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The Goldstone Affair: The Loyal Zionist Judge Who Came In From the Cold

Whatever initially might have been right about Zionism as a movement, the Goldstone affair is a further indication that Zionism has been badly misused by Israel’s current leadership.

(CHICAGO) - I have been studying an excellent documentary, Occupation 101, an examination of the root causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The case of Judge Richard Goldstone broke too late to make it into the film, but I have a suggestion for the film makers: Start work on a sequel. Call it The Goldstone Affair: The Loyal Zionist Judge Who Came in From the Cold.

On Jewish Intolerance

The Goldstone saga is an opportunity to peep into contemporary Jewish political intolerance, and Goldstone emerges as a tragic figure.

(LONDON) - In a New Statesman article, law professor John Dugard, who was a Judge on The International Court of Justice as well as being Special Raporteur for United Nations Commission on Human Rights, summarises the Goldstone apology saga:

‘there are no new facts that could possibly have led Richard Goldstone to change his mind about the UN-backed investigation into Israel and the conflict in Gaza.’

Does America have a Muslim Problem?

Muslims, slightly more than 1% of Americans, are currently the target of nearly 15% of all hate crimes.

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - Whatever becomes of the truly pathetic “Pastor” Terry Jones and his plans to appear later this month to condemn Islam and provoke Americans and people of good will with his hate speech, it won't be of any lasting lasting import to Muslim and American relations.

It reminds us that when it comes to intolerance, nothing is new under the sun in our land that beckons with its Statue of Liberty.

Israeli Embassy in Cairo Under Siege

Demands: Embassy Closure and Withdrawal from The Camp David Accords in Wake of Renewed Attacks on Gaza

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - The western press and even Al Jazeera have failed to report today’s demonstrations in Tahir Square, Cairo accurately.

Thousands of Egyptians marched from the square to the Israeli Embassy, demanding that the current military government end diplomatic relations with Israel in wake of the recent assault on Gaza by the IDF.

HumanRights: From Deir Yassin to Gaza

Just in the past three days, 18 Palestinians were murdered in Gaza by the same occupation army; including a man and his grand-daughter. I penned a poem along the way.

(BETHLEHEM) - I am back in Palestine after a long 40 day book tour in which I visited 3
countries, 16 US states, gave talks 67 times and interviewed on TV and Radio extensively.

Over 3000 wonderful contacts were made and the publisher tells me that 1300 books were sold along the way.

Lebanon Wiki-Cables Tell of Treason, US Interference

Veterans Today interview with Franklin Lamb in Beirut on the latest Wilkileaks from US Embassy Beirut and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)

(BEIRUT) - Franklin Lamb, a former Asst. Counsel of the US House Judiciary Committee, and a Professor at the NW College of Law in Oregon, earned his Law Degree at Boston Univ. and PhD degrees at the London School of Economics.

Lamb works with the Palestine Civil Rights Campaign in Lebanon. His new book, The Case for Palestinian Civil Rights in Lebanon, is due out shortly.

Nuclear Resisters Arraigned for MLK Action at Bangor Submarine Base

The government is currently upgrading its entire nuclear weapons research and production infrastructure; President Obama has promised $85 billion over 10 years.

(SEATTLE) - Six people were arraigned in Tacoma Federal Court on Wednesday morning for trespassing at the Bangor nuclear submarine base on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The arrests at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor occurred on January 15, 2011 during a nonviolent resistance action at the Trident submarine base, which contains the largest concentration of operational nuclear weapons according to the Kansas City Star.

Fine Art Photography Exhibit Unites the Peoples of Japan and California Across a Sea of Love

The black and white portraits are dramatic and contemporary, giving sustainability a hip and sophisticated "Vanity Fair Magazine" treatment.

(ENCINITAS, Calif.) - The "Harmonious Balance" show of fine art photography opens at Encinitas' E Street Cafe Wednesday, April 13, 7-10 pm.

Photographer, Film Maker, Environmental Activist, and Encinitas resident, Robert Lundahl's fine art photographs invoke feelings of connection and compassion in light of Japan's recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters.

Japan Tsunami Rubble Will Reach West Coast

West Coast residents have, for many years, found on their shores lost or discarded items originating in the Far East.

(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) - AccuWeather.com reports some of the rubble swept out to sea by the devastating Japanese tsunami of March 11 will ultimately cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of the U.S., an oceanographer has stated.

Oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer has said that it would take about three years before West Coast residents begin to see trash stemming from the tsunami aftermath.

Cars, Planes and Trains

Who did what first and why?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Some of the finest cars on the road, both today and yesterday, interestingly have their roots in the air. Saab is certainly the success story, the Messerschmidt has to be the most unique, and the most grand aspect may be the way the engine of America's finest classic, the Duesenberg; became one of the most widely used airplane engines in the world.

When you think about it, cars and planes are approximately the same age.