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Israel: Showdown or Shutdown? (Addendum Dec 4, 8 pm)

Is the end of Israel in sight, or just the end of Nazi Zionism?

(CALGARY, Alberta) - I remember the Arab-Israeli Six Day War of June 1967 as if it were just six days ago. My friends and I rooted for the Israelis as they routed the Arabs, and we all confirmed among ourselves that “nobody f…s with the Jews.” We all read the book (or watched the movie with its stirring theme music) Exodus by Leon Uris.

How the Israelis have since sunk in the eyes of the world—from courageous, heroes—to Nazi-like perpetrators of their own international crimes against humanity.

Energy Drinks In Laguna Beach: Xs Energy® Is Truly In Excess

Xs® Energy's David Vanderveen: The Corporate Pope Pious I of Laguna Beach Dispenses Bad Medicine And Poor Moral Advice

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - Well, America's parents are finding out that it can happen here, there and anywhere: The inherent dangers of energy drinks, beyond the humorous Ritalin-simily jokes, has hit home.

Hindus Condemn Demolition of Gypsy Settlement in Spain

"Instead of unleashing repression, Spain and Europe needed to work on social inclusion and rehabilitation of Roma communities" - Rajan Zed, Hindu Statesman

(RENO, NV) - Hindus have condemned the reported recent demolishing of a Gypsy (Roma) settlement on the banks of the Manzanares River near Madrid.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was unfortunate and simply inhuman to thus devastate the lives of voiceless Gypsy families forcing many into homelessness...

Does Team-Creep Breed Conformity?

The climate to induce progress must be handled gingerly.

(SALEM) - Is being a "team player" an abject surrender of your individuality? Sometimes that thought creeps into the pondering part of my cranium in search of resolution.

This is particularly a front-and-center issue in many workplaces.

USCIRF Alarmed by Anti-Semitic Remarks in Hungary

“The listing of Jews in Hungary brings up memories of the darkest days of Nazism...” - USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett

(WASHINGTON DC) - Marton Gyongyosi, a Hungarian politician from the far-right Jobbik party, has issued a statement urging the government to create a list of Jews who pose a “national security risk.”

Gyongyosi serves as the leader of Jobbik, which is the third largest party in the Hungarian parliament with 44 of the 386 seats.

Medical Marijuana Comedy Club: The Oregonian Prints Reefer Madness!

What good is a live brain with a dead body?

(PORTLAND, OR) - I don't know whether to be astonished any more about The Oregonian's pathetically inane remarks about the hazards of medical marijuana.

They were doing reasonably well printing about the seven-year old girl with leukemia whose life was being preserved by the use of medical marijuana.

Intense Winds, Feet of Rain, Snow Slam West

Torrential rain has also fallen in parts of Oregon and Washington...

(STATE COLLEGE,, PA Accuweathter.com) - AccuWeather.com reports since Nov. 27, a series of powerhouse storms have pummeled the Northwest. The storms have left behind flooded rivers, creeks and streams.

Winds have knocked down trees and led to scattered power outages. There has even been the risk for avalanches and mudslides in higher elevations.

We Are Only As Good As Our Last Decision

“Senate votes to sanction those helping M23 in Eastern Congo”

(Washington, D.C.) - The US Senate decided to listen to the UN Group of Experts report on Rwanda’s involvement in the DRC. They are planning this week to vote on sanctioning any group supporting the M23 under the Defense Authorization Bill.

Last week, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on M23 to disarm, disband, and return control of Goma to the Congolese government, and urging nations to impose sanctions on M23 and its supporters.

Jaffna Under UPFA: A Grim Reminder Of LTTE Days

Travel to Jaffna: Then and Now...

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka Sunday Leader) - When I returned home in 1995 with our pet Dalmatian with its spots, hostile crowds gathered around us at Katunayake with shouts of Koti-Balla (Tiger-Dog).

On other trips I had been taken straight to the Katunayake Police Station, and held up at Vanuniya and released after my friend travelling with me was arrested.

Pakistan`s Blasphemy Laws Don`t Protect Religious Harmony

Social and Political leadership express concern about the IHC decision in the Rimsha case.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday, 20th November, 2012 dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha, a Christian teenager girl whose case prompted international outrage.

Islamabad High Court found that the accusations against her were legally unsound, said Abdul Hameed Rana, one of the Rimsha’s lawyers. She is a free woman now, like any other Pakistani citizen, he added.