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Army Lynch Mob Meeting at Officer Club Bar: Oregonian Exposes Medical Torture

A story about why Americans should not join the military.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - When I see a spade, I call it a spade. Finally the Oregonian prints a story by Julie Sullivan telling it right. They have done this very rarely in the past ten years.

Their headline Thursday, June 10, 2010, hits the nail right on the thumb, Oregon Guard Soldier’s Use of Medical Marijuana Runs Into Army’s Drug Abuse Policy.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

An Open Letter to the President:

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Mr. President, it is time for you and British Petroleum (BP) to come clean with the American public about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is being described as a catastrophe of biblical proportions in the making. We are hearing too much spin and not enough facts.

The oil spill is threatening to make vast parts of the Gulf into dead zones where animals and plant species will be so contaminated and unsafe that Gulf communities may face the total end of fishing.

19 Patients Slaughtered in Mexican Rehab Facility

Nineteen people murdered by gunfire; it is a record of sorts, but not the kind a nation wants to hold.

(CHIHUAHUA / SALEM) - It took a large group of armed gunmen about ten minutes to shoot 19 hospital patients to death Sunday in Chihuahua.

Mexico's Coordinated Operation Chihuahua released a press release over the weekend, stating that representatives of three levels of government met in special session to mark the tragic events that occurred the night of 10 June, when 19 people in a rehabilitation center were murdered.

European Commission set to Help Palestinian Economy with Full Opening of EU Market

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Palestinian Minister of National Economy Hasan Abu-Libdeh today discussed measures to enhance EU-Palestinian bilateral trade relations and to facilitate trade of Palestinian products to EU markets.

(BRUSSELS) - Commissioner Karel De Gucht said: "The European Commission is expected to propose granting duty-free quota-free access for Palestinian exports to the EU in the coming months.

Danger Looms if Afghan Vice President & Warlord becomes Country`s President

Mr. Fahim was involved in criminal activities, including kidnapping for ransom; as well as human rights abuses during Afghanistan’s decades of war.

(SEATTLE) - What some Afghan natives and analysts call the most dangerous part of the world has reached a critical juncture, “a tipping point”. Per Guardian and New York Times reports, “President Hamid Karzai has lost faith in the US strategy in Afghanistan and is increasingly looking to Pakistan to end the insurgency.”

Rest assured that this is wishful thinking on Mr. Karzai’s part; it is a pipedream.

Why Vice President Joe Biden and USA Occupied Congress are Wrong!

Hamas had already dropped its call for the destruction of Israel from its manifesto by 12 January 2006.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - The Israeli blockade on Gaza was begun as a direct response to the election of Hamas in January 2006 and also as an evil sick 'joke.'

Crimes by Israel, Sanctions for Iran

Israel autonomously violates international regulations, defies the calls of UN and human rights organizations and even disregards the calls of its own citizens who sympathize with the subjugated and anguished people of Palestine.

(TEHRAN) - The Iranian nation is not unfamiliar with the double standards of the superpowers anymore.

Creating a Culture of Inclusion

"To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise" - Mitchell Caplan

(Charleston, SC) - After considerable pressure brought to bear, President Barrack Obama is slated to meet this week with BP executives at the White House.

The topic at hand of course is how to deal with the oil crisis in the Gulf. As that crisis lingers on, it imperative that all key leaders get together to work on solutions.

We are Quickly Running Out of Other Cheeks to Turn!

I see this and can’t help but ask if the lunatics are running the asylum.

(Harrisville, N.H.) - According to an AP article titled “Foreclosure rate steadies as banks hold back”, written by Alan Zibel, and published June 10, 2010, “323,000 households or nearly 1 in every 400 homes, received a foreclosure notice in May”.

That same article states, “The number of homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure hit a record of nearly 94,000 in May”. As the title of the article implies, the banks are dragging their feet in assisting struggling homeowners.

Recipe for Revolution / Reconstruction / Renewal

If millions of Americans were to stop paying “obligations”, there aren't enough collectors, lawyers and courts to go after them all.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - In the sixth century BCE, Athens was on the verge of either chaos or revolution, much, in the view of some, like America today.

The Eupatridae, the aristocracy of birth, controlled the government, owned most of the land and used its power to drive the poorer farmers into debt during bad seasons.