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Gitmo Prisoners Now Face Cavity Search Before Access to Lawyer

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p>In the latest news from Guantanamo Bay, detainees&#39; lawyers are now saying that the prisoners are now being forced to undergo intrusive body cavity searches before they can speak to their lawyers.</p>

Lawyers: Abusive Cavity Searches at Gitmo Designed to Quell Ongoing Hunger Strike

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p>In the latest news from Guantanamo Bay, detainees&#39; lawyers are saying that the prisoners are now being forced to undergo intrusive body cavity searches before they can speak to their lawyers.</p>

The Lobster Boat vs. The Coal Freighter as Climate Activists Blockade Power Plant

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p><img alt="" border="0" class="image-full" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/david_goliath.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 227px;" /> Stearing a lobster boat called the <em>Henry David T.</em>, two climate activists on Wednesday attempted to blockade a shipment of West Virginia coal from arriving at Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts, New England&#

The Lobster Boat vs. The Coal Freighter as Climate Activists Blockade Power Plant

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p><img alt="" border="0" class="image-full" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/david_goliath.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 227px;" /> Stearing a lobster boat called the <em>Henry David T.</em>, two climate activists on Wednesday attempted to blockade a shipment of West Virginia coal from arriving at Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts, New England&#

Mining Project to Unleash 'Environmental Vandalism on a Grand Scale'

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p>Australia&#39;s has given a green light to a controversial mining project that opponents have warned will cause &quot;environmental vandalism on a grand scale,&quot; and is another sign the government is willing to turn the &quot;World Heritage Area into a shipping superhighway.&quot;</p>
<p><em>Agence France-Presse</em> reports:</p>

Mining Project to Unleash 'Environmental Vandalism on a Grand Scale'

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p>Australia&#39;s has given a green light to a controversial mining project that opponents have warned will cause &quot;environmental vandalism on a grand scale,&quot; and is another sign the government is willing to turn the &quot;World Heritage Area into a shipping superhighway.&quot;</p>
<p><em>Agence France-Presse</em> reports:</p>

In Ominous Development, US Navy Makes Historic Drone Launch

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In Ominous Development, US Navy Makes Historic Drone Launch

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

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LA Times Readers Resist Purchase by 'Right-Wing Radical Extremists'

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LA Times Readers Resist Purchase by 'Right-Wing Radical Extremists'

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2013-05-15

<div class='node-body'><p><img alt="" border="0" class="image-full" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/kock_la_banner.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 303px;" title="Erinn Carter, right, takes part in a rally organized by the AFL-CIO in front of Oaktree Capital Management's office in Los Angeles to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the politically conservative Koc