Speaking from an undisclosed location in Russia, Mr. Snowden said he hacked the Web site over the weekend and thinks he is “pretty sure what the problem is.” “Look, this thing was built terribly,” he said. “It’s a government Web site, O.K.?” Mr. Snowden said that if an immunity deal can be worked out, “I can get to work on this thing right away—I don’t need a password.” In addition to full immunity, Mr. Snowden said he is requesting that he be allowed to work from home. At the White House, President Obama offered a muted response to Mr. Snowden’s proposal: “Edward Snowden is a traitor who has compromised our national security. Having said that, if he knows why we keep getting those error messages, that could be a conversation.” Get the Borowitz Report delivered to your inbox.Photograph: AP. |
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Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Snowden Offers to Fix Healthcare.gov
Monday, February 4, 2013
Russian Money Interests Are Milking the Asbestos Cash Cow
The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat today reports about the corrupt connection between the Russian asbestos industrry and the IARC (the International Agency for Research on Cancer). To advance the mining and exportation of a known carcinogen, asbestos, and furthering the sufferring from asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma is an uncontionable act.
"Far from being coincidental, the research being conducted, the conferences being held and the papers being published are part of a long-term, orchestrated plan by asbestos stakeholders to counter all attempts to tarnish the image of chrysotile asbestos, a substance which continues to be sold in large quantities around the world. As long as money is to be made, the industry will leave no stone unturned in its quest to milk the asbestos cash cow. It is sad to see that they may now have new allies to help them do so."Click here to read the complete article: The Lancent Highlights the IARC Controversey
Thursday, September 16, 2010
UN Agency Urges Worldwide Asbestos Ban
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a worldwide ban on asbestos production citing that there is an asbestos related death every 5 minute and asbestos already claims 107,000 lives each year. The ILO has warned that asbestos industry lobbyists must not claim support of the ILO in its effort to continue asbestos production.
Asbestos, for decades, has been linked to asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma remains an incurable and fatal disease. While asbestos use has been banned in many countries, Canada and the United States have yet to ban is use.
For over 3 decades the Law Offices of Jon L. Gelman 1.973.696.7900 jon@gelmans.com have been representing injured workers and their families who have suffered asbestos related disease.
Related Stories:
- ILO deals the "death knoll for asbestos" Independent News 9.15.2010
- The ILO Position on Safety in the Use of Asbestos - ILO 9.6.2010
- Researchers ask Canada to ban asbestos (theglobeandmail.com)
- Asbestos industry still strong in Russia (bbc.co.uk)
- Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Responds to Potential Canadian Efforts to Revive Jeffrey Mine (eon.businesswire.com)
- Global asbestos trade (bbc.co.uk)
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