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Arizona Immigration Law & Senators John McCain & Russell Pearce

One source suggests that it is little more than a “publicity stunt.”

(LOS ANGELES) - One national report calls it, "Arizona's New Low" and it just might be; the latest idea of State Sen. Russell Pearce is to deny citizenship to people born in the U.S. if their parents happen to be here illegally.

There is no question that laws should be followed, they exist for a reason, but it is not that simple. People who were born in the USA are Americans.

Let`s Chant: `Free, Free Palestine`

What we witnessed in the Freedom Flotilla carnage was not something totally unexpected.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - Seeing the footage dispatched from London to TV stations around the world following the massacre of peace activists onboard the Freedom Flotilla embarrassed me for several reasons.

First and foremost, as an Iranian Muslim who ideologically supports and upholds his brothers in religion during crucial times, I found myself incomprehensibly ineffectual as I saw British citizens storming onto the streets of London, holding the flags of Turkey and Palestine, chanting "Free, Free Palestine".

Amnesty International Regarding Mordechai Vanunu

Amnesty International has called for his immediate and unconditional release.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - In a 18 June 2010 report Amnesty International accused the Israeli authorities of subjecting jailed nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by holding him in solitary confinement.

The 56-year-old, who spent 18 years in prison for revealing details of the country's nuclear arsenal to a UK newspaper in 1986, was sent back to jail for three months on 23 May on charges of contact with a foreign national, and almost immediately placed in solitary confinement.

Oregon Man Dies in Mine Cave-in

The two other adult males, whose names are not available, spent five minutes digging him out before they could remove him from inside the cave.

(ONTARIO, Ore.) - A 42-year old Ontario-area man died Saturday morning when the walls of a mining cave collapsed on him as he was digging inside.

Three others, two adult males and a juvenile male, were not injured in the incident north of Interstate 84 about one mile west of Huntington, Oregon State Police (OSP) reports. They are completing the death investigation.

The 72 Virgins of Western Religious & Political Propaganda

One of the biggest zionist propaganda myths is the invention of 72 virgins as a Muslim reward for suicide. This has been repeated to the western world so often that most people accept it as fact.

(LONDON) - I would be obliged if any hasbara mouthpiece care to quote the Qur'anic verse that promises the "jihadists" 72 virgins

Vortex 2: Festival of Life, Peace for Prosperity (and Rock Music!)

Vortex 2 is POSTPONED. A NEW DATE IS FORTHCOMING.

(SALEM, Ore.) - THIS FESTIVAL INFORMATION HAS CHANGED. THE FESTIVAL DID NOT OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMIT(S) AND IS NOT SANCTIONED BY THE STATE OF OREGON PARKS & REC DEPT, MANDATORY IN SECURING THE LOCATION.
DO NOT GO TO MILO MCIVER STATE PARK THIS WEEKEND EXPECTING TO SEE A FESTIVAL. VORTEX 2 HAS BEEN POSTPONED; A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ASAP.

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In Oregon, the land of grassroots organizations and hippies old and new, a festival is being organized to rock the world in more ways than one.

BP and Falklands Oil Row

When the Sea Lion well blows, BP will tell all, as they did after deepwater horizon, that it wasn’t their well...

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - If you haven’t heard enough of BP executives proclaiming innocence over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, get ready for act two.

Israel Operates Summer Camp for Palestinian Children

Israel summons seven-year-old boy and releases another after being tortured.

(AL-KHALIL) - Things are different in the Occupied Territories…. seven-year-olds go to jail for crimes not committed. This in lieu of a summer camp?? Or is this the Israeli version of one???

Camp Lejeune Informational Meetings

The next meeting will be Saturday, July 10th in Roanoke, Virginia. Partian said they will need at least 100 people to hold the meeting.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, NC) - Veterans and dependents are holding a series of informational meetings to spread the word to others on Camp Lejeune’s water well contamination.

The Marine base’s water system was contaminated with organic solvents; exposure to organic solvents has been linked to cancer and other serious diseases.

A Colorado Ex-Con`s Quest to Kill bin Laden

I am glad that Gary Brooks Faulkner is alive, he will likely be able to get a book deal now, etc. He's a smart guy in his own way, but I have a very hard time taking it seriously.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The media loves a hero, and sometimes they do all they can to create the image of the consciousness of the American television viewing public.

As most people know by now, an American citizen was detained by Pakistani authorities while reportedly on a solo mission to kill Usama bin Laden. The media is whooping it up, and helping the guy get kidney dialysis treatment. Huh?