August 2012


This clip reveals quite vividly that nobility of soul whch led Gorki to say of Tolstoi:

he is like a king who sits on a maple throne under a golden lime tree

Lives on Hold

AgriSol’s Land Deal in Tanzania Creates an Uncertain Future for More than 160,000 People

A new report provides details from the ground as the investor faces the Iowa Ethics Commission

Oakland, CA – A new report by the Oakland Institute, Lives on Hold, exposes the consequences of Iowa-based AgriSol Energy LLC’s plans to lease more than 800,000 acres in Tanzania. The project initiated in 2007-2008 has moved forward without public debate or consent, and will evict more than 160,000 long-term residents of Katumba and Mishamo, who remain in the dark over compensation and relocation plans. The AgriSol land deal is a part of Kilimo Kwanza, or Agriculture First, the Tanzanian government’s scheme to promote agricultural development through public-private partnerships.

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Oakland Institute:
http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/land-deal-brief-lives-hold

“Children aged 15-18 are killing a child their own age with their own hands. Really with their own hands. Children who’s hearts were unmoved when they beat to death a boy their age who lay writhing on the floor”

As long as they deflect the true problem and pretend that its is some far fetched ‘existential’ threat coming from Iran they may very well burn themselves to the ground.

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