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Why Gitmo Was Not Closed from the Get-Go

Obama missed an opportunity to lay the blame for the existence of the Guantanamo prison squarely at the feet of President George W. Bush.

(CHICAGO) - On May 23, 2013, our still young, but now greying, President Obama delivered what he hoped would be “a change speech”.

The speech was delivered to National Defense University, at Fort McNair in Washington DC.

12 Year Old Isaiah Fowler Still Behind Bars, Even Though Police Lack Evidence Tying Him to Sister`s Murder

Judge denies 12 year old brother of Leila Fowler's release, while his attorneys say there is no doubt Isaiah Fowler is innocent.

(ROHNERT PARK, CA) - As we reported previously, a little girl only 8 years old, Leila Fowler of Valley Springs, California, was stabbed to death April 27th in her family home.

A stranger was reported as the assailant, but now the girl's brother is under arrest for the crime.

Sex and the Soldier: the Real Truth

Marriage, yes... Rape, not so much.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Sex and the Soldier is the title of my own book on this subject and it is included in my own memoir, Gen Patton's Dogface Soldier.

In part, the book Love, Sex and War by John Costello, was the source of the information in many of own books, but I was also not only at the front as a Combat Infantryman, I also ended up as a medical statistician...

Stop India-Japan Nuclear Agreement

Japan recently experienced the Fukushima nuclear disaster that proved once again that nuclear power plants are deadly.

(YORK, UK) - India and Japan have a chance to learn from history, very recent history, and abandon plans for further nuclear development under the India-Japan Nuclear Agreement

India has experienced a tremendous backlash from its use of nuclear power plants that are frequently the subject of intense political activism.

UK Trying to `Nobble` Nasrallah
...and Banish Hezbollah to Outer Darkness

The MP did at least declare an interest: "I am one of the vice-chairs of Labour Friends of Israel." Well, there's a surprise.

(LONDON) - Earlier this month an MP got up in the House of Commons and proposed that the UK government outlaw, or "proscribe", the whole Hezbollah organisation, not just its military wing.

"I accept that a full ban on Hezbollah may be difficult to achieve," he said, "but even an EU ban on the military wing of Hezbollah would send a powerful message that we do not tolerate Hezbollah’s and Iran’s terrorism...."

Time for Israel to Accept the Arab Peace Initiative as a Basis for Peace Negotiations

If Israel rejects the latest API, the Arab League will probably continue to ratify it.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - What happened to the recent Arab Peace Initiative (API) unanimously endorsed by the 22-member Arab League in 2002 at the Beirut Summit of the Arab League?

The Arab League latest proposed API to Israel states in brief that if Israel ends the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, and allows the Palestinians to build their own state, the Arab world will recognize Israel's existence and establish normal relations with it.

Pakistan Intensifies Attack on Balochistan Following Failed Elections Exercises

Pakistani occupying army has intensified its operations across Balochistan meting out a collective punishment.

(OCCUPIED Balochistan) - Locals said that a punitive military operation is being conducted by occupying Pak Army since early morning at 5:30 in Gomazi and Malant areas of Tump sub-district.

In the wake of this unwarranted military operation local reported that Saleh son of Haji Rahmat was critically injured as result of indiscriminate firing by forces and two brothers were also abducted by forces from Cheribazar of Gomazi town.

America`s Book of Secrets - The Drug Wars Airs Tonight on History Channel 2

A new History Channel program takes a critical look at the drug war in America that represents such an abject failure in public and health policy.

(LOS ANGELES) - A new History Channel program examines the failed and costly drug war in America.

For the last 40 years the United States has spent nearly $1 Trillion to fight the War on Drugs and little progress has been made.

Opinion - America Must Keep A Strong Military

However, we must get out of the war business. We do not have to be in an ongoing war.

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - The recent assassination of a British soldier walking down a street in London was a despicable act. He proudly wore his country's uniform and for that he gave his life.

Most of us are very proud of our military. We should be. Without our armed forces we would not be the free country we are today.

Interview with Code-Pink founder, Medea Benjamin After She `Heckled` Obama

On at least three occasions, Benjamin engaged the president, ultimately forcing him off script.

(WASHINGTON DC Op-Ed News) - Code-Pink founder, Medea Benjamin, took President Barack Obama head-on during a major foreign policy speech the president was giving Thursday on drone policy and related issues.

Benjamin demanded that the president close the Guantanamo Bay prison immediately.