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On the 64th Anniversary of UN Resolution 181 Lebanon`s Palestinians Continue Their Descent

Filed from the Embassy of Palestine, in Tripoli, Libya

(Embassy of Palestine, Tripoli, Libya) - Every year on November 29, as part of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Palestinians in Libya as well as approximately a quarter million Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, the descendants of more than 129,000 who were forced into Lebanon during the 1947-48 Nakba, commemorate the infamous United Nations Resolution 181.

Between Nov. 29, 1947, and Jan. 1, 1949, Zionist terrorists depopulated and destroyed more than 530 Palestinian villages and towns, killing more than 13,000 Palestinians and expelling 750,000, approximately half the population.

The Majestic Theatre Announces Production of A Thousand Cranes, February 3rd & 4th at The Majestic

The New Majestic Education program will present A Thousand Cranes which will perform February 3rd & 4Th, 2012.

(CORVALLIS) - Majestic Education will present A Thousand Cranes on Friday, February 3rd at 10:00am & 1:00 p.m. for students, and on Saturday, February 4th at 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Tickets for Students and Seniors are $5.00, and $7 for Adults.

The Majestic Theatre is located in the heart of downtown Corvallis at 115 SW 2nd Street between Monroe and Madison. There is abundant free public parking and numerous bars and restaurants to enjoy before and after the show.

Is the American Psychiatric Association in Bed with Big Pharma?

Do we really need more mental disorder diagnoses creating the need for more drugs in a society that some would say is already over-medicated?

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The DSM provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders, which is used in the United States and to some extent internationally, by clinicians, researchers, psychiatric drug regulation agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers.

U.S. Ambassador to Syria in charge of recruiting Arab/Muslim death squads

This article published in September 2011 by Wayne Madsen can help illuminate what continues to happen today in Syria. - Silvia Cattori

(ROME) - WMR has been informed by reliable sources that the U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert S. Ford, is the key State Department official who has been responsible for recruiting Arab "death squads" from Al Qaeda-affiliated units in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Chechnya to fight against Syrian military and police forces in embattled Syria.

History of Agent Orange

Video explores a root problem in American culture, called Monsanto.

(DA NANG Vietnam) - This video is from the documentary “The World According to Monsanto.” It gives us a history of Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War, as well as used on American fields for several years for agriculture use as a herbicide.

Monsanto brought us Agent Orange. Yet, farmers are still trusting this company’s assurance that GMOs are safe, that widespread use of Roundup is safe and that GM seed will save us all from an overpopulated planet.

European Union commits €53billion aid a year, make it count say NGOs

Busan sees the international community at a crossroads, with a real chance to support poor countries tackle poverty and end aid dependency.

(BUSAN) - The world’s biggest aid donor, the European Union, should stand up for ambitious proposals to tackle global poverty at the Busan High Level Forum (HLF4) aid summit say NGOs.

CONCORD, Europe’s Relief and Development NGO confederation present in Busan, urges European leaders to make its extensive aid programme more effective ahead of tomorrow’s summit.

Musas Arrested in London, all Family Members Now in Custody

My last sight of Chiwar and Gloria was sitting in facing seats at the back of the police van behind wire mesh, similar to what people use to confine their dogs to the back of the car.

(LONDON) - This message received from a supporter at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday, where the Musas were arrested facing an investigation for "drugging" their baby, who was subsequently removed from them on June 28th and who hasn't been seen since.

This event is totally outrageous and a grave miscarriage of justice, and the entire Musa case needs an honest investigation by an honest party...

Press TV Talks to James Morris on Republican CNN debate about Ron Paul on Iran

James Morris Examines Ron Paul's anti-war position.

(LOS ANGELES / TEHRAN) - Ron Paul has openly criticized suggestions that the U.S. engage in a war with Iran during the recent Republican Date on CNN.

Press TV interviewed Political Analyst and Commentator James Morris in Los Angeles about Ron Paul's appearance.

Ending the War in Afghanistan

It is time to bring our sons and daughters home and hand over security in Afghanistan to the people of Afghanistan.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After 10 years, more than one hundred thousand American troops remain in Afghanistan, at the cost of over $100 billion a year and the lives and well-being of too many of our young men and women who wear the uniform.

America has accomplished the goals that were originally set out in Afghanistan: eliminating al Qaeda's safe haven and bringing to justice those responsible for 9/11.

Child`s Remains and Other Bones Identified at Canada`s Oldest Indian Residential School in Brantford, Ontario

A Statement from the Kanien'keha':ka Nation of the Grand River

(BRANTFORD, Ontario) - Archaeological surveys and test digs authorized by we, elders of the Kanien'keha:ka Nation, have been conducted at the former Mohawk Institute Indian residential school since October 1.

This past week, while on the grounds of the school, our researchers along with Kevin Annett -Rawennatshani, who acts with our approval, have unearthed what has been described as human remains.