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Corruption in Palestine

Corruption must be tackled early and forcefully because it is a disease that spreads.

(BETHLEHEM) - On the way back from Bethlehem University we noted a small bulldozer that has removed a stone monument of a map of historic Palestine and the olive tree at the entrance of the city (in Alkarkafa, picture at blog link below).

This was not Israeli authorities but the “Palestinian authority” (PA) from higher up but via the Mayor of Bethlehem.

If Germans Decide to Erect a Monument for Adolf Eichmann...

Since May 1991, we have a bunch of sellouts in the Menilik Palace who do the bidding of our worst enemies.

(UGANDA) - Kenyans who were tortured during the Mau Mau uprising against British colonialism successfully filed a petition recently at a British court for compensation.

The government of Kenya assisted these Kenyan veterans in their bid to seek redress from their former colonial master that had wronged them so much.

Failure is Not an Option

Arms treaty will only regulate international trade situations and will have NO effect at all on national gun control laws as those are protected and set by the Constitution of the United States.

(WASHINGTON DC) - For the next two weeks numerous NGO’s, world government leaders and other groups will convene on the United Nations to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty that failed to be reached in July 2012.

This treaty has been in the making for six years.

Declared Innocent But Will Die in Prison

Secrecy and Democracy cannot co-exist; they are incompatible.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - It reads like a movie script. You have been held prisoner for 11 years, you have been tortured, no charges have been filled against you, nor have you had access to a lawyer.

You are innocent, you have claimed innocence for 11 years. Your daughter, unborn when they took you, is now 10, and you have never seen her.

Father and Mother are Ultimately Responsible for the Education of their Children

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children."

(MADRID) - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 26 solemnly the right of parents to educate their own children.

There is a close relationship between procreation and education, to the point that education is considered an extension or complement to generation.

In their own words... The Lies Purdue Pharma Used to Launch OxyContin

Top Purdue Pharma execs openly lied about Oxycontin being non-lethal when they knew it was deadly.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - I recently acquired a copy of the OxyContin Product Data Brochure dated 1996 which Purdue Pharma distributed at the launch of their deadly drug.

I have bolded key remarks made by Purdue Pharma and below each remark, I have added information that has surfaced since 1996.

An Urgent Appeal Letter to President Barack H. Obama

Rohingya Muslims are considered the most persecuted people in the world.

(MILWAUKEE, WI) - Rohingya American Friendship Association (BRAFA) writes open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama in the wake of his recent visit.

The group advises President Obama that the suffering of the Rohingya Muslims continues in a stark and open continuing violation of international law.

Appalled at Swiss Woman`s Gang-Rape, Zed Asks India for Serious Soul Searching

Continuing indifference to the maltreatment of women was not acceptable in the 21st century world.

(RENO) - Expressing shock at the reported gang-rape of a Swiss woman in Madhya Pradesh on March 15 after the recent death of Delhi bus gang-rape victim, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged India to do serious soul searching on the treatment of women.

India could not even provide safer environment for the guests and her own women to go about their daily lives.

The Tenth Anniversary of Rachel Corrie`s Death

Ten years later Rachel's fight to end injustice continues by others and will continue until the end of the occupation of the Palestinian Territory and the realization of Palestinians’ right to national self-determination.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Rachel Corrie, a 22-year old peace activist from Washington State, was killed on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar bulldozer operated by the Israeli military.

She was trying to stop a Palestinian family’s home from being destroyed.

Bangladesh: From Dysfunctional Democracy to a Dead Democracy

The Shahbag movement is moving towards its next victory, wherebJamaatbwill be banned from politics

(YORK, UK) - With elections looming at the end of this year, escalating violence and political confrontation has left democracy in Bangladesh at a crossroads.

In truth, democracy in modern Bangladesh has always been precarious: military takeover, political violence and parliamentary boycotts have all featured throughout Bangladesh’s 42 years of existence.