Take an opportunity to sign a petition and document of support against the atrocities that the Chinese occupiers are conducting against the subjugated Tibetan People.  Click HERE.

Amnesty International is concerned that China’s history of flagrant human rights abuses will continue in this time immediately prior to the Olympic Games as China seeks to remove dissidents from the ‘public’ eye.  Visit Amnesty International and learn how you can help.

The European Union Parliament passed a resolution yesterday calling for all European countries to boycott at least the opening ceremonies in Beijing this upcoming august 8th.  The resolution further demands that China re-open negotiations with the Dalai Lama regarding the controversy surrounding Tibet which has been unlawfully occupied by the Chinese for the […]

When did that happen?  In 1950 the Chinese invaded Tibet and started a 58 year subjugation of a populous.  This enslavement of a religious people by a communistic regime is a horrific blight on freedom loving people everywhere.
So, Australia, like many other nations, recognizes and condones the genocide that is currently being conducted […]

In what has become one of the most controversial of modern Olympics, China is set to bring the running of the Olympic torch to the streets of San Francisco.  This good-will torch tour has become less a public relations coup and more of a public relations nightmare.
From London to Paris and beyond, police […]

Hillary called upon Prez. Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies in Beijing unless the Chinese government makes major changes to its human rights policies.
Hillary, Hillary, Hillary. Why are you wasting your breath? Are you speaking just because you believe someone wants to hear your voice? Lets look at a couple of […]

The consumer advocates over at The Consumerist have compiled a list of all of the toys recalled for lead in this past year and the total is shocking!
17,181,210 toys were recalled for lead contamination.  Note that this total has nothing to do with all of the other safety related issues.
The full list is […]

What is meant by the concept of "acceptable loss"? Airlines, auto makers, etc. use this term to justify profit against human injury or death. The Department of Defense has a whole different definition based on military strategic or tactical objectives rather than monetary profit
Erin Burnett, on the other hand, seems to think there is some […]

I had been toying with the idea of getting a Blackberry and a Data-Only plan so that I could be connected to my e-mail all day long. I could check and respond to e-mail as I walked to and from work. A fun idea in theory. I’m just still trying to decide […]

The Chinese are seriously trying to kill or maim our children. It appears as if Mattel is going to announce another series of recalls and people in the know say that it will be another round of Chinese manufactured children’s toys. I wonder if the Chinese let their own children play with this crap.

Another Big […]

California has taken the forefront on a new danger from our Chinese ’friends’. Starting next month the new law which bans lead in children’s jewelry goes into effect. The recent spate recalls, bans and boycotts of all things Chinese has not actually stopped them from either making the products or getting them into this country. […]

I recently posted a link from the NY Times that indicated ALL of the toys recalled this year were manufactured in China. I guess I wasn’t the only person struck by this news. It has affected two of Michigan’s state lawmakers so much that they have introduced a law that would ban the […]

So far this year the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 24 kinds of toys. And every one of them was manufactured in China. From the recent lead paint coated Thomas the Train series to Hasbro Easy Bake Ovens the list is getting larger each year and more disturbing.

As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends […]