America's Faltering Search for Peace in the Middle East: Openings for Others?

Remarks to staff of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, separately, to members of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs –

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - You have asked me to speak to current American policies in the Middle East, with an emphasis on the prospects for peace in the Holy Land. You have further suggested that I touch on the relationship of the Gulf Arabs, especially Saudi Arabia, to this. It is both an honor and a challenge to address this subject in this capital / at this ministry.

The declaration of principles worked out in Oslo seventeen years ago was the last direct negotiation between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs to reach consequential, positive results. The Oslo accords were a real step toward peace, not another deceptive pseudo-event in an endlessly unproductive, so-called “peace process.”

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Words are Powerful Tools

What is said and what is not said.

(BETHLEHEM) - Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel told his governing coalition that he did not promise an extension to the partial suspension in settlement construction when it expires in September (BTW, the suspension did not cover most of the settlement areas which are around Jerusalem and did not cover existing construction in other areas not infrastructure, schools, synagogue constructions etc. In other words there was really no suspension.)

Standing next to President Obama he simply emphasized that the topic to be discussed with Palestinians is how we can prevent attacks on illegal settlers in the West Bank.

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Come One, Come All to the 15th Annual Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Lords and Ladies! Friar and Peasant! This event held in the foothills of the Coast Range is a tradition for Oregonians and beyond.

(KINGS VALLEY, Ore.) - The Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire is a two-day opportunity to experience interactive living history, with all the trimmings, in keeping with the flowering of the English Renaissance.

For fifteen years, fascination with the Renaissance, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, has been brought to life at this outdoor gathering. "For many people, this era is a place in time worth reliving," said organizer Adrian...

Governor Schwarzenegger: Environmental Buzz Kill

California's Eco-Future: "Hasta la vista, baby!"

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - Our "no problemo" Governor’s most recent failure, lost in an avalanched multitudinous legion of many, is an admitted refusal to properly seat our Regional Water Quality Control Boards to their fullest compliment and potential.

It reveals how truly ecologically hypocritical and phony he was when sworn in and still is.

Military, T.B.I. and Nurse Katherine Helmick: Are There 1,000,000 PTSD & T.B.I. VICTIMS?

Penetrating Brain Injuries sound pretty drastic but surgical intervention saves many from typical seizures/epilepsy.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Every once in a while I just fall into serendipity. On August 28, 2010, I chanced to turn on C-Span and here was N.P. (Nurse Practitioner) Katherine Helmick, B.S., M.S., Senior Executive Director of the Military Traumatic Brain Injury Project.

I was astonished to see that an N.P. had such a high medical position. Don’t get me wrong. My daughter is an N.P. and she is sharp! So is N.P. Helmick.

250 Homes Burned by Zimbabwean Armed Police

The evicted families, estimated to be around 250 people, have no other options but to return to the settlement at Gunhill; at present they are living in the open without access to shelter.

(HARARE / PORTLAND) - Amnesty International (AI) is demanding Zimbabwean government take immediate action to protect 250 people who were forcibly evicted from their homes on 25 August.

The residents of Gunhill, a suburb of Harare were awakened in the night, given ten minutes to gather belongings and were forced from their homes. The stood in silence as they watched their homes and possessions set alight by an unjust, armed police force.

Captain Maniscalco 'You Worry Me'!

Reply to letter from 2006 being circulated as we approach 9-11-2010 which is attached below. 'You Worry Me" by American Airlines Pilot Captain John Maniscalco, with all due respect, is an obvious Fool conned by Knaves.

(PHILADELPHIA) - Stay out of the sun it's harming your very frail mental state.... Captain Maniscalco's controlled double speak cannot distract from reality of American collapse, politically, militarily, socially, culturally and morally.

He can continue to write all the distracting stories of why he's so worried for fiat shill money... who cares only other 'Fools conned by Knaves'...

From Shas to Hamas: The Group Behind the South Park Controversy

The zeal of the converted? Perhaps.

(OSAKA, Japan) - Like the contrived Danish cartoon controversy, the much-hyped Times Square car bomb incident provided an ideal opportunity for those who seek to make Islam look bad in the eyes of the world.

Before the arrest of Faisal “The Fizzler” Shahzad tied this latest botched terror plot to the Pakistani Taliban, some initial news reports suggested that it might have been the work of an Islamist group with a poor sense of humor – and an even poorer sense of direction.

Salem Chosen to be Part of $230 Million National Electric Vehicle Project

Salem has been working with ECOtality, the State of Oregon, and other public and private sector partners since January 2010 to prepare for the deployment of EV charging stations

(SALEM, Ore.) - Tuesday, August 31, 2010 – Salem, Ore. – Beginning October 2010, ECOtality North America, the project manager for "The EV Project," will begin installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Salem and three other metropolitan areas in Oregon (Eugene, Portland, and Corvallis).

ECOtality is overseeing a $230 million public-private initiative to deploy nearly 15,000 EV charging stations in six states and the District of Columbia. The $230 million project is funded, in part, through a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE).

Movie Review: NFLer and U.S. Army Soldier Pat Tillman's Real Story Told

For his sacrifice, leadership, and character, his body was hatefully used as propaganda.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Pat Tillman, the Arizona Cardinals safety who enlisted in the Army Rangers eight months after September 11, read Emerson, Chomsky, and, though an atheist, the Bible. Resembling a beefier Seann William Scott, he shunned cell phones, cars, and professional-athlete megalomania.

A fiercely private (and principled) person, his death in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, during his second tour of duty, was spun by the Bush II administration into a recruiting tool.

Request for BBC Director General to Dismiss Members of Panorama Team

As it stands BBC Panorama has its once formidable reputation in tatters and it is your responsibility to improve the situation in the interest of all BBC staff and viewers.

(DUBLIN) - Most of our readers are familiar with the human tragedy of Gaza; one and a half million people living in a walled 'open air concentration camp' operated by Israel, and that a flotilla of ships loaded with humanitarian relief supplies tried to reach these people last May to deliver food, medicine and much needed building material.

As the letter by Fiachra Oluain indicates, the explanation for transforming this BBC program into an Israeli propaganda documentary is not flying well with the world's humanitarian activists.

When Will We See the Next Mass Murder?

Here’s a news flash for Tel Aviv: it’s not a sign of respect when the bulk of humanity views you as psychopathic.

(TEMPE, Az.) - The concerns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are misplaced. The legitimacy of Israel is no longer threatened. It’s already lost. Long gone. Kaput.

Nation states are shared states of mind. The mindset in Iceland differs from India. Israel is the most unlike of all. Founded by extremists and terrorists, it’s been downhill ever since. Psychopaths want to be loved. That’s why they’re so charming, albeit only superficially. They’re also pathological liars, egocentric, callous and remorseless.

Another Close Range Encounter with a Thunderbird Near South Greensburg, Pennsylvania?

There has been a long history of sightings of giant birds with oversized wingspans in Pennsylvania as well as other sections of the United States and elsewhere.

(GREENSBURG, Pa.) - On the evening of August 26, 2010, about 8:10 pm, there was a sighting of a monstrous bird in South Greensburg, PA. Just as it was getting dark, four people were sitting around in the yard having a barbecue and enjoying the beautiful weather when suddenly, their attention was drawn skyward by a sound like a “swish” or a “swoosh” or as one witness stated, “like air coming straight down.”

Several of the observers at almost the same time yelled out some exclamations including one man who said, “What the hell is that?” They were all startled to see a tremendously large bird that was flying over a tree in the yard about 30-40 feet overhead.