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Sarkozy Was a Mossad Agent?

Le Figaro claimed that French police officials managed to keep secret a letter, which exposed Sarkozy's past participation in espionage activities for Mossad.

(TEHRAN) - A report reveals that French President Nicolas Sarkozy worked for Israeli intelligence for a long time before he was elected president.

French daily Le Figaro has revealed the French leader once worked for the Zionist regime as a sayan, Hebrew for 'collaborator'.

UN Authorizes Air Strikes Against Gaddafi`s Forces in Libya

UN goes to war against Gaddafi.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Look for a quick air strike against Muammar Al-Gaddafi. France said they could strike within hours. It's now dark in Libya, but a daylight attack against his forces may be imminent.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Gaddafi’s Government Wednesday to cease hostilities immediately, warning that a potential assault on the rebel-held city of Benghazi could endanger huge numbers of civilians.

U.S. vs. World: America`s Strange Case of Split Personality

We need government that protects rights for everybody. Otherwise, we’re all in serious trouble.

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) - Several news items this week remind me that Americans suffer from a sort of "split personality" that places the United States outside the mainstream when compared with many other industrialized nations.

We consider our country a democracy, where everyone’s rights are honored, but we’re failing in many areas. Consider this week’s examples...

A Ruler With a Stronger Juju

Ugandans have opportunities, unlike their counterparts in Ethiopia, but then don't always use them for the betterment of their future.

(UGANDA) - Since holding election under a bogus multi-partyism has become more of a fad in Africa after the cessation of the Cold War, Uganda too has passed through one of this ritual and held a presidential and parliamentary election on the 18th of February.

Section of Highway One Near Big Sur Crashes Into Pacific Ocean

Big Sur businesses will remain OPEN.

(BIG SUR, Calif.) - Big Sur residents and other travelers are fortunate today after a section of Highway 1 tumbled 200 feet straight down to the beach below.

On the 8th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie`s Stand in Gaza

A Message from Craig and Cindy Corrie:

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) - On Wednesday, March 16th, we mark the eighth anniversary of our daughter Rachel's stand in Rafah, Gaza, to protect a family's right to be safe and secure in their home, and the rights of all Palestinians to self-determination, freedom, equality, and security in the same measure as their Israeli neighbors.

Here in Olympia, Washington – our hometown and Rachel's – our family, the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, and our community will mark this anniversary with an event that emphasizes three components: community-building, education, and action.

Health News: Cocaine Kids

One agency has reached 51,400 people with prevention activities, and directly helped 320 patients and families.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - On a hill overlooking Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Lesly Narvaez Castanon and her staff wage a struggle against substance abuse.

Opened in 2005, the government-supported Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Youth Integration Center(CIJ) became the first drug prevention and treatment center to serve this Pacific Coast resort located in the southern state of Guerrero.

Bahrain`s One-Woman Democracy

CNN confuses female Bahraini ambassador for man as unarmed protesters are shot at point-blank range by Bahraini police.

(ISTANBUL) - Tired of hearing about the deadly repression of pro-democracy demonstrators by the Bahraini regime?

Treat yourself to the recent Haaretz profile of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain’s ambassador to the U.S.

Afghanistan: The `Great Game` of Deceit

The list goes on and on for all the failures that Afghanistan has endured...

(SEATTLE) - The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, at the beginning of the 20th century aptly described Afghanistan as “a piece on the chessboard on which is being played out the game for domination of the world.”

At that time, the Great Game was being played between Czarist Russia and Imperialist Britain. At the end of the 20th century, however, the contestants were the USSR, and the USA.

Public Health Under Attack

One in three amendments in House budget affect environment.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Ignoring the risk to the public, the House Republican majority and a few Democrats have mounted a broad ideological attack on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s rules to protect public health.

These assaults on our public health protections could cause thousands of premature deaths every year, create billions of dollars in unnecessary health costs, and leave communities at risk of pollution-related cancers and other diseases.