Saturday, September 10, 2016

RSN: US Veterans Support Lawsuit Over 'Targeted Killing' by Drone, Second Native Tribe Sues Over Dakota Access Pipeline Permit




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Steve Weissman | Pipelines or Pipe Dreams: What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gets Wrong About Syria 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking in Urbana, Illinois, in 2007. (photo: WikiMedia)
Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News 
Weissman writes: "Like so many Americans, Kennedy tells the Syrian story almost wholly from a U.S. perspective." 
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Second Native Tribe Sues Over Dakota Access Pipeline Permit 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "A second tribe filed a lawsuit Thursday against 'various decisions and approvals' for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was granted a permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers without proper consultation." 
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US Veterans Support Lawsuit Over 'Targeted Killing' by Drone 
W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times 
Hennigan writes: "Three military veterans once involved in the U.S. drone program have thrown their support behind a Yemeni man's legal fight to obtain details about why his family members were killed in a 2012 strike." 
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'Mortified': Inside a $10 Million Scheme to Steal Federal Funds Intended to Feed Hungry Children 
Amy B Wang, The Washington Post 
Wang writes: "The money was supposed to go toward feeding the most vulnerable children in Arkansas. Instead, authorities say a small group deliberately defrauded the system and pocketed at least $10 million in federal funds intended to feed at-risk youths in a place with one of the highest rates of child hunger in the United States." 
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US Inmates Set to Begin Largest Prison Strike in US History to Protest Forced Labor 
Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz 
Kozlowska writes: "Today, prison inmates across the US will participate in what organizers are touting as the 'largest prison strike in history,' stopping work in protest of what many call a modern version of slavery." 
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House Unanimously Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia 
Katie Bo Williams, The Hill 
Williams writes: "The House on Friday passed legislation allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, days before the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks." 
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California Extends Nation's Most Ambitious Climate Change Law 
Climate Nexus 
Excerpt: "California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's most ambitious climate bill into law Thursday, extending the state's climate change law by 10 years." 
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