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An American `Terrorist` in London

Welcome to Orwell’s ‘1984’ ladies and gentlemen, where black is white, white is black, and the truth is nothing but a word.

(LONDON) - My 1984 reality is culminating with the United States and Israeli Governments treating me and/or charging me with being a “terrorist”.

Americans worry not, you can sleep better at night knowing your “homeland” is being defended from the likes of me.

Honduran Man Faces Sentencing for Heroin Trafficking Tied to Death of Young Oregon Resident

The suspect had entered the U.S. illegally, prior to the alleged crime.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On July 8, 2010, Antonio Cruz, an illegal alien from Honduras, is going to be sentenced for his involvement in trafficking heroin into Portland, Oregon.

Cruz has been traced back as the supplier for the black tar heroin that killed 21-year-old Kyle Whipps, a Sisters, OR resident visiting Portland for a series of concerts in September 2008.

Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped off by Police

57-year old farmer Slammed in Makeshift Cell during G20 Summit.

(NIAGRA, Ontario) - John Pruyn wasn’t much in the mood for celebrating Canada Day this year.

How could he be after the way he was treated a few days earlier in Toronto by figures of authority most of us were brought up to respect, our publicly paid-for police forces who are supposed to be there to serve and protect peaceful, law-abiding citizens like him.

Exploring the New and Old of Shanghai

Gerry Villani's continuing photo journal of China's 'Paris of the East'.

(SHANGHAI, China) - Thanks for the reply re: the pic availability. It so happens the Chinese govenment blocks internet social networking sites, including myspace. So, it may be best to keep whatever setup you have, and us folks in China will just have to live with that fact.

I dont know what changes you could make that would help, but you are certainly welcome to try.

Bibi Back at the White House

The Consistency of Israeli Duplicity Comes Ever More Clearly into Focus.

(TEMPE, Az.) - With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the White House July 6th, it’s time to recall how Tel Aviv deceived Washington throughout the entirety of the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

U.S. military leaders will be watching this meeting very closely, as will the veterans community.

New Initiative for Regulated Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Bound for Oregon Ballot

Sick and dying patients in Oregon may soon have an option to “growing their own”.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Sponsors of a new medical marijuana initiative announced that they have collected nearly 130,000 signatures on petitions to place Initiative #28 on Oregon’s November 2010 ballot.

The new initiative would add a regulated supply system of dispensaries and producers to the current medical marijuana law, which requires patients to produce their own medicine.

DEA Intel Aids In Seizure of Fully-Operational Narco Submarine In Ecuador

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Ecuador police and military authorities with the assistance of DEA seized a fully-operational submarine built to transport cocaine.

Improving Farmer Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation

The latest good news from West Africa.

(OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso) - Earlier this month, we highlighted Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed in the New York Times about Gabon, a country in West-Central Africa where the rights of farmers are frequently in conflict with wildlife conservation efforts.

One young village chief and farmer, Evelyn Kinga explained that she doesn’t like elephants because they eat her cassava plants—a crop her livelihood depends on—because she doesn’t benefit from rich foreigners who come to Gabon for eco-tourism.

Saudi Arabia`s Betrayal to the Islamic World

A close look at Saudi Arabia's corruption, relations with the bin Laden family and terrorist gangs, human rights violations, and general lack of commitment to the principles of humanity.

(TEHRAN) - King Malek Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has clandestine family connections with the Bin Laden and Bush oil families; these have made him a notorious and unpopular figure in the Islamic world.

He recently told French Defense Minister Hervé Morin, "two states in (the) region do not deserve to exist: Israel and Iran."

Amber Alert Issued in North Dakota

The suspect vehicle is a Brown 2007 four-door Ford Taurus with Saskatchewan tag number 250-FMA.

(REGINA, Saskatchewan) - The State of North Dakota issued an Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon 6 July 2010 after the girl was reportedly abducted in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada on Monday (07-05).

The suspect is believed to be in South Dakota with the victim and the victim's mother. The girl's mother is also believed to be in danger.