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Is Panasonic The Most Unethical Company in Tech?

Is Panasonic The Most Unethical Company in Tech? Elon Musk will do anything for dirty tech deal's to increase his wealth and self-promotion via taxpayer pig troughs. He loves to partner with the dirtiest name in electronics: Panasonic. Apparently, twisted minds think alike. When will the FBI finally shut both…

Is Panasonic The Most Unethical Company in Tech?

Is Panasonic The Most Unethical Company in Tech? Elon Musk will do anything for dirty tech deal's to increase his wealth and self-promotion via taxpayer pig troughs. He loves to partner with the dirtiest name in electronics: Panasonic. Apparently, twisted minds think alike. When will the FBI finally shut both…

The Afghan Papers – Part 19

Afghanistan: Is miraculous $1T mineral discovery just war PR ops? American news media was all aflutter yesterday over a story by James Risen in the New York Times about an Immaculate Detection of massive mineral wealth in US-occupied Afghanistan. Finally, some positive news from America's longest-running war in history! Afghanistan…

The Afghan Papers – Part 18

 http://newamericamedia.org/2010/07/afghanistans-lithium-pakistans-loss.php Afghanistan's Lithium, Pakistan's Loss Pakistan Link, Commentary, Dr. Ghulam M. Haniff, Posted: Jul 26, 2010 The discovery of lithium and other minerals in Afghanistan next door should be a real bonanza for Pakistan which acts as the entry point for that landlocked nation. Unfortunately, that is not going to…

The Afghan Papers – Part 17

 http://mom.gov.af/Content/files/MoMP_LITHIUM_Midas_Jan_2014.pdf Lithium in Afghanistan Figure 1. Lithium occurrences in Afghanistan on a low - resolution Landsat image, with major tectonic features, intrusive rocks and saline lakes. Geology of Afghanistan Afghanistan has a complex geolog y due to its position o n the junction between the Indo - Australasian and Eurasian…

The Afghan Papers – Part 16

June 14, 2010 US Invaded Afghanistan For Lithium Just like Iraq for Oil, Panama for drugs and Haiti for Children....Damn the Imperialist Colonialist USA and its multinational corporations!!! Have you seen the headlines breaking today of the recently released report? U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan U.S. Discovers…

The Afghan Papers – Part 14

Afghanistan: War for Lithium? TiM Bulletin 2013-02 Mar 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 - A 15-year update to "Perpetual War for Perpetual Commerce"-a Chronicles magazine 1998 column - Pentagon: "Afghanistan could become the 'Saudi Arabia of lithium'" Afghanistan: War for Lithium? How supposed "War on Terror" and "War on Opium"…

The Afghan Papers – Part 12

Earth Afghanistan: The Saudi Arabia of Lithium? Feb 11, 2013 03:00 AM ET Related Links Energy from a floating nuclear donut? It might just happen. Lemonade from the Lithium Lemon Batteries Mining Lithium, which is used to make batteries for everything from mobile phones to iPads, could transform the war-torn…

The Afghan Papers – Part 11

Eyes on Afghanistan as Next Lithium Mother Lode Could Afghanistan become the Saudi Arabia of lithium? Oilprice (Oilprice) Mar 25, 2014 at 9:38AM This article was written by Oilprice.com -- the leading provider of energy news in the world. Also check out this recent article:  Can Oil Turn Beirut into a New…

The Afghan Papers – Part 9

The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas The War on Afghanistan is a Profit driven "Resource War". By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, July 25, 2015 Global Research 16 June 2010 Region: Asia Theme: Global Economy, US NATO War Agenda In-depth Report: AFGHANISTAN Originally…

The Afghan Papers – Part 8

Money as a weapons System How U.S. Commanders Spent $2 Billion of Petty Cash in Afghanistan By Megan McCloskey, Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, Sisi Wei, Jeff Larson, ProPublica, and Ingrid Burrington, Special to ProPublica, May 15, 2015 The military’s mantra for Afghanistan was “winning hearts and minds.” And a…

The Afghan Papers – Part 6

Pentagon Task Force: We Want Villas and Flat-Screen TVs in Afghanistan In its latest salvo, the inspector general dings the controversial task force for spending $150 million on private housing in Afghanistan, including fancy meals and round-the-clock bodyguards. by Megan McCloskey ProPublica, Dec. 3, 2015, 12:01 a.m. 5 Comments Print…

The Afghan Papers – Part 5

The Afghan War has actually cost Americans OVER SIX TRILLION DOLLARS.   US Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to Cost $6 trillion | … cached The decade-long American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would end up costing as much as $6 trillion, the equivalent of $75,000 for every American household, calculates…

The Afghan Papers – Part 4

We Blew $17 Billion in Afghanistan. How Would You Have Spent It? by Megan McCloskey, Tobin Asher, Lena Groeger and Sisi Wei, ProPublica, and Christine Lee, Special to ProPublica, December 17, 2015 The U.S. government has wasted billions of dollars in Afghanistan, and until now, no one has added it…

The Afghan Papers – Part 4

We Blew $17 Billion in Afghanistan. How Would You Have Spent It? by Megan McCloskey, Tobin Asher, Lena Groeger and Sisi Wei, ProPublica, and Christine Lee, Special to ProPublica, December 17, 2015 The U.S. government has wasted billions of dollars in Afghanistan, and until now, no one has added it…

The Afghan Papers – Part 5

The Afghan War has actually cost Americans OVER SIX TRILLION DOLLARS.   US Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to Cost $6 trillion | … cached The decade-long American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would end up costing as much as $6 trillion, the equivalent of $75,000 for every American household, calculates…

The Afghan Papers – Part 6

Pentagon Task Force: We Want Villas and Flat-Screen TVs in Afghanistan In its latest salvo, the inspector general dings the controversial task force for spending $150 million on private housing in Afghanistan, including fancy meals and round-the-clock bodyguards. by Megan McCloskey ProPublica, Dec. 3, 2015, 12:01 a.m. 5 Comments Print…

The Afghan Papers – Part 8

Money as a weapons System How U.S. Commanders Spent $2 Billion of Petty Cash in Afghanistan By Megan McCloskey, Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, Sisi Wei, Jeff Larson, ProPublica, and Ingrid Burrington, Special to ProPublica, May 15, 2015 The military’s mantra for Afghanistan was “winning hearts and minds.” And a…

The Afghan Papers – Part 9

The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas The War on Afghanistan is a Profit driven "Resource War". By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, July 25, 2015 Global Research 16 June 2010 Region: Asia Theme: Global Economy, US NATO War Agenda In-depth Report: AFGHANISTAN Originally…

The Afghan Papers – Part 11

Eyes on Afghanistan as Next Lithium Mother Lode Could Afghanistan become the Saudi Arabia of lithium? Oilprice (Oilprice) Mar 25, 2014 at 9:38AM This article was written by Oilprice.com -- the leading provider of energy news in the world. Also check out this recent article:  Can Oil Turn Beirut into a New…

The Afghan Papers – Part 12

Earth Afghanistan: The Saudi Arabia of Lithium? Feb 11, 2013 03:00 AM ET Related Links Energy from a floating nuclear donut? It might just happen. Lemonade from the Lithium Lemon Batteries Mining Lithium, which is used to make batteries for everything from mobile phones to iPads, could transform the war-torn…

The Afghan Papers – Part 14

Afghanistan: War for Lithium? TiM Bulletin 2013-02 Mar 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 - A 15-year update to "Perpetual War for Perpetual Commerce"-a Chronicles magazine 1998 column - Pentagon: "Afghanistan could become the 'Saudi Arabia of lithium'" Afghanistan: War for Lithium? How supposed "War on Terror" and "War on Opium"…

The Afghan Papers – Part 16

June 14, 2010 US Invaded Afghanistan For Lithium Just like Iraq for Oil, Panama for drugs and Haiti for Children....Damn the Imperialist Colonialist USA and its multinational corporations!!! Have you seen the headlines breaking today of the recently released report? U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan U.S. Discovers…

The Afghan Papers – Part 17

 http://mom.gov.af/Content/files/MoMP_LITHIUM_Midas_Jan_2014.pdf Lithium in Afghanistan Figure 1. Lithium occurrences in Afghanistan on a low - resolution Landsat image, with major tectonic features, intrusive rocks and saline lakes. Geology of Afghanistan Afghanistan has a complex geolog y due to its position o n the junction between the Indo - Australasian and Eurasian…

The Afghan Papers – Part 18

 http://newamericamedia.org/2010/07/afghanistans-lithium-pakistans-loss.php Afghanistan's Lithium, Pakistan's Loss Pakistan Link, Commentary, Dr. Ghulam M. Haniff, Posted: Jul 26, 2010 The discovery of lithium and other minerals in Afghanistan next door should be a real bonanza for Pakistan which acts as the entry point for that landlocked nation. Unfortunately, that is not going to…

The Afghan Papers – Part 19

Afghanistan: Is miraculous $1T mineral discovery just war PR ops? American news media was all aflutter yesterday over a story by James Risen in the New York Times about an Immaculate Detection of massive mineral wealth in US-occupied Afghanistan. Finally, some positive news from America's longest-running war in history! Afghanistan…