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Egypt Soccer Violence: The Military`s Political Game

The Arab spring has confirmed one thing: the army is not fit to govern.

(CAIRO) - State media reported renewed scuffles between security forces and demonstrators- including hardcore soccer fans like the Ultras, who were on the frontlines of last year's protests against the military.

The Ultras played a prominent role with anti-government activists in the uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak a year ago.

The American Dilemma

In the ‘land of the free’ money can buy everything.

(NEW YORK) - I was initially perplexed by the Zionist influence within the NYC Quaker Seminary. Why would Zionists send their kids to a Quaker school?

Amid Move to Switch From Criminal Silva, Ban Dismisses Predecessor Criticism

Why didn't UN officials say, don't nominate alleged war criminals?

(UNITED NATIONS) - For a week UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office has been questioned about accepting alleged war criminal Shavendra Silva as one of Ban's Senior Advisers on Peacekeeping Operations.

While Ban's Spokesman Martin Nesirky has insisted that Ban is powerless to stop what several member states describe as a travesty or a "new low."

Conflicting Interests in Ohio Over OxyContin

“Anything is better than lies and deceit!” - Leo Tolstoy

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Conducting a presentation on Ohio's Pill Mill Bill, Danna Droz with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy states that she has no financial interest or conflict of interest in the context of the subject matter of this presentation.

However it appears that Ms. Droz has forgotten about an ethics investigation relating to her ties to the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma.

New Coalition to Advocate for Universal Health Care in Oregon

"Oregon's current health care system is neither humane nor cost-effective."

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Delegates from 28 unions, nonprofits and grassroots organizations gathered in Portland on Friday, January 27, to form a new coalition that will advocate for universal health care in Oregon and the U.S.

Visions of Violence in Defense of the Dollar

Unless the U.S. concedes defeat to the Asian economic powers, its only way to postpone the inevitable demise of the dollar is to use military force.

(TEHRAN) - "In contrast to the murderous vision of violent extremists, we are joining with allies and partners around the world to build their capacity to promote security..." wrote U.S. President Barack Obama.

Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

The real safeguard of democracy is education. --Franklin D. Roosevelt

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - After a few hours of following the current debates between the Republican candidates for the presidency in America, I couldn't resist the thought that "democracy" had become much less than promoted.

The U.S. is touted as having a great democracy. Everything good--either real or imagined—is supposedly due to their principles of democracy.

Russia, China Veto UN Security Council Resolution on Syria

“...there was a very good chance this week to find a draft that could satisfy all sides – but it was not supported by Western countries.” - Syria Tribune editor Ali Mohamad

(ROME) - The United Nations Security Council has just voted on a draft resolution concerning the ongoing violence in Syria. Russia and China were the only voting members to oppose the draft.

And as permanent members of the UNSC, they had the option to use veto power to block the draft’s passage.

The Flap over Circumcision

Getting to the head of things...

(HONG KONG) - American exceptionalism takes many forms.

One of the least noticed is the preference for circumcision of boys. Other than among Muslims and Jews, for whom it is a religious or at least traditional requirement, cutting off part of the penis is alien to most other cultures and usually only carried out for medical, or occasionally aesthetic, reasons.

On the Anniversary of Sri Lanka`s Independence

On this day of independence of Sri Lanka, let us rededicate with resolve to secure our own independence too!

(NEW YORK) - As a nation and a country, Sri Lanka is entitled to rejoice on this 64th anniversary of its independence.

It revels in the splendidness of the occasion of remembering its release from the British yoke.