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Iranian Jets Fire on U.S. Drone

Conducting interviews on this topic is the former CIA operative in Iran's Revolutionary Guards and a weekly columnist for WND, Reza Kahlili.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf last week, CNN has learned.

The incident raises fresh concerns within the Obama administration about Iranian military aggression in crucial Gulf oil shipping lanes.

Free Syrian Army Targets Innocent Civilians for Supporting the Government

Syria is beleaguered in an erosive and unjustifiable war which the United States, Britain, France and their regional allies have waged with the complicity of Al-Qaeda and domestic mercenaries.

(ROME) - Almost 18 months after the beginning of unrest and violence in Syria, the Syrian people are waiting for peace and tranquility to once again rule their homeland and their destroyed lives.

The Syrian people are embattled in a war which a number of Western powers and regional states have launched against their country...

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President Traveling to Asia

Additional details about the trip will be released at a later date.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The following statement was released today, we had reported in recent days that Obama would visit Rangoon, and now that has been confirmed by the White House.

The President will travel to Bangkok, Thailand; Rangoon, Burma and Phnom Penh, Cambodia from November 17-20.

When all the `FUN` is About Fooling Ourselves

Here in Sri Lanka, there is also polarisation of politics, a reaction to ethnic divisions and frictions within in a post war regime.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” said George Carlin, the American Comedian, Social Critic and Satirist.

“Come on, gentleman; let us drink to our stupidity.” said Santosh Kalwar, the Nepali poet and writer.

Israeli Hypocrisy at Mavi Marmara Trial

Israel squirms and wriggles like a worm on a fishhook over the Turkish trial into the deaths of nine unarmed humanitarian aid volunteers on board a ship bound for Gaza.

(ISTANBUL, Turkey) - Tel Aviv has called the hearing in Istanbul a “show trial” with no legal foundation or meaning at all since, rather predictably, the four military commanders at the centre of the brutal air and seaborne assault are being tried in absentia.

Will the Palestine Authority Seek Non-Member Status in the United Nations?

At most non-member status would be symbolic but it might calm the Palestinian populace.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In September 2011, President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, formally requested full United Nations membership for his as yet undefined country.

The initiative developed during a two-year impasse in negotiations with Israel that followed the latter's refusal to freeze its settlement activities in the West Bank.

U.S. Gifts to Burma`s Dying Refugees: Silence, Indifference and the Marines

Photo from inside the killing zone shows a U.S. Marine Corps property sign.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - For many days, Pauktaw refugees have been languishing under the sun; alternately suffering from heat & cold.

These new photographs that have never been released, show the camps that many are living in and not surprisingly, the conditions are deplorable.

Ooops, I just Committed a Thought Crime!

'Our' battle will be over as soon as Israel makes the bombastic declaration that it abandons Zionism.

(LONDON) - Oops ... what did I say!
What was I thinking?
Where was my head?
What have I done!

Sorry, I beg your pardon, I profusely apologize
How dare I entertain such an "evil" and blatant "anti-Semitic" thought?
How dare I ask such a "controversial" question?!

Medical Charity Says It`s Been Prevented from Helping Rohingyas

The U.S. makes deals with Myanmar as it blocks doctors from reaching critically injured and dying people.

(RANGOON, Burma) - Medecins sans Frontieres has been prevented from delivering much needed aid to people displaced by recent fighting in Myanmar.

Rakhine Buddhists threatened and intimidated MSF staff working among the vulnerable and abused Rohingyas who are political/religious refugees.

APN Congratulates Obama on his Reelection

Americans for Peace Now (APN) today sent the following letter to President Barack Obama, congratulating him on his reelection.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On behalf of Americans for Peace Now (APN), we warmly congratulate you on your election to a second term as President of the United States of America.

We wish you success in using your second term in office to make America stronger both at home and abroad...