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• Takuan commented on Emotionally charged photo of woman being evicted from private property in Brazilian Amazon
  http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/11/aboriginal-apology.html...
• Jack Hynes commented on Emotionally charged photo of woman being evicted from private property in Brazilian Amazon
  Sounds a lot like what is going on in Zimbabwe at the moment. Following persuasion from the government, black Africans are squatting illegally on white African farmers' land claiming it as their own. When the farmers refuse to give up the land then it is taken by force, it is thought that more than 1000 white farmers have been killed in the last 10 years in Zimbabwe and South Africa due to problems incited by racist governments and years of oppression....
• Takuan commented on Emotionally charged photo of woman being evicted from private property in Brazilian Amazon
  5. The least known method of slavery is the most widely used. Bonded Labor occurs when labor is demanded in order to repay a debt or loan and the cyclical nature of debt and work can enslave the person for the rest of their life. Some conditions are so controlled that slaves are surrounded by armed guards while they work, many of whom are slaves themselves. This has been found in Brazil. It is estimated that there are 20 million bonded labourers in the world."...
• radarhunter commented on Cities making red-light cameras more profitable by making them less safe
  Several counties have spent billions installing these camera devices, but why? Revenue. Several studies show that these cameras not only increase accidents but don't reduce the number speeders / red light runners. There are several different ways to reduce these violations that don't include a set of 15 million dollar cameras... They aren't even real tickets... you don't have to pay them and they are dropped after 120 days of violation... Several schools around the U.S. are struggling to get by, dropping programs, losing credibility, and we are spending money on these ridiculous cameras. Radar Hunter Photo Radar...
• Ciarin commented on Another five-year-old on the no-fly list: meet Sam Adams
  FYI, the TSA doesn't have a "no fly list". The list of names they get is from other gov't agencies, such as the FBI. The airlines also have a list of names of passengers that they had problems with in the past(unruly, or drunken passengers, etc.). I was in the TSA for 2 years. Never saw a list. There just isn't one. The airlines see a list of names, and mark the ticket for extra screening(this is done by computer automatically, and can also be done manually). The TSA screeners see the ticket with the marking and follow procedures accordingly....