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Silvia Cattori Interviews Gilad Atzmon

Gilad Atzmon talks about his latest book “The Wandering Who?” http://www.silviacattori.net/

(LONDON / ROME) - Gilad Atzmon somehow manages to express his thoughts, ignoring any recognised taboos or restrictions.

His style is innovative, fresh, and consistently well informed. We have read with great interest his latest book “The Wandering Who? A Study of Jewish Identity” (*).

Carnage in Baghdad: New fear, new game

To Washington, the loss of political leverage in Iraq is tantamount to the loss of future leadership in the Middle East region.

(TEHRAN) - There is a new fear emerging in Iraq that the country will plunge even more into turmoil and political disequilibrium as the US troops cased in their colors and left behind a country which they helped lay bare to waste and dereliction.

This feeling of angst deepened when a string of 16 bomb explosions ripped through the Iraqi capital on Thursday, the worst in four months, leaving 72 people dead and 217 others fatally wounded.

Medical Marijuana Advocates Start Redding City Council Recall Effort

Medical Marijuana Advocate Slams Dispensary Ban...

(REDDING, Calif.) - An outspoken Redding medical marijuana patient and advocate presented three City Council members with recall notices Tuesday night.

Rob McDonald, 50, presented council members Francie Sullivan, Rick Bosetti and Patrick Jones with the notices during the meeting's public comment period.

National Poll: Public Rejects Candidates` Attacks on Courts

Voters Want Judges Accountable to the Constitution, not Congress

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Americans solidly reject an array of proposals that would severely limit the role of federal courts, according to a new national public opinion survey released today by the nonpartisan Justice at Stake Campaign.

Voters oppose allowing Congress to limit the types of cases that the courts can hear—a proposal supported by four Republican candidates— or allowing Congress or the President to ignore or overturn Supreme Court decisions.

Pacific Northwest Delivers Solid Swell

Includes YouTube Big-Wave Addicts Episode 3.

(GIG HARBOR, Wash.) - When the charts in the Pacific Northwest read 10'-12' @ 17-19 seconds out of the NW with light easterly winds there are a handful of big wave chargers that live in the area, know where to go and what to do.

As was the case on December 17, 2011 when the swell was in full bloom, with clear sunny skis and mysto waves breaking on the outer reefs.

Tell the EPA to Ban Glyphosate

Click "Take Action" to send a letter to the EPA that contains links to scientific research that is leading experts to believe glyphosate is even more dangerous than DDT.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The EPA is currently conducting a "Registration Review" of glyphosate. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp. RoundUp is owned by Monsanto, recently named the worst company in the world by the Natural Society.

The EPA will be gathering data on glyphosate through the summer of 2012 and making a final decision no earlier than 2015.

Stranglehold Afghanistan: How Politics and Lies Are Destroying an Army

First the Army lies to the President - followed by the Mitt Romney knife in the back...

(CINCINNATI) - American troops in Afghanistan are running out of fuel and food as Christmas approaches. The war rages on as it has for a decade and America is losing, nothing new there.

American supplies are being blockaded in Pakistan because US drones killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Marijuana: Mechanism of Action: Action on the CB-1 Receptor

It wasn’t until about 1965 that Mechoulum in Israel discovered the main ingredient and most of the interspersed mechanisms of action.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On Dec. 12^th I posted PTSD: Medical Marijuana Clinical Studies Confirm Benefits.

The Clinical Studies were done in Israel and possibly are the first clinically controlled reports. Their studies were directed at the action of Cannabis on adverse memory problems which is the essence of PTSD.

`Iran attack: Downfall of Zionist Israel`

Former German lawmaker Norman Paech says any Israeli venture to launch a military strike against Iran would spell the end of Tel Aviv regime.

(TEHRAN) - A war with Iran would be different from the one with Gaza; it would mean the downfall of Zionist Israel, Norman Paech wrote on the German-based daily Jung Welt.

World Beat Welcomes New Board Members

(SALEM) - The Salem Multicultural Institute, the non-profit organization that operates the annual World Beat Festival and World Beat Gallery, welcomes three new board members to help the organization as it continues to grow.

The three new board members are Gregg Peters, Eilzabeth Pickett and Kathleen Fish.