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Evidence Contradicts Israeli Army`s Story of Jawaher Abu Rahmah`s Death

Testimony of eyewitness who were present at the demonstration, as well as by the ambulance driver who evacuated her to the hospital, completely contradict the army’s version

(BIL'IN, Occupied Palestine) - Substantial evidence contradicts the army's version of the events surrounding the death of Jawaher Abu Rahmah

The evidence surrounding the events leading to the death of Bil’in resident Jawaher Abu Rahmah disproves completely the army spokesperson’s version, to the point of putting the army in a ridiculous light.

Motorcycle Riders Foundation issues Urgent Call to Action

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Please call your incoming Republican Congressmen and tell them to STOP a proposed change to the House Rules -- (Rule 21, Clause 3) -- that would break the TRUST WITH FUEL TAXPAYERS and undermine the Highway Trust Fund's funding guarantees for roads.

TO STOP THESE CHANGES, REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE MUST HEAR FROM YOU TODAY!

Combat Infantry Badge: The Most Dangerous Decoration

The Combat Infantryman should have some special recognition because it was he who did the fighting, killing, wounding and dying.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Few people who are not Combat Infantrymen know or understand the significance of this most honorable badge. Many of those who earned and wore it above all other decorations often wish they didn’t have it.

As for it, I’m as proud of it as I am of my two doctor's degrees. The Combat Infantry badge C.I.B. is by far the most dangerous decoration. Many of you do not have the slightest idea what I’m talking about.

Global Thinkers versus Non: A Chat with Gideon Levy

While the rest of the world saw Palestinian civilians perishing at an alarming rate during Cast Lead, Levy showed how the death of an Israeli dog by Qassam rocket was treated as front-page news by certain Israeli media.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Two years have passed since Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s 22-day war on Gaza that began on 27 December 2008 and resulted in over 1400 Palestinian deaths.

At the time, Haaretz journalist Gideon Levy noted the ironic application of the term “war”—defined by the Even-Shoshan dictionary as “an armed clash between armies...

Egypt Blocking Former US Attorney General From Entering Gaza

He has recently been contacted and told they may be allowed through the blockade today.

(EGYPT / SALEM, Ore.) - Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the US is at Egypt's border, held from entering Gaza along with Dr. Curtis Doebbler and Sarah Flounders of International Action Center.

Clark said that at first they were prevented from crossing, and held up at the border all day. "We were the only ones getting this special treatment, being held back," Clark said. "It was clear who we were."

The Long Struggle for Peace, Which Began with Carter, Starts Over in 2011

Hold on to your peace posters, we are in for a bumpy ride.

(CHICAGO) - On the 17th day of May in the year 1977, four months after Jimmy Carter was sworn in as US president, Israeli voters elected a right wing government for the first time in modern political history.

Menachen Begin, a former Israeli underground “terrorist” leader, became prime minister.

We Will Not Go Down, in Gaza Tonight...

Michael Heart's beautiful yet tragic song captures the spirit of a population that will eventually be free.

(TEHRAN) - On the eve of New Gregorian Year, the international community commemorates the second anniversary of Israel's deadly offensive in the Gaza Strip in the wake of the continuous blockade of the coastal sliver which has paralyzed the lives of more than 1.5 million impoverished Palestinians living there.

Yet according to a report published by PCHR, "tens of thousands of Gaza residents continue to live a life of displacement."

Experts Say New Ice Age Will Bring Food and Fuel Shortages

Right on schedule the damage has been occurring as cold has gripped the Northern Hemisphere as far south as Cuba and southern Italy.

(CHICAGO) - With an Ice Age comes abrupt change, and with change comes death—sometimes death on a massive scale.

Shin Bet`s Jackwagon of Flawed Facts

Is the arrest of Mussa Hamada and Basem Omri for allegedly collecting weapons and planning to attack a stadium more propaganda?

(JERUSALEM / SALEM) - As US officials continue to arrest alleged terrorism suspects who never quite get past the 'inert bomb' stage and 'There was never any danger' point, more of this dubious police investigative work is taking place in Israel.

Haaretz reports that Israel's Shin Bet security service has arrested two men; one East Jerusalem Palestinian residents for allegedly suspected of plotting to fire rockets at a major sports stadium in the capital on behalf of Hamas.

Milton Friedman`s `Capitalism and the Jews` Revisited

Friedman was, no doubt, a sharp intellect, and could offer sharp and succinct criticism. Yet, Friedman was not entirely 'a cosmopolitan' in every sense of that word...

(LONDON) - Given the severity and uncertainty of the economic crisis we are all experiencing, I suggest we look once more at the work of Milton Friedman, the leading economist and a staunch advocate of hard capitalism.

During the 1960s -80s Friedman was regarded by many academics, politicians and world leaders as the most important post- World War Two economist.