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High Profile Hector Aleem Dragged Christian Families of Rawal Town Islamabad onto the Road

Displaced families of Rawal Town dwelling under the sky; cold could be hard to live for them.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistani police have arrested a Christian human rights activist after a member of militant Islamic organization accused him of sending a blasphemous text message from his cell phone.

Hector Aleem, 55, the director of a non-governmental organization, Peace Worldwide, is said to have raised a voice for the local Christians, who were locked in a land dispute.

Charges Against Vandenberg 15 Dropped: Putting Nuclear Weapons Policies on Trial

The 15 had been arrested on February 25th for protesting the launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

(SANTA BARBARA) - Charges were dismissed on Wednesday in federal court in Santa Barbara, Calif., against fifteen people, including four members of Veterans For Peace.

Colombo Opts for Anti-Tamil Campaign to Handle Constitutional Case

Devolution of powers is only in the lips of the powers, India and the USA that back the genocidal regime in the island.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Petitioners of a constitutional case against the ‘Divineguma’ Bill to snatch away even grassroot development and social welfare powers of the provinces in genocidal Sri Lanka are currently targeted through a Sinhala poster campaign.

Using a ‘counterinsurgency’ style, it collectively names the petitioners as ‘Paikiasothy Gang’ aiming ‘separation of the country’.

Teaching Sharks to Hunt

CAR SHARKS and CLOSERS is a hard hitting, 374 page training manual geared toward automobile dealers, sales managers, sales closers and salespeople, but applies to everyone involved in the sales business.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Gary Swanson’s book CAR SHARKS and CLOSERS has just been released. It is available in paperback and Kindle formats at Amazon.com.

This book is for professional closers and sales managers, and for those salespeople who wish to achieve the “next level.” This is not entry-level training, but instead it takes over where the professional has already reached a successful plateau and is ready to go to the top.

Snow and Cold Aimed at the Northwest

The cold and snow may be enough to jump-start the ski season in the Cascades and also in the Canada Rockies.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA / Accuweathter.com) - The coldest air of the season so far is forecast by AccuWeather.com to roll into the Northwest this weekend, and it will be accompanied by snow in some areas.

The storm track will shift farther south in the Pacific this weekend. As it does, colder air will drain southward from British Columbia into Washington, Oregon and the northern part of Great Basin and Rockies.

US Links Military Ties with Burma on Human Rights Progress

A 22-member US delegation included senior military officials and others who will attend a human rights dialogue conference and meet with government officials.

(WASHINGTON DC Mizzima News ) - The top-level US delegation now in Burma is sending a signal that cooperation between US and Burma’s military can only come if the country makes further progress on human rights issues.

Vikram Singh, US deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, in Burma now with the delegation, reflects the Pentagon’s desire to establish contacts between Burma’s military and the US armed forces, the Foreignpolicy.com magazine website said on Monday.

Impact of Identity Card on Myanmar Democracy Process

When the military regime took power through coup d'tat, discrimination started being used in identity or registration documents.

(SITTWE AKYAB, Myanmar) - Myanmar, formerly Burma has been threatened by disintegration since 1948 when it gained independence from British.

Myanmar has diverse ethnics with different historical backgrounds and discrimination has been practiced widely within the Union of Burma. This has caused several rebellions against the regime.

Israel Election Frenzy

Recent polls show that the right-wing bloc has gained power.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A month before the US general elections, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, threw Israel into an election campaign frenzy when he announced his intention to dissolve the Knesset and hold early elections next January.

Netanyahu's official reason for the move is his alleged inability to pass a "responsible budget." But according to Israeli pundits, the Prime Minister has other calculations.

Tropical Storm Paul Continues Weakening

Tropical Storm Paul is expected to slowly move off to the northwest, parallel to the Baja Peninsula's west coast.

(STATE COLLEGE,, PA Accuweathter.com) - Tropical Storm Paul will graze Baja California in Mexico today, helping it to weaken further in the coming hours.

As the center of the storm meanders along the coast, the storm will be thrust into conditions that will rip the storm apart. High up in the atmosphere, strong upper-level winds will create a disconnect between the top and bottom of the storm, weakening it.

Planting a Bo Tree in Sri Lanka

Why do they not value the virtue of solidarity?
Or notice that there are dead to be remembered?

(LONDON) - In the aftermath of the publication of Frances Harrison's book Still Counting The Dead the discordant cawing of Sri Lankan male voices seem louder. I am hoping this is because the book is having an effect.

Oscar Wilde said there is only one thing worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about. So it’s good that Frances Harrison’s wonderful book is being spoken of.