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Conjuring Hitler: How Britain and America Made the Third Reich

Guido Giancomo Preparata, the author, is a former professor of Political Economy at the University of Washington.

(SALT LAKE CITY) - There are two definitively distinct types of history: the history written by those who take official propaganda at face value, and the history written by those who read between the lines, dig into the cracks, and shine a light on the dark corners of purposefully forgotten inconvenient truths.

The second type of history is sometimes referred to as “revisionist.” A more accurate description would be to call it “real” history, with the inverse being true of the former kind.

International Activists Form New Organization to Provide Assistance to Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange

50 Years After the United States Commenced Spraying Agent Orange on the People and Land of Vietnam, Millions of Victims Continue To Suffer.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - On August 10th, 1961, the United States began spraying the deadly herbicide, Agent Orange, on the people and country of Vietnam.

During the course of a 10 year period, Agent Orange and the other so-called “rainbow herbicides” were sprayed on more than 20% of southern Vietnam. 4.5 million Vietnamese perished during the war.

What To Do? What can we as Individuals do to Free Ourselves and our Country?

Some say the word Enemy has no place in a struggle for peace... they think it is synonymous with violent resistance. That is exactly what we are supposed to believe.

(SAN BLAS, Mexico) - One of my biggest criticisms of Neo-Con blowhards like Limbaugh and O'Reilly is that they whine and complain but offer no viable solutions.

I have been guilty of the same thing. It is easy to point out glaring injustices and obvious wrongs, but then what?

The 3rd of this October and Mordechai Vanunu

In the 1980’s Mordechai Vanunu, was a secular Jew who worked as a technician in Israel's seven-story underground nuclear facility in the Negev called the Dimona.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - In the 1980’s Mordechai Vanunu, was a secular Jew who worked as a technician in Israel's seven-story underground nuclear facility in the Negev called the Dimona. The sign out front claimed it was a Textile Plant and all employees signed a secrecy agreement to never speak about what they did there.

Because Vanunu was a good worker, he was cross-trained in many areas and when he finally realized he was but a cog in the making of weapons of mass destruction, he decided to document the facts by photographing the evidence and soon after resigned and left Israel.

Sean Penn takes part in Egypt`s Tahrir demo

“Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn makes surprise appearance at today’s Tahrir Square protest”.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - US film star and Oscar winner Sean Penn has joined today’s demonstration in Tahrir Square, staged to protest recent unpopular moves by Egypt’s ruling military council.

“The world is inspired by the call for freedom by the courageous revolution of Egypt,” Penn, waving an Egyptian flag, told Ahram Online from the square. “There are still struggles forward, there are constitutional issues, there [needs to be] a transition of power from the military to the people.”

Local Venice Beach Surfers Rescue Baby Great White Shark

Shark saviors in the South Bay...

(VENICE BEACH, Calif.) - A baby great white shark caught with a fishing pole from Venice Beach pier was brought to shore by locals, and one actually took out the hook and set the shark back out to sea.

The video is incredible, and it is a fact that very few such occurrences have ever been recorded. A man who has not been identified actually places his hand inside the mouth of the baby Great White in order to pull the hook out.

Bosworth search: Trucking companies, Facebook friends/Twitter followers call hospitals, Saturday ride

New efforts to find Mark Bosworth; ride to support Mark and his family.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Family and friends are joined by strangers and trucking companies in the desperate search to find Mark Bosworth. Mark, age 54, disappeared on September 16th, in Riddle, Oregon while volunteering with Cycle Oregon. Mark’s doctor believes the cancer he has successfully battled twice is back and has moved to his brain.

The pressure on the brain will put pressure on the brain stem and begin shutting down his vital organs

The Unknown Killing Fields: Looking into the Sri Lankan Civil War

The government’s defeat of the LTTE seems to have brought some stability to the country. However, hundreds of thousands of civilians have had to pay a large price for this.

(NOTTINGHAM, U.K.) - Summary executions, bodies of raped women, and families hiding from bombs in hastily dug trenches. The images shown in a recent Channel Four documentary bring back memories of tragedies such as the killing fields in Cambodia and the genocide in former Yugoslavia.

But these massacres occurred just two years ago in Sri Lanka, at the bloody end of a conflict that had been going on for more than twenty-five years.

`Don`t blind side me`

My comment to the investigative journalist writing for Fortune Magazine about Purdue Pharma -- and the deception I encountered. Is Purdue Pharma now manipulating journalists to further their criminal marketing of OxyContin?

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Yesterday I received a telephone call from Katherine Eban (also writes under Katherine Eban Finkelstein), an award-winning investigative reporter, who writes for Fortune Magazine -- Eban is also a Rhodes Scholar and author of a book "Dangerous Doses." 

She purportedly wanted to interview me about an expose on Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin which would be written focusing on the company after they pleaded guilty to criminally marketing OxyContin.

Original Copies of Michael Jackson`s `Moonwalker` Discovered

One of the most sought after Michael Jackson relics is unearthed.

(STUDIO CITY, Calif.) - A rare copy of Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker film featuring the iconic dance sequence of Smooth Criminal was located this week in Studio City, California.

Amy Redman, a raw stock broker who worked with Moonwalker’s director for years, came forward with three reels of film that contain over 30 minutes of footage.