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Born Suckers - if not what? - Fools of the First Order!!!!!

We voted crooked idiots into power and let them plunder our country and we will continue to do so.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - When it comes to political promises, Sri Lankans are born suckers.

From S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s “Sinhala Only“ Utopia to his wife Sirimavo’s ˜“Rice from the Moon” to J.R. Jayewardene’s “Dharmishta Society” to Chandrika Kumaratunga’s “Eradication of Dooshanaya and Beeshanaya” to maestro Mahinda Rajapaksa’s “Miracle of Asia,” Sri Lankans from all walks of life – rich and the poor, educated and the uneducated, have all fallen for what has almost always been, crap.

They Die, We Die: An essay on life and...

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less..."

(CALGARY, Alberta) - At birth we join society (in progress) as a nascent thread; when we exit society, we leave a rip in the social fabric.

John Steinbeck observed in one of his novels: “When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so, you’ve got two new people.” Society is created and sustained by these ongoing interactions of its members—a non-stop fluxion of interrelationships.

Ground Zero $$$ & Zero Cents

This is a group that has been treated like the Agent Orange victims of the Vietnam War.

(CLEVELAND) - What is the meaning of 'audacity' - and first let us agree on the simple fact that audacity is typically not a positive, but a negative. It is a pessimistic yet sometimes necessary way of saying something overt and uncomfortable.

To me, audacity is best defined by the actions of the U.S. government toward the people who worked at what came to be called 'Ground Zero'.

Reactor Reax: Roundup of Stories Related to Nuclear Power

One story explores the growing populations around nuclear facilities that were never intended to see so many human lives.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In this week's Reactor Reax, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey says a request to start building two Toshiba Corp. reactors in Georgia before the design is approved should be rejected.

We learn that the U.S. is undercharging for Nuclear Loan Guarantees – from a Congressional Report, and one story in this week's roundup of nuclear-related developments, explores the idea of growing populations around nuclear facilities.

The Filing of a Chilling Report to Congress

In Central Africa Sexual Assaults continue to remain a problem.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Thirteen months ago we noticed as both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States undertook the large task of Financial Reform.

The goal was to prevent the meltdown that occurred back in 2008. Recently one part of that endeavor was accomplished to little or no fanfare but it is very critical to US Policy.

With Respect To The `Dossier` on Ken O`Keefe Composed By Mary Rizzo

Contrary to resolution, what Mary's effort accomplishes is continuation of this issue and the taking of sides... Solidarity Lost.

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - A lengthy diatribe composed by Mary Rizzo [12/2010] of Palestine Think Tank (PTT) regarding claims she feels are of major import regarding alleged actions of activist Ken O'Keefe (involved in the Road to Hope convoy of last year that met with numerous obstacles and negative press), is described as a “dossier” by Mary.

In the classic sense, her overdrawn article is anything but a dossier. To some, this may be a minor point but I raise it here to address the issue of clarity and purpose.

British Women Tossed in Israeli Prison had Hidden Video Camera

Israeli guards deny water for punishment...

(SALEM, Ore.) - 13 British citizens, along with activists from dozens of other countries, traveled to Israel in July to determine once and for all whether Palestine's West Bank and Golan Heights are actually under a full illegal Israeli siege, like the one in the coastal Gaza Strip.

The unlucky 13 were stopped at Tel Aviv airport and five hours later, they and 120 other people were in a high security prison in Israel.

Human Rights in Palestine: September

Palestinians were right to call for a secular state at the outset.

(BETHLEHEM) - In memoriam: friend of Palestine, a great French activist, who founded friends of Al-Rowwad Theater (Aida Refugee Camp) in France, Jean-Claude Ponsin passed away at age 81. We shall not forget such great human beings.

Some of my friends in Fatah and others will not like some of what I have to say here. Others will respect and even appreciate it including some members of Fatah central committee. The situation is becoming intolerable and some of us feel we cannot remain silent.

PTSD: Anti-Psychotic Drugs Condemned by VA Study

The same for anti-depressant drugs.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - About one million combat veterans from Vie4tnam to the present would/could tell the VA and the military medicos.

Statehood: Palestinians Must Show they Mean Business Two-prong Approach Needed

For how much longer will Zionist Washington rule the UN roost?

(LONDON) - It is time for the Palestinians to pursue a two-pronged strategy: on the one hand bid for UN recognition of their statehood because they must have “equal rank to Israelis within the international community and a level playing field”.

This, while developing and expanding boycott, divestment and sanctions to neutralize the "enemy within" our Western parliamentary structures and media.