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`A Child`s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children`s Art and the Fight Against Censorship` book

Proceeds from the sale of this book will support children’s centers in Gaza.

(GAZA) - The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) is proud to announce the publication of a book called, “A Child’s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children’s Art and the Fight Against Censorship.”

It's a collection of drawings by children from the Gaza Strip, art that was recently censored by the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland, California.

Danube`s near-record lows strangle shipping

Shipping on the Rhine-Main-Danube canal linked to the North Sea also dropped severely over the past few weeks.

(VIDIN, Bulgaria) - Severe drought has hit Europe's second largest river, the Danube, turning it into a navigation nightmare for shipping companies all the way from Germany to Bulgaria.

According to Bulgaria's Danube exploration agency, the levels of one of the continent's most significant commercial waterways dropped to near-record lows in the past month, making it barely passable at several critical points.

We Are All Palestinians

Instead of suggesting what is ‘right’ and who is ‘kosher’, the PSC should come up with a single, short, incisive but inclusive statement.

(LONDON) - Most solidarity activists in this country would agree that the PSC (Palestine Solidarity Campaign) is potentially an invaluable institution. Yet, the National Office, under its current leadership, has made some serious mistakes.

The PSC’s task is not easy. We all operate in a Zionised environment and we’re subject to constant pressure and abuse. Moreover, it’s not always clear what we should do for Palestine. It is obvious that Palestinian resistance is more than just single political perception or a vision of conflict resolution.

Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report cunningly withheld

A report of such importance is relegated to the bottom of the table and held on for a month to be presented to the parliament.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - It is undisputable that Sri Lanka under President Rajapakse as a regular practice is good at postponing sensitive issues being made public.

Medical Marijuana Research: U.S. Ardently Supports It

Lies, damned lies and statistics!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This headline will come as a violent surprise to 300 million Americans. This story was prompted by an article by Paul Armenteno of NORML, from a Washington Post exchange by Tennessee Congressman Steven Cohen, who wants the Obama Administration to change cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule II.

And Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, who responded by stating that the government, "ardently supports medical marijuana research".

The Problem is Global Domination Agenda

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist...

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - What is keeping us from thriving? After a lifetime journey of pursuing that question, my research revealed that a small group of financial elite have gained control over key areas of our lives – energy, food, health care, education and more – and are the single greatest threat to humanity’s ability to thrive.

As I researched the problems in each Sector of human activity, I came to the shocking realization that virtually every problem we face is human-caused. But then I realized what good news this actually is...

Mordechai Vanunu: `Israel is only a democracy if you are a Jew`

"Everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was ‘legal’ and it was ‘illegal’ to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany." -Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(CLERMONT, Fla. ) - Recently Netanyahu’s Likud faction and the Yisrael Beiteinu party of foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, proposed a new law that would censor the human rights community in Israel, dividing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) into two kinds: those defined by the right as pro-Israel and those seen as “political”, or anti-Israel.

Both Secretary of State Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta have now gone public with concerns over Israel’s growing isolation in the Middle East.

Marine Medal of Honor Recipient, Nation`s Best- Faces Retaliation as Whistleblower

The Medal of Honor reflects the gratitude of the entire nation. Here's the rest of the story...

(SALEM) - Marine Corps sergeant Dakota Meyer was awarded the Congressional medal for saving 36 lives in the heat of extensive combat, in Afghanistan.

But now, instead of being honored, Dakota Meyer is experiencing retaliation for having blown the whistle on a former employer based in England, military defense contractor BAE Systems, that he believes was trying to sell military hardware to Pakistan that could in turn be used against U.S. forces.

Final Return Home for Salem Marine Killed in Afghanistan

"Thank you, Corporal Buyes, for your service to this grateful nation. Rest well." - Facebook comment

(SALEM) - A Salem, Oregon Marine who was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan 26 November 2011, 21-year old Adam J. Buyes, arrived home today under full escort.

Salem-News.com Video Photographer Jerry Freeman was on scene to record the procession, and Q Madp, our photographer and the founder and energy behind IraqWarHeroes.com, was there to shoot the still photos.

Occupy Oz

Perhaps it is time to consider occupying the headquarters of major media corporations...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Those who never wanted an Occupy Wall Street movement are now in the business of telling us why it's all over, even as its animating concerns continue provoking popular discontent.