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Wikileaks Scandal, Embarrassing for US

Press TV has conducted an interview with Michael Maloof, former Pentagon official, to share his opinion on this issue.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - The leakage of classified information by former US Army soldier, Bradley Manning, to whistleblower website, WikiLeaks, is a source of embarrassment for the US government, a former Pentagon official tells Press TV.

Manning has been formally charged with involvement in the largest leakage of classified information in the American history.

Zionist Immoral Intervention

By now it must be clear to my detractors that all those Jewish smear campaigns against myself and The Wandering Who only achieved one thing. They proved how valid my criticism of Jewish identity Politics is.

(LONDON) - Alan Dershowitz is whining again, this time on the pages of the Jerusalem Post.

In Asia Group, Sri Lanka Says Stands Behind Silva, Group Letter Not Agreed To

A diplomat told Inner City Press it was "outrageous," that the Sri Lankan Mission was allowed to prohibit the press from covering the February 22 meeting in 380 Madison Avenue.

(UNITED NATIONS) - Two days after Sri Lankan General Shavendra Silva was ruled "inappropriate" to participate as the Asia-Pacific Group's representative on the UN Senior Advisory Group on Peacekeeping Operations, the Asia Group met Friday behind closed doors about the controversy.

For four weeks, Inner City Press has questioned the UN Secretariat of Ban Ki-moon and diplomats from Asian countries how they could accept Silva as adviser on peacekeeping...

Manmohan Singh`s `Thinking Segment` May Put Millions More at Risk

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ‘mask of sanity’ dropped a few days ago for making two wild, senseless, and patently unscientific assertions

(CHENNAI, India) - American psychologist Dr. Harvey Cleckley, professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Medical College of Georgia, wrote ‘The Mask of Sanity’ in 1941.

In this book Dr. Cleckley talks of psychopathic personalities, humans that are without conscience; outwardly they don’t differ from ordinary men and women but as a recent article says that a brain scan can reveal psychopathic personality.

It`s All About Crushing Egypt`s Revolution, Mr. Friedman

“On the Egyptian military’s priority list, nothing comes before crushing the revolution, not even the USA and its $1.3 billion annual aid.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - “Egypt’s Step Backward” is Mr. Thomas Friedman’s latest pieces on post-Mubarak Egypt.

Published in the New York Times on Feb. 21, Mr. Friedman gives his precise perspective on the current political scene in Egypt, but I wished he had scratched the surface harder and digged deeper.

Adnan`s Victory

When he was arrested again last December, he demanded to be put on trial or released. When neither happened, he declared a hunger strike.

(TEL AVIV) - A PALESTINIAN village, somewhere in the West Bank. In the middle of the night, banging on the door and shouts in Arabic: “Israeli army. Open up!”

Somebody – most often the mother - opens the door. The heavily armed soldiers rush in and drag the victim out...

The Question of Faith

My faith is my inner strength. It gives me a sense of purpose, it gives my life a meaning, it gives my mind a sense of direction

(.LONDON) - George Bush claims that “God told him to attack Iraq”. Jesus said “love thy neighbour as yourself”.

Unlike the former, the latter resonates in my most inner being as meaningful, Godly, profound, beautiful, and true.

Bill Will Protect Kids by Expanding List of Mandatory Reporters

HB 4016 adds to the list of persons who are required to report child abuse.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Senate approved legislation this morning that will help protect children from abuse by expanding the list of people who are required to report child abuse, commonly known as “mandatory reporters.”

House Bill 4016 will help protect children attending extracurricular activities hosted at universities and colleges, sports organizations, and other youth-based organizations.

TRAVEL EDIBLES: A True Alternative to Expensive Roadside Restaurants

Be sure to bring along an abundance of non-perishables. That can save you oodles.

(SALEM) - My spouse and I love to travel and let our minds unravel. To date we've driven the roads of 47 of the 50 states.

Yet we try to maintain a fairly frugal budget as we trek along. We neither pig out nor go high hog on high-priced roadside restaurants.

What`s the Federal Poverty Level for 2012?

OCPP has updated its chart HUD Median Income Limits for Oregon Compared to Poverty Income.

(SILVERTON, OR) - The federal government has released the 2012 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, better known as the "federal poverty level." Oregon uses the guidelines to determine eligibility for some public assistance programs, such as the Oregon Health Plan. See the new guidelines at OCPP's page What Is Poverty?

How far below is the federal poverty level from where the typical Oregonian stands?