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The Burka: A Taliban Imposed Canvas Prison

Traditional dress for Muslim women?

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On our Iran Air flight from Frankfurt to Tehran, each of the stewardesses wore a "hijab." When we entered Iran's airspace, an announcement over the intercom told the women to put on their hijab or a head scarf.

My wife, as did the other women on the flight, obliged by putting scarves on their heads. My wife wore a scarf covering her hair for our entire Iran visit.

Letter to the Editor Addresses Military Service and Agent Orange

An Editorial Assessment of Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans as of August 2010

(SEATTLE) - It's comically painful to read and watch comments by some Vietnam Veterans and concerned folks on this and other issues relating to Agent Orange.

I'm a Vietnam Veteran who unknowingly bathed regularly in various dilutions of the sprayed AO chemical mixed with our shower water.

Follow Up on Incident at Al-Walaja

The struggle and resistance continue every day.

(AL-WALAJA, Occupied Palestine) - My last post included a video showing the assault on peaceful demonstrations in Al-Walaja, I mentioned six Palestinians abducted.

There were also 15 Israelis abducted and many charged and most had to sign a paper to promise they would not come near the wall again for 60-180 days.

Gaza, Soweto and African American Thought - Message of Hope

Part 1 of 3: A Message of Hope.

(MEXICO CITY) - Since the people’s of the Jewish nation cried out to Pontius Pilot, “Crucify Him and let his blood be upon our heads and the heads of our children.”

From 70 AD until this very hour they ceased to being recognized as a legitimate nation and were scattered upon the four corners of the earth as they found themselves a washed in a sea of blood. Wherein about the year 1900, through Cyrus I. Scofield and the Scofield Reference Bible, this disenfranchised group purchased for themselves a place in Christian theology and introduced deception and lies concerning their global place in these contemporary times.

Vanunu Released from Solitary Confinement But Still Not Free

Israel's nuclear weapons whistleblower freed.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - What Vanunu will say about his 76 days in solitary that ended on August 8, 2010, with a whimper from a spokesman for the prisons authority:

"Mordecai Vanunu was freed from prison on Sunday morning" remains to be heard, but what Vanunu wrote after his first 8 years in prison was:

The Unrivaled Legacy of Avicenna

Avicenna's works have influenced a number of Western scholars and researchers.

(TEHRAN) - Historically, Iran has been a land of prominent, influential figures in science, letters, arts and literature whose impact on the global civilization will remain in place forever.

US Stunned: New Chinese Missile Capable of Sinking Every US Supercarrier

With the new generation of missile and more to come, the US position has weakened and may weaken more in the years ahead.

(CHICAGO) - A new 'smart missile' threatens to tip the balance of power towards China, US military analysts say.

The latest generation of the Dong Feng 21D (DF-21D) is a supercarrier killer according to experts on China's armaments. The missile can be launched from land and strike an aircraft carrier 900 miles away.

El Toro`s Unwanted Legacy: Toxic Chemicals

Marines at El Toro were exposed to toxic chemicals, none were notified.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - I don’t believe in ghosts. If I ran into one or two, maybe I’d change my mind.

The stories of lights in the former Marine Corps Air Stations El Toro’s control tower when the power was cut off in July 1999 may be just someone’s wild imagination or I guess if you believe in paranormal activity, maybe the ghosts of Marines who served on the base and returned to haunt the place. No question there’s good reasons for haunting the place.

Terror Attack by Lebanese Army Thwarts Israeli Landscaping Effort

Past Israeli landscaping projects have include separating Palestinians from their yards with concrete walls.

(BEIRUT) - In the latest Israeli inversion of cause and effect relationships, the clash near the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh this week between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers resulted in the deaths of one of the former nationality and three of the latter.

It was characterized by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak as a “planned provocation”, by Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz as a “planned terror attack”, and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as something for which the Lebanese government was “directly responsible”.

Grisly Photos Reveal Genocide by Sri Lankan Government Against Tamil People

Peviously banned photos from May 2009 published with this report: they are EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, not appropriate for kids.

(NEW DEHLI) - People from across the globe are condemning the Human Rights violations of the Sri Lankan government, and civilized society is fighting hard to establish the justice to the Tamils.