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`Did we just kill a kid?`

The moment drone operator who assassinated Afghans with the push of a button on a computer in the U.S. realized he had vaporized a child... and could not go on.

(LONDON Daily Mail) - A former U.S. drone operator has opened up about the toll of killing scores of innocent people by pressing a button from a control room in New Mexico.

Brandon Bryant, 27, from Missoula, Montana, spent six years in the Air Force operating Predator drones from inside a dark container.

Ten Little Girls and One Unexploded Landmine

I was told in Kabul that Afghanistan has more unexploded landmines than any other country in the world.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan killed ten little girls in mid-December. Such a number is unthinkable, yet we should all consider it for this is the price of war and no family on the face of this earth should ever have to bury ten little children at once.

The girls were gathering firewood according to reports, when one unknowingly struck the mine with an ax.

That Duel Before Yule

If mate is away, refrain from romance; For those ever horny have yet much to fear, To be neath the hoofs of those seven reindeer.

(SALEM) - "Want a Knight before Christmas, alas, fondest gift,
To warm forth my pillow, and bestow a lift,
For Arthur is off in some distant turf,
And with my fab figure, won't settle for serf!"

This utterance came from Queen Guinevere,
Knowing that King and his staff weren't near;
A lonely heart pining for marvel of mate
To fulfill her empties, but what be her fate?

Israel Still Bans Christmas Trees in Nazareth

The terror lurking in a Christmas tree...

(NAZARETH Sabbah Report) - Israel’s large Palestinian minority is often spoken of in terms of the threat it poses to the Jewish majority.

Palestinian citizens’ reproductive rate constitutes a “demographic timebomb”, while their main political programme proves for most Israeli Jews that their compatriots are really a “fifth column”.

Asian Press Follows Salem-News Article Criticizing `Dbangg 2` by William Gomes

Mr. Gomes believes that the film risks encouraging public support of torture and ill treatment of prisoners.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Dabangg 2 goes a long way toward reversing the progress made to aid victims of sometimes unspeakable abuse.

Hindustan Times, one of Asia's biggest newspapers, is following William Gomes' Salem-News.com report published yesterday...

Hospital Christmas for Mandela as Rumours Fly

Former President Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas Day in hospital, the presidency has announced.

(JOHANNESBURG BBC) - The iconic figure has been hospitalized in Pretoria since December 8.

The length of his stay, and obfuscations from government about his exact whereabouts, has caused concern among South Africans.

Firefighter Ambush in New York: `A Senseless act of Violence`

The gunman reportedly shot himself dead.

(ROCHESTER, NY) - Officials near Rochester, NY are trying to determine why a suspect lured a police officer and firefighters to an ambush where the men were shot to death.

Ronald W. Nesbitt. the Webster, New York Supervisor, reports that, "A senseless violent act claimed the lives of two distinguished members of our community and sent two others to the hospital". He says early Christmas Eve morning, four members of the West Webster Fire Department responded to a house fire on Lake Road.

Is the U.S. Finally Serious About Gun Control?

Was mental illness a factor in these mass shootings?

(SAN FRANCISCO ) - In his article, "America as a Gun Culture," historian Richard Hofstadter popularized the phrase "gun culture" to describe America's long-held affection for firearms, with many citizens embracing and celebrating the association of guns and America's heritage.

According to Hofstadter, the right to own a gun and defend oneself is considered by some, especially those in the South and the Southwest, as a central tenet of the American identity.

If God were Alive Today: Remembering Maisie Shaw and Berny Cameron

A Christmas Reflection to be read, if possible, in every Catholic and United Church service across Canada.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - It's well into the night here in Nanaimo, and although the cold rain beats incessantly at our home, the fire inside is roaring.

Carol is asleep next to me on the couch and my stomach is filled and warmed with good cheer.

`We Condemn the Arrest of Jaffna University Students` - Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

TGTE press release calls for the removal of occupying Sinhala forces as the Only Solution

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has launched protests and demonstrations in Tamil Diaspora countries calling for the release of Jaffna University students arrested by the Sri Lankan forces.

The recent student arrests show once again that as long as the Sinhala army is stationed in Tamil areas, the safety of the Tamils will never be guaranteed.