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NorthEast Tamils Still Under Military Rule

"Despite Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe’s claim of progress on reconciliation, the Tamil people of the North and East continue to be subjected to violence even after the end of the war" - TNA Statement

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Leader of the Tamil National Alliance, R.Sampanthan, says “government’s approach to reconciliation has been predicated on building trust and amity between communities."

TNA retorted that the experience of the Tamil people does not support this claim and that “Tamil people of the North and East continue to be subjected to violence even after the end of the war.”

The One-Sided US veto

The US, arguing that unilateralism is misguided, hypocritically plans to veto Palestinian statehood at the UN.

(BEER-SHEVA, Israel) - US President Barack Obama's decision to use the US' veto prerogative if the United Nations votes to recognise a Palestinian state will constitute a blow to those seeking peace in the Middle East.

His administration's claim that peace can only be achieved through dialogue and consent rather than through unilateral moves ignores the complex power relations that constitute peace-making between Israelis and Palestinians.

Elmer Berger`s Anti-Zionism: Keeping the Humane Jewish Tradition Alive

Rabbi outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish anti-Zionism by Jack Ross is published by Potomac Books.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - While many Americans, and many American Jews, may not know it, Jewish opposition to Zionism has a long history.

Rabbi Elmer Berger, a long time leader of the American Council for Judaism (ACJ), was probably the best known Jewish anti-Zionist during most of his lifetime, particularly from World War II through the l967 Six Day War and its aftermath.

At the UN: the Speech that Might Have Been

“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” - Reinhold Niebuhr

(LAVERNE, Calif) - An Address at the United Nations by the President of the United States:

May I address each and every one of you as the anointed representative of your respective countries, responsible to the citizens of those countries in this assembly of nations, gathered together to guarantee the rights of all peoples on this planet as defined and declared in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As President of the United States, I represent the first nation to defend its independence based on the natural rights of humankind...

US Violent Crime Continues its 5-year Steep Decline, Baffling Authorities - but not the Transcendental Meditators in Iowa

Dr. Hagelin predicted that violent crime in the nation would continue to fall as the number of advanced TM experts in the Invincible America Assembly increases from the current 1,700 to the next target of 2,500.

(FAIRFIELD, Iowa) - Breaking news that violent crime in America continues its rapid and baffling steep decline has confirmed, yet again, predictions lodged by scientists six years ago.

They believed that large group meditations at Maharishi University of Management in Iowa would have a positive and measurable national impact in defusing the underlying acute societal stress that fuels crime and violence.

Counter `Talk Israel` Tents to be Erected on 20 Campuses Today!

Students will be passing out small "What Tents Mean for Palestinians," describing the situation for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven out and attacked by Israel in the past 60+ years.

(SACRAMENTO) - Today and tomorrow over 20 Hillels will be setting up tents on American campuses to engage students on Israel. Hillel is a national organization that calls itself "the central address on campus" for pro-Israel advocacy. It has a budget of close to $30 million.

Hillel works in tandem with the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC), created in 2002 to advocate for Israel on college campuses. ICC is an umbrella organization with a network of 33 organizations.

The Worst Kind of Injustice

Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm is the man who requested the death warrant against Troy Davis.

(ATLANTA) - In moments of immense sadness, moments that shake the foundation of our faith in the justice system and mankind, adequate words are scarce. Today, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles co-signed on the decision to execute Troy Davis.

`Ibrahim passed away` - 12-Year Old Ibrahim Zaza Dies from Wounds Suffered in Israeli Attack

Numerous witnesses near the scene of the Israeli missile attack in Gaza scoffed at the notion, saying that once again, the people Israel strikes are almost always just simple civilians, with no connection to terror activities of any kind.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last week we brought you the heartbreaking story about two boys in Gaza, 12 and 14-year old cousins, who were playing in the street in front of their family home when a guided Israeli missile struck, leaving a huge crater in the ground and both boys terribly injured.

Ibrahim Zaza, the 12-year old, was injured the worst. He lost both of his hands and had massive injuries over most of his body.

PTSD and the American Legion

The battle against Post Traumatic Stress- Help! Help! Help!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This article in the American Legion magazine (September 2011) is one of the best in a non-psychological medical magazine, however as a PTSD-treating physician I must object to some of the "institutionalized errors" which have been practiced and published for years.

You are with us or you are against us - President Mahinda Rajapakse

Best way to communicate to the world that Sri Lanka is serious about its obligations is to replace Gothabaya Rajapakse

(LONDON) - This week, the UNSG advisory report, unfortunately and disparagingly referred to in Sri Lanka as the “Darusman” Report was formally sent to the UNHRC.

The consequences for Sri Lanka are enormous, as it struggles to put behind it the events leading up to May 2009.