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July 1, 2014
HooplaHa·Published on Jul 1, 2014
Loews Coronado Bay Surf Dog Competition sponsored by Unleashed by Petco held its 8th annual event, benefiting the ASPCA for the second year in a row. We met up with some of the fierce competitors and their owners about the competition, surfing, and giving back!
- The one day when smelling like a wet dog is a good thing!
Amazing Dogs Surf for Charity
HooplaHa·Published on Jul 1, 2014
Loews Coronado Bay Surf Dog Competition sponsored by Unleashed by Petco held its 8th annual event, benefiting the ASPCA for the second year in a row. We met up with some of the fierce competitors and their owners about the competition, surfing, and giving back!
- The one day when smelling like a wet dog is a good thing!
July 1, 2014
RT · Published on Jul 1, 2014
The bloodshed is fracturing Iraqi society, with the Kurd minority reportedly planning to hold an independence referendum in the coming months. As RT's Polly Boiko reports, some western energy companies are ready to cash in on the divisions and violence.
- If there's oil involved and something nefarious is underway, you know that Tony Hayward can't be too far off.....
UK Oil: Cashing in on Iraq collapse
RT · Published on Jul 1, 2014
The bloodshed is fracturing Iraqi society, with the Kurd minority reportedly planning to hold an independence referendum in the coming months. As RT's Polly Boiko reports, some western energy companies are ready to cash in on the divisions and violence.
- If there's oil involved and something nefarious is underway, you know that Tony Hayward can't be too far off.....
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July 1, 2014
breakingtheset · Published on Jun 30, 2014
Abby Martin discusses a New York Times revelation concerning officials at Blackwater threatening to murder State Department officials, and how this is just the latest example of Blackwater's criminal, murderous and unaccountable legacy.
- Toward the end, Rome used mercenaries to fight because the corruption at the top of the Patrician class was complete. The mercenaries would do things the professional soldiers of the Roman Legion would not.
Of course that ended well......
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Why Even the US Government is Afraid of Blackwater's Mercenaries | Brainwash Update
breakingtheset · Published on Jun 30, 2014
Abby Martin discusses a New York Times revelation concerning officials at Blackwater threatening to murder State Department officials, and how this is just the latest example of Blackwater's criminal, murderous and unaccountable legacy.
- Toward the end, Rome used mercenaries to fight because the corruption at the top of the Patrician class was complete. The mercenaries would do things the professional soldiers of the Roman Legion would not.
Of course that ended well......
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