Ecuador re-elects Correa; Blackmailed Gay Clergy at Vatican; Vluchtkerk; Nuclear Waste in US and Germany; Informed Comment; Lybia
This week we look at the reelection of Ecuador's president Rafael Correa and roll the dice if the report on "Blackmailed Gay Clergy" at the Vatican might be related to the Pope's recent resignation. Marks reports from a visit to a refugee church in Amsterdam this week, home to 127 refugees that the Dutch government wants to send home. We also discuss problems with Nuclear waste at Hanford (US) and Asse (Germany) and the general unsolved problems of the remains of Nuclear power production worldwide. We conclude with a brief look at the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution and point to another excellent NEWZ source: Informed Comment by Juan Cole.
Links:
- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa says citizens will be in charge, not money | World news | guardian.co.uk
- Report: Papal resignation linked to investigation into ‘blackmailed gay clergy’ | The Raw Story
- Geen mens is illegaal – Vluchtkerk
- 6 leaking tanks are Hanford nuke site’s latest woe
- Germany Weighs Options for Handling Nuclear Waste in Asse Mine – SPIEGEL ONLINE
- Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion
- Marchin’ On in Libya – YouTube
- Episode Image: Nuclear Waste by svale
Mark makes a good point on Ecuador dealing with China. This is often presented in a negative light, expanding Chinese influence and so on. But the US and the EU are always stressing how China is their most important trading partner. And while I hold little sympathy for the government of the Islamic Republic in the greater scheme of things Iran is bullied by the West. Of course they probably violated the Non-Proliferation Treaty and there is legitimate interest in preventing them from obtaining nuclear weapons. Still any quick glance into the history books and the Axis of Evil quickly turns into the League of Victims of Imperialism. Too readily overlooked, if you ask me.
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