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Libya and hypocrisy of the `Left`

Those defending Gaddafi must remember the dictator's litany of crimes against his own people...

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The winds of change are sweeping the Arab world.

Thanks to the people of Tunisia and Egypt the Arabs are experiencing a momentous claim for new history, a new renaissance.

Greece Bows to Israel`s Politics, Arresting Fasting Anti-Fascist Protesters

Call, call, call! Contact your representatives, tell them this treatment of humanitarians is unacceptable...

(ATHENS) - Just got word from Athens: the 8 people who were fasting in front of the U.S. Embassy have been arrested.

They are Ken Mayers, Carol Murry, Medea Benjamin, Paki Wieland, Ray McGovern, Brad Taylor, Kit Kitteridge and Kathy Kelly. We will not have any more news until the morning.

Intact America tells Doctors to Put Down the Knife

Group calls upon members of three professional societies to stop performing infant circumcisions.

(NEW YORK) - Intact America, an organization founded in 2009 to abolish the practice of infant and child circumcision, has launched a campaign calling upon American doctors to stop performing medically unnecessary circumcisions on babies and children.

“The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) all acknowledge that infant circumcision is not medically necessary...

Hundreds of Internationals and Hundreds of Palestinians Gear-up for July 8-16 activities

Volunteers and participants are needed and welcome.

(BETHLEHEM) - Some 40 Palestinian civil society organizations, popular resistance committees, and political factions announce the launching of the “Welcome to Palestine” initiative July 8-16 where hundreds of Internationals will work with hundreds of Palestinians for Peace.

The hundreds of men, women, and children will arrive July 8 at the Lod Airport.

Child and Father Abducted From Sea

Report from March underscores tragedy of Israeli attacks on unarmed fishing vessels.

(GAZA STRIP ISM) - Four days. That is the time lapse between the attack on Yasser Nasser Bakr, who was shot in the abdomen by the Israeli Navy, and the abduction at sea of his father and brother.

At 6:00 a.m. on March 20th, Nasser Bakr and his 15-year old son Alaam set out to fish in a small boat of 6.5 meters length, joined by three other hasaka’s.

Israeli navy targets fishermen at sea

Do people realize that Israel routinely attacks unarmed fishermen at sea?

(GAZA CITY) - One boat carrying two fishermen was damaged around 10.00 a.m. on 3 July 2011.

This morning, Sabir and Umar Baker showed the Oliva crew the inside of the bow of their small hasaka boat, which had been hit by Israeli fire from a warship, about two miles out at sea. At the time of the attack, the Oliva was around 1 mile away.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who`s the Fairest One of All?

Is it morally acceptable to think, talk and act for the self-interest of the tribe against the interest of the whole world?

(LONDON) - Is it not an oxymoron to call oneself "atheist Jew"?
Is it OK for a "progressive Jew" to be a supremacist?
Is it not schizophrenic, for those who call themselves "progressive Jews", to be simultaneously, pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli?

Is there a problem with Jewish identity?
"Is it good for Palestinians" to rally behind some anti-zionist Jews even as we know that they act primarily for Jewish self-interest?

Libya`s Neighborhoods Prepare for NATO`s Boots
Countdown to Invasion

In addition to its current problems, NATO will face another major one if they decide to invade Western Libya.

(TRIPOLI, Lybia) - At ten a.m. Tripoli time on 6/28/11 the Libyan Ministry of Health made available to this observer its compilation entitled:

“Current Statistics Of Civilian Victims Of Nato Bombardments On Libya, (3/19/11-6/27/11)”.

Tijuana News Baja Goes for Space Dollars

The aerospace industry requires fewer but more skilled and specialized employees

(TIJUANA, Baja California) - In a renewed bid to further position their localities in a booming 21st century industry, officials in Tijuana and Baja California will host an aerospace conference later this month.

A local delegate for Mexico’s Economy Ministry, said the goal is to provide a networking opportunity for industry leaders, manufacturers and representatives of Mexican government agencies.

The Audacity of Hope

Greek Coast Guard and Commandos Stopping US Boat to Gaza. Is it any surprise that they have undertaken Israeli dirty work?

(MELBOURNE) - Greece has somehow maneuvered itself (or been maneuvered) into a financial crisis which threatens the incumbent government, and the economic quality of corporate life in Greece if IMF and World Bank historical response are pursued. So, to whom will they turn for relief?

Is it any surprise that they have undertaken Israeli dirty work?