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The Egyptian Second Revolution Cometh

A revolution isn't finished until changes are implemented

(TAHRIR SQUARE, Cairo, Egypt) - In the U.S. it isn't unusual to hear people ask about the future of the people who gave so much to bring this revolution onto the world map.

Tahrir Square is now synonymous with the resistance of oppressive governments that make deals on the backs of their own citizens.

A Warning From The Past

I guess that the answer to AIPAC is not yet another J-Street lobby, attempting to buy the very few remaining unaffiliated American politicians.

(LONDON) - Netanyahu's successful speech before the American joint houses was an extravaganza of Jewish power: there can be little doubt that as far as American elected politicians are concerned, Benjamin Netanyahu actually appears to be far more popular than even the American president himself.

Yet, you may want to ask yourself -- are Netanyahu and the Jewish State really popular amongst the American people?

Hypocrite of the Day Award

Besides pioneering nasty politics in Washington, Gingrich also pioneered unethical elections by using tax-exempt groups as a private piggy bank.

(APTOS, Calif.) - When it comes to hypocrisy, few can keep pace with Newt Gingrich, ace "fiscal conservative." He maintains a $500,000 Tiffany account for his pompadour-styled third wife, whom he married after a secret six-year affair when he was married and she was a Congressional underling.

Since the Tiffany revelation, questions arose about the account. Stephen Colbert says there's a simple explanation, "He buys his engagement rings in bulk."

Zelaya vs. the poultry thieves

Belen returns to Honduras, where a court dropped remaining corruption charges against Zelaya, who is expected this coming Saturday in Tegucigalpa.

(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) - Earlier this month, a Honduran court dropped remaining corruption charges against Zelaya, who is expected this coming Saturday in Tegucigalpa.

Despite the accord, golpista rhetoric continues in the same broken-record fashion as always. I had been repeatedly informed for four months in 2009—that Zelaya had sought to remain president for life.

New Song `Depression` - Graphic Truth of Sri Lanka Tamil Genocide

Genocide: the sad ambitions of Buddhist militants and their need for real estate.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Sri Lanka Civil War that began in 1983, ended two years ago in a massive Genocide.

It is a story of a minority population living in a country that seeks to be a religious nation; not Christian, or Jewish, or Muslim, but Buddhist.

An Evening with Helen Thomas and Flashback to John Lennon and Vanunu Mordechai

"...President Kennedy tried to stop Israel from building atomic weapons?" - Helen Thomas

(NEW YORK CITY) - When I heard the call to “Move Over AIPAC: Building a New US Middle East Policy” I immediately became one of over 100 organizations to endorse it.

However I didn’t commit to attend the event until I learned that journalist Helen Thomas was to be the keynote speaker. By the time I booked my flight, Ms. Thomas had been “disinvited”

Israel always needs an existential threat to survive: Nima Shirazi

Kourosh and Nima Shirazi discuss Israeli-American relations, Osama Bin Laden and the Western media propaganda against Iran.

(TEHRAN / NEW YORK) - Nima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City. His analysis includes US foreign policy and Middle East issues, particularly with reference to current events in Israel, Palestine, and Iran.

Shirazi is widely acclaimed for his precise and accurate analysis.

Egypt to Open Rafah Border Permanently

Palestinians welcome easing of four-year blockade on Gaza Strip, a sharp departure from policies of former president.

(RAFAH Al Jazeera) - Egypt will permanently open its Rafah border crossing starting from Saturday, the country's official news agency reported, easing a four-year blockade of Gaza.

The news agency MENA said on Wednesday that Egypt's new military rulers had set the date for the opening of the crossing as part of efforts "to end the status of the Palestinian division and achieve national reconciliation".

Libya`s Revolution and the Open Air Market

Like the worst plot lines of a thousand Hollywood “B” war flicks all crunched together on a single reel and running on fast forward.

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - When Libya announced its “revolution” I was excited.

Not only would this nation join in the Arab Spring, further promoting the fervor for freedom in that region, it signaled a coming end to the reign of one of the world's most schizophrenic despots and a possible end to the stranglehold plans of the oil elite.

In Eulogy: Cannabis Community Suffers Loss of Another Freedom Fighter

"Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality." ~Emily Dickinson

(EUGENE, Ore.) - It is with very deep sorrow that I must inform all of you that our Cannabis-Family has lost yet another invaluable freedom fighting activist.