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Amnesty International Says China`s Censorship of the Internet Must Stop

"...censorship measures adopted in China are not in the best interests of their customers and do not help promote freedom of expression or the right to information" -Roseann Rife, Amnesty International

(BEIJING) - Amnesty International has again urged the Chinese authorities to end censorship of the internet.

The matter hit the news after online firm Google raised concern about the hacking of human rights activists’ email accounts.

UN Pledges Support for Haiti Quake Victims

Includes several of the most recently posted videos on the earthquake in Haiti.

(NEW YORK) - The 192-member United Nations General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council observed a minute of silence today as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti, with both bodies pledging support for international relief efforts.

There is Only One Definition of `Belief`
A Belief is a Lie

Without the threat of communism a century ago, Americans would probably have the same standard of living as Ethiopia.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - When a suicide bomber kills himself and others, generally innocent bystanders, he or she does so believing they are going to be paid in the afterlife. This makes them cowards.

Benny & Sid presents Chapter 16 of the serialized graphic novel The Truant Officer featuring the Mysterious Futoko

Why is everyone so afraid of Futoko?

(Your City USA) - Futoko is not a gentleman burglar. He is not a Robin Hood nor a Raffles. Futoko owns nothing worth giving anyone, nor is of value himself.

Futoko tells no one what to do nor where to go. Futoko cannot be found in Walmart nor can your doctor prescribe him to remedy your problems.

So Many Calamities of Nature

GOD IS NEUTRAL.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - Confusion regarding God’s Universal Nature [N] is caused by the difference between a Neutral God versus the nature [n] of man’s “Institutional Gods.”

Politicizing the Tragedy in Haiti

Media Conservatives Return To Familiar Pattern In Wake of Massive Earthquake.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today, Media Matters for America denounced Pat Robertson’s and Rush Limbaugh’s respective reactions to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday.

“Pat Robertson’s bizarre and offensive comments come at a time of horrific human suffering,” said Ari Rabin-Havt, Vice President of Communications and Research at Media Matters.

Pat Robertson is No Man of God: What a Jerk

Typical statements from a typical numskull in American politics.

(SALEM, Ore.) - "A calamity of cataclysmic proportions". The first thing I said to our team today in regard to the deadly earthquake in Haiti, was that the scams would begin right away, and some right wing crazy would proclaim that the people deserved it.

That thought came half an hour before the Oregon AG sent out the first scam warning. About an hour later, Pat Robertson said it happened in Haiti because the people there made a pact with the devil, what a bastard.

UN Rushing Aid to Haiti Following Deadly Tremors

WFP is mobilizing all available resources for survivors of the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Tuesday, causing massive death and destruction.

(ROME, Italy) - The UN's World Food Program is mobilizing all available resources to bring urgently needed food assistance to thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Tuesday.

As well as causing death and destruction, the quake has left thousands of people hungry.

American Red Cross Pledges Initial $1 Million to Haiti Relief

Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Haiti' to 90999.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts there after yesterday's earthquake, which caused catastrophic damage and loss of life.

According to reports, as many as three million people may have been affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused major damage to hospitals in the area.

Watch Out for Haiti Earthquake Scams

Salem-News.com knows that both the Willamette Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and Medical Teams Intl. in Portland are both legitimate agencies raising funds to help the people in Haiti.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is warning Oregon consumers to be on the lookout for unfamiliar organizations soliciting funds for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Scammers exploit current events – from fears about a swine flu pandemic to the sale of Michael Jackson memorabilia – to defraud consumers. Scammers will seek to gain access to credit card numbers and bank accounts in order to commit identity theft.