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Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards Update

Entries from around the globe including Chile, Fiji, Western Australia, Tasmania, Mexico, Oregon, California and Hawaii.

(NEWPORT BEACH) - With the competition window of the 11th Annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards closing in just over a month, a stunning list of new developments have supercharged the event like never before.

Merkley: House Bill Will Jeopardize Job Creation and Smart Investments in our Communities

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on the House of Representatives-passed resolution to fund government operations through September:

“When I travel across Oregon, everywhere I go, the top priority is job creation. With one in ten Oregonians still out of work, we need to make smart investments in our communities so businesses can get their feet under them and hire more people."

US Vetoes Anti-Settlement Resolution

The US veto of the UN anti-settlement resolution is jarringly out of step with the demand for democracy from Middle East Arabs, including Palestinians. The old order is rapidly changing.

(CHICAGO) - The US has cast its first Obama UN veto, rejecting a Security Council resolution which would have condemned Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories “as an obstacle to peace”.

The BBC reported that “all 14 other members of the Security Council backed the resolution, which had been endorsed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation.”

Vetoes, Leaders and Gaza

When 'leaders' fail-the people must and will lead!

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - As expected, the US has vetoed the Arab resolution at the UN Security Council that condemned the ILLEGAL Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories citing them as obstacles to peace.

All 14 other members of the Security Council backed the resolution, which had also been endorsed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).

Is Qaddafi`s Libya Next?

The Libyan grievances are similar to those in Tunisia and Egypt.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Demonstrations led to the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia.

America`s Unrequited Love for Israel: Was Mubarak an Impediment?

Towards the end of the Bush regime the DoD established AFRICOM; a primary concern of this new US regional command being the establishment of a massive military base in southern Sudan.

(OSAKA, Japan) - K R Bolton thinks so:

There are long term, dialectical strategies involved that might require even removing seemingly pro-US regimes, that are simply now anomalies in the process of globalization.

Truth in Stuttgart

For Justice to prevail, truth must be told.

(LONDON) - Three months ago, I briefly participated in a Palestinian solidarity conference in Stuttgart. The event was dedicated to the 'One State Solution'.

As it happened, I was touring in Germany at the time, and thus accepted an invitation by the organiser to say a few words.

The Egyptian Torah

Why did the ancient Israelites lie about ancient Egypt?

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - We prefer to define ourselves in terms of where we are going, not where we come from. Man is so much smarter now than he was before that anything from the past is outdated and irrelevant to us.

Researcher: Glyphosate (Roundup) or Roundup Ready Crops May Cause Animal Miscarriages

(PURDUE) - A bombshell has been quietly dropped on the website of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. A professor emeritus at Purdue University finds a correlation between Roundup Ready crops and a new, previously unknown organism that may cause of animal miscarriages and infertility.

However, Huber, who has 40 years experience working as a scientist for "professional and military agencies that evaluate and prepare for natural and manmade biological threats, including germ warfare and disease outbreaks," believes this should be treated as an emergency until more research can confirm or disprove these initial findings.

Wounded by the North Vietnamese, Killed by Monsanto

Agent Orange, Vietnam, and the Struggle No American Should Ever Know. Semper fi Edward Evans...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Edward Evans passed away from brain cancer, Glioblastoma Multiforme in March of 2003. His wife Sheree has been fighting for widow’s benefits from the VA for her husband’s cause of death as a result of Agent Orange exposure in the ensuing years.

Marines like Edward Evans were sometimes frequently exposed to the deadly chemical Agent Orange in the Vietnam War, but the govt. and chemical manufacturer Monsanto have fought tooth and nail to avoid accountability.