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Bloody American Pragmatism

Surely it is about time to state the obvious : It is not morality; it is not values, and neither is it any ethical consideration that drives our leaders.

(LONDON) - After killing hundreds of thousands of Muslims in the name of democracy, the White House has now decided that ‘stability in the region’ is by far, much more important.

On Saturday, The Wall Street journal reported that the Obama administration is devising a new Middle East strategy in the face of ongoing Arab world turmoil, preferring stability over democracy for key allies in the region.

AIPAC Protest This Afternoon

Human Rights Activists Call on Oregon Elected Officials to Boycott Annual Fundraising Event for Pro-Israel Lobby Group and Plan Protest at Mittleman Community Center in Support of Human Rights.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland-area human rights activists and pro-peace groups will stage a protest at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center in Portland to call attention to the destructive influence of the pro-Israel lobby the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on US foreign policy in the Middle East.

AIPAC will hold what it bills as the largest pro-Israel event in Oregon at MJCC which draws many of Oregon's most prominent elected officials.

Will America Make The Right Choice In Libya?

The capture of a paranoid dictator was the pretext for the American invasion of Iraq; will history repeat itself in Libya?

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - The revolutionary changes that are taking place in the Arab world now or what the west and the US like to refer to as the Middle East have come about so suddenly it interrupted ongoing plans for the region which depended mainly on the believed to be stable and enduring political regimes that showed the so called moderation.

Or, in other words, conformity with the definition and views of the united states and Israel of the region.

Benghazi Explosion - Tactical Nuke Use by Gaddafi Suspected

Were 'micro-nukes' in Israeli aid package to Gaddafi?

(CINCINNATTI ) - “A massive explosion that completely destroyed an area three times the size of a soccer field... photographers who arrived at the site of the explosion Saturday saw entire buildings, cars and trees flattened and smoldering as a result of the blast” - Associated Press

The explosion at the Rajma military base outside Benghazi; Libya’s second largest city leveled blocks, left fires burning through the night.

American Idol & HOLLY to HOLLYwood! (ESPAÑOL)

Welcome to “The Good Stuff” where we shine a light on the good things that happen every single day!

(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) - By now we’ve all heard the heartwarming story of “American Idol superstar” Lauren Alaina and her cousin Holly! Holly is a cancer survivor and Lauren’s constant source of encouragement and strength.

Israel Against Facism

חברים, אנשי אקדמיה, ואזרחים יקרים,

(TEL AVIV) - Today in Israel a climate has taken hold which does not bode well for the future of the state. Racism of the most abhorrent kind has become commonplace and rampant both at the level of the State and among the general public.

Opposition to the entrenched regime of occupation and its injustices has become an anathema, and legislation is being passed and policies being implemented aimed at intimidating and silencing those individuals or organisations who dare to speak out against this.

The Walls in Bethlehem, Baghdad and Afghanistan

The Hescos of Afganastan and the twelve foot high concrete walls in Baghdad are dwarfed by the 30ft high concrete ones in the 'Holy' Land.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - Pink Floyd's Roger Waters speaks about his passionate campaign for the rights of the Palestinian people and why, more than 30 years after he wrote the globally-acclaimed album 'The Wall', he is focusing on another wall - the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank.

Coined by George Orwell in "1984" as 'doublethink' the Ministry of Peace wages war, the Ministry of Truth fabricates lies and the Ministry of Love tortures and kills any it deems threatening.

The Pirates of the Mediterranean

"We are shot at by Israeli warships almost daily" - Mustafa, a Gaza fisherman

(GAZA) - Government measures on the sea, even if they are illegal, are not an act of piracy, according to international law.

The actions of the Israeli military are not likely to have been considered in the implementation of this law. The cousins Mustafa, 42, Mahmoud, 30, and Hjazi ElLaham, 27, were on the morning of the 19th February 2011, like every morning, fishing with their boat off the coast of Gaza.

Erica Blasberg (In Memorial) Beauty & The Beast

Her father says she didn’t kill herself, evidence will show...

(CLEVELAND) - With what seemed like a stunning career ahead of her, the unquestionably stunning Pro Golfer Erica Blasberg, died suddenly last May. Her body was allegeded to have been discovered by a doctor named Thomas Hess who made a 911 call to report her death.

Strange, Gigantic Sublunar Chamber Found on Moon

No one really knows, but the consensus of scientific thought is that the chambers, caves and deep holes have been formed mostly by ancient lava domes and flows.

(CHICAGO) - The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced the discovery of a "giant underground chamber" not far from the Lunar equator. The mysterious chamber is located in the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon.

The gigantic, sublunar cavern was spotted by India's Chandrayaan-1 space probe.