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Netanyahu: Deceived US to Destroy Oslo Accords

Jonathan Cook considers the significance of a video that has surfaced showing Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu boasting about his ability to manipulate the United States and his success in destroying the Oslo accords with the Palestinians.

(NAZARETH) - There is one video Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, must be praying never gets posted on YouTube with English subtitles. To date, the 10-minute segment has been broadcast only in Hebrew on Israel’s Channel 10.

Its contents, however, threaten to gravely embarrass not only Mr Netanyahu but also the US administration of Barack Obama.

What`s Going on in Lebanon`s Parliament this Summer?

Anyone really serious about allowing Palestinians their civil rights? Part VIII of a series on The Case for Palestinian Civil Rights in Lebanon.

(SHATILA REFUGEE CAMP, Beirut) - “Some members of Parliament prefer that the camps explode and then they will insist that “Palestinian security problems must be resolved before Parliament can consider giving them civils rights”—meaning several more years of delay. That would be a disaster for all concerned.” -
‘Ahmad’, Resident of Al-Buss refugee camp, Tyre, Lebanon

During last week’s Parliamentary session Head of the Administration and Justice parliamentary committee, MP Robert Ghanem, reiterated his request to Berri and Parliament for a two-month “rest period”.

Darfuri Refugee Voices Asking to be Heard Inside Chad

Al-Bashir has reacted to The Goodwill and Confidence building agreement signed February 2009 with complete disregard and disrespect; an all too familiar pattern.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Struggling to survive, hour by hour is difficult as security threats continue to grow for the refugees inside the Chad, Darfur border.

Group Calls Obama Administration Forest Report an Insult to Oregon

“The BLM’s timber sale program is the only realistic option to maintain the health of these forests" - Tom Partin, President of the American Forest Resource Council

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Thursday, the Obama Administration released the findings of the Western Oregon Task Force. The Task Force, a special interdisciplinary team, was announced by Interior Secretary Salazar on October 14, 2009 following the Administration’s decision to scrap the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR).

Unfortunately, instead of offering a plan for moving forward in the absence of the WOPR, the report largely focuses on more bureaucracy and is a tacit endorsement of do-nothing forestry at its worst.

Buyer Beware Of Prayer

Do your research, don't waste money on religious facilities or materials that are needless.

(LOS ANGELES) - There is no question that western religion and money go hand in hand. For many the church is represented by the passing of the plate; the expectation that you more or less have to pay to be there.

This is not the plan of God, this is the plan of man. Of course there are reasons to support a religious institution that you know turns around and helps others with those funds.

Does Event Honoring Israeli Spy Suggest Another Israeli Operation?

Israeli espionage remains ongoing aided by a cadre of cooperative members of both the House and Senate and their staffs.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Less than two weeks prior to the mass murder of September 11, 2001, the Israeli government made a $1 million grant to Israeli super-spy Jonathan Pollard. In retrospect, the facts suggest that grant may well have served as a signal to Israeli operatives inside the U.S.

On July 13, 2010, in observance of Pollard’s 9000th day of incarceration, the Jerusalem municipality dimmed the lights illuminating the Old City.

Makin` Deals for Autographs: Ted Nugent- Stellar Representative of Conservative America

The "Wild Man" of Rock and Roll in a new century.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Ted Nugent, 1970's Pop Music Hero: magnet for fans, rocked hard and apologized to nobody back in the day. Breaking the rules, shattering barriers; he absolutely stormed American radio with his radical yet mainstream sound.

The Growing Popularity of Free Local TV in Salem

A surprising number of residents get their TV from an antenna-just like in the old days. Here are some details on free television in a soft economy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We at KWVT 17.1 & KSLM 27.1 here in Salem have had several people call asking for more information and instead of contacting each we have decided to post this information to all.

In reference to GAO-05-258T, a testimony before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, from that testimony we have pulled some important excerpts.

Votes and Money on the Unemployment Benefits Bill

MAPLIGHT.org examines votes and money on Unemployment Benefits Bill for each member of the House.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - An analysis by MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, found that interest groups supporting HR 4213, the unemployment benefits bill, gave, on average, $42,687 to members of the House voting 'Yes' compared to $13,586 to members voting 'No,' or three times more.

Interest groups opposing the bill gave, on average, $26,239 to 'No' votes and $20,549 to 'Yes' votes.

Log Truck Driver Dies in Crash Near Vernonia

The driver's juvenile age son was extricated by rescue crews and transported by LifeFlight with serious injuries.

(VERNONIA, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation of Thursday afternoon's log-truck involved fatal traffic crash on Highway 47 near Stoney Point Road north of Vernonia.

According to OSP Sergeant Larry Lucas, on July 22, 2010 at approximately 1:15 p.m. a loaded log truck driven by 33-year old Joshua Schultz of Vernonia, was northbound on Highway 47 near Stoney Point Road when, for an unknown reason, it traveled off the highway.