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To Helen Thomas CC: MSM, US-Israeli Governments

I have tried since the summer of 2005 to wake up clueless US Christians about the true facts of the so called Holy Land.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - I am the founder of one of 100 organizations who have endorsed Move Over AIPAC, but I didn’t commit to attend until I learned Helen Thomas was going to speak.

However, a dream died today when I learned that Ms. Thomas has now declined to take part in the Move Over AIPAC conference, fearing she was becoming the focus

North & South Korea Must Push Toward Peace: Window of Opportunity Still Open

The North and South need to re-unite as one people as they were in the beginning.

(SEOULE, South Korea) - North Korea went to war against South Korea in 1950. The USA assisted the South, China assisted the North, and a stalemate was declared in 1953.

There were very serious tensions between China & USA post 1953, but the two eventually became each other's biggest trade partners with the influence of very sharp American & Chinese politicians thus neutralizing any threat of war between the two nations, because of their co-dependence on each other financially.

Bring Surfing to the People of the Gaza Strip

Your chance to help people live like you.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - We always try to bring our readers stories about surfing.

But seldom are they like this article, where Gaza Correspondent Ken O'Keefe, reminds us of the incredible shore facing this war torn strip of land.

Portland Police Investigating a Shooting in North Portland

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Detectives from the Gang Enforcement Team continue to investigate this afternoon's shooting at North Williams and Fremont. 29-year-old Kenneth Wonnell Riley of North Portland was shot once in the right wrist and was treated at an area hospital.

Investigators have learned that there was an exchange of gunfire between a vehicle and a group of people on the sidewalk. Investigators do not know if Riley was the intended target and no arrests have been made at this point. There is no suspect vehicle description at this time.

County Advisory Group for Forestry to Meet May 6

(Salem, Oregon) - A group of commissioners representing Oregon counties that in the past deeded forestland to the State for management will meet on Friday, May 6, in Salem.

AMERICAN RADICAL: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (Video)

A revealing documentary about the serious scholar and the ardent advocate for Palestinian rights and world justice.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - American Radical is the probing, definitive documentary about Jewish-American political scientist Norman Finkelstein.

A devoted son of holocaust survivors, an ardent critic of Israel and US Middle East policy, Finkelstein has been steadfast at the centre of many intractable controversies, including his denial of tenure at DePaul University.

Semper Fi- Documentary at Tribeca Film Fest.

Semper Fi: Always Faithful sheds light on the injustice at Camp Lejeune and illustrates that social change is possible

(New York) - Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger's loyalty belonged to the Marine Corps for 25 years. But when his nine-year-old daughter dies of a rare leukemia, Jerry gives up all else to investigate the cause of her death.

His exhaustive search for answers leads to a shocking discovery: one of the largest water contamination cover-ups in US history.

Senate Committee Votes to Move Gillnet Restrictions Forward

"It's refreshing to see the sportfishing and conservation communities work together and get some positive movement on this issue" - Russell Bassett, Northwest Steelheaders

(Salem, Oregon) - The Oregon Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted today to pass out of committee a bill to restrict commercial gillnetting in the Columbia River.

The Committee voted 3-2 to forward Senate Bill 736, commonly known as SAFE for Salmon, to the Senate Rules Committee.

Volunteers Out in Force to Benefit Marion-Polk Food Share

(Salem, Oregon) - Volunteers from Comcast, Sodexo and the general public will be gardening, food repackaging, doing maintenance and advocating for Marion-Polk Food Share programs on April 30. More volunteers are welcome to participate in the huge work party.

The Middle East Peace Process: Dead as Monty Python`s Parrot

“This peace process is no more… This is an ex-peace process!”

(LONDON) - In an article entitled “Mobilizing for September?”, Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), shares his thoughts on the collective action that must be taken between now and when the window of opportunity for applying for Palestinian statehood opens in September.

As he rightly says, the Palestinian Authority (PA) over the years "has failed to mobilize its greatest resource and ally, grassroots activists the world over".