Project Censored Release on-line the Most Important Censored News stories of 2009-10
http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/category/top-stories/top-25-of-2011/page/2/ Thirty-three Colleges and Universities Participated in the Selection of the 2011 yearbook story list. 10. US Funds and Supports the Taliban Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Aram Roston, How the US Funds the Taliban, Nation, November 20, 2009, http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091130/roston. Ahmad Kawoosh, Is the US Aiding the Taliban? Taiwan News, October 31, 2009, opinion sec., http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1095689& lang=eng_news&cate_img=140.jpg&cate_rss=news_Opinion. Ahmad Kawoosh, Helicopter Rumor Refuses to Die, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, November 2, 2009, http://www.iwpr.net/?p=arr&s=f&o=356886. Student Researchers: Anne Cozad (Sonoma State University) [...] 9. Human Rights Abuses Continue in Palestine Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Virginia Tilley, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, Occupation, Colonialism, Apartheid, HSRC Web site, May 2009, http://www.hsrc.ac.za/Media_Release-378.phtml . Jonathan Cook, Israel Brings Gaza Entry Restrictions to West Bank, Electronic Intifada, August 18, 2009, http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10718.shtml . Amnesty International, Israel Rations Palestinians to Trickle of Water, October 27, 2009, http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/israel-rations-palestinians-trickle-water-20091027 . Rory McCarthy, Non-Violent Protests Against West Bank [...] 8. Massacre in Peruvian Amazon over US Free Trade Agreement Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Raúl Zibechi, Massacre in the Amazon: The US-Peru Free Trade Agreement Sparks a Battle over Land and Resources, trans. Laura Carlson, Americas Program, Center for International Policy, June 16, 2009, http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6191. Milagros Salazar, Police Are Throwing Bodies in the River, Say Native Protesters, Inter Press Service, June 9, 2009, http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47142 . Student Researcher: Kelsea Arnold [...] 7. External Capitalist Forces Wreak Havoc in Africa Top 25 of 2011 Sources: John Vidal, Food, Water Driving 21st-century African Land Grab, Mail & Guardian, March 7, 2010, http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-03-07-food-water-driving-21stcentury-african-land-grab . Paula Crossfield, Food Security in Africa: Will Obama Let USAIDs Genetically Modified Trojan Horse Ride Again? Civil Eats, August 6, 2009, http://civileats.com/ 2009/08/06/will-obama-let-the-usaid- genetically-modified-trojan-horse-ride-again. Thalif Deen, Land Grabs for Food Production Under Fire, Inter Press Service, October 23, 2009, [...] 6. Health Care Restrictions Cost Thousands of Lives in US Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Steffie Woolhandler, MD, David Himmelstein, MPH, and Mark Almberg, MD, Over 2,200 Veterans Died in 2008 Due to Lack of Health Insurance, Physicians for a National Health Program, November 10, 2009, http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/ november/over_2200_veterans_.php. Amy Goodman, Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNAs Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters, Democracy Now!, October 1, 2009, [...] 5. Blackwater (Xe): The Secret US War in Pakistan Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Jeremy Scahill, The Secret US War in Pakistan, Nation, November 23, 2009, http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091207/scahill. Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater Wants to Surge Its Armed Force in Afghanistan, Antiwar.com, January 20, 2010, http://original.antiwar.com/scahill/2010/01/19/ blackwater-wants-to-surge. David Edwards and Muriel Kane, Ex- employees Claim Blackwater Pimped Out Young Iraqi Girls, Raw Story, August 7, 2009. Student Researchers: Andrew Hobbs, Kelsea Arnold, [...] 4. ICE Operates Secret Detention and Courts Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Jacqueline Stevens, Americas Secret Ice Castles, Nation, January 4, 2010, http://www.thenation.com/doc20100104/stevens. Jacqueline Stevens, ICE Agents Ruse Operations, Nation, December 17, 2009, http://www.thenation.com/article/ice-agents-ruse-operations. Jacqueline Stevens, Secret Courts Exploit Immigrants, Nation, June 16, 2009, http://www.thenation.com/article/secret-courts-exploit-immigrants . Human Rights Watch, Locked Up Far Away, The Transfer of Immigrants to Remote Detention Centers in the United States, December 2, [...] 3. Internet Privacy and Personal Access at Risk Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Josh Silver, Deep Packet Inspection: Telecoms Aided Iran Government to Censor Internet, Technology Widely Used in US, Democracy Now!, June 23, 2009, http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/23/deep_packet_inspection_telecoms_aided_iran . David Karvets, Obama Sides With Bush in Spy Case, Wired, January 22, 2009, http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/obama-sides-wit/. Kim Zetter, Deep-Packet Inspection in U.S. Scrutinized Following Iran Surveillance, Wired, June 29, 2009, http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/deep-packet-inspection . Declan McCullagh, [...] 2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Sara Flounders, Add Climate Havoc to War Crimes: Pentagons Role in Global Catastrophe, International Action Center, December 18, 2009, http://www.iacenter.org/o/world/climatesummit_pentagon121809. Mickey Z., Can You Identify the Worst Polluter on the Planet? Heres a Hint: Shock and Awe, Planet Green, August 10, 2009, http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/identify-worst-polluter-planet.html . Julian Aguon, Guam Residents Organize Against US Plans for $15B Military [...] 1. Global Plans to Replace the Dollar Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Chris Hedges, The American Empire Is Bankrupt, Truthdig, June 15, 2009, http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090614_the_american_empire_is_bankrupt/ . Michael Hudson, De-Dollarization: Dismantling Americas Financial- Military Empire: The Yekaterinburg Turning Point, Global Research, June 13, 2009, http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=13969 . Fred Weir, Iran and Russia Nip at US Global Dominance Christian Science Monitor, June 16, 2009, http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0616/p06s12-woeu.html . 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