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Haqqani Network Leaders Sexually Abuse Teenager Boys

This comes as the National Directorate (NDS) announced late in September that the suicide bombers are sexually abused and raped while they are trained on how to carry out suicide attack and terrorist activities, in training camps.

(KABUL) - The Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) accused Haqqani Network leaders for sexual abuse of children after hiring them for terrorist activities.

NDS following a statement said Thursday, “Haqqani terrorist network members are sexually abusing children in training camps Haqqani’s commanders are sexually abusing teenage boys who are being trained to carry out terror acts.”

Yemeni Tribesmen Blow-up Pipeline in South

Four people were killed on Saturday and dozens wounded during clashes between security forces and armed secessionists in the southern Dalea province, medics and witnesses said.

(ADEN Voice of America) - Yemeni tribesmen blew up a pipeline in the eastern Hadramout province on Saturday, disrupting oil flow two days after they seized an Oil Ministry building in the region, a local government official said.

The authorities face regular challenges from tribesmen who attack oil pipelines and power lines for reasons including demands for more employment and the release of jailed relatives.

Occupation, Occupation, Occupation: Religion Isn`t Israel`s Big Problem

Rather, it is the Jewish takeover of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. A response to Eva Illouz.

(TEL AVIV) - What is the cause of the segregation between groups in Israeli society? How should we cope with this and with the polarization and racism it engenders?

In her soul-searching, riveting article, Prof. Eva Illouz argues that this ostensible regime of separation stems primarily from the distorted importation here of ethno-religious principles that dictated the isolationist, self-defensive Jewish existence in the Diaspora.

PRESS TV: Escalating Terror in Burma: Buddhist `969 Movement` Reignites Violence Against Minority Muslims

Hundreds of Rohingya people have been killed; tens of thousands suffer as refugees in camps where disease is rampant and food and shelter are scarce.

(SALEM) - "Terrorist" groups are frequently the banter of network news anchors and analysts; yet few in America devote time to the terrorists of Burma who have behaved treacherously toward the Muslim population for a year and a half now, due to old simmering hatreds and a desire among the majority population to live in a Buddhist only country.

The Buddhist answer toward their frustration with having to live with Muslims, is most vividly expressed in the "969" movement led by a Buddhist monk named U Wirathu.

Religious Statesman Rajan Zed Listed as `Global Person of the Year`

Northern Nevada clergy belonging to various religions and denominations organized a reception in Rajan Zed’s honor.

(RENO) - “Face2News”, a tri-lingual (English, Hindi and Punjabi) Internet newspaper from Chandigarh (India), has selected distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed as “Global Person of the Year” for 2013.

“Face2News”, which aims at “stimulating the public discourse in right direction”, says that its team headed by Chief Editor Dharam Loona and Editor Roshan Lal Goyal and constituted of experts from various fields, picked USA based Zed after long and passionate discussions out of a lengthy list of wonderful achievers.

Walled in by Zionist Ugliness

The grim horror now surrounding our 'Little Town of Bethlehem'.

(LONDON) - London's Christmas was made gloomier this year ­ and rightly so ­ by the appearance in the courtyard of St James’s Church, Piccadilly, of a replica of the hated Israeli annexation Wall that threads its thieving way around the Palestinian West Bank http://bethlehem­unwrapped.org/.

It's a life­size representation of the actual 8­metre high Wall surrounding Bethlehem and imprisoning its inhabitants. The project, called 'Bethlehem Unwrapped' is a response to a call from the united churches of the Holy Land pleading with churches and communities around the world to “help us get our freedom back”.

BURMA: Extremist Monks Hold Talks Throughout Strife-Torn Arakan State

The government denies the roughly 800,000 Rohingyas citizenship and claims that the minority in northern Arakan are “Bengalis” who entered the country illegally from neighboring Bangladesh.

(RANGOON) - Leading Buddhist monks of the nationalist 969 movement said they have been holding sermons in several townships in northern Arakan State, which has been wracked by bloody violence between Arakanese Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslim minority.

The activities raise concerns that the monks, who have been accused of spreading hate speech against Islam, will inflame tensions and cause new outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence in the volatile state.

THE GUARDIAN: Time to End Israel`s Gaza Blockade

This blockade has also resulted in unacceptable limits on personal freedom. It is deplorable for us to allow this continuing collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza.

(LONDON) - Today marks five years since the Israeli military launched missile and ground attacks on Gaza, which Israel named Operation Cast Lead. According to the UN, 1,383 Palestinians died as a result, including 333 children.

And what of the survivors? For the 1.7 million living in the tiny Gaza Strip, life has become increasingly desperate because of Israel's continuing blockade, backed by Egypt and with no effective challenge from governments around the world.

BETRAYAL Synopsis / Book Review

I highly endorse Bob and Tim's recommendation for the VA to adopt a Science Advisory Board with backgrounds in science to objectively evaluate toxic exposures on all 130 military installations on the EPA Superfund Cleanup list.

(SALT LAKE CITY) - "BETRAYAL" reports with precise, well-researched and written evidence of the denial of responsibility and cover-up of environmental contamination of Marines, civilians, their families and the public, at both El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, CA and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.

This is personal to me because I was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune 1973-76, as was my WWII Marine father Walter C. Davis Jr. in 1943. My spouse Sandra and I lived at 2695 Bougainville, in the Tarawa Terrace on base housing area. My first son Caleb was conceived and born there June 16, 1975.

Oregon 15-Cent Minimum Wage Increase Still Not Enough To Make Ends Meet

"A higher wage floor is an effective anti-poverty strategy, and it can be implemented without affecting the job market." - Jason Gettel, policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy

(SILVERTON, OR) - As calls for a higher minimum wage grow louder around the country, Oregon's wage floor is quietly set to rise by 15 cents at the start of the new year. The increase will add $312 to the yearly income of a full-time minimum wage worker.

"While the uptick in Oregon's minimum wage is welcome, it still leaves too many working families unable to meet basic needs," said Jason Gettel, policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy. "An even higher wage floor would be good for workers and our state."