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Gilad Atzmon: `I Have a Reputation for Being a Suicidal Activist`

Frank Talk About Israel from one who knows... Includes footage from Gilad's recent talk in Germany.

(SALEM / STUTTGART) - Born in Israel; Gilad Atzmon is the musical note from a song of peace that binds our solidarity and builds strength for the freedom of Palestine.

I often tell people that the strongest voices in the struggle to free Palestine come from our Jewish brothers and sisters who remain absolutely steadfast in their belief that at the end of the day, we are all exactly the same as human beings.

UNHCR: Criminalizing Search for Asylum is No Answer

Are these realities exclusively prevalent to Africa, or could it be that Asylee seekers encounter the same abuse from which they are fleeing; everywhere, on every continent, in every country?

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Asylum-seekers suffer hardship in detention on every continent.

“It has reached the point in some countries where there are actually more due process safeguards regulating detention of criminals than of asylum-seekers, the very large majority of whom have committed no crime.”

Veterans: America Needs You for One More Duty - Free America from Israel`s Power

Today, America’s Independence is once again jeopardized by a second more insidious colonial power—Israel.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President George Washington warned America of developing a “Passionate Attachment” to a foreign nation whose interest may surpass our national interest.

Similarly both President Jefferson and President Madison warned of “foreign entanglements” and the influence of a “faction” respectively whose power will undermine America’s security and prosperity.

New Data: Pursuit of Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession Costs Vermont Over $700K Annually

Rep. Lorber Calls for Decriminalization...

(BURLINGHAM, Vt.) - New data unveiled today shows that Vermont state government spends over $700,000 annually to pursue Vermonters for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Based on the new findings, Rep. Jason Lorber (D-Burlington) today announced plans to introduce a bill that would decriminalize the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

Israel Loves Lebanon

My latest philosophy is that continued Israeli lovemaking in Lebanon is not compatible with the term “withdrawal”.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Last month on a farm outside a small Texas town, I encountered an Israeli in his twenties who overheard me say that I had been to Lebanon and who mischievously remarked that he had also “been, but not been”.

I asked him what year his non-trip had occurred and and if it had perhaps been military in nature. A year or two after the Israeli withdrawal, he said–he could not remember–and yes.

Robot Restaurant Opens in China

The restaurant glibly advertises: "With two robot receptionists and a full robotic wait staff, the Dalu Rebot Restaurant is a great place to grab a bite and get closer to your future."

(CHICAGO) - The current population of China is estimated to be in the neighborhood of 1.355 billion people.

Laughing and Lashing: A Women`s Plight in Sudan - DISTURBING VIDEO

“That could the mother or sister of any of us, nothing is worse than humiliating a human being like this” - Nassir Mansour

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A video showing the open whipping of a woman by a uniformed member of the government in Sudan, may be the most disturbing video ever published by Salem-News.com.

The video was recorded by a member of the police force applying what is termed as 'general behavioral law.'

Wyden/Cornyn Sex Trafficking Bill Passes Senate

Bill To Provide Aid for Victims of Sexual Slavery and Crackdown On Those Who Exploit Underage Girls Moves to the House of Representatives.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The US Senate unanimously approved a bill to aid victims of modern sexual slavery and give law enforcement the tools to investigate and prosecute sex traffickers who exploit underage girls and force them into the sex trade.

Out of Failure, a Chance for Justice

It’s time for the US to exit the broker’s role and give the peace process to the United Nations so that justice can at last prevail.

(LAVERNE, Calif.) - Philip Crowley, speaking for the State Department, seemed to imply a new beginning for the US as it halted the peace negotiations it had started last May, when he noted there “may well be a change in tactics.”

Perhaps Netanyahu’s bribery of billions of US dollars for 20 F-35 fighter planes at a time when Obama’s administration is trying to get Congress to extend unemployment benefits for 3 million Americans rankled the President...

Winds of Change in BC Politics?

Some time in the new year the NDP will choose a new leader, and perhaps new officers to support that leader. Who is chosen could change the face of politics in British Columbia.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - The BC Liberal Party is scrambling to find a new leader who will most likely drag Gordon Campbell's rotten baggage into the next election. Issues like BC Rail and the HST, just to name a few, will be hard to avoid, and even harder to explain to a hostile public.

The Liberal leadership race, however, is a sideshow compared to what is going on in the New Democrat Party.