Tuesday, December 6, 2011
George W. Bush Cancels Visit to Swiss Charity Gala Over Fears He Could be Arrested on Torture Charges
Source: Daily Mail
Former U.S. President George W. Bush has cancelled a visit to
Switzerland over fears he could have been arrested on torture charges.
Mr Bush was due to be the keynote speaker at a Jewish charity gala in Geneva on February 12.
But pressure has been building on the Swiss government to arrest him and open a criminal investigation if he enters the country.
Criminal complaints against Mr Bush alleging torture have been lodged in Geneva, court officials said.
Human
rights groups said they had intended to submit a 2,500-page case
against him in the Swiss city tomorrow for alleged mistreatment of
suspected militants at Guantanamo Bay.
Left-wing groups have
also called for a protest on the day of his visit, leading organisers at
Keren Hayesod's annual dinner to cancel Mr Bush's participation on
security grounds.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch and
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) said the cancellation
was linked to growing moves told him accountable for the use of torture,
including waterboarding.
He had admitted in his memoirs and TV interviews to ordering the use of the interrogation technique which simulates drowning.
Reed Brody, a lawyer for Human Rights Watch, said: 'He's avoiding the handcuffs.'
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Prepare For War
Source: The TelegraphCon Coughlin
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran’s nuclear programme.
An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards, raised
the operational readiness status of the country’s forces, initiating
preparations for potential external strikes and covert attacks.
Western intelligence officials said the Islamic Republic had initiated plans
to disperse long-range missiles, high explosives, artillery and guards units
to key defensive positions.
The order was given in response to the mounting international pressure over Iran’s
nuclear programme. Preparation for a confrontation has gathered pace
following last month’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) in Vienna that produced evidence that Iran was actively working to
produce nuclear weapons.
The Iranian leadership fears the country is being subjected to a carefully
co-ordinated attack by Western intelligence and security agencies to destroy
key elements of its nuclear infrastructure.
Recent explosions have added to the growing sense of paranoia within Iran,
with the regime fearing it will be the target of a surprise military strike
by Israel or the US.
Government Study Proves THC From Cannabis Destroys Leukemia, Breast And Lung Cancer Cells
Source: Bayareacannabis.orgSource
Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9413, USA. Pacher@mail.nih.govAbstract
The mammalian body has a highly developed immune system which guards
against continuous invading protein attacks and aims at preventing,
attenuating or repairing the inflicted damage. It is conceivable that
through evolution analogous biological protective systems have been
evolved against non-protein attacks. There is emerging evidence that
lipid endocannabinoid signaling through cannabinoid 2 (CB₂) receptors
may represent an example/part of such a protective system/armamentarium.
Inflammation/tissue injury triggers rapid elevations in local
endocannabinoid levels, which in turn regulate signaling responses in
immune and other cells modulating their critical functions. Changes in
endocannabinoid levels and/or CB₂ receptor expressions have been
reported in almost all diseases affecting humans, ranging from
cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, liver, kidney, neurodegenerative,
psychiatric, bone, skin, autoimmune, lung disorders to pain and cancer,
and modulating CB₂ receptor activity holds tremendous therapeutic
potential in these pathologies. While CB₂ receptor activation in general
mediates immunosuppressive effects, which limit inflammation and
associated tissue injury in large number of pathological conditions, in
some disease states activation of the CB₂ receptor may enhance or even
trigger tissue damage, which will also be discussed alongside the
protective actions of the CB₂ receptor stimulation with endocannabinoids
or synthetic agonists, and the possible biological mechanisms involved
in these effects.
Published by Elsevier Ltd.
- PMID:
- 21295074
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- PMCID: PMC3062638
- [Available on 2012/4/1]
Corbett Report Radio - The Bill That Will Destroy America with Eric Shine
Source: Corbett ReportJames Corbett
Tonight we’re joined by regular guest Eric Shine
of Republic Broadcasting’s “In The Zone” to talk about S.1867, the bill
just passed by the US Senate that would allow US armed forces to detain
US citizens on US soil and hold them indefinitely without so much as a
trial. We discuss the historical background of the bill and the
potential ramifications if it is signed into law.
Paul Craig Roberts: The U.S. Gestapo Condoning Torture
Source: RT
There is a bill in the Senate that is attempting to keep torture alive
as an interrogation technique. The National Defense Authorization Act is
being debated in Congress and if passed, American citizens could be
detained without a court hearing anywhere in the world. President Obama
stated he will veto the bill if it should pass. Is Senate Bill 1867
threatening the US constitution? Paul Craig Roberts, former Reagan
administration official and columnist, gives us his take on the proposed
bill.
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