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Blackwater used 'child prostitutes in Iraq'
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| (Friday, 16 October 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Press TV New disturbing charges have emerged against XE, the infamous private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, whose operations came under spotlight after its 2007 carnage in Baghdad. According to a report by MSNBC and based on ... (1482 more chars) |
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Rising religiosity hurting Indian environment
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| (Friday, 09 October 2009) By Proloy Bagchi |
| The news that came out of Delhi recently was depressing. The water supply in the metropolis was disrupted as the supply lines were clogged. North, West, North-West and parts of South Delhi suffered severe shortages because of the pollution in the Hyderpur Ca... (7644 more chars) |
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NewsMax calls for military coup
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| (Wednesday, 30 September 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Full Text Of Newsmax Column Suggesting Military Coup Against Obama Here is the full text of John L. Perry's column on Newsmax which suggests that a military coup to "resolve the Obama problem" is becoming more possible and is not "unrealistic." Perry also w... (4270 more chars) |
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George W. Bush didn't understand economic problems as president
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| (Wednesday, 16 September 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Bush - ex-speechwriter in new book It seemed like every time President George W. Bush stepped before the cameras during last fall's stock market meltdown, the Dow tumbled. It's a good thing the public couldn't see what was going on behind the scenes ... (1357 more chars) |
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Nature reserves are not for Tourism
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| (Sunday, 30 August 2009) By Proloy Bagchi |
| All over the world, countries are creating nature reserves as more and more land, with all that nature has to offer, is harnessed for industry, agriculture or plain urban expansion. The intention is to conserve a slice of nature with its native biodiversity a... (6542 more chars) |
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To the Righties
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| (Saturday, 15 August 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President. You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy. You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed. You... (1534 more chars) |
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The Kargil I remember
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| (Thursday, 06 August 2009) By Proloy Bagchi |
| The Tenth Anniversary of the victory in “Kargil War” somehow got soggy in controversy. Instead of commemorating a crisp, well-fought and spectacular victory achieved at great human costs against the Pakistani intruders on the snowy heights of Lad... (7378 more chars) |
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Self-defense and Insecurity: eternal materialist ethos
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| (Friday, 10 July 2009) By James Secor |
| Roland Michel Tremblay wrote ironically concerning the human state (War is the only language humanity understands at http:www.atlanticfreepress.comnews110127-war-is-the-only-language-humanity-understands.html) that is double-fisted, I think, and powerful. ... (21503 more chars) |
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American Crime
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| (Friday, 03 July 2009) By Robby Daniel |
| AMERICA... LAND OF THE FREE & HOME OF THE (B) RAVE... I've had a love-hate relationship with America ever since some CIA placed a mild liver-toxin in the milk formula my mother fed me at the time I-was a mere little 2-year old in 1959 & I-actually thought ... (4948 more chars) |
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The situation in Iran is an equation with more than two sides
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| (Friday, 26 June 2009) By Vahab |
| The situation in Iran is an equation with more than two sides: 1- Iranian people, fighting for their right. 2- Government, trying to push people back. 3- Reformists, trying to gain power in government. Aligned with people. Rafsanjani, the represen... (2538 more chars) |
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Police attacked protestors in Iran
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| (Saturday, 20 June 2009) By Vahab |
| Police attacked protestors. People are on ro-tops, shouting louder, more . Slogans changing to " death to dictator ", " death to Khamenei " VOA is cut off and most new sites are blocked Rumors: Mousavi asked people to start a national strike if he ge... (16 more chars) |
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On A Potential War With And Propaganda About Iran
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| (Thursday, 18 June 2009) By Vahab |
| Countercurrents.org I nvasion of Iran by a US military force is possibly imminent. Likely many people cannot fully grasp the extreme devastation that such a horrifically brutal attack could bring, especially as mainstream media often covers up much of thi... (14269 more chars) |
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Answers from inside Iran
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| (Thursday, 18 June 2009) By Vahab |
| Dear Emily, About the current state of affairs in my country, Peter, your associate, asked: "Do many Iranians sense the American hand in all this? The neocons have been barking democratic-revolution for Iran, especially Ledeen, instead of military act... (7073 more chars) |
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Why does The Times recognize Israel's 'right to exist'?
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| (Monday, 01 June 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Saree Makdisi Los Angeles Times 'As soon as certain topics are raised," George Orwell once wrote, "the concrete melts into the abstract and no one seems able to think of turns of speech that are not hackneyed: Prose consists less and less of wor... (4927 more chars) |
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WHERE THE HELL IS THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT?
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| (Tuesday, 26 May 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By David Icke Obama is not only Mr. [fake] Change, Mr. [fake] Hope and Mr. [fake] Yes-We-Can; he’s also Mr. Untouchable. Most of the anti-war ‘left’ bought the Obama propaganda down to the smallest syllable and they are either getting d... (2197 more chars) |
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Ron Paul: States Have Right to Legalize Marijuana
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| (Tuesday, 19 May 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| In a recent interview on Air America Radio, Ron Paul took a strong stand in support of the Constitution and State Sovereignty - by stating that laws and regulations of Marijuana should be on a state level. “If California wants to legalize it, let &lsqu... (608 more chars) |
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Oaths, War, And Liberty
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| (Thursday, 14 May 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
| Originally published at The International Libertarian On this beautiful Mother's Day an email from the HispanicLibertarians Yahoo Group
landed in my inbox. It was a post titled "Troops and Law enforcement
officers say not on my watch!". The entire pos... (4780 more chars) |
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Stupid Politicians
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| (Monday, 11 May 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
| When I read this part of their letter quoted below I thought that John
Trenchard and Thomas Gordon must have had a crystal ball and seen what
our politicians today are like! The more things change, the more they
remain the same: They are therefore stupid p... (721 more chars) |
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Socialism in Guyana
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| (Thursday, 07 May 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
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This article, written by my wife, was originally published at OpEdNews.com Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Socialism-in-Guyana-by-Rehana-Wolfe-080622-904.html
June 23, 2008 Socialism in Guyana By Rehana Wol... (6743 more chars) |
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California Professor Under Fire for Holocaust Comparisons With Gaza
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| (Thursday, 07 May 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Los Angeles Times The UC Santa Barbara sociologist, who is Jewish, sent images from the Holocaust and from Israel's Gaza offensive to students in his class. He has drawn denunciation and support. / Controversy has erupted at UC [University of Cal... (549 more chars) |
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India's sad record of environmental conservation
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| (Tuesday, 05 May 2009) By Proloy Bagchi |
| Environmental matters in India seldom get priority. This is more so in the states where they are mostly kept on the back-burner. The central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh, for example, once thickly forested and wetter than many Indian states, has had a se... (7075 more chars) |
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Tax Us Some More, Why Don't You?
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| (Monday, 04 May 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
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According to the Huffington Post the
Internal Revenue Service is hiring 800 more agents to inflict taxes on
us. Didn't Obama say he wasn't going to raise taxes? Collecting more
money is raising taxes. It will have the same bad effect on the
ec... (300 more chars) |
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How Dare You Want To Know What "Your" Government Is Doing!
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| (Sunday, 03 May 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
| In his excellent article " Bad Regulation Drives Out Good "
Mr. Richman makes the point that government regulation doesn't work
very well. One thing that he doesn't mention is how Sen. Charles
Schumer (D-NY) is actually advocating secret government. While... (2008 more chars) |
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Rape Kit Backlog – 12,000 in Los Angeles Alone
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| (Friday, 01 May 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| In his New York Times editorial column, Nicholas Kristof called on police departments nationwide to eliminate the high numbers of untested rape kits. He quotes Human Rights Watch’s 2008 report “ Testing Justice ” that documents through doz... (273 more chars) |
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Drug Prohibition: Law Enforcement Is The Problem
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| (Tuesday, 28 April 2009) By Darren Wolfe |
| Ending the War on Drugs would save countless lives from being lost or
ruined. An enormous drain on our economy would cease. It would be
great. Ending the War on Drugs would be a tremendous first step, but
then what? The government would still have all the ... (3697 more chars) |
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George Bush Jr. Ranked the Worst President
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| (Sunday, 19 April 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| If George Bush Jr. has any serious interest in how history will measure him in the Presidency, he needs to get ready for the bad news. Sixty-five historians have already given their opinions. Bush left the Presidential suite to his successor, Barack Oba... (2379 more chars) |
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10 Republican Lies for Tax Day
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| (Wednesday, 15 April 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The truth may set you free, but not if you're a Republican and the subject is taxes. After all, 95% of American families as promised received a tax cut from the Obama stimulus package. And while three-quarters of Americans support President Obama's... (18326 more chars) |
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Glenn Beck’s latest conspiracy
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| (Wednesday, 08 April 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Foreign nationals have ‘penetrated’ U.S., staging Marxist revolution. Today on his radio program, radical right-wing conspiracist Glenn Beck declared that “the second wave” of “the Perfect Storm” had arrived. Discuss... (2691 more chars) |
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Lawyers for Binyam Mohamed face six-month jail sentence in America
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| (Thursday, 02 April 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Lawyers for Binyam Mohamed face the incredible prospect of a six-month jail sentence in America after writing a letter to President Obama detailing their client's allegations of torture by US agents. The privilege review team – officials from the US ... (1888 more chars) |
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Letterman calls O'Reilly a 'goon'
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| (Thursday, 02 April 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Bill O'Reilly had barely lowered himself into the Late Show chair before David Letterman said, "I think of you as a goon," and it just got more prickly from there. Asking The O'Reilly Factor host to run down his resume, which ended with his ascension to the ... (1438 more chars) |
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Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials
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| (Saturday, 28 March 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| LONDON — A high-level Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, on whether they violated international law ... (7342 more chars) |
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Israeli soldiers admit to deliberate killing of Gaza civilians
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| (Thursday, 19 March 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The Israeli army has been forced to open an investigation into the conduct of its troops in Gaza after damning testimony from its own front line soldiers revealed the killing of civilians and rules of engagement so lax that one combatant said that they amoun... (4347 more chars) |
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Canadian Lawyers Seek to Get Bush Banned
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| (Sunday, 15 March 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Lawyers from up north are going after Bush for his role in authorizing torture. Former President George W. Bush’s first post-presidency speech will take place on St. Patrick’s Day — March 17 — in Calgary, Alberta. Although or... (2857 more chars) |
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Ahistorical Parodists (AP on the US-Iran row)
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| (Wednesday, 11 March 2009) By |
| In the body of nearly every Associated Press wire report involving the United States and Iran, you'll find some version of this: The two countries have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the hostage-taking at the U.S. Emba... (3999 more chars) |
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Catholic church upset over abortion by a 9 year old
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| (Thursday, 05 March 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Nine-year-old 'incest victim' aborts twins A nine-year-old girl who was carrying twins, allegedly after being raped by her stepfather, has undergone an abortion despite complaints from Brazil's Catholic Church. Police said the stepfather has been j... (876 more chars) |
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White House lawyers didn't believe Constitution applied to them
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| (Tuesday, 03 March 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Memos Reveal Scope of the Power Bush Sought By NEIL A. LEWIS WASHINGTON — The secret legal opinions issued by Bush administration lawyers after the Sept. 11 attacks included assertions that the president could use the nation’s mili... (6146 more chars) |
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'Clean coal' the ultimate climate change oxymoron
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| (Thursday, 26 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Fred Pearce The people who told us for years that climate change was a myth now say it's all true – but something called 'clean coal' can fix it. This is pure and utter greenwash, says Fred Pearce Next week, Americans are being invited to t... (6177 more chars) |
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Murdoch apologizes for cartoon
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| (Tuesday, 24 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| New York Post Chairman Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a cartoon that critics said likened a violent chimpanzee shot dead by police to President Barack Obama. Murdoch published a statement Tuesday, saying he wanted to "personally apologize to any reader... (1371 more chars) |
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Gays are the greatest threat to America???
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| (Friday, 20 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| According to Sen. Chris Buttars, yes. Were do they find these idiots? The Mormon state senator in Utah who compared gays to Islamic terrorists, and said that gays pose the greatest threat to the world today . Sen. Chris Buttars considers th... (1256 more chars) |
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UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir Report on Religious Discrimination in India
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| (Thursday, 19 February 2009) By Bal Patil |
| Friday, February 6, 2009 UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir Report The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Ms.Asma Jahangir on “Freedom of Religion or Belief” noted the official religious discrimination in India c... (72715 more chars) |
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Ron Paul On Reinstating the Draft
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| (Tuesday, 17 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Ron Paul Much has been made by the new administration of the idea of national service and volunteerism. While service to one’s community is certainly admirable, it is not the federal government’s place to “encourage” or pro... (2893 more chars) |
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Israel Prepares for war on Iran
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| (Monday, 16 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| An Israeli defense strategy report for 2009 has tasked the military with making preliminary preparations for launching a war against Iran. An annual defense work plan presented to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-Genera... (3395 more chars) |
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The Obama 'Stimulus' and the 'Do Nothings'
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| (Friday, 13 February 2009) By |
| The AP Whopper of the Week
Some establishment myths never die.
One of the more common ones involves the U.S. government's reaction
to the 1929 stock market crash (which preceded the Great Depression),
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GATES vs. General Motors
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| (Monday, 09 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up wit... (1797 more chars) |
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Chomsky: No change coming with Obama
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| (Saturday, 07 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The following is a Press TV interview with respected American author, political analyst and world-renowned linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky. Press TV: Professor Chomsky, we better start with Pakistan. The White House not commenting on the killings of peop... (12185 more chars) |
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Inaugural Questions Nobody's Asking
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| (Friday, 06 February 2009) By James Secor |
| I returned from an evening with Ali and my daughter in Kuala Lumpur just before Obama's inauguration. I was too tired to bother: it'll be rebroadcast and all over the Internet and his inaugural will be everywhere to read. I don't expect anything from man bu... (8065 more chars) |
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US Threatened Britain To Suppress Torture Evidence
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| (Thursday, 05 February 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com The Obama administration has been caught in a fresh torture controversy after it emerged that America threatened to cease all intelligence ties with Britain if it revealed that a British suspect held at Guantanamo... (3875 more chars) |
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An Open Letter on L’Affaire Antulay - Karkare To The Members of Indian Parliament
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| (Wednesday, 04 February 2009) By Bal Patil |
| Dear Sir As an independent observer of the Indian political scene and its ups and downs in the last four decades, and a journalist and an ex-Member of the Media Expert Committee of the Government of India I was simply stunned by the the frenzied debate i... (10680 more chars) |
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Gaza & Inauguration woes--A few notes from my Malay vacation
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| (Monday, 02 February 2009) By James Secor |
| All day in the roofed, open-air food plaza of the University of Malaya, the TV is tuned to Al Jazeera TV (occasionally CNN). Al Jazeera is not appreciated by the governments of the Middle East, though the people like it. All the news is the Gaza debacle and... (12116 more chars) |
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An Open Letter to Limbaugh, Hannity, and Michelle Malkin
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| (Monday, 26 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Robert Reich In a time like this, when tempers are riding high and many Americans are close to panic about their jobs and finances, you have a special responsibility to consider the accuracy of what you say and the consequences of inflammatory and er... (949 more chars) |
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Ahmadinejad demands prosecution of Israel leaders
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| (Saturday, 17 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Iranian President calls on Arab, Muslim countries to 'boycott all products of the Zionist entity'. Israel's indiscriminate offensive against Gaza was condemned at a summit in Qatar on Friday, with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calling for the pr... (1714 more chars) |
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The True Story Behind this War Is Not The One Israel Is Telling
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| (Friday, 16 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Johann Hari " The Independent " -- The world isn't just watching the Israeli government commit a crime in Gaza; we are watching it self-harm. This morning, and tomorrow morning, and every morning until this punishment beating ends, the young people ... (7168 more chars) |
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AP is Lying to Push for War on Iran (Again)
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| (Thursday, 15 January 2009) By |
| Imagine that a world leader was quoted as publicly saying: "Judging from recent trends, the neocon regime is not likely to survive in this region." Now, imagine that a major news organization published a report based on that statement. What do you suppose t... (4923 more chars) |
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Report: Obama prepared to talk to Hamas
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| (Friday, 09 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Barack Obama is reportedly planning to ditch President Bush’s strategy of isolating Hamas, and will instead move to open contacts with the group. “ The Guardian has spoken to three people with knowledge of the discussions in the Obama camp. ... (288 more chars) |
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STATEMENT OF SPECIAL RAPORTEUR FOR THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
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| (Friday, 09 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| A statement by Richard Falk was delivered the JAN 9th, to the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva. 1. This statement focuses on the impact of Israel’s continuing Gaza military campaign, initiated on 27 December 2008, on the human... (5396 more chars) |
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US porn industry seeking bailout!
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| (Friday, 09 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Two American porn moguls including Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt are seeking a $5 billion (BD3bn) bailout from Washington, arguing that the limp US economy has thrown cold water on the adult entertainment industry. Flynt and Girls Gone Wild video ser... (1318 more chars) |
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Israel's War Crimes
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| (Wednesday, 07 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Richard Falk, The Nation. The Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip represent severe and massive violations of international humanitarian law as defined in the Geneva Conventions, both in regard to the obligations of an Occupying Power and in the r... (2882 more chars) |
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Assault on Jainism
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| (Monday, 05 January 2009) By Bal Patil |
| Assault on Jainism The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2006: Jains and Buddhists as Hindus By BAL PATIL Following the pattern set by several Indian states that... (76651 more chars) |
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Israel cannot exist a single day without a crisis, says UAE paper
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| (Saturday, 03 January 2009) By Shahram Vahdany |
| “Israel cannot exist a single day without a crisis”, said a major United Arab Emirates (UAE) paper in its editorial. Briefly analysing Israel's history since the day it was established on Arab lands 60 years ago, the ‘Gulf Today’ w... (2490 more chars) |
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AP: Maybe Israel is targeting women, children and mosques; but ...
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| (Friday, 02 January 2009) By |
| The Associated Press and those ‘Secondary Explosions’! With all the news lately of the death and destruction happening in “ the Holy Land ” this past week, it’s good to know that Israel , the Middle East’s “ only... (7836 more chars) |
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AP: Israeli sorties target Gaza mosques—Amen!
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| (Thursday, 01 January 2009) By |
| Just when you thought The Associated Press couldn’t be more callously unethical — more legally- and morally-dismissive — in its reporting of the criminally depraved Israeli carpet-bombing of Palestinians in Gaza, they outdo themselves. &mda... (6927 more chars) |
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Will AP Stop at Nothing to Push for War on Iran?
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| (Wednesday, 31 December 2008) By |
| The Associated Press Lies and Deceives While Defaming Islam and Christianity, in Its Latest Apologia for Israel's Massacre on Gaza On December 28 — the day after the Israeli carpet-bombing of the 1.5 million impoverished and imprisoned Palestinia... (5914 more chars) |
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Famous Last Contributions of an AP Editor
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| (Wednesday, 31 December 2008) By |
| Or, Why The Associated Press and the ‘Mainstream Media’ Are Largely Responsible for the Theft of U.S. Tax Dollars to Subsidize Criminal U.S. and Israeli Warfare-Statism Following are just a few excerpts you will not find in an Associated Press ... (3916 more chars) |
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Ron Paul: No such thing as an independent Israel
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| (Monday, 29 December 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Press TV Ron Paul, House representative of the 14th district of Texas, believes that US foreign policy must be reformed to avoid conflicts around the world. The interview was conducted outside the Foreign Relations Committee. Press TV: What is you... (2465 more chars) |
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Noam Chomsky's wife Carol passes away
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| (Saturday, 20 December 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Carol Chomsky; at 78; Harvard language professor Boston Globe Brilliant and accomplished, Carol Chomsky taught for many years at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and wrote oft-cited articles about how young children learn to read. And yet, s... (5199 more chars) |
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Obama to 'reboot' America's image
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| (Wednesday, 10 December 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| WASHINGTON, (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama plans to give "a major address" in an Islamic capital soon after taking office as he seeks to mend America's image in the Muslim world, a Chicago Tribune interview said. "I think we've got a unique opp... (1513 more chars) |
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Ancient Struggle Continues, Scholars Remain Clueless
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| (Tuesday, 02 December 2008) By |
| The past 515 years have seen a continual struggle between indigenous Traditionalists and indigenous ‘Progressives’. Unlike India, Native Americans did not have a massive population base to sustain their culture. Still it took nearly 400 years to... (10296 more chars) |
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Hindu Nationalists:Indigenous Resilience
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| (Tuesday, 02 December 2008) By |
| I am currently in Mumbai, India and have been here in India for the past three months. I am here doing research on the tribal cultures of India. I actually arrived in Mumbai about 4 hrs before the terror attacks took place. The mood is quite somber and the pe... (33317 more chars) |
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MSM: 'Hooray! Obama to be noble tyrant, like past Dear Leaders!'
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| (Wednesday, 12 November 2008) By |
| AP Prepares the Chalice As MSM Usher the Next Despot to the Altar In a constitutional republic where supreme law exists to limit the government, a president that acts like an emperor is viewed as a tyrant. In a democratic oligarchy, where the largest an... (15872 more chars) |
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Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again
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| (Friday, 07 November 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Associated Press VIENNA, Austria – She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American. It happened on the bus on my way to work Wednesday morning, a few hours after compatriots clamoring for change swept Barack Obama to his hist... (5288 more chars) |
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Doomsday Scenario: Modern Society Sleep-walks to its End
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| (Monday, 03 November 2008) By |
| Just think about the consequence of trying to convince some reveling drug addicts—particularly when they are in the company of drug peddlers—about the devastating ill effects of druggism or alcoholism? One must only be lucky enough just to co... (3878 more chars) |
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Hope II
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| (Monday, 03 November 2008) By James Secor |
| Hope. Let's take a look at this blight to humanity. It is a blight because people who hope do nothing. They wait and see. Change, changing takes so much energy. Pandora was given a box and told not to open it. She did, of course. Pandora opened her box... (774 more chars) |
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Mechanization: the Terminator of the Living
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| (Monday, 03 November 2008) By |
| Mechanization: the Terminator of the Living Mankind's watershed is the twentieth century. In his millions of years of forward evolutionary process, man today is fast undergoing irreversible genetic changes—rather genetic degenerations and degradation... (21368 more chars) |
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Hope I
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| (Sunday, 02 November 2008) By James Secor |
| I wrote an article some time ago, "A Good Word About George Bush" ( http://www.mwcnews.net/content/view/3044/26 ), that was, at the time, a satire. I'm not so sure it was, for what we've got now is just that aristocracy, an oligarchy, with pretty much e... (781 more chars) |
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Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant?
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| (Friday, 31 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Red Sex, Blue Sex by Margaret Talbot In early September, when Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for Vice-President, announced that her unwed seventeen-year-old daughter, Bristol, was pregnant, many liberals were shocked, not by the revelation ... (6186 more chars) |
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A pitbull with her teeth pulled
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| (Thursday, 30 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Claire Prentice THE gutsy, moose-shooting, tax- cutting hockey mom was supposed to be the answer to Republican prayers. But with just nine days to go until the election, 'Palin power' has turned into a nuclear meltdown for John McCain with an o... (8983 more chars) |
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Chavez calls Palin a confused 'beauty queen'
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| (Monday, 27 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, renowned for colourful insults of world leaders, called U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a confused "beauty queen" on Friday after she said he was a dictator. Chavez, a leftist who often mock... (1314 more chars) |
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Advocating Piracy: The Role of Big Media in the Plunder
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| (Monday, 27 October 2008) By |
| If Congress surrendered all its legislative powers to the Bush administration, corporate news media would not question it. In fact, whenever the state forces the people to give up the few liberties not yet violently ripped from them, corporate news media p... (25278 more chars) |
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McCain aide: Palin 'going rogue'
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| (Saturday, 25 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) – With 10 days to go until election day, long brewing tension between Sarah Palin and key aides to John McCain has become so intense, it is spilling out into the public. Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN the... (725 more chars) |
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McCain Campaign Volunteer Lied
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| (Friday, 24 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Ashley Todd told investigators today she "just wanted to tell the truth" -- and was not robbed or attacked Police say a campaign volunteer confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter B in her face after seeing her McCain... (1338 more chars) |
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Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income taxes
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| (Wednesday, 22 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. and foreign corporations doing business in the United States avoid paying any federal income taxes, despite trillions of dollars worth of sales, a government study released on Tuesday said. The Government Accountability O... (1725 more chars) |
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'Joe the Plumber' not a plumber
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| (Thursday, 16 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Turns out that the man who was held up by John McCain as the typical, hard-working American taxpayer isn't really a licensed plumber. And court documents show he owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes. According to Associated Press. "Joe," whose name is Samuel J.... (1256 more chars) |
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GOP Fundraiser Sends Email about Killing Barack and Michelle Obama
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| (Thursday, 16 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Florida GOP Fundraiser Sends Email Joke about Killing Barack and Michelle Obama By Jon Ponder | This is bad on so many levels — and it certainly should neutralize John McCain’s fake outrage of being compared to George Wallac... (1324 more chars) |
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Nobel Laureates Endorse Obama
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| (Thursday, 16 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| An Open Letter to the American People This year's presidential election is among the most significant in our nation's history. The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional strengths in science and technology... (3879 more chars) |
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Obama would offer John McCain a job
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| (Sunday, 12 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Both presidential rivals are working behind the scenes to calm the increasingly incendiary atmosphere on the campaign trail, which erupted with lurid claims about Mr Obama's links with the former terrorist Bill Ayres and a lynch mob atmosphere at McCain rall... (2503 more chars) |
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'Kill Him" [Obama] defended by McCain Camp ???
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| (Friday, 10 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| MCCAIN CAMP DEFENDS THE BEHAVIOR? Mark Murray NBC Earlier today, Obama remarked on recent outbursts of "Traitor!" "Terrorist!" and "Kill him!" at McCain campaign events. "It's easy to rile up a crowd," Obama said. "Nothing's easier than riling up ... (1323 more chars) |
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Palin: Freedom of the press is a 'privilege' that media 'abuse'
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| (Sunday, 05 October 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| To Fox News' Carl Cameron (She Reads The Economist, She Says) In a post-debate interview with Fox News' chief political correspondent Carl Cameron, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin provided some of the answers that seemed to elude her in her past interview with ... (5614 more chars) |
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Without History, Wherefore Perspective?
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| (Friday, 03 October 2008) By James Secor |
| As the economy of the world, via the US, comes tumbling down like Humpty Dumpty, I read articles about the End of Capitalism, some writers even noting that with controls it would still never work. For once, I think age works in my favor, age and an educati... (19147 more chars) |
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Iran Resolution Stopped
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| (Friday, 26 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Antagonize and Blockade Iran Resolution Stopped By U.S. Citizen Outrage Democratic leadership ‘effectively shelves’ Iran resolution Think Progress The Democratic leadership in the House “effectively shelved” a proposed... (769 more chars) |
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What fear, eh?
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| (Friday, 26 September 2008) By James Secor |
| Hear we go again, folks! I wrote a while ago about the possibilty of martial law. I saw, elsewhere, another but then I found this today, 26 Sept: Why Is a US Army Brigade Being Assigned to the "Homeland"? at http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/09/25-7 . A... (335 more chars) |
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AP on Iraq: News Reports or Editorials?
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| (Thursday, 25 September 2008) By |
| When the world’s largest news organizations toe the line with U.S. officials on highly unpopular government policies, you don’t have a press: you have a Ministry. In its declaration of journalistic ethics, The Associated Press demands, “An... (13593 more chars) |
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Ron Paul slams Bush Wall Street bailout plan
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| (Thursday, 25 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The free-market, small-government libertarian had plenty of harsh words about the Bush administration's proposed Wall Street bailout plan when he appeared on CNN's "Late Edition" today. WOLF BLITZER ("Late Edition" host): What do you say t... (3210 more chars) |
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McCain was married when he applied for licence to marry second wife
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| (Wednesday, 24 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Republican presidential nominee John McCain may have been married to his first wife when he obtained a marriage licence to wed Cindy McCain, reports the Los Angeles Times According to the newspaper, court documents show that the Arizona senator received a l... (1980 more chars) |
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Ahmadinejad: Tragedies created by Israel, US
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| (Wednesday, 24 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the humanitarian plight Israel caused in Palestine and Lebanon and the tragedies the United States created in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Today, the Zionist regime is on a definite slope to c... (3058 more chars) |
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Palin linked to a witchhunter
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| (Friday, 19 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The pastor whose prayer Sarah Palin says helped her to become governor of Alaska founded his ministry with a witchhunt against a Kenyan woman who he accused of causing car accidents through demonic spells. At a speech at the Wasilla Assembly of God on Jun... (1473 more chars) |
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Sarah Palin Wins 2008 Rubber Dodo Award
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| (Friday, 19 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Palin Has Sought to Remove Endangered Species Act Protection for the Polar Bear, Suppressed and Lied About State Global Warming Studies, and Denied That Global Warming Is Caused by Greenhouse Gas Emissions TUCSON, Ariz.— (see the award) The Cente... (4490 more chars) |
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The Campaign of Lies and Smears Against Kucinich
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| (Friday, 19 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Immigration and Healthcare are serious matters. That’s why the Republican smear machine is going into overdrive to misrepresent the facts and mislead voters about Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s record. Read this and know why this election is impor... (2420 more chars) |
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McCain once fought
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| (Wednesday, 17 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Dan Gardner Reporters were told to expect an explosive speech and John McCain delivered. "I am a pro-life, pro-family, fiscal conservative," he thundered, "and yet Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and a few Washington leaders of the pro-life movement c... (8230 more chars) |
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Deepak Chopra:Patriotism is Incest
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| (Sunday, 14 September 2008) By |
| Deepak Chopra, a man that has made millions off of ancient Indian Vedic-Hindu wisdom yet never shows his gratitude to India. Deepak Chopra, a man that has become famous by selling that which is freely available to any sincere seeker. Deepak Chopra, a man tha... (12571 more chars) |
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America's Israeli-Occupied Media
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| (Saturday, 13 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| There should be little doubt that the Israeli government is making every effort to jump-start a war against Iran sooner rather than later. Many Israelis not surprisingly believe it is in their interest to convince the United States to attack Iran so that Isr... (8132 more chars) |
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Corporate News Media ‘Cover’ Police-Statism at the RNC
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| (Tuesday, 02 September 2008) By |
| Thereby Covering Themselves For whom do corporate news media speak? The State, of course. [1] The State simply can not allow law-abiding citizens to accuse the State of doing what the State does; so it commits "preemptive" violence against non-aggr... (8002 more chars) |
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Wouldn't Birth Control Help?
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| (Monday, 01 September 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The 17-year-old unwed daughter of John McCain's new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is five-months pregnant, Palin and her husband, Todd Palin, said Monday in a written statement. McCain's campaign told FOX News that the presumptive Republican presid... (1201 more chars) |
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They Shoot Helicopters, Don't They?
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| (Thursday, 28 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| How journalists spread rumors during Katrina. By Matt Welch On September 1, 72 hours after Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, the Associated Press news wire flashed a nightmare of a story: "Katrina Evacuation Halted Amid Gunfire...Shots Are ... (7978 more chars) |
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AP’s Self-contradicting Settler-Editors
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| (Tuesday, 26 August 2008) By |
| Staffed almost exclusively by Israeli nationals and Jewish immigrants living illegally as settlers in the Palestinian West Bank, The Associated Press' West Jerusalem bureau is the global central hub for Israeli apologetics. Not a day goes by in which editors... (3465 more chars) |
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My Challenge: Christianity, take on the evils of Capitalism!
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| (Monday, 25 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| I was well into my fifties before I got it. You can tell me that my
views are tainted, but it all makes perfect sense when one looks at the
big picture. The picture is human being over here on the left (of course!), and the church and capitalism over on the... (4284 more chars) |
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America: Land of Bobble-heads
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| (Sunday, 24 August 2008) By James Secor |
| America: Land of Bobble-heads Every time I read the news about America, I am amazed at my countrymen's idiocy. My country is full of mindless, thoughtless people, people who, like the man on a lame donkey, blame the potholes in the road for the damned bu... (6146 more chars) |
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McCain fortune traced to organized crime
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| (Saturday, 23 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| John McCain's personal fortune traces back to organized crime in Arizona, through his father-in-law, according to a report published by a multi-news agency team called Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. IRE reporters Amy Silverman and John Doherty, wr... (983 more chars) |
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Clean Fuels or Enough Food?
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| (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Do we really want to know that some folks are starving so we can clear our consciences over using fossil fuels? A few years ago I attended regular meetings with a group of people who
called themselves the Clean Fuels Coalition. At that time, we thought
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AP Calls Lieberman A Prick
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| (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| One of the most amusing typos of the season turned up for awhile overnight in a major Associated Press dispatch. Some in the liberal blogosphere, who have often criticized Sen. Joe Lieberman -- the Democrat turned Independent who has endorsed John McCain -- f... (751 more chars) |
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Don't forget to invite the artists to your next protest!
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| (Sunday, 17 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| For any social movement to succeed, it must have an art component! Life as art! Life without art would be awfully dull, whereas life with art takes on a richness, an existence with meaning. Maybe
that is why people of all extremes, left and right, conse... (3532 more chars) |
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A Trip to America's "War Zone"
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| (Thursday, 14 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Is this what we want to pass on to our grand kids? It all started out quite innocently on a Sunday afternoon during our
visit in Los Angeles with friends and Disneyland. We had some time to
kill so we decided to take the Metro light rail from Norwalk ,... (5103 more chars) |
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What are We Doing with our Precious Water?
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| (Tuesday, 12 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| At least thanks to Clean Water Act they are no longer on fire.....but they're still at risk! Back in the 60's and earlier, we in the USA had rivers on fire. Today I
don't think this happens anymore, thanks to concerned citizens and the
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Top 12 reasons civil marriage equality should not be legal
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| (Tuesday, 12 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| 1. Homosexuality is not natural -- much like eyeglasses, polyester, fellatio, indoor plumbing, and birth control. 2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. (As we all know, infertile couples and old people cant legally get marr... (2267 more chars) |
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Black War Propaganda: 'Russia v. Georgia'
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| (Monday, 11 August 2008) By |
| CNN is leading the charge , as if directed by the Pentagon. Make no mistake: Rick Sanchez is fulfilling an agenda here. His job? Make it appear that Russia committed naked aggression upon Georgia — despite the documented facts to the contrary . No... (3331 more chars) |
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Driving a car daily makes us addicts!
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| (Sunday, 10 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Are you willing to kick the habit? We Americans love to complain, but we aren't apt to change our ways after our complaints. Maybe
that doesn't make much sense to you, because most of us complain about
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Points to be Remember before Take Unsecured Loans
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| (Saturday, 09 August 2008) By |
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An unsecured loans means a
loan without any collector. This type of loans is very popular in UK
and US. Only few documents you have to give in front of bank manager and you
can get loans fast as like other loans.
If you are looking f... (2553 more chars) |
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UPI has officially reserved a spot in The Dock
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| (Friday, 08 August 2008) By |
| The list of corporate news media that intentionally lie about U.S.- and Israeli-chosen enemies in order to facilitate the demise of those enemies’ civilian populations is growing every day. We can now officially add to that list the editorial manageme... (7500 more chars) |
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Is our competitive spirit hurting our civilization?
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| (Friday, 08 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Do you think we'll ever achieve peace through nonviolence? Or, in other
words, will humans ever realize that they can live a healthier, happier
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Iran war 'a vain effort'
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| (Friday, 08 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| A military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities 'is unlikely' to delay the country's program, a prestigious American think tank says. "Current knowledge of the (Iranian) complex is lacking," revealed a study published by the Washington-based Institute for... (1662 more chars) |
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AP says: 'Iran has the bomb'
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| (Thursday, 07 August 2008) By |
| When I say The Associated Press is the most criminally dangerous media monstrosity, this is exactly what I mean. |
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Living Small is a Smart Move on a Full Planet!
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| (Wednesday, 06 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| So far I love the place in which I'm living......all 480 square feet of it (and that may be a stretch)! But
it's perfect for me. I live alone. I have one room with enough space to
also have some living area for a couch, chair, TV, desk, bookcase,
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What You Should Know about The Associated Press
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| (Tuesday, 05 August 2008) By |
| And What You're Not Learning from Them The Associated Press is a monstrous contradiction. On one hand, the 162-year-old, corporate-media collective feigns high concern for accuracy, objectivity, and other journalistic principles; on the other hand, it... (16203 more chars) |
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Environmentalists Must enlist the Issues of the Poor in Their Work!
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| (Sunday, 03 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| I volunteer at an environmental group. Today I asked the guys
who collect our garbage (We have little of it, by the way.), if they
were concerned about any environmental problems in their neighborhoods.
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Granny Can't Believe She's Gone Global!
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| (Friday, 01 August 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Today's Communications among Ordinary Folks Show Us that Local is Global! Daily I check the hits for my blog (http://peoplepowergranny.blogspot.com). I'm amazed at how many people from
outside the United States are reading it. For a little ole Granny... (4257 more chars) |
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Asks Obama of McCain on attack ads
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| (Friday, 01 August 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| "Is that the best you can do?" Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seized on a record oil company profit to argue that rival John McCain offers only tax breaks for Big Oil and "short-term gimmicks" to consumers struggling with soaring gasol... (2977 more chars) |
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Birth control is abortion?
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| (Thursday, 31 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Health-care workers in the US may soon be able to refuse to perform abortions or prescribe birth-control methods they consider objectionable. The Department of Health and Human Services has been asked by the Bush administration to review a draft regulation ... (787 more chars) |
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ISRAEL PLUNGED INTO AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
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| (Thursday, 31 July 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Last night the Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, announced to the nation that he will step down from his post. On the 17th of September, his leading Party, Kadima will hold a leadership convention and and the ‘... (1711 more chars) |
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Think Tanks to Holding Tanks, Board Rooms to Gallows
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| (Tuesday, 29 July 2008) By |
| The perversion and demise of the U.S. Republic and the global shakedown of U.S.- and Israeli-chosen enemies would not be possible without the neocon-Likudnik empire’s Propaganda Ministry. This three-part document makes a layman’s case against th... (1696 more chars) |
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Will We See the End of Corporations in Our Lifetimes?
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| (Monday, 28 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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Many who Sold their Lives to The Corporation Hope Not!
About four years ago, Yan Simard posted a novel idea on his blog
(http://yanknowwhat.blogspot.com/2004/05/end-of-corporations.html). He
predicted that in the near future we would see ... (6003 more chars) |
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Gravel: Take Bush to The Hague
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| (Saturday, 26 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Former Democratic candidate Mike Gravel says President George W. Bush should be taken to The Hague for war crimes rather than being impeached. In a Monday video conference with Press TV, the former Alaska senator said President Bush does not 'deserve' to b... (1091 more chars) |
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Being Green in Death
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| (Wednesday, 23 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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Isn't that the Way We All Should Go?
Let me approach an uncomfortable subject....death, but death with a green tinge. For this post I researched some websites, and one had a message that I would like to paraphrase: "In nature, nothing dies.... (4520 more chars) |
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Beheading Our Mountains; Poisoning Our Waters!
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| (Monday, 21 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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Everytime you plug in your computer or turn on a light switch, wash
and dry your clothes or cook your food, you are contributing to our
mountains being beheaded and our streams being poisoned. What, me? I'm doing no such thing! I'm just drying a loa... (5172 more chars) |
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MOHAMMED OMER ~~ THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT …
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| (Thursday, 17 July 2008) By Desert Peace |
| The following is a must read. To date it is the best account of what really happened to Mohammed Omer… Gaza Journalist Assaulted by Shin Bet By Sarah Price The last words in his acceptance speech were, I can’t wait for the d... (30679 more chars) |
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Beware Bush's preemptive strike on torture
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| (Tuesday, 15 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The president might issue a blanket pardon to block prosecution of top U.S. officials behind brutal interrogations – including himself. By James Ross, legal and policy director, published in Salon July 10, 2008 | New revelations of the U.S. g... (6326 more chars) |
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Can Green Heal the Division in the Red, White and Blue?
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| (Sunday, 13 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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I recently caught a speech by New York Times
Foreign Affairs Columnist Thomas Friedman. He was speaking to the
National Association of Governors. Seems that those guys and gals are
beginning to think of other stuff other than just having their
unive... (5321 more chars) |
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CORPORATE MEDIA COLLUDES WITH DEMOCRACY’S DEMISE
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| (Saturday, 12 July 2008) By Desert Peace |
| In line with what I was saying yesterday about the Corporate Media, AP in particular , the following sheds light on the subject in a brilliant way… Our media institutions, deeply embedded in the power structures of society, ar... (13452 more chars) |
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McCain Advisor: Americans are Whiners
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| (Thursday, 10 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| In an interview with the Washington Times , the McCain economic adviser downplayed the economy -- despite it having been the top issue of concern to voters in public polling for months. Gramm goes so far as to call the economy a "mental recession," says ... (2931 more chars) |
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Impeachment on the House floor today
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| (Thursday, 10 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Congressman Dennis Kucinich will present a single Article of Impeachment to the House of Representatives sometime between 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm (EDT) today, Thursday, July 10th. Sessions of the House of Representatives are broadcast live on C-SPAN (check your... (374 more chars) |
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ISRAEL RESPONDS TO MOHAMMED OMER’S ‘ALLEGATIONS’
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| (Thursday, 10 July 2008) By Desert Peace |
| The government’s statement ends with… “ We can only regret that his allegations received publicity and a platform without being properly investigated.” My statement is … It is unfortun... (4262 more chars) |
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Getting Political;Changing Lifestyle: Both, Not Either Or!
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| (Monday, 07 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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What a quandary in which we find ourselves! Do
we change the world by getting political (demonstrating, writing
letters to the editor, civil disobedience, testifying at hearings,
endorsing the best candidates for office, running for office, etc.)? ... (6167 more chars) |
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The Daily Telegraph's discredited war propagandist is at it again
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| (Monday, 07 July 2008) By |
| Con Coughlin, foreign editor for the Daily Telegraph (UK), is fabricating stories about an alleged Iranian weapons program—again. His latest concoction is titled ” Iran has resumed A-bomb project, says West ,” and is fantastic as ever, us... (406 more chars) |
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Bob Barr: Stop the War Threats,
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| (Saturday, 05 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Emphasize Diplomacy with Iran, Says Bob Barr Washington is filled with rumors of pending American or Israeli military action against Iran, says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for President. But “an attack on Iran would be unnecessary, ... (3879 more chars) |
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What Will be Here When We're Gone?
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| (Saturday, 05 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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The way humans are going, someday, maybe as much as a million or
more years from now (if we're lucky), we too will become extinct. Alan
Weisman has written a book called "The World without Us." He gave a
book reading not long ago on C-Span. Wha... (2150 more chars) |
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New is Out! Used is Cool!
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| (Wednesday, 02 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Are you really, I say REALLY trying to leave a smaller footprint on
this earth? I have been for years, and believe me, it can be
frustrating and darn right tedious at times. But we have to keep
trying. Eventually it will become second nature. One thing tha... (4509 more chars) |
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What gasoline purchase will harm future generations the least?
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| (Monday, 30 June 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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In these Days of High Gas Prices, what Else Should You Consider When you Drive up to the Tank?
Not long ago I got a nasty email that told me I was being unpatriotic if I ever purchased Citgo gasoline. A few days ago, I got another email... (4184 more chars) |
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Israelis Assault Award Winning IPS Journalist
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| (Saturday, 28 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Mel Frykberg Mohammed Omer, the Gaza correspondent of IPS, and joint winner of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, was strip-searched at gunpoint, assaulted and abused by Israeli security officials at the Allenby border crossing between J... (5294 more chars) |
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Promises, Promises, Empty Promises in USA
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| (Friday, 27 June 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| When will They be Kept?
I'm measuring the promises that were made when my daughters were babies to now as adult women. USA leaders have failed to keep their promises to hopeful
parents and the next generation.
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Dodd tries to block the Immunity Bill
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| (Wednesday, 25 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| "This morning the senate has a scheduled cloture vote to cut off debate on the FISA bill which grants retroactive immunity to telecoms who engaged in warrantless wiretapping. Senators Russ Feingold and Christopher Dodd have pledged to try and filibuster the ... (539 more chars) |
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Will Martial Law Prevent US elections in November?
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| (Sunday, 22 June 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Will we even see an election this fall in the USA? Conversely,
will we be forced to endure more time under the influence of the Bush
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AN AWARD FOR THE VOICLESS PEOPLE OF PALESTINE
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| (Sunday, 22 June 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Mohammed Omer shown with Benjamin Heine A month ago I posted THIS . At the time it seemed virtually impossible for my dear Brother, Mohammed Omer to personally accept the reward in question, but with the assistance of the Dutch governmen... (1037 more chars) |
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Lefts are smarter says study
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| (Thursday, 19 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain By Denise Gellene, Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that li... (3926 more chars) |
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There is no Iraqi insurgency
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| (Tuesday, 17 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Lindsay Beyerstein Military experts say The good news is that there's no insurgency in Iraq. The bad news is that there's something much worse... According to the conventional wisdom, the United States is fighting an insurgency in Iraq. In a clas... (2049 more chars) |
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JERUSALEM ~~ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
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| (Wednesday, 11 June 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Image by Ismael Shammout For decades the status of Jerusalem has been discussed, debated, fought over. The Israelis claim it to be their Capital. The Palestinians claim it to be theirs. Western nations supportive of Israeli policies in general ... (3568 more chars) |
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Cheney talks trash
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| (Monday, 09 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The sordid history conjured by the vice president's joke about inbreeding between poor white people. By Gregory Rodriguez Things are getting complicated. In the same week that a black man clinched the Democratic nomination for president, the current whi... (1283 more chars) |
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Assisting Pillagers
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| (Saturday, 07 June 2008) By |
| The Associated Press can always be relied upon to facilitate the economic, military, and political rape of defenseless people by imperial powers. They are the most prolific source of contrived controversy, myopic context, factual omissions, and general disinf... (17073 more chars) |
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This Week in Apocalyptic Propaganda
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| (Tuesday, 03 June 2008) By |
| The lying warmongers at The Associated Press, the New York Times , and Fox News are at it again, and blatantly as ever. False Flag at Camp Ashraf The latest chapter in self-destructive neocon hypocrisy has the neocons' favorite U.S.-designated terroris... (22385 more chars) |
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FREE WORLD OF CENSORSHIP ~~ PURGE AT HaARETZ NEWS... UPDATED 2/6/08
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| (Saturday, 31 May 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Many of my readers may have noticed that I have not been posting many articles by Amira Hass lately. I have also not been cross posting a regular column by Gideon Levy called ‘The Twighlight Zone’. To be honest with you, I have combed the page... (6304 more chars) |
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Fidel Castro: The empire’s hypocritical politics
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| (Monday, 26 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The empire’s hypocritical politics IT would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I di... (11980 more chars) |
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN ARRESTED IN ISRAEL
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| (Friday, 23 May 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Yes, Norman Finkelstein is a guest of the State of Israel! IN PRISON! He was denied entry to the country this morning, whisked away to a prison and will be deported tomorrow. WAY TO GO ONLY DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE ... (1556 more chars) |
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Republican problem solving handbook
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| (Wednesday, 21 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| when confronted with a 'problem' choose several activities from the list below: ignore it exploit it deny it if asked about it at the beach, say 'talk to the sand' create intricate web of lies about it blindly support nutjob president discuss it w... (2327 more chars) |
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Overheard at the UN
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| (Tuesday, 20 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a huge failure. In Africa they didn&rsqu... (540 more chars) |
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Georgia State GOP chair: McCain 'kind of like Jesus
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| (Saturday, 17 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| These people are total idiots. The Republican party deserves to go down for good with these kind of "leaders". Columbus — Georgia Republican Party chairwoman Sue Everhart said Saturday that the party's presumed presidential nominee has a lot in com... (488 more chars) |
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Olympic Torch China - Shaoxing, Zhejiang
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| (Friday, 16 May 2008) By James Secor |
| On Saturday, 17 May, the Olympic torch will pass through Shaoxing. What is more important is that it will pass through Shaoxing wenli xueyuan (Shaoxing College of Arts & Science). This is the only university so honored because China's premiere modern write... (7588 more chars) |
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Obama to America's Veterans
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| (Wednesday, 14 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| And I want to thank the people of West Virginia – particularly those who have worn the uniform of our country. More of you are veterans here than in almost any other state in the nation. So many Guard members from this very armory have been deployed to... (14626 more chars) |
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So much for the rights of man
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| (Saturday, 10 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Philippe Sands's Torture Team exposes the American conspiracy to tear up the Geneva Convention after the attacks of 9/11, says Rafael Behr The Observer Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law by Philippe Sands Allen Lane £20, ... (5659 more chars) |
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denial of aid
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| (Friday, 09 May 2008) By James Secor |
| Myanmar Burma's military dictatorship has, until just recently, refused to allow in all comers who wish to help with the devastation caused by Nature. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but. . .didn't George Bush, President of the United States, also ref... (266 more chars) |
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How to be agood republican
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| (Thursday, 08 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Self help methods for those who have not achieved an honorary BS (bachelor of science) from Republicans School of Ethics. -You have to believe that those privileged from birth achieve success all on their own. -You have to be against all government p... (2615 more chars) |
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Cheney: Darth Vader 'humanizes' me
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| (Saturday, 03 May 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| by Mark Silva Vice President Dick Cheney, who has gotten into a pretty good rhythm of telling jokes on himself near the end of his term, told a crowd at a Republican Party fundraiser in Tulsa, Olka., last night: "I don't care what you say, I'm not running... (1591 more chars) |
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ISRAEL'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH GETTING A BASHING
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| (Saturday, 03 May 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Methinks Israel is in for a big surprise on it’s 60th birthday….. no one is in ‘celebration mode’… or mood. The war, the economic situation, the recent scandals among high government official... (2468 more chars) |
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MOST ISRAELIS ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO LOOK THEMSELVES IN THE EYE
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| (Sunday, 27 April 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Certain things are not talked about among Jews, diseases in particular. If a loved one gets ill he is wished the best, wished long life and that’s it. The disease itself is never mentioned or talked about. The com... (1870 more chars) |
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ISRAEL ~~ SIXTY YEARS OF DECEIT « Desertpeace
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| (Wednesday, 23 April 2008) By Desert Peace |
| The latest incident regarding, at least, the second Israeli nuclear spy has literally opened a Pandora’s Box. One can’t help but ask ‘what else Israel has been lying to the world about?’ The entire case regarding ... (3105 more chars) |
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Historians Rate the Bush Presidency Worst
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| (Monday, 14 April 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Historians Rate the Bush Presidency Worst By Robert S. McElvaine “As far as history goes and all of these quotes about people trying to guess what the history of the Bush administration is going to be, you know, I take great comfort in knowing t... (9228 more chars) |
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THE CAMERA DOES NOT LIE ~~ BUT THE ZIONISTS DO
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| (Sunday, 13 April 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Case in point is an ‘analysis’ in the most recent bulletin published by a group called “CAMERA’; the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. ‘Accuracy’ to a zionist is nothi... (2416 more chars) |
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The Top 50 Most Stupid Bush Quotes
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| (Wednesday, 09 April 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| •A man lost in his geography: 1 -"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." George W. Bush 2 -"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." George W... (6854 more chars) |
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The Old "I've got nothing to hide" Excuse
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| (Monday, 31 March 2008) By James Secor |
| I really try to stay away from talking about my family but this item is the height of selective blindness. It is this: my family finds absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that the government is reading their mail, listening to their phone calls, following... (10831 more chars) |
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Left censorship
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| (Monday, 31 March 2008) By James Secor |
| The left, the freedom fighters, the people who yell and shout and raise all kinds of hell about censorship and the right to speak out, the people at Mother Jones Magazine. . .they engage in the same trashy censorship, the same repression of expression the gov... (2346 more chars) |
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The Dalai Lama Scam
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| (Sunday, 23 March 2008) By James Secor |
| Tibet was a sovereign nation, as the Dalai Lama says, but for only around 50 years. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the time of Genghis Khan, Tibet has been a tributary of China. That is, Tibet paid to be a country. Tibet was a colony of China. The Yellow Hats, th... (4730 more chars) |
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Human Rights Record of United States in 2007
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| (Thursday, 20 March 2008) By James Secor |
| The State Department of the United States released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 on March 11, 2008. As in previous years, the reports are full of accusations of the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions includin... (30260 more chars) |
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shitting in your own backyard
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| (Wednesday, 19 March 2008) By James Secor |
| I just read the most inane bunch of bullshit by an agency post at mwcnews. I'm amazed that such trash would make it here. Too many squat toilets in Beijing. Is the reporter in Beijing? How long has he been in China? Is the US--and its Western China-bashing a... (1388 more chars) |
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Transcript: Barack Obama's Speech On Race
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| (Tuesday, 18 March 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers... (27741 more chars) |
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the homeless problem
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| (Sunday, 16 March 2008) By James Secor |
| The recent and growing spate of laws making it illegal to feed the homeless is not about the homeless at all, it’s about life in America. It’s about American values and the American dream. Yes. It will work to eradicate the homeless from the af... (3949 more chars) |
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Ron Paul: No to Torture, Yes to the Constitution
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| (Sunday, 16 March 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| On Tuesday, March 11, the US House of Representatives voted for the version of the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008 that banned waterboarding and other forms of torture. The measure, previously passed by Congress, was vetoed by President Bush. This vot... (1922 more chars) |
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DOUBLE STANDARDS APPLY TO TERRORISTS IN ISRAEL
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| (Tuesday, 11 March 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Image ‘Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff Remember the name Baruch Goldstein ? Fourteen years ago he charged into one of Palestine’s most sacred mosques, situated in the building that houses the Tomb of Abraham our Father, and gunned dow... (2693 more chars) |
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OBAMA THE MIMESIS
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| (Sunday, 02 March 2008) By |
| By Brannon Parker The misery, injustices and disenchantments that are experienced by countless millions of Americans has created a sense of crisis. Every community in the country has concerns and challenges that impede their progress and trouble their lives. A... (11160 more chars) |
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WHY RON PAUL WORKS
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| (Thursday, 28 February 2008) By |
| By M Brannon Parker 2-29-08 AMERICA. What is America? What is America beyond the media, beyond the hyperbole and the image? The answer is that America, like every other country, is in reality it’s people. The real breathing, working, reproducing, pro... (10597 more chars) |
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Forget About It - A Short Story by Bob Boldt
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| (Thursday, 21 February 2008) By Bob Boldt |
| Midway through a late Sunday morning shower, my singularly resonant baritone rendition of Toreador from Bizet’s Carmen was interrupted by a loud trumpet blast somewhere inside the house. Stunned, I instinctively punched off the hot stream and reached for... (7813 more chars) |
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Sorry then What!!
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| (Monday, 28 January 2008) By Donna Abdulla |
| I suppose its seems strange to think or believe that the Stolen Generation of Aboriginal Australia will be finally getting an Apology from our Prime Minister, but I have to say this meets me with a little apprehension it seems that nothing comes without strin... (2038 more chars) |
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Kucinich 'will file Bush impeachment'
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| (Friday, 25 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Congressman Dennis Kucinich says he will introduce articles of impeachment against President Bush for deceiving the American nation. The Democrat said Wednesday that he would introduce the articles on January 28, the day US President George W. Bush is sche... (1734 more chars) |
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Huckabee gave speech to white supremacists
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| (Saturday, 19 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| As South Carolina's Republican primary election draws nearer, Mike Huckabee has ratcheted up his appeals to the racial nationalism of white evangelicals. "You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," the ... (4918 more chars) |
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Clinton, Romney Win Nevada Caucuses
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| (Saturday, 19 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses Saturday, powering past Sen. Barack Obama in a hard-fought race marred by late charges of dirty politics. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coasted to an easy win in the Republican contest. The victor... (3582 more chars) |
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BUSH GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’
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| (Friday, 18 January 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) One expects a certain amount of intelligence to be associated with the office of Commander in Chief of the greatest nation on the planet…. but instead we are witnessing a new example for the term artificial intel... (1002 more chars) |
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Judge says MSNBC debate must include Kucinich
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| (Monday, 14 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Breaking News: Judge says MSNBC debate must include Kucinich -from the Los Angeles Times : A judge in Nevada has just ordered MSNBC to include Rep. Dennis Kucinich in Tuesday's Democratic Party presidential debate in Las Vegas or he will cancel the foru... (545 more chars) |
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POST BUSH PALESTINE
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| (Sunday, 13 January 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) The only thing that has changed in Palestine since Bush left here on Friday is the weather. After almost a complete week of rain and freezing temperatures, the sun miraculously came out from hiding as soon as the Presid... (1566 more chars) |
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GRANDSON OF MAHATMA GANDHI AN ANTI SEMITE?
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| (Saturday, 12 January 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Image ‘Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff I think NOT… but, needless to say, the zionist leadership disagrees with me. The following quotes were made regarding recent Blog entries written by Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the late leg... (4049 more chars) |
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AS VONNEGUT WOULD HAVE SAID ~~ ‘GOD BLESS YOU MR. BUSH’
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| (Friday, 11 January 2008) By Desert Peace |
| AS VONNEGUT WOULD HAVE SAID ~~ ‘GOD BLESS YOU MR. BUSH’ A DesertPeace Editorial Too bad that America’s greatest man of letters is no longer with us to report on President Bush’s visit to Israel and Pa... (2181 more chars) |
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CRACKDOWN ON JUSTICE~~ AN OCCUPATION WITHIN THE OCCUPATION
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| (Wednesday, 09 January 2008) By Desert Peace |
| ( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) CRACKDOWN ON JUSTICE~~ AN OCCUPATION WITHIN THE OCCUPATION A DesertPeace Editorial So much has happened since I last logged into Blogger... it would be impossible to catch up on things that occurred in Palestine.... ... (2890 more chars) |
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McCain wins New Hampshire GOP primary
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| (Tuesday, 08 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Sen. John McCain will win the New Hampshire GOP primary. Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in a tight race, early results show. Clinton and Obama are within 2 percentage points of each other as early vote counts come in. With 13 pe... (848 more chars) |
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Obama and Huckabee win Iowa
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| (Thursday, 03 January 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Barack Obama will win the Iowa Democratic caucus, based on early results. With 76 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had the support of 36 percent of voters, compared to 31 percent for Edwards and 30 percent for Clinton. Mike Huckabee will be th... (742 more chars) |
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Fox News exclude Ron Paul from debate
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| (Saturday, 29 December 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Rumor or News? Ron Paul said the decision to exclude him from a debate on Fox News Sunday the weekend before the New Hampshire Primary is proof that the network "is scared" of him. "They are scared of me and don't want my message to get out, but it ... (879 more chars) |
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Ron Paul: Iran will not attack Israel
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| (Wednesday, 26 December 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Maverick Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul says the leaders of Israel are impelling the White House to wage war on Iran. " The government of Israel encourages Americans to go into Iran ," Paul said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. The 10-term ... (745 more chars) |
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Ron Paul defends positions on 'Meet the Press'
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| (Wednesday, 26 December 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Cliff Boyer In what was at times a heated exchange, Ron Paul defended his libertarian positions Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Moderator Tim Russert focused on the amount of money Paul's Texas district receives in federal funding. His... (2198 more chars) |
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Ron Paul gets a chance this time
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| (Wednesday, 12 December 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| A short note on today's Republican debate PBS shows CNN how to moderate a debate Almost all candidate had a chance to speak on the issue, Ron Paul included. He told CNN afterward that he was not disappointed and had a chance to outline few important su... (344 more chars) |
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How Real Is Ron Paul's Revolution?
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| (Saturday, 01 December 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By: Joe Murray , The Bulletin A little under two decades have passed since the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan, left the White House and wrote the final chapter on one of America's most successful presidencies. And in the aftermath of those two decades,... (4462 more chars) |
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McCain takes on Ron Paul in Republican Debate
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| (Wednesday, 28 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| McCain tangled on two occasions over the Iraq war, with Ron Paul, a Texas congressman whose libertarian views and opposition to the war have attracted thousands of donors, millions of dollars and a devoted online following. Asked which government programs t... (736 more chars) |
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more china bashing
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| (Monday, 26 November 2007) By James Secor |
| In an "agency" news report on China's lunar mission, we find the followiing: "The ruling Communist Party is committed to clambering into the select ranks of global space powers, even as hundreds of millions of Chinese struggle in rural hardship." You would n... (1184 more chars) |
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Ron Paul Strongest Contender to Beat Hillary
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| (Wednesday, 21 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Zogby Poll: Giuliani Leads Among Republicans in Latest Blind Bio Survey Survey pits resumes of former New York mayor against those of Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Fred Thompson Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, long the favorite in nationwide samples ... (1179 more chars) |
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Scott McClellan, Blames Bush for Leak Deceit
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| (Tuesday, 20 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blames President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative. In an excerpt from his... (3721 more chars) |
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A Death on Valentine Street
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| (Sunday, 18 November 2007) By Rosemarie Jackowski |
| Frank did not know many people in his small New England town. Frank was old - probably in his 80s. He lived alone in a tiny apartment on Valentine Street. I don't recall ever meeting him in person, but he told me that we had met once. He started to call me... (2507 more chars) |
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Ron Paul, has no chance of winning
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| (Sunday, 11 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Although the attention Ron Paul is getting in Main Stream Media (MSM) is changing the more money he raises, something Ron Paul believes himself to be a 'sad' situation, many analysts still believe he has no shot at winning a nomination from the Republican pa... (2706 more chars) |
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Rumsfeld memos corroborate targeting of Iran
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| (Friday, 09 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| WASHINGTON, D.C . – Public disclosure of private memos from former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld provides further evidence, from the highest level, that the Bush Administration has been targeting Iran for aggression for longer than previously ac... (2126 more chars) |
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Ron Paul may still not be in the Fox debate
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| (Friday, 09 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The Iowa Republican Party put out an advisory Tuesday setting standards for participation in a Dec. 4 debate it is sponsoring with Fox News. The phone has been ringing off the hook ever since. That's because the sponsors said participants need to average... (1236 more chars) |
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nightmare scenarios
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| (Friday, 09 November 2007) By James Secor |
| When living a nightmare scenario, even if not of your own making, there are ways of escaping. Most, however, take the easy way out. . .and Americans are lazy. Babes in Dreamland We are lost in a dream world, people often say. But. . .don't we cont... (16777 more chars) |
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US is the cause of violence in ME
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| (Thursday, 08 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Iran's Interior Minister says the US presence has spurred violence and is the main cause of terrorist acts in the Middle East region. " The US has blatantly violated international laws in the region ," said Mostafa Pour- Mohammadi at a press conference ... (594 more chars) |
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The Ron Paul Revolution
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| (Thursday, 08 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Press release It's been a little bit busier this week in U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's South Carolina presidential campaign headquarters. More people are coming in to ask questions about the Texas Republican and to find out why they had never heard of h... (3028 more chars) |
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Congress overrides Bush veto
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| (Thursday, 08 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| President Bush suffered the first veto override of his seven-year-old presidency Thursday as the Senate enacted a $23 billion water resources bill despite his protest that it was filled with unnecessary projects. The vote was 79-14 to pass the bill. Enactmen... (3172 more chars) |
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Ron Paul thread was suspended in Sean Henitty's web site
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| (Wednesday, 07 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Ron Paul thread in Sean Henitty's forum was suspended. The forum moderator explained the action: " Due to the troll raid following the activities of Nov 5th posting of Ron Paul threads has been suspended. Doing so will result in removal of the thread an... (854 more chars) |
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Ron Paul may be excluded from Iowa Fox News Debate!
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| (Tuesday, 06 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The Iowa Republican Party and Fox News Channel announced today plans for a Dec. 4 debate of the GOP presidential campaigns in Des Moines. The Tuesday evening event is scheduled for Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines and comes as the race to the Jan. 3 caucuses enter... (681 more chars) |
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Mukasey dodges torture questions
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| (Tuesday, 06 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Mukasey Nomination Heads to Senate Floor Without Torture, Spying Assurances This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send Michael Mukasey’s nomination for attorney general to the full Senate for consideration. Members of the Senate Judi... (1453 more chars) |
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It's Time to Impeach Cheney
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| (Monday, 05 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Congressman Dennis Kucinich, special to www.ImpeachCheney.org As a member of Congress, I have sworn an oath to defend the Constitution and the laws of our nation, and I have pledged to represent the views of my constituents and of all Americans. ... (3881 more chars) |
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The Israel Resolution
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| (Sunday, 04 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Before the U.S. House of Representatives, July 20, 2006 I rise in opposition to this resolution , which I sincerely believe will do more harm than good. I do agree with the resolution's condemnation of violence. But I am convinced that when we get involv... (3845 more chars) |
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Harvard Prof : Criticism of Lobby Is Anti-Semitism
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| (Saturday, 03 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By M.J. Rosenberg | The Sunday Washington Post runs an oped by Ruth Wisse, a professor of Jewish studies at Harvard. Wisse is, to put it mildly, a hardliner on all matters relating to Jews. Her only bone of contention with Israel is that it is too gent... (2428 more chars) |
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Kucinich to force House vote on Cheney impeachment
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| (Friday, 02 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) announced he would move to force a vote next week on his resolution calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. “The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said in a statement on his Web site. ... (2108 more chars) |
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Obama introduces Senate resolution on Iran
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| (Friday, 02 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Democrat Barack Obama introduced a Senate resolution late Thursday that says President Bush does not have authority to use military force against Iran, the latest move in a debate with presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton about how to respond to that coun... (3644 more chars) |
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O'reilly and FOX are pathetic
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| (Thursday, 01 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Self-explanatory Click on the link bellow Meet the Press |
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Stephen Colbert Files for President in South Carolina
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| (Thursday, 01 November 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| -- Tops Kucinich and Paul in National Poll Stephen Colbert's belated White House bid took an actual baby step Thursday, when he officially filed for the South Carolina primary as a Democrat. While he has vowed to also run as a Republican, apparently t... (969 more chars) |
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Ralph Nader Sues Democratic Party
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| (Wednesday, 31 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Consumer advocate and 2004 independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader sued the Democratic Party on Tuesday, contending officials conspired to keep him from taking votes away from nominee John Kerry. Nader's lawsuit, filed in District of Columbia Super... (1766 more chars) |
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Kucinich Questions Bush's Mental Health
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| (Wednesday, 31 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III. "I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about ... (1163 more chars) |
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Ron Paul Blasts US Policy on Cuba
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| (Monday, 29 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Since Raul Castro seems to be transitioning to a more permanent position of power, the administration has begun talking about Cuba policy again. One would think we would be able to survey the results of the last 45 years and come to logical conclusions. Chang... (2909 more chars) |
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Realizing God's dream for the Holy Land
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| (Saturday, 27 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Desmond Tutu Whenever I am asked if I am optimistic about an end to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I say that I am not. Optimism requires clear signs that things are changing - meaningful words and unambiguous actions that point to real progress. I... (8004 more chars) |
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The Colbert Report:
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| (Friday, 26 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Poll Shows Stephen Colbert has 13% of Presidential Vote In a Rasmussen Report telephone survey, results showed that in a race versus Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hilary Clinton, comedian Stephen Colbert would receive 13% of all votes, this just a ... (1752 more chars) |
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Straitjacket Bush
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| (Thursday, 25 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Rosa Brooks The president's warmongering remarks on the Iranian threat suggest he is psychotic. Really . Forget impeachment. Liberals, put it behind you. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney shouldn't be treated like criminals who deserve punishment. ... (4851 more chars) |
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Monkeys are doing better job than Americans
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| (Wednesday, 24 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Monkey attack: Delhi Deputy Mayor S S Bajwa dies NEW DELHI : Delhi's Deputy Mayor S S Bajwa died in New Delhi on Sunday of head injuries after falling from the terrace of his house following an attack by monkeys. The 52-year-old Corporator from A... (799 more chars) |
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Hillary Clinton, Wins Republican Debate
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| (Monday, 22 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The following is a transcript of last weekend's Republican Presidential Debate. Rudy Giuliani: I want my Republican base to know that I am the least Hillary-like of the candidates. I don't even like the name Hillary -- let alone Clinton. Hillary su... (737 more chars) |
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Obama: No cowboy diplomacy with Iran
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| (Sunday, 21 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has slammed George W Bush's recent rhetoric against Iran, saying the cowboy diplomacy is no use. “Five years after the original war after the Iraq vote we should have all learned that cowboy diplomacy doesn'... (714 more chars) |
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For the Armageddon Rapturists, a fable
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| (Friday, 19 October 2007) By James Secor |
| The Blind Eye of Intemperance Meanwhile, in another part of the country, another ascetic, though not really a hermit, went to a certain temple on retreat, in order to meditate. He offered his mind, full of learning, erudition and religious sophisticati... (9679 more chars) |
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SCHIP on my shoulder
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| (Tuesday, 16 October 2007) By James Secor |
| Knock it off, buddy! SCHIP is not about kids, except that it's insurance for kids' needs. SCHIP is needed to go down the tubes because it works. It works for the poor. It works for others who find themselves in crisis. And that's th... (1668 more chars) |
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Cockroaches
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| (Thursday, 11 October 2007) By James Secor |
| We are all cockroaches to the man (and woman) who sees us do the dirty work, cleaning up his kitchen so that he can invest in other activities, yet continues killing us with no apparent effect, we keep proliferating. The roaches need to let ... (2358 more chars) |
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JEWISH HATE GROUPS ARE CHANGING TACTICS
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| (Wednesday, 10 October 2007) By Desert Peace |
| What happens to a group like the ADL or any other hate group associated with the infamous Lobby when there is no one left to hate? Think about it.... groups whose sole existence is based on the destruction of any group or individual they lab... (15198 more chars) |
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leading authorities say
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| (Monday, 08 October 2007) By James Secor |
| This is the true story of wisdom that confounds the mind of man and god that was told to me by a certain scholar of reductionist repute who found it in the obscure writings of his Dutch Uncle but, at the time, did not find the story worth publishing, the roa... (10473 more chars) |
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your ears must be stopped up or something
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| (Saturday, 06 October 2007) By James Secor |
| Let me set the scene for you. . . A sandy, rocky beach, the tides marked by a black line of debris. Occasionally there is a piece of charred wood. Maybe torn tent fabric is whisked around by the wind or caught in the trees and bushes that mark the extent of... (3750 more chars) |
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A Look at Children's Health Insurance
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| (Wednesday, 03 October 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| A look at the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the bill vetoed Wednesday by President Bush. --- WHO THE PROGRAM SERVES The SCHIP program, enacted in 1997, is designed to subsidize health coverage for families that earn too much to q... (2487 more chars) |
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American Gesture
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| (Saturday, 29 September 2007) By James Secor |
| Little will happen in America as far as changing the despicable state of the union because people are not committed, not even to causes. But they are committed to gesturing. Americans are also excellent at thoughtlessness or, to be more polite, mindlessnes... (4939 more chars) |
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Of Nails & Heads
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| (Friday, 28 September 2007) By James Secor |
| Gao Wenping 膏紊平 was a successful salesman, a garrulous merchant with a knack for making a good deal out of nothing. He dealt in whole cloth. His loud voice and boisterous laughter could be heard throughout the marketplace. Everyone w... (2443 more chars) |
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A question of talking
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| (Thursday, 20 September 2007) By James Secor |
| Just the other day I was reading a book, Language Shock. Not a well-written book but filled with tidbits about the interrelatedness of culture and language, a subject I'm interested in, perhaps because of my world travels. I was stuck, about half way thro... (4776 more chars) |
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an old tale
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| (Wednesday, 19 September 2007) By James Secor |
| Let me tell you about Spiderman. He was a smart-ass who played tricks on everybody. A foolish guy. Tantalizing people. Making them miserable. And so, often he outwits himself. This is because he has everything in one place. He is fat there with many legs... (2368 more chars) |
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the dao of poo-poo
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| (Thursday, 13 September 2007) By James Secor |
| The Dao of Poo-poo I was talking to an academic dean the other day, dean of English at a prestigious university. He made sure I understood that his university was prestigious--a top 10 school to be exact. You know how dull-minded foreigners can be! ... (5473 more chars) |
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WIKIPEDIA JOINS DAILY KOS IN THE 'CENSOR GAME'
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| (Saturday, 08 September 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff Ben Heine, one of our resident artists, my Associate and dear friend, has again been chosen to 'lead the way', so to speak... He was one of the first anti zionists that was censored and e... (6720 more chars) |
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THE LOBBY GETS ITS WAY AT DePAUL UNIVERSITY
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| (Wednesday, 29 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff A Catholic University seems to be taking its directives from AIPAC and other groups associated with the infamous Lobby. Freedom of Spech and the right to an education are no longer options in cer... (3684 more chars) |
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THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE~~ WE SHALL ALL BE FREE ONE DAY
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| (Tuesday, 28 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE~~ WE SHALL ALL BE FREE ONE DAY Forty four years today a demonstration took place in Washington D.C.... a demonstration that literally shook the foundations of the system... a demonstration of people against r... (9245 more chars) |
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WHERE ARE ARAFAT'S MILLION$?
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| (Saturday, 18 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Q What do Mona Lisa and Suha Arafat have in common? A Both are worth million$. The similarities end there. Mona is loved, treasured for her beauty and uniqueness. Suha is despised by the nation she betrayed,... (9958 more chars) |
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Giuliani, opposes Palestinian state
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| (Friday, 17 August 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has broken ranks with many other American political leaders, announcing that it would be counterproductive for the U.S. to help establish a Palestinian state. "It is not in the interest of the United States, a... (5270 more chars) |
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ETHNIC CLEANSING AND APARTHEID IN ISRAEL
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| (Tuesday, 14 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Every day a new report is published proving what Jimmy Carter said correct. He wrote a book exposing the apartheid system in Israel.... was labeled an anti Semite by the 'powers that be'... was literally spat o... (5926 more chars) |
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a long political sotry: status affirmation
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| (Monday, 13 August 2007) By James Secor |
| Really, it's true. . .ironic, metaphorical, symbolic. . .but true-- Status Affirmation Ceremonies for the Worthy Homeless in Congressional Hearings by James L. Secor "Let's get together no and agr... (5008 more chars) |
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boys/n their toys
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| (Monday, 13 August 2007) By James Secor |
| Well, yes. He did it. A Chinese toy manufacturer. And then he killed himself. With reports by the ubiquitous Liu, "a manager." But, well, wait. Let's look at this again. Who paid him? That is, who hired him? Remember that phrase from your youth, if you&#... (764 more chars) |
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THE UNIQUENESS OF ISRAEL
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| (Sunday, 12 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel is a very unique country in that virtually everybody knows somebody who knows somebody.... Everyone knows somebody in the army... Everyone knows somebody that was involved in a terrorist attack... Everyone... (2512 more chars) |
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CAUSE OF ARAFAT'S DEATH..... POISONING
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| (Sunday, 12 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) After years of speculation, the personal physician of Yasser Arafat revealed that the cause of his death was poisoning. Now the question remains.... WHO POISONED HIM? This too will take years to determine as the... (2159 more chars) |
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china bashing extraordinaire
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| (Friday, 10 August 2007) By James Secor |
| Caveat: there may be manufacturing problems with safety in China; there also may be such in the US. But. . .in the latest bashing by AP at MSNBC we find China exporting toothpaste that is considered poisonous. Now, let's look at this a bit. . . ALL of t... (2050 more chars) |
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ancient organisms brought to life
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| (Tuesday, 07 August 2007) By James Secor |
| Ain't this just like the usual agency reporting? Half a mind. Look...these were bacteria that came to life and doubled in days and, although some bacteria is good for us, there are alot of bacteria that are not so good for us. Hasn't anyone considere... (946 more chars) |
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getting it
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| (Tuesday, 07 August 2007) By James Secor |
| Could it be that finally someone in this world is getting it? The Iraqi hand-picked (cherry picked?) cabinet of Maliki (as in Me likee Amerika) is resigning. And so...the gov't of Maliki becomes Maliki and I get to ask the immensely important but often no... (552 more chars) |
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JENIN~~ THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN SCENE OF A MASSACRE
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| (Saturday, 04 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| JENIN~~ THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN SCENE OF A MASSACRE Jenin.... What WAS Jenin.... What IS Just a bit over five years ago Israeli forces entered the refugee camp situated in the West Bank city of Jenin and literally leveled most... (11713 more chars) |
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THE QUAGMIRE OF THE ISRAELI LEFT
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| (Wednesday, 01 August 2007) By Desert Peace |
| THE QUAGMIRE OF THE ISRAELI LEFT (Ben Heine © Cartoons) The 'left' in Israel is one of the most disconcerted areas of political thought in the country. It has nothing that binds itself together as a unit. The result being, what... (6901 more chars) |
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ABBAS ~~ A LOYAL SON OF ZION
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| (Sunday, 29 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| ABBAS ~~ A LOYAL SON OF ZION (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel could not have wished for a better 'Peace Partner' then they found in Mahmoud Abbas. He has proven to be a more loyal zionist than most Knesset members. Has the man ... (5883 more chars) |
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PALESTINE ZIONIST MOVEMENT
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| (Saturday, 28 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| PALESTINE ZIONIST MOVEMENT I wrote the other day about the crazies in the 'Christian zionist Movement', but I never thought I would see the beginnings of a Palestinian one. It seems that FATHA has become just that, the Palest... (6175 more chars) |
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fake fake buns fake
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| (Friday, 27 July 2007) By James Secor |
| Sometimes I don't know how these people who write for "Agencies" managed to get their jobs! "Zi" is not a surname in China. It is an appellative added to people's names indicating honor and respect, like Kongzi (Confucius) and Laozi (Laotsu). "Agencie... (872 more chars) |
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more apt question
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| (Friday, 27 July 2007) By James Secor |
| The traditional question of political theory is "Who should rule?"--this begs for an authoritarian answer and is the mindset of the American right or left. It is the lynchpin for all who believe, contrary (in some cases) to shouts of anti-authoritarianism, t... (1016 more chars) |
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scandals in south china
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| (Thursday, 26 July 2007) By James Secor |
| At Sun Yat-sen University, it's politics as usual: a teacher up for promotion to full professorship status was denied such solely on the grounds that she did not belong to the ruling clique of the present Dean of the Foreign Language School. Sad but, well... (2053 more chars) |
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AIPAC HAS A FRIEND IN JESUS
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| (Thursday, 26 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) One of my favourite oxymorons is 'Progressive Conservative' (the ruling Party in the Canadian Government). Click HERE to see just how 'progressive' they are.... My second favourite is 'Chri... (1466 more chars) |
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ISRAEL NEEDS ENEMIES TO EXIST
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| (Tuesday, 24 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| ISRAEL NEEDS ENEMIES TO EXIST Desert Peace Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff July 24, 2007 The zionists seem to believe that without an enemy, Israel as we know it will cease ... (22376 more chars) |
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WHY PALESTINIANS ELECTED HAMAS
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| (Wednesday, 18 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Image by Ismael Shammout AND WHY THEY WILL AGAIN If an election was held in your country today and two parties were running, how would you vote? One naturally looks at the two, their candidates, their platforms, their proven records... (1254 more chars) |
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PEACE IS NOT A ONE SIDED DEAL
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| (Tuesday, 17 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| FACT .... In January of 2006 the Palestinian people went to the polls and elected Hamas to lead them. FACT .... In January 2006 Israel, The United States, Britain and others declared that they will NEVER recognise a government set up by... (3012 more chars) |
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HOPE AND DESPAIR IN GAZA
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| (Sunday, 15 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| BOTH HOPE AND DESPAIR CAN BE FOUND IN GAZA TODAY (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Hope that this generation will be the one to lead the Palestinian Nation to Freedom and Statehood, despair that never before has a Palestinian taken the life of an... (440 more chars) |
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IRANIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY~~'WE ARE NOT FOR SALE!'
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| (Saturday, 14 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) For years Israel has been trying to spread the myth that the Jewish community in Iran is suffering and must be allowed to emigrate. Recently each Jew was offered ten thousand dollars to pack their bags and get on the n... (1462 more chars) |
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Iraq: Initial Benchmark Assessment Report
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| (Thursday, 12 July 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| This report to Congress is submitted consistent with Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the “Act”). It includes an assessment of ... (75536 more chars) |
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AIPAC GIVES 'KISS OF DEATH' TO ABBAS
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| (Thursday, 12 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Image by David Baldinger 'Politics breeds strange bedfellows'... there is no other way to describe this new glowing love affair between Abbas' puppet regime and AIPAC. Is this not proof that this new 'leadership' of the... (5664 more chars) |
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hellecchino part II
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| (Monday, 09 July 2007) By James Secor |
| It just so happened that Hellechino was paddling his raft to a portion of the land where a group of the people who lived there had gathered for a celebration of some sort. "What sort of celebration?" "It doesn't matter." "Yes. It does." "It ... (7793 more chars) |
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hellecchino
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| (Sunday, 08 July 2007) By James Secor |
| This is the first Hellecchino story. Hellecchino himself has taken quite a turn in his development at a character and in this new guise has generated several stories. But, as an intro the the trickster, here is: Hellecchino and the Doctrine of Discovery ... (6653 more chars) |
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what's to be done
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| (Friday, 06 July 2007) By James Secor |
| Sometimes, you just gotta jump right up into people's faces to get them to do anything. And so, a nice obnoxious rant from someone who has actually suffered at the hands of crooked, corrupt gov't. It's one reason I'm an expat. The Big Change.... (10858 more chars) |
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'JUST GIVE US A CHANCE'..... HANIYEH
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| (Wednesday, 04 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| The New European Union Flag (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh showed the world yesterday that he and his Party (Hamas) are still in charge of affairs in Gaza, despite announcements by Israel that he has been deposed a... (1491 more chars) |
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Put away the flags
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| (Wednesday, 04 July 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Put away the flags By Howard Zinn On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed. Is not nationa... (3692 more chars) |
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STRANDED IN RAFAH
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| (Tuesday, 03 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| 'SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME'.... TO PALESTINE (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Yesterday I presented some beautiful photos of life in Palestine today. I did not intend to give the impression that all is well there, that is the furt... (2547 more chars) |
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GAZA TODAY--- TWO VIEWS
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| (Sunday, 01 July 2007) By Desert Peace |
| GAZA TODAY--- TWO VIEWS Desert Peace (Ben Heine © Cartoons) July 1, 2007 It's been about two weeks now since the 'new government' has been declared in the West Bank. A government not ne... (6588 more chars) |
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A REQUIEM FOR DEMOCRACY IN PALESTINE
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| (Wednesday, 20 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) First it was referred to as street fighting. It then was called a Civil War. Now that the boundaries seem to be established by the rival factions, it is now referred by some in the West as post-revolutionary times. It... (9273 more chars) |
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CAN ISRAEL CONTEND WITH TWO PALESTINES?
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| (Sunday, 17 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) CAN PALESTINE AS WELL? The past 60 years have shown that Israel does not want to 'share it's space' with Palestine. Forty of those years have shown that occupation is the only way they would even consider the questi... (1027 more chars) |
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They don't tell you this
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| (Saturday, 16 June 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| David Fickel , a 25-year-old Minnesotan honorably discharged from the Marine Corps after serving in Iraq, used a shotgun to take his own life on Memorial Day, 2006 Linda Michel , a 33-year-old Navy medic from Albany, who served at a U.S.-run prison near Ba... (2933 more chars) |
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DOES ANYONE EVEN GIVE A DAMN?
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| (Saturday, 16 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) For almost 60 years everyone but the Palestinians have had a say in 'what is good for Palestine'. Six decades of being treated as a non entity in the world community has led to a collective frustration compared to none. Pale... (2684 more chars) |
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HAMAS PLEDGES NOT TO DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT
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| (Friday, 15 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel is doing it's bit to guarantee that Fatah and Hamas never reunite to lead the Palestinian people. They are, as usual, showing favouritism towards Fatah by considering paying them tax funds which are owed . This Israel see... (1661 more chars) |
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ISRAELI APARTHEID AT A CROSSROAD
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| (Monday, 11 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| (Ben Heine © Cartoons) There has been lots of talk recently throughout the world about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. A week of worldwide demonstrations against the Occupation just ended.... where do we go now? The situation remains the same, getti... (1710 more chars) |
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ANTI ZIONISTS TARGETED
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| (Monday, 11 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Ben Heine © Cartoons) It's ok (kosher) in the eyes of the Australian Anti Defimation League to speak out against hatred..... but NOT if it's zionist hatred, then it becomes anti semitism. Sheesh! I'm getting tired of that song already. Ziop... (3383 more chars) |
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FORTY YEARS OF ENDURING OCCUPATION: PALESTINIANS UNDER SIEGE IN THE WEST BANK
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| (Monday, 04 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
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On the eve of Passover a traditional feast is held in Jewish homes. It is customary for the youngest at the table to ask four questions of the eldest, beginning with "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Thus begins t... (6451 more chars) |
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SHOW COMPASSION BEFORE YOU CONDEMN CINDY SHEEHAN
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| (Saturday, 02 June 2007) By Desert Peace |
| Cindy Sheehan is, in true Talmudic terms, a Woman of Valor*. A woman whose dedication to peace cannot be questioned. A woman who paid a price for her principles.
Yet, when she 'dared' to respond to critics she was attacked in a way that is unforgivable. W... (4979 more chars) |
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OLMERT IS A MAN OF HIS WORD.... SOMETIMES
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| (Monday, 28 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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When it comes to war, when it comes to threatening the Palestinian Authority, Olmert is a man of his word as can be seen in the following linked articles...
HERE ...
and HERE ...
Meanwhile, Ehud Barak, a leading candid... (654 more chars) |
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ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY~~ MAKE WAR A MEMORY
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| (Sunday, 27 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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Since Memorial Day 2006 until today, one thousand U.S. Troops were killed in Iraq . My question, that many people seem to be asking is, FOR WHAT?
In World Wars 1 and 2 brave young men and women went off to distant shores to... (1220 more chars) |
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LIVE FROM GAZA~~ FEAR AND HOPES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL
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| (Wednesday, 23 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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Fear and apprehension have become the norm on both sides of the wall in the areas in and near the Gaza Strip. Innocent civilians are bearing the brunt of terrorist attacks on both sides. The western press has been concentrating and reporting on the rocke... (7003 more chars) |
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DESPAIR IN GAZA DESPITE CEASEFIRE
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| (Monday, 21 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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The infighting seems to have come to an end as both factions ordered a halt to the street fighting that was going on. Despite that, groups not related to either Hamas or Fatah continue their bombardment of innocent Israelis in nearb... (2375 more chars) |
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THE SELF HATING JEWS OF TODAY
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| (Friday, 18 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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The following excerpt is taken from a HaAretz article which will be linked at the bottom....
'The killing of the unborn child, Daoud, by Israel Defense Forces troops raises a series of moral, legal and philosophical questions. I... (1300 more chars) |
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LIVE FROM PALESTINE~~ GAZA IS BURNING
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| (Thursday, 17 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
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Between the factional fighting going on in Gaza and the Israeli 'retaliations' for recent rocket attacks from militants, there just might not be a long term struggle left to establish a Palestinian State. The possibilities of that... (814 more chars) |
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HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY STUDS TERKEL
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| (Wednesday, 16 May 2007) By Desert Peace |
| It's always a great feeling to find out that one of your heroes, that you thought was long gone, is still around, alive and well. Today I was told that it's Studs Terkel's 95th birthday today. He is one of those heroes I was referring to. In my teens his ... (730 more chars) |
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President Bush’s Address to the Nation
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| (Thursday, 11 January 2007) By Shahram Vahdany |
| President Bush’s Address to the Nation The following is the prepared text of President Bush's address to the nation tonight, as released by the White House: Good evening. Tonight in Iraq, the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in a strugg... (17390 more chars) |
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Tis the Season - for miracles
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| (Sunday, 24 December 2006) By James Secor |
| Let us talk a bit about miracles. We are all looking for miracles. In this day and age, perhaps one miracle will do. But what is a miracle? Some dictionaries list it as “an event or effect in the physical world beyond or out of the ordin... (10991 more chars) |
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abortion
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| (Thursday, 07 December 2006) By James Secor |
| Just read a kind of in-and-out logic of assumption article on abortion and the centrism of the Democrats, which means, of course, that the issue is now suffering from shifting pole disease. And the solution to the problem arose right up in front of my face: ... (3852 more chars) |
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Fear, fear and more fear
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| (Tuesday, 28 November 2006) By James Secor |
| More Fear; or H5N1 pandemonium On 27 Nov, I read a Reuters release about some 236,000 chickens having to be destroyed because of an outbreak of the dreaded chicken flu. Along with this note was a disturbing picture of two tox... (3289 more chars) |
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It's Veterans' Day In America
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| (Sunday, 12 November 2006) By |
| Where Max Cleland and Tammy Duckworth DESERVE To Be In Congress It's Veterans' Day. A day to honor our heroes. To pay tribute to their valor. Celebrate their patriotism. Cherish the ones who were lost. And appreciate the ones who survived. From se... (7509 more chars) |
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political cynicism 710
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| (Sunday, 05 November 2006) By James Secor |
| Isn’t this interesting? Just days before the election the Republicans are expected to lose big time over, the modern version of the Scopes Monkey Trial held before a Kangaroo Court from which even the redoubtable Ramsey Clark is tossed out for calling a far... (2916 more chars) |
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vegetable morality
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| (Monday, 02 October 2006) By James Secor |
| The Morality of Vegetarianism Lately, aside from any healthful effects of vegetarianism, there has been a movement maintaining that vegetarianism is moral, carnivorism is immoral. Well. Let’s take a look at vege... (2028 more chars) |
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let's talk about oil
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| (Sunday, 10 September 2006) By James Secor |
| Let’s talk about oil (and gasoline). Here we are, the common everyday driving person being chastised for using so much oil (and gas) and bidden to economize. This is true ， though the root of the problem is the oil companies. But completely left ou... (4138 more chars) |
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a thought on war
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| (Friday, 01 September 2006) By James Secor |
| War costs a lot of money. War puts us in debt. War creates hardship at home, disrupting our comfort and complacency and making us feel frightened. Considering the US has the means to shorten war—hell, to win any war—I wonder why it is we desist in our u... (385 more chars) |
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response to jasper becker of opendemocracy
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| (Tuesday, 29 August 2006) By James Secor |
| Response to Becker I read an interesting China bashing article by Reporter Jasper Becker ( China: imperfect memory to global impunity http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-institutions_government/china_impunity_3847.jsp ) the o... (4497 more chars) |
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How I found calm in a troubled world
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| (Monday, 28 August 2006) By Bob Boldt |
| I am much calmer these days. In fact I have considerably less time for concern about the situation of the world outside my own small community. The reason is probably because I have found an action into which I can pour my frustration and impotence. I feel... (23073 more chars) |
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chinese obesity
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| (Monday, 28 August 2006) By James Secor |
| A recent wire article bemoaned the pitiful fattening up of China in a sexist and something less than insightful manner. The official government authority said, with a lot of blaming and cliché's, virtually nothing. In all, the report was specious, littl... (2684 more chars) |
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damming china II
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| (Monday, 24 July 2006) By James Secor |
| The name of the General: Da Yu. The metaphoric story is that he passed by his home and family three times, doing his job. Later, he became Emperor and was the first Emperor to NOT pass his title to his son. I was talking to a 16-yr old student yesterday an... (974 more chars) |
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driving in china
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| (Thursday, 22 June 2006) By James Secor |
| Driving in China is definitely not a must for a Westerner, especially an American who is hedged in by so many rules and regulations that driving is a most difficult task out of country. In China , the lines on the roads are there merely for d... (7684 more chars) |
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amnesty int'l
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| (Wednesday, 14 June 2006) By James Secor |
| Imagine--Amnesty Int'l getting in on the China bashing game. Amazing, eh? One wonders how much the US gov't or its cessile slaves paid for such an article damning China as the worst of the worst of the spreading of inhumanity. Why was there no balance to thi... (1253 more chars) |
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Indiana's shame teardrops for katelynn
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| (Wednesday, 14 June 2006) By |
| What would you do? Sugar and spice and everything nice. This is suppose to every little girls life. What happens when life is not like that? What if your life is filled with constant abuse by the people who suppose to protect you? For little Kate... (1338 more chars) |
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damming china
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| (Tuesday, 16 May 2006) By James Secor |
| Reports on the Three Gorges Dam, ruining the beauty of the area and lives of many, misses a larger damming of China. Very many of the rivers, including the Huang he (Yellow River), have been dammed, some more than once. Travelling through the country you can ... (1723 more chars) |
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Iranian President Letter to Bush
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| (Wednesday, 10 May 2006) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Mr George Bush, President of the United States of America For sometime now I have been thinking, how one can justify the undeniable contradictions that exist in the international arena -- which are being constantly debated, specially in political forum... (19651 more chars) |
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THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS
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| (Sunday, 07 May 2006) By Shahram Vahdany |
| INTRODUCTION: INCIPIT The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot during a week three days before he celebrated Passover. THE EARTHLY MINISTRY OF J ESUS When Jesus appeared on earth, he performed miracl... (17444 more chars) |
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people
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| (Tuesday, 02 May 2006) By James Secor |
| So many people the world over forget to distinguish between a country's people and its gov't. The gov't is not the people. Gov't goes to war, not people. (Of course, gov't propaganda creates people who want to go to war, especially amongst the religious.) Th... (3731 more chars) |
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Znet and China
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| (Friday, 28 April 2006) By James Secor |
| I read an. . .interesting article on the intellectually pretentious Znet the other day by some guy who's a few years behind the times. But the most telling aspect was that in his preamble, about 1/3 of the entire piece, he used a long since discredited work,... (1560 more chars) |
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china
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| (Monday, 24 April 2006) By James Secor |
| Most of what I write here is going to be about China. I'm rather upset at the hypocrisy of the China bashing that's going on in the States, in the media. I've written one piece about this as I see that particular instance as no more than a smoke screen. Howe... (2804 more chars) |
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United States of America v Rafil A.Dhafir:
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| (Saturday, 22 April 2006) By |
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Individual Responsibility and Complicity (Published 11/3/05) Are we a society that now calls this justice? Dr. Rafil A. Dhafir was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Thursday, October 27th, 2005 for sending humanitarian aid to starving Iraq... (10071 more chars) |
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CRIME OF COMPASSION
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| (Thursday, 20 April 2006) By |
| Muslims like Dr. Rafil Dhafir should be celebrated as the outstanding humanitarians they are, not turned into convenient props in the War on Terror.
On October 27, 2005, after being detained 31 months and being denied access to his own records, Dr. Rafil ... (22362 more chars) |
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Quest Above
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| (Wednesday, 29 March 2006) By Shahram Vahdany |
| I migrated to Canada along with my immediate family in 1983. Though, at the time being young, I did not realize or predict the repercussions of such an indelible mark on my own history along with its future scars and scabbing, I now whole-heartily recogniz... (6904 more chars) |
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