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Israel Better Think Twice

Islam is unbeatable and indestructible. The Israelis should remember their latest military blunders.

(LONDON) - As the rift between Israel and Turkey deepens, the Israeli media is preparing its crowd for another possible exciting bloody conflict. Israel’s leading news outlet Ynet, published yesterday a detailed comparison between Israel’s and Turkey’s military capacity - it outlines the size of the air force, navy, ground forces in the respective countries.

“Turkey”, it says, “posses much bigger navy but our air force is larger.’

Facebook Anti-Trafficking Partner to Host 33 Walk/Run to `Stop Child Trafficking Now`

SCTNow's success is entirely dependent on walkers/runners, sponsors, and volunteers involved in raising funds in local communities all over the United States.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today, non-profit organization Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) announced plans for its 3rd annual National Walk Run Campaign. The public event is part of a national campaign taking "steps" toward freedom in more than 33 communities in the United States and Canada.

Israeli Dogs of War

“You can love the settlers or hate them, oppose them or embrace them as much as you like – the fact remains that the settlements are by far the main obstacle to peace and the welfare state”

(TEL AVIV) - Such terrifying dogs have not been seen since the Hound of the Baskervilles.

Ahmad Massoud: the Lion in the Path of Understanding 9/11

With the assassination of this great Afghan guerrilla leader, went the key to unlocking the mystery of his alleged warning about 9/11.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Never in my wildest dreams could I have guessed that my greatest questions about the 9/11 tragedy- would come from a Lion.

Marijuana: Does it Help?

'We need a fuller, clearer, more rational debate on the uses and abuses of marijuana'.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - 'We need a fuller, clearer, more rational debate on the uses and abuses of marijuana' - this erstwhile headline was stolen from an Oregonian OPED article August 30, 2011 Does Marijuana Help? by Daren Engstrom.

When War is Promoted as a Remedy for Terror: Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Of 9/11[i]

The report from America’s Commander-In-Chief that bin Laden had been executed by US Navy Seals added a new layer of deception to an extravagant complex of misrepresentations, distortions and subterfuge.

(LETHBRIDGE, Alberta) - On the tenth-anniversary year of the 9/11 debacle, President Obama boasted to the world that his government had murdered in Pakistan Osama bin Laden, who the US president described as “al-Qaeda’s leader and symbol.”

“The death of bin Laden,” Obama declared, “marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al-Qaeda.”

Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar?

The city is in desperate need of a proper administration that can balance competing interests among various clans.

(SEATTLE) - Kandahar, a conservative and sacred Pashtun heartland, the epicenter of complex Afghan tribal politics where Prophet Muhammad's cloak has resided for over half a millennium, has always played a pivotal role in Afghanistan with all its political makeup.

What`s the Emergency?

Ambiguity over repealing Tamil Tiger-era draconian regulations betrays Sri Lanka president's reluctance to relinquish power.

(COLOMBO) - Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's president, did not tell his ministers why he required them to attend parliament on August 25. But an Indian newspaper put them out of their misery, breaking the news online that he was going to announce a lifting of Sri Lanka's state of emergency.

How Elder Naggers Impair Men`s Self-Confidence

If breadwinner roles are reversed, the opposite outcome may result.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After 33 years as a professional counselor on both East and West Coasts, I have seen literally hundreds of elderly clients sharing their agonies. One pervasive issue keeps cropping up. It involves the return of the male breadwinner to the homefront, for which he is often unprepared. Thus, conflict erupts.

Sri Lanka: Former Air Force Officer Arrested for Raping 10-Year Old Girl

Terrible sex crimes persist in the land of Genocide.

(COLOMBO) - In a widely reported incident it has been revealed that a former air force officer has raped a ten-year-old girl when she accompanied her mother as she was preparing a school for the coming term. This happened at the Telijewele Royal College where the school was a centre for the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examinations.

After the holding of exams a group of teachers and other government servants held a drinking party to which this former air force officer was invited.