Monthly Archives: February 2010
Corporate Greed Has No Boundaries
Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s chief executive, was accused of placing profit ahead of safety and of being "safety deaf" during a series of exchanges with senior US politicians. Mr. Toyoda, appearing before an all-day hearing of a Congressional inquiry into the company’s over-acceleration problems, was also accused of not showing nearly enough remorse over the … Continue reading
Sir Elton John Hugs Jesus As a Gay
Sir Elton John has claimed Jesus was a "super-intelligent gay man" in an interview with a US magazine. The singer also told Parade Jesus was "compassionate", forgiving and "understood human problems. A spokesman for the Church of England said: "Sir Elton’s reflection that Jesus calls us all to love and forgive is one shared by … Continue reading
Reaching the Point of No Return
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered his atomic agency to significantly enrich the country’s stockpile of uranium, maintaining, however, that his country was also still willing to follow a UN plan to export its uranium for further enrichment. Refining uranium produces nuclear fuel for a power plant but if carried out far enough can … Continue reading