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Squatting Law Criminalises the Homeless to Protect the Rich

The criminalisation of squatting is aimed at protecting profits, not people, argues Vivyan Raoul.

(LONDON) - So, they've finally done it. They finally criminalised squatting. On Saturday, it became a criminal offence, with it a penalty of up to six months in jail or a £5000 fine, to trespass in a residential property, under section 144 of Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).

Successive governments have made overtures, initiated clumsy attempts, but all have stopped short of actually criminalising the homeless.

WikiLeaks: Nobody Believes Sri Lanka`s Government Anymore Robert Blake

The Colombo Telegraph found the related US diplomatic cable from the Secretary of State section of the WikiLeaks database.

(COLOMBO Colombo Telegraph) - “Pascoe, who recently visited Sri Lanka, questioned the credibility of GSL officials; no one believes they can meet their current timetable for moving people out of the camps.

A/S Blake agreed, saying he had urged the GSL to demonstrate some real successes on the ground, because nobody believes them anymore.

Sinister September: Zionist Anti-Islam Plot Simmering

Hurting the sentiments of over one billion Muslims across the world does not fit in the definition of freedom of speech.

(TEHRAN) - The month of September has witnessed an accelerated trend of coordinated attempts to desecrate Islam and tarnish the image of the Muslims across the globe.

That a blasphemous movie desecrating the person of the holy Prophet of Islam has been released in the United States simultaneously with the 9/11 tragic incident cannot be looked upon as sheer coincidence.

Canada-Iran tensions: Why Israel is so happy

Iranian officials say the Canadian government's decision is a move to divert the international attention from the atrocities they're committing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

(TEHRAN) - In a frantic and unexpectedly hysterical decision made on September 7, the Canadian government suspended all its diplomatic ties with Iran, closed its embassy in Tehran and ordered the Iranian diplomats to leave the Canadian soil in 5 days.

The Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird made an unbelievably offensive statement, calling Iran "the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today."

Are Netanyahu and the Zionist Lobby now a Threat to the Survival of the US-Israel Relationship?

My answer to my own headline question is - I hope so.

(LONDON) - In her first response to the killing of the American ambassador and three others in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she had asked herself the question that many Americans were asking - how it could have happened?

The most likely answer, it seems to me, is that it was a well planned terrorist attack not a spontaneous happening, not part of the protest against video clips of a film that denigrates and insults the Prophet Muhammad and Islam.

Just What the Hell is Under the Influence Anyway?

Right up front, I'm going to say not everyone is a good fit for marijuana. Some get nervous, paranoid or uncomfortable. If it bothers you do NOT use it. That's my disclaimer.

(PORTLAND, OR) - With more and more folks using marijuana as medicine, nearly 60,000 in Oregon alone and now literally hundreds of thousands in California, the establishment employers are worrying about employees being high on the job.

“Can't have these people using equipment and machinery” I can hear them saying. “We could be in danger from them.” So just what is under the influence anyway”.

Oregon Is Only State with Improved Health Coverage, but Poverty Rises and Income Flatlines

Includes link to the associated fact sheet.

(SILVERTON, OR) - OCPP has prepared a two-page fact sheet (PDF) summarizing key Oregon numbers contained in today's release of the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS).

The survey data for 2010-11 showed that Oregon experienced a rise in poverty, a rise in child poverty and stagnation of income for the typical Oregon household.

APN Call to Action for the Jewish New Year

"This Year, for all the right reasons, let us make sure that our causes are larger and more vital than chocolate chips..."

(WASHINGTON DC) - Last spring, an event galvanized a segment of American Jews like no other. People knew it was going to change their lives and they wanted to stop it. There were weeks of Facebook comments decrying it.

Petitions were launched. The Jewish community became galvanized.

Unwanted Ammunition for Politicians: Dare You Debate Using Polygraph?

It's either Trap or Zap.

(SALEM) - Since some but not all candidates for public office often seem like caricatures of real people, should we not offer a "Pinocchio Prize" to the debate champ who best devolves into non-stop deceit?

Recent fact-check experts have shown these show-offs they can track their fiction which is geared to stir up voter friction. Alas, a lie addiction. As the old adage goes, "Practice makes perfect".

298 Killed in Fire at Karachi Garment Factory in Pakistan

Around 2,000 workers were present inside the factory when the fire broke out.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - The death toll in the Karachi garment factory fire has risen to 298, with several dozen workers still missing or presumably dead in the basement.

Rescue workers have not been able to enter Ali Enterprises as the fire has completely destroyed the building.