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FARC to Join Global Jihad

Uribe already sees eye-to-eye with the Israelis on a sufficient number of issues to discredit the flotilla probe as an impartial endeavor.

(ISTANBUL) - The four-member United Nations panel appointed to investigate the May 31 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara which killed 9 people is scheduled to have its first meeting today.

An August 3 AFP article noting the “surprising U-turn from the Israelis” in deciding to support the flotilla probe—a rare instance of Israeli cooperation with the U.N.—fails to note that the U-turn is perhaps not so surprising given the appointment as panel Vice Chairman of outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, whose expertise in the realm of security will thus not be lost with the end of his presidential term.

The `Show Me` State Sends a Message

Right or wrong, Missouri may be saying that “It is time for Economic Triage”!

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - Missouri voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition C, a ballot measure rejecting the individual mandate associated with and attached to the Healthcare Reform bill pushed by President Obama.

The measure garnered 71 percent of the vote and should have sent a resounding “NO” message to the current administration and Congress.

Nuclear Loan Guarantee/FOIA Lawsuit Filed - Obama Administration Sued for Hiding Details of $8.3 Billion Taxpayer-Backed Reactor

Illustrating the Validity of GAO Report Criticisms, U.S. Energy Department Stonewalls FOIA Request For Months After White House Announcement; One of Few Documents Released Was Censored 244 Times.

(ATLANTA, Ga.) - U.S. taxpayers are being denied timely access to information that could be used to assess the risk to their pocketbooks posed by the controversial $8.33 billion federal loan guarantee for two proposed nuclear reactors at Southern Company’s Plant Vogtle in Georgia.

This information, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE).

Labor Day Fallout

Most Guys Don't Retire To Be Hit With Chores!

(SALEM, Ore.) - With Labor Day beckoning, now is the ideal time to get this mini grievance off my chest and share it with an empathic world. For the record, I did not retire from being a social worker/counselor to transfer to being a f/t male housewife!

Am I merely a voice in the wilderness in declaring my determination to savor my new-found leisure time? I prefer to think otherwise.

Narcotic Maker Guilty of Deceit Over Marketing

"Into an endless grave I fall. Only God will understand, why I'm more than gone" - Deathalizer

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Since the criminal prosecution in Federal Court of the three CEO's of Purdue Pharma in July 2007, anyone curious as to what these guys are doing with themselves these days?

It's not like they are hurting for money. After all, they made a fortune out of marketing a very dangerous drug called OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused resulting in scores of deaths and addictions throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Standing Up to the Enemy... Again

This type of harassment has been going on for over 62 years… ENOUGH ALREADY!

(BETHLEHEM) - My Associate, Mazin Qumsiyeh, had his day in court today….. again….

Just days before his appearance he called the ongoing harassment of himself and other activists a blatant attempt by Israeli authorities to stifle dissent, and to silence those who would dare to speak out publicly against Israeli policies in the West Bank.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant.

Search for Kyron Continues

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office search for Kyron enters the 10th week.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Investigators with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, along with search and rescue personnel from throughout Oregon and S.W. Washington, spent Saturday August 7th and Sunday, August 8th searching for the missing boy, following up on information received related to the Kyron Horman investigation.

Deputies in Multnomah County say they are following up on leads as they are called in.

Marijuana Medical Journal: the Best is O`Shaughnessy`s

Getting to know one of the oldest marijuana related publications.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This must be about the tenth year that this amazing publication has come out. I am lucky enough to have a copy of every edition.

The writers are first in their classes starting with Dr. William O’Shaughnessy himself in 1838 and the California Medical Marijuana doctors have been like Battalion Scouts and Pointmen and I cannot state a better accolade.

Camp Lejeune`s Sickness and Unexpected Déjà Vu

The people who fight this battle every day are ill veterans and family members. They have no champion, no General, no Admiral.

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) - “Kidney Cancer – first dad now mom” was the title of the first posting I saw on the Discussion Board of the website “The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten”.

The details of the posting made my heart sink into my boots. Once again, a new member had joined the discussion, looking for information and help. Once again, the story was tragic beyond belief. All as a result of exposure to contamination at Camp Lejeune.