considerably less expensive to treat freshwater than to procure it through desalinization.
