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Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated - Was He Afghanistan`s Last Hope for Peace?

Burhanuddin Rabbani served as Afghanistan's President from 1992 to 1996, and for a second term in 2001.

(KABUL ) - Afghanistan has been rocked by the assassination of former President Burhanuddin Rabbani (Persian: برهان الدين رباني Burhânuddîn Rabbânî), who held the reigns of this country until Kabul was taken by the Taliban in 1996. Wikipedia explains that Rabbani was killed in a suicide bombing at his home in Kabul on 22 September 2011.

2 Taliban members approached him to offer a hug and detonated their explosives. At least one of them hid the explosives within his turban. The suicide bomber claimed to be a Taliban commander and said he wanted to "discuss peace" with Rabbani.

Salem-News.com Returns After Several Hours

Offline for several hours, Salem-News.com is back online.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It has been a long afternoon for our crew, with Salem-News.com experiencing online technical difficulties at the exact point in time that Palestine faces statehood in the United Nations.

Our Web Designer Matt Lintz, says a series of server tests were conducted over a four-hour period Saturday as the site remained offline and while the problem can't be pinpointed, adjustments were made and Salem-News is now expected to remain stable.

Ground Zero Mosque Opens Without Much Controversy

"...the center is open to all faiths and will include a 9/11 memorial..." - Developer Sharif El-Gamal

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - The Islamic Community Center located blocks away from where the Twin Towers once stood, and commonly referred to as the ground zero mosque, has officially opened, celebrating the day with an art exhibit that features children representing 171 ethnicities.

The ‘NYChildren Photography Exhibition’ brought visitors instead of protesters to the opening at the controversial Park51 Community Center location.

Find Mark campaign: Family and friends canvass small towns in Southern Oregon

Mark disappeared late on the night of Friday, September 16 in Riddle, Oregon, after volunteering with Cycle Oregon. Mark has battled cancer in the past and appeared confused on the night he went missing, as well as in the days prior.

(SUTHERLIN, Ore.) - While search efforts go nationwide to bring Mark Bosworth home, Mark’s daughters and wife are taking to the streets of Sutherlin to raise awareness about his disappearance.

Kudos Mr. Abbas

Palestinians on statehood: 'We want action, not votes at the UN'.

(BETHLEHEM) - Mahmoud Abbas gave a brilliant speech at the United Nations, getting rounds of applause from most of the representatives.

I think it demonstrated clearly and unambiguously that the Palestinian leadership has been "unreasonably reasonable" and has instead seen the hopes of peace and of millions of Palestinians suffering for 63 years dashed on the rock of Israeli expansionist, colonial, and apartheid policies.

Oakland, CA: `Child`s View From Gaza` Exhibit

Opening Reception will go on as planned! September 24, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 538 Ninth Street, downtown Oakland.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - An exhibit of Palestinian children’s paintings (“A child’s view from Gaza”) was scheduled to open tomorrow (Sept. 24) from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, CA.

The paintings were done after the Israeli military assault on Gaza in 2008/2009 which killed 1400 Palestinians including 300 children. So they depicted some of what the children had seen.

Albanian-American Muslim Author and Musician Say`s Cannabis: Puff! Puff! Puff!

“All I’m saying is, that if a loved one is suffering from extreme pain and you are worried about the side effects of prescription drugs, shouldn’t you give cannabis a thought? It’s better than a bullet in the head!” - Agron Belica

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you don’t know the name, you should.

Our religious affairs writer, Agron Belica, has already stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy with his research on John the Baptist’s being deprived of his rightful place in religious history with his study entitled The Revival of the Prophet Yahya.

Mahmoud Abbas and Barack Obama: Tragic Hero vs Political Prostitute

Israel needs peace. Israel needs to live side by side with the Palestinian people, within the Arab world. Israel cannot rely forever on the unconditional support of the declining United States.

(TEL AVIV) - ”The Arab Spring may have been a last chance for the US to recover its standing in the Middle East. After some hesitation, Obama realized that...

“Now he has blown it, perhaps forever. No self-respecting Arab will forgive him for plunging his knife into the back of the helpless Palestinians..."

Recognition of Israel Necessitates Recognizing Palestine First

Recognizing a state requires the existence of an equal state, politically and legally on the same level, to make the recognition.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Author’s note: Recognizing Israel has been an Israeli precondition for sitting around one table with the Palestinians to start the so-called peace talks.

In almost all the screwed up bilateral negotiations over the past two decades, the Israeli side would always issue statements that justify and stick the failure of negotiations on the other side’s unwillingness to recognize the state of Israel.

The Third Rail and Forcing Obama to earn his Nobel

"If you are not a part of the solution-you are a part of the problem." - Eldridge Cleaver

(UNITED NATIONS) - Today at the United Nations President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas formally requested full United Nations membership and stated, "I don’t believe anyone with a shred of conscience can reject our application for full admission in the United Nations," as he called statehood “the realization of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people."