Croatia Cancels Debts of 60,000 Poorest Residents
Under a new government plan, an estimated 60,000 low-income residents will see their debts absorbed by creditors, including local banks, major telecommunications providers and city governments. The move comes after more than 300,000 Croatian citizens saw their bank accounts blocked last summer due to debt. [Greece effect?]
Pope Francis Declares Slain Archbishop Óscar Romero a Martyr in Step Toward Sainthood
Pope Francis has declared Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero a martyr to the Catholic faith, a step that paves the way for Romero’s beatification and possible sainthood. Known as the “voice of the voiceless,” Archbishop Romero was a prominent advocate for the poor and a leading critic of the U.S.-backed Salvadoran military government. He was killed nearly 35 years ago, on March 24, 1980, by members of a U.S.-backed death squad while he delivered mass at a hospital chapel. His assassination was ordered by Salvadoran military officer Roberto d’Aubuisson, a graduate of the U.S.-run School of the Americas.
Water Is Not A Human Right, Should Be Privatized
Nestle CEO claims water is not a human right and should be privatized and controlled. He also states that GMOs have never caused illnesses despite hundreds of independent studies showing otherwise. According to Peter Brabeck-Letmathe the CEO and now Chairman of the largest food product manufacturer in the world, corporations should own all the water on the planet and you’re not getting any unless you pay.
[Do you like them to make money from you and buy water? I dont think so. Boycott Nestle.]
Health Insurance Firm Anthem Reports Massive Data Breach
The health insurance company Anthem has reported what may be the largest data breach of a healthcare firm to date. Anthem says hackers managed to penetrate a database with up to 80 million customer records, accessing personal data like names, birthdays, addresses and income information.
[Thanks for the backdoors in proprietary softwares and NSA]
Russia Has Banned GMO Products
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food. In February, the State Duma introduced a bill banning the cultivation of GMO food products. President Putin ordered that Russian citizens be protected from GMOs.
CIA Inspector General to Resign for Private Sector Job
The inspector general of the CIA, David Buckley, who presided over a probe into how the agency hacked the computers of Senate staffers investigating the torture program, will resign at the end of the month. The CIA said Buckley would leave his post after more than four years to take a job in the private sector.