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The Epic Struggle of A Trapped Student

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(GAZA) - Last night, I had a dream that I was running, running and running, and I kept running till I glanced an emergency exit.

Though I cannot remember whether I made my way out, I woke up feeling breathless. Strangled. Suffocated. I cannot even find a better word to describe that feeling, but I think it would suffice to say I woke up to another morning in Gaza! Every night I sleep hopefully that tomorrow is a “better” day only to have a “bitter” one instead. My mornings in Gaza are as salty as the tap water I wash –or rather taint– my face with.

Power Outages Rage in Gaza

Cutting off essential services like electricity to the civilian population in Gaza is a serious breach to international humanitarian law.

(GAZA) - On the 19th of September 2007 Israel further tightened its blockade against the Palestinians in Gaza by disrupting and reducing their already limited supply of electricity.

Tel-Aviv’s decision to besiege the civilians in the tiny coastal enclave has disrupted all aspects of life for a population whose number has now exceeded 1.7 million.

From Afghan Youth to Leaders of Today: Daylight is Almost Here

The daylight of a global awakening...

(KABUL) - We, the Afghan Peace Volunteers, are finding strength amidst our dark nights because, in the daylight of a global awakening, we see people throughout the world refusing to comply with oppressive systems.

We see that we aren’t alone in rejecting governments and militant groups that wage wars and make deals at the expense of ordinary people.

What Vladimir Putin Got Wrong About American `Exceptionalism`

American exceptionalism, Mr. Putin may eventually come to understand, lies in the fact that our ancestors came from every corner of the world---with every race, ethnicity, religion and language represented.Our free society---this great mixing together---has produced unprecedented creativity and ingenuity.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In his much discussed Op-Ed piece in THE NEW YORK TIMES, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a lot to say about the concept of American "exceptionalism."

He wrote that, "It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal."

Rohingya in Cambodia as Asylum Seekers

A brief statement of the Rohingya in Cambodia: Chris Lewa, founder and director of The Arakan Project visited Cambodia in 19 may 2010 and returned after three days.

(RANGOON Burma Times) - Ibrahim shah – It is learnt accurately by our correspondent that about 32 Rohingya people in Cambodia are in dire situation who fled Burma desperately to escape discrimination of the Burmese Buddhist majority regime and finally reached there since 2010.

They are still out of refugee or asylum seeker status despite they pleaded many times to various NGOs, humanitarian organizations and UNHCR. In reiteration, many institutions interviewed them; however, in consequence it is in vain yet.

SRI LANKA: Election Violations in the North

Uthayan faked, SL forces focus on targeting Ananthi on election day

(MELBOURNE) - Despite the psychological intimidation, manipulations and various harassment by the SL military in several places in Jaffna peninsula, the participation of people in the NPC voting has reached almost 50% by 2:00 p.m.

Independent election monitors told media a Tamil National Alliance politician and deputy chairman of Chaavakachcheari Pirathesa Chapai (PS), was almost abducted and tortured by the intelligence operatives of the SL military near a voting booth in Thenmaraadchi. Fellow TNA supporters came in a vehicle to his rescue.

3-year old among 13 shot in Sanford Fla., or Chicago?

Ok, Chicago’s the, “Murder Capital” of our society but alas, Is there any truth to less gun violence if certain bills pass?

(CLEVELAND) - Thursday night basketball at a south side Chicago park,
Gunfire amidst chaos as shots echoed loudly in the dark,

Our culprits? DreadLocked men in a dark colored sedan,
The tally would have been even greater had some not ran.

MJ Rosenberg on Anti Zionist Zionists

I actually admire Rosenberg for sharing this fascinating conversation with the rest of us.

(LONDON) - In the following piece, MJ Rosenberg courageously reports on a recent encounter with a bright American Jewish boy.

“You may not realize it,” the boy tells Rosenberg, “but your premise is Zionist. You think Jews are, by definition, connected to Israel and have to care about it. But that isn’t who I am. I’m an American kid whose religion is Jewish.”

Coming to a Military Base Near You...
Tim King and The Red Dragonfly

Tim's national tour is dependent on the support of people everywhere who recognize the need and are helping this donation-backed mission to reach Veterans in order to educate them about the toxic chemicals to which they have been exposed.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - It's not as if Tim King has a lot of time on his hands. For the past eight years, he and his wife Bonnie - both international award-wining reporters and photo-journalists - have been running a hard-hitting independent news agency in Oregon called Salem-News.Com.

With an online publication that covers the real news of the world, unlike the managed, filtered variety served up by the closely held media giants, the Kings front 122 dedicated writers from Sri Lanka to London and from Kabul to Daytona Beach, Florida.

Oregon: Two Marijuana/Hemp Initiative Petition Drives Start Strong

Marijuana legalization in Oregon could be here before you know it!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The national wave of marijuana law reform is gaining momentum every day, and Oregon is not being left out! More than 30,000 people came to Kelley Point Park on September 7 and 8 for the ninth annual Hempstalk Festival, and more than 5,000 of them signed two marijuana initiative petitions while they were there.

"Marijuana prohibition does not work and is expensive to maintain," Paul Stanford said. "We must move forward on a better path for hemp and marijuana in Oregon."