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Dole Finally Drops Fatuous Lawsuit Against Bananas!*

Rhonda Winter — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000

I am thrilled to report that the Dole Food Company has finally dropped their ridiculous lawsuit against the filmmakers of the powerful documentary Bananas!*. It appears that the courts have ruled that the fatuous defamation lawsuit of the criminally inclined Dole was proven to be nearly as lacking as the multi-national corporation’s integrity.

Just a few minutes ago I received this rather nonchalant tweet from one of the movie’s Swedish creators, Fredrik Gertten: ***http://bit.ly/IoQ96 DOLE dismissing the BANANAS!* law suit it seems.***

Turkey Deports Two Activists for Protesting World Water Forum

Alex Felsinger — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:25:04 +0000

Two peaceful protestors with the environmental nonprofit International Rivers were deported from Turkey today after revealing a banner reading “No Risky Dams” just before the conference was set to begin.

The forum, held every three years, discusses global challenges and solutions to the water crisis. International Rivers advocates alternatives to large dams, which flood large areas, block the flow of rivers, and displace people and animals.

Free Speech vs Animal Crush Videos: Supreme Court to Decide

JD Rucker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:21:32 +0000

A law against selling videos of animal cruelty was overturned last year in favor of Robert J. Stevens and his dog-fight video business. Steep increases in the number of available “crush videos” where small animals are crushed to appease a sexual fetish have prompted a request to the Supreme Court to make this unspeakable act illegal again.