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Defenceless or Indefensible?

They haven’t finished. The plan is to steal the entire land of Palestine, obviously with no Palestinians in it. And beyond.

(LONDON) - Israel, since its inception, has portrayed itself as the little, defenceless lamb surrounded by a sea of voracious wolves. The Arabs. Therefore it is the duty of the world to support it and protect it at all costs.

Every aggression, every expansion and every theft of Arab land and resources it commits is justified under the banner of ‘self defence.’

A Time for Decision: A New Year`s Message from ITCCS and Kevin Annett

ITCCS Field Secretary Kevin Annett recounts the victories won during 2013 - including the deposing of Pope Benedict and the indictment of church and state by citizen juries.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - In this video, Kevin Annett explains how the formation of ITCCS, led to the last Pope stepping down, contrary to claims of "The Jesuits wanting him out anyway".

Lest we forget that the last Pope, Benedict, was part of the Hitler Youth during the Holocaust. His shameful past in Europe however was heavily overshadowed by his desire to shield child raping priests from prosecution or accountability. This is at the core of what tears at Kevin Annett's heart.

FOX NEWS: Apple Denies Knowledge of NSA`s `Complete` Access to iPhone

Bombshell delivered by independent computer security researcher and hacker known for representing Wikileaks at the 2010 HOPE conference

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Apple on Tuesday vehemently denied suggestions from a security analyst that the company may have helped the NSA to develop backdoor access to the iPhone.

The statement came from security research Jacob Appelbaum, who revealed the existence of a secret program code-named DROPOUTJEEP by which the National Security Agency (NSA) appears to have nearly total access to the Apple iPhone.

World`s First Legal Adult Marijuana Sales Begin in Colorado

The Marijuana Policy Project — the largest financial backer of the Colorado legalization initiative — will support efforts to pass similar laws regulating marijuana like alcohol in 13 more states by 2017

(DENVER) - At 8 a.m. MT on Wednesday, approximately three-dozen state-licensed marijuana retail stores in Colorado began legally selling marijuana to adults 21 years of age and older.

The state is the first jurisdiction in the world to establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol.

European Legislators Threatened with Arrest by Israeli Authorities

Although Israel has declared the organization to be a threat to its national security, it has yet to provide evidence of the group's involvement in any terrorist activity.

(LONDON IMEMC) - Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon declared, on Tuesday, that former British International Development Secretary Clare Short and three other European legislators would be arrested if they try to come to Israel.

This is due to their involvement in a European-Palestinian organization calling for an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza.

US, EU Criticize Burma for `Inhumane Environment` in Rohingya Camp

The EU and US said the government should address these concerns as soon as possible and allow camp residents to travel freely.

(GENEVA The Irrawaddy) - The European Union and the US government have criticized the Burma government for the “inhumane environment” in Taung Paw camp in Myebon Township, Arakan State, where some 750 Rohingya Muslims are residing.

In a joint statement the EU and US said the families living there faced “very poor living conditions, including lack of safe drinking water, limited healthcare services, malnutrition...

Joint New Year Message from Worldwide Tamil Entities: A Solemn Pledge to Work for International Investigation

At this propitious time of year, we call for a peaceful world thriving with justice, equality and freedom for all.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On this New Year’s Day, January 1, 2014, Tamil entities around the world pledge our renewed commitment to bring freedom, justice, peace and dignity to our Tamil brethren living in the occupied NorthEast of Sri Lanka.

With our diverse backgrounds we are united in working for our people who have been oppressed by the successive Sri Lankan regimes since “independence” in 1948, and pledge to work against the continuing oppression of the Tamil Nation.

A VISION~*~Leonard Peltier in the Oval Office?

Desmond Tutu, who has championed Leonard’s release for decades, former New Mexico Governor and UN Ambassador Bill Richardson and Whoopi Goldberg have advocated Leonard’s cause for many years.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA: PLEASE COMMIT A HOLY ACT & release LEONARD PELTIER— US Political Prisoner #89637-132— via EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. For 38 years he has been torn from his People, his family, his grandchildren. He is now 68 and ailing. We plead with you to give him his last few years as a free man.

We pray for you & for Leonard—two extraordinary human beings on this Mother Earth.

Photos Capture Afghanistan in the 1960`s

From Kabul's steep earthen neighborhoods to lush green countryside, snow capped mountains and agriculture, see Afghanistan before it was ravaged by 30+ years of war.

(SALEM) - I have posted a collection of photographs that document Afghanistan as it appeared during the late 1960's. The collection was given to me while I was covering the war in Afghanistan during the winter of 2006 and 2007 by soldiers at Camp Phoenix, the U.S. Army military base in Kabul.

I do not know the photographer, the assumption is that they were shot by a British diplomat based here at that time. I hope maybe the photographer will let us know their name at some point, we would enjoy knowing more, particularly the year or years the photos were taken.

Redemption: A Challenge

To sabotage foundational elements of human cohabitation, is downright perilous for mankind, and yet this is what is promoted by people under the ominously fake pretext of “peace”!

(LONDON) - To expose the absurd and unrealistic nature of the “one-state with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians”, and to extract one of the main perils it encapsulates, I would mention here mainly three facts.

These facts have the double merit of being crystal clear, and also of being based on fundamental pillars of civilization, i.e. time-tested.