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ARAB UPRISINGS: Time to Quit Playing al Qaeda`s Card

The west should start dealing with Arabs in a more dignified way.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - The Arabic world is populated by nearly 360 million hungry for democracy- people, many of whom are not quite aware what democracy stands for nor are they interested to get oriented with the academic definition of the word.

They long for equal rights and obligations, fair judiciary and police, reasonable standard of living, free elections, accountable leaders, peaceful succession to power and most of all dignified life...

Crowley Forced to Resign Following Ethical Comment

"Speaking out against that abuse is a firing offense. Good to know..." - Salon’s Glenn Greenwald

(ISTANBUL) - Suddenly ex-U.S. State Dept. spokesman PJ Crowley's resignation was forced over a recent comment he made about the inhumane treatment of US Army Private Bradley Manning.

Manning's in solitary confinement in Quantico, for allegedly leaking classified government cables to WikiLeaks.

Gaddafi`s Buying Time: But The Times Have A `Changed

Just hours prior to the Orlando demonstration, the Arab League released a statement asking "the United Nations to carry out its responsibility to impose a no-fly zone over Libya."

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - The crowd converged at Lake Eola Saturday after the word was spread on Facebook and Twitter to take it to the street in support of the people of Libya and demand a No Fly Zone, which they all began to call for on last month when Gaddafi started using air-strikes to bomb civilians.

After Ahmed Addarrat’s EnoughGaddafi.com was hacked, he helped co-found http://feb17.info because of "the black hole of information."

Global Day of Action

They seem to assume people can’t check facts for themselves.

(DEARBORN, Mich.) - Our thoughts are with our friends in Japan. The Japanese people have stood with us in Palestine and continue to do so. Our hearts are broken over the devastation and loss of life that is the worst disaster in Japanese history since the nuclear and other bombings of Japanese cities in WWII.

Our thoughts are also with the people of the Arab world as they face desperate ruthless dictators.

Special Report: High Noon in Ciudad Juarez?

How human rights figures into Lt. Col. Julian Leyzaola Perez’s management in Ciudad Juarez will be a critical question.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Mexico-US border police chiefs were at the top of the news in recent days.

In a bitter twist to an almost fairytale story that captured the imagination of the US and Mexican press, the 20-year-old police chief of a small town in the blood-soaked Juarez Valley, Marisol Valles, fled to the US seeking political asylum last week.

How to Survive Nuclear Fallout From Japan`s Reactor Meltdown

Highly radioactive dust-like particles will be carried on the prevailing winds for hundreds or thousands of miles.

(CHICAGO) - With six reactors failing in Japan and at least two undergoing partial meltdown, concern has been raised about a massive radioactive cloud escaping and sweeping over the West Coast of the U.S.

As the crisis continues and the Japan Islands are being rocked by hundreds of strong aftershocks, the probability of a Chernobyl-like disaster escalates. If such an event does occur what can you do to protect yourself and your family?

The Shekel Has Dropped

I guess there is a clear message here for Zionists and Israelis: your dirty game is over.

(LONDON) - A few days ago, I published a short piece about a BBC global poll gauging attitudes towards various countries worldwide. In the poll, Israel came pretty much at the bottom. The world seems to dislike the Jewish State, and this is not a big surprise.

The text of the BBC Poll can be found here. The text is actually far more revealing than I had initially realised.

Fear Goes Away When the Desire To Act for Liberation Is Shared By Others

One writer concludes that the revolution the Arabs are conducting for their own personal freedom is directly related to the growing outrage about the treatment of the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.

(CHICAGO) - In 1968, American civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin wrote:

All these things are very important, but deeper and more profound is the feeling of young Negroes today—through all classes, from the lumpenproletariat to the working poor, the working classes, the middle classes, and the intelligentsia—that the time has come when they should have power, a voice in the solution of problems which affect them.”

The Revenge of the Supermoon

With the ongoing nuclear reactor emergency in Japan because of the earthquake, we may have radioactive fallout heading for Oregon in the days ahead. It shall be an interesting week indeed.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our lives are measured by the cadence of lunar clockwork as the Earth-Moon system spins in gravity's embrace. The primordial influence of the Moon has synchronized life itself, driving our biorhythms and reproductive cycles.

Marching across the night sky, it's pale luminance has inspired countless works of art, poetry, and music.

Why Unions Go Bad

Unions are the deformed offspring of capitalism: As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Unions have a lot of bad press in the United States on two levels. First is the real or alleged corruption that has been displayed by union officials/people over the decades.