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The Think Tank Clown: Patrick Clawson

As he retreats from the podium, the viewer awakes to the inhumanity of this figure, this Scholar, Researcher, this Clown.

(LAVERNE, CA) - Clowns befuddle a crowd.

They appear a pretense of the normal but caricatured to evoke laughter, surprise, at times derision, but always in context where they absorb self-deprecation, become the butt of jokes, become the audiences’ self, a make believe self, receiving the jibes, jests and buffoonery never allowed when alone.

Kuwait: Secure the Social and Cultural Rights of Bidun

William Nicholas Gomes contacts Kuwaiti leadership to highlight plight of the Bidun.

(SALEM) - Today more than 100,000 stateless residents of Kuwait, commonly referred to as Bidun, live a very difficult life.

Lacking the support of their own government, the legal, social, and economic vulnerability of the Bidun has long been a source of unease to humanitarian organizations and world governments.

`Connecting the Dots` to Cancer

Both MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune are among the 130 military installations listed as EPA Superfunds

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - Semper Fidelis is not just an empty slogan or a recruiting gimmick to entice young men and women to join the Marines. The Marine Corps is a brotherhood. Once a Marine; always a Marine.

The traditions of the Corps are drummed into Marine recruits in boot camp and reinforced in tours of duty in and out of combat.

Hindus & Jews Shocked at Gypsy Camp Burning in France by Vigilantes

Europe’s most persecuted and discriminated community, Roma are reportedly facing apartheid conditions in Europe.

(RENO, NV) - Hindus and Jews have expressed shock at the reported forcible eviction of Roma (Gypsies) and burning of their settlement in Marseille (southern France) suburb by vigilantes.

Religious leaders are urging the Council of Europe and European Parliament to urgently intervene and halt the demolition of Roma settlements.

Rev Irfan Jamil Enthroned as Ninth Bishop of Lahore

Bishops from other cities, heads of Christian institutions and thousands of Christians participated in the enthronement ceremony followed by a grand reception.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - The enthronement ceremony of the ninth Bishop of Lahore, Rt Rev Irfan Jamil, was held at the Cathedral Church of Resurrection on Friday.

Part 2 - Partnership for a Drug Free America.org AKA Partnership at a Drug Free America.org

Where is their outrage at Clinical Trials of OxyContin on Children ages 6 to 16?

(MYRTLE BEACH SC) - Since there is confusion on the actual name of this organization, I will refer to them as "Partnership" in this article until they make the necessary corrections on the Internet to end any further misinformation on their part.

In July, 'Partnership' pubslished, 'Maker of OxyContin Plans to Study the Painkiller in Children'.

The Canadian Holocaust

Churches in Canada have been officially indemnified and exonerated from any liability in crimes against humanity.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - I have personally surveyed twenty-eight mass grave sites across Canada that are holding the bones of children.

Last November we began to excavate and repatriate some of these remains from the Church of England residential school in Brantford, Ontario, from whence more than half of the Mohawk children that were imprisoned there never returned.

Aung San Suu Kyi Misses an Opportunity on Rohingyas

The United Nations calls the Rohingya one of the world’s most persecuted groups.

(RANGOON, Burma) - One by one, the members of a large group of students approached a microphone to tell Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi that she had been an inspiration to them.

“I’m very proud to say you have been our hope,” said a Pakistani student. “It is a great honor for me to hear my personal hero speak,” said another.

Tamil Militants in Prison in Sri Lanka - Are They Still Alive?

Sri Lanka's Controversial Menik Farm IDP Camp Closes- As POW's Remain Missing

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Very serious questions about captured Tamil Tiger fighters linger in the wake of the violent end of Sri Lanka's long-running civil war.

While it may never be possible to determine an accurate assessment of Tamil casualties, it may not be too late to save many who languish today in prison camps located in secured areas inaccessible to family or media.

There Can be no Impunity for Those Who Violate Human Rights

Wouldn't his appointment to this council be a contradictory appointment when the primary role of the UNSC is to maintain international peace and security?

(BOSTON) - Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Rwanda expects to become the African representative at the 2012 United Nations Security Council election.

With the support of East African Community (EAC) and the African Union (AU), Rwanda has put its bid out for the 2013 -2014 rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council to replace South Africa in January 2013.