/Nexus - 0604 - New Times Magazine/pages/0018/image.png)
Page Content (OCR)
ated Muslim shown without his shirt was actually a very ill man
selected to be featured in the photo. Trnopolje was not a concen-
tration camp: it was a refugee and transit centre. Many Muslims
travelled there for protection and could leave at will.
campuses. Full-time faculty are being replaced by part-time fac-
ulty who are paid two-thirds what tenured professors earn and
receive substandard benefits. At least 43 per cent of college
instructors nationwide are now part-time faculty. The hiring of
part-time lecturers increased by 266 per cent between 1979 and
1995.
No. 18: MANHATTAN PROJECT COVERED UP
EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE TOXICITY
ecently declassified government documents have shed new
light on the decades-old debate over the fluoridation of drink-
ing water, and have added to a growing body of scientific evi-
dence concerning the health effects of fluoride. Much of the orig-
inal evidence about fluoride, which suggested it was safe for
human consumption in low doses, was actually generated by
Manhattan Project scientists in the 1940s. New evidence shows
that researchers were ordered to cover up evidence of the dangers
of fluoride and its levels of toxicity, to avoid lawsuit by exposed
civilians.
(See "Toxic Secrets: Fluoride & the A-Bomb Program", NEXUS
5/03, April-May 1998.)
No. 23: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT VIOLATES
SHOSHONE NATION'S LAND RIGHTS
decades-old dispute with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) has led the Western Shoshone tribe to take the con-
flict to an international level. The OAS Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights has asked the United States to
"stay" all actions, pending further investigations. But, according
to News From Indian Country (May 1998), the BLM has "not
responded" to documents supporting Western Shoshone land
rights.
No. 24: COCA-COLA FAILS TO KEEP ITS PET PLASTIC
RECYCLING PLEDGE
n 1990, Coca-Cola made a promise to use its recycled plastic
bottles in new production, as it has successfully done in Europe
and numerous other countries. Eight years later, they have yet to
follow through with that promise. This failure to act has kept the
price of recycled PET bottles low in the marketplace and discour-
aged expanded PET recycling programs nationwide.
No. 19: CLINTON ADMINISTRATION LOBBIED FOR
RETAINING TOXIC CHEMICALS IN TOYS
he Clinton Administration and the Commerce Department
have lobbied on behalf of US toy and chemical manufacturers
against proposed new European Union restrictions which would
prevent children's exposure to toxic chemicals released by
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) toys such as teething rings.
No. 25: ABC BROADCASTS SLANTED REPORT ON
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
n7 and 8 May 1998, KGO-TV, an ABC affiliate in San
Francisco, broadcast a two-part series attacking the interna-
tional movement to prevent the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Mumia, a black activist, has been on death row in the state of
Pennsylvania for 16 years for allegedly killing a Philadelphia
police officer in 1981. KGO claimed to do an objective review of
the case. The final broadcast presented a very one-sided story.
No. 20: DEVELOPERS BUILD ON FLOODPLAINS AT
TAXPAYER EXPENSE
ccording to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), some 10 million people in the US currently live on
floodplains, and developers are rapidly building more homes in
these areas. Of these households at risk of flooding, only one
quarter actually carries insurance; the rest will rely on federal dis-
aster relief funds if their homes are flooded. Many of these
homes face repeated flooding.
Editor's Note: Complete references for each of these stories
can be obtained from Project Censored's website at