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Egypt`s Election Results: Palestinian Victory & Zionist Defeat?

A question of dignity……..

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - The official results of the first round of the historic Egyptian presidential elections present an encouraging snapshot of “new democratic Egypt”.

Will Elections Penetrate Israel`s `Impenetrable, Dangerous, Ideological Shield`?

This will be Egypt’s first democratic election. Palestinian elections are scheduled at some point later this year.

(CHICAGO) - This summer, that impenetrable wall has begun to show cracks of possible penetrability.

Elections are currently moving forward in Egypt and Palestine, two voting publics Israel does not want to see emerge as unpredictable democratic neighbors.

IranAir 655 and PanAm 103

"I'll never apologize for the United States of America. Ever. I don't care what the facts are." - Vice President George H. W. Bush, 1988

(PORTLAND, OR) - In July 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air 655 AirBus over the Straits of Hormuz, killing all 290 aboard.

Eight years later in 1996, the U.S. government expressed regret for the loss of human lives, paid Iran $132M in reparations, yet never apologized or acknowledged any wrongdoing.

Roundup of Latest News from Afghanistan

Violence, bloodshed, politics, war, ruby thieves, and efforts for peace.

(KABUL ANS) - This is a critical time in the history of Afghanistan, the United States and so many other countries tied to the ongoing U.S.-led war effort.

Afghanistan News Center in Kabul provides an excellent roundup of stories and while we have carried individual articles sourced from their reports, this is for the first time, a collection of their entire dispatch.

Syrian Government Denies Involvement in Houla Massacre

Damascus condemned the attack Saturday, saying it had no involvement in the massacre, and accused “terrorist” groups of being behind it.

(ROME / MOSCOW) - Damascus has refuted accusations of being behind a ruthless attack in Houla where over 90 civilians were killed.

Political analyst Ibrahim Alloush told Russia Today those killed were actually Assad loyalists, and the timing is suspicious.

Supermassive Black Holes

A black hole does not swallow up planets and stars and blast them into another part of the universe...

(SAN DIEGO) - The Science Channel has broadcast several programs regarding black holes in which scientists state they have been unable to explain how they were created and they are unable to answer many questions about them.

This article examines excerpts of the programs with some of the mysteries they are trying to resolve and the questions they are trying to answer.

Baffle them With Bullets
Syria Claims No Involvement in Houla Massacre

"Women, children and old men were shot dead. This is not the hallmark of the heroic Syrian Army," - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdesi

(SALEM) - Syria has denied involvement in the massacre at Houla.

Opposition activists say Assad's forces are behind the killings. It was a gruesome scene that has played out on YouTube.

Dystopia Revisited

Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious. --George Orwell, 1984

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Many people have been shocked by the distortion, propaganda and downright lies appearing in the Western media over events in the Middle East.

But for someone living in the Middle East for 30 or 40 years, the lies are nothing new.

Salem Sabres Added to ABA PAC/NW Division

“Where Basketball is More Than Just a Game”

(INDIANOPOLIS, IN) - The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com today announced that the Salem Sabres from Salem, Oregon has been added to its Pacific/Northwest Division.

“We’ve had excellent growth in the division for next season,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “And we’re pleased to add our first team in Oregon.

It`s a church! No, it`s a state! Stop! You`re both right!

Why We are Still in the Middle Ages: The Vatican Inquisition Strikes Back.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - Paolo Gabriele is languishing in a secret church prison tonight in Vatican City after being arrested by church police for having some of the Pope’s private papers in his possession.

The Pope’s former butler and a father of three children is threatened with thirty years in a papal jail for having uncovered some of Joseph Ratzinger’s dirty secrets.