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A Greek Tragedy: Seizing the Gaza Flotilla on Israel`s Orders

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, squandered support his father, Andreas Papandreou offered Palestinian liberation.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The odyssey and fate of eight Gaza Flotilla ships carrying peaceful human rights activists, journalists, food, medicine, and letters from well wishers, has become more tragic than any Greek tragedy.

The Greek government, not the honorable people of Greece, seized the eight ships bound for Gaza that that were docked in a Greek port preventing them from sailing to answer the cry and call of hungry Gazan children.

Surfrider Images Benefit
`Intriguing, fun, relevant, thoughtful and beautiful`

CEO Jim Moriarty to show 125 iPhone prints at San Pedro, CA gallery as benefit for Surfrider.

(SAN PEDRO) - Surfrider Foundation CEO Jim Moriarty is showing 125 8x8 Giclee prints at Gallery Neuartig at 366 W. 7th St. in San Pedro, CA on Saturday, 9 July 2011, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

This very unique show benefits the Surfrider Foundation. Each of the 125 prints will be sold through a silent auction format starting $100. The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the world's oceans, waves, and beaches.

Israeli Threatened by `Resistance` from Crew of 8 French Peace Activists?

We're taking off the gloves; Israel and its minions have gone too far, must be countered, stopped.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I can just see the Israelis freaking out over how they look to the world, and they damned well should.

With their trusty guard dog Jerusalem Post which isn't a news organization but a government mouthpiece for Israel, the poor defenseless victim state "prepares" for new possible resistance from eight French peace activists enroute to Gaza in a yacht designated for the purpose.

Induced Fraud

This is the third in a four-part series.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Even as the Berlin Wall was being reduced to rubble, the forces that have since dismantled the US economy were gaining power. Driven by the all-pervasive force of a consensus mindset, US firms embraced financial returns as their sole metric of success.

By that measure, corporate performance steadily improved even as the US economy steadily declined.

Iran is singled out because it defies Washington: Jeremy R. Hammond

In-depth interview addresses Iran's nuclear standoff, the renewed war threats of Israel and the U,S, against Iran, the prospect of Iran-West relations and also Israel's underground nuclear program.

(TEHRAN) - Jeremy R. Hammond is an American political analyst and journalist who is the editor of Foreign Policy Journal, a progressive online publication dedicated to providing critical analysis of the United States Foreign Policy.

Hoopa Valley Tribal Council shuts down newspaper

The people of the Hoopa Valley Tribe adopted a constitutional provision to protect freedoms of speech and press, and the wishes of the people need to be respected.

(TUCSON, Ariz.) - This morning, I received a call from Kaci Poor of The Eureka (Calif.) Times-Standard for an interview.

Apparently, the leaders on the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council has shut down the tribal newspaper over budget and editorial issues.

Greece Drops Charges Against American Captain in Gaza Freedom Flotilla II
Israel Loses Power

Israel's informational shortcomings and stumbles are catching up.

(ATHENS / SALEM) - An American under arrest in Greece for his role in trying to aid Palestinians has been released.

We reported several hours ago that Captain John Klusmire was in Greek custody, under arrest for attempting to sail the humanitarian aid vessel Audacity of Hope as part of a large international effort to end Israel's illegal siege of Gaza.

French Flotilla Boat Sets Sail for Gaza

Activists sail from Corsica as others pledge to continue efforts to reach Palestinian territory with humanitarian aid.

(CORSICA Al Jazeera) - A French boat has set sail for Gaza from Corsica in the latest attempt by activists to deliver aid to the Palestinian territory, according to a journalist aboard the vessel.

The Dignite al Karama, which left the western Mediterranean island overnight is, thus far, the only boat in a flotilla organised by pro-Palestinian activists to successfully sail for Gaza, with most confined to ports in Greece.

Riposte Against Zionism: Go Tell it to the People

Perhaps the first thing we need to do is to get organized. We need to map out all of the various networks and distribution lists in our movement.

(JACKSON, Miss.) - Archimedes once said, “Give me a place to stand and I will move the world.”

In the preceding articles in this series, I have developed the basic theses of my analysis that define the place we stand now, and where we must stand if we wish to alter the world Zionism has contrived for us.

Sri Lanka: MOD to Allow Foreigners` Travel to Northern War Zone Area

It seems clear that the fallout over the mass killings in the north has come to roost on Sri Lanka's doorstep.

(COLOMBO) - Ministry of Defence lifted the imposed pre-travel approval exclusively for foreign passport holders with effect from today (04th June, 2011).

According to Military Liaison Officer Officials, foreign pass port holders are no longer required to produce a MOD travel approval document at Omanthai entry/exist point- the main travel checking point located in Vavuniya.