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Warrior Monks: The Untold Story of Buddhist Violence

It seems clear that Westerners of the Judeo-Christian tradition have no leg to stand on when they single out Islam.

(SALEM) - The basic plank of Islamophobia can be summed up as follows: Islam is uniquely violent compared to other world religions.

Of course, it’s just not true. In previous articles, I’ve taken a Thor-sized hammer to shatter this myth by proving that Judaism and Christianity are scripturally and theologically just as violent, if not more so.

Syria: Manufacturing Dissent

Manufacturing Dissent includes evidence of fake reports broadcasted/published by the likes of CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and others.

(ROME) - Manufacturing Dissent is a documentary about the psychological-warfare by the media and political establishment of the west and their allies aimed at facilitating the US, European and Israeli agenda of getting rid of the current Syrian government.

It demonstrates how the media has directly contributed to the bloodshed in Syria.

Daraya Residents Respond to `Astonishing` Fisk Report

Fisk's huge insinuation – that the Free Syria Army was behind the one of the worst atrocities of the Syrian uprising – was inevitably going to outrage the opposition.

(LONDON Independent) - The Independent’s Robert Fisk raised eyebrows, as he rather often does, with a report yesterday from Syria’s Daraya.

It's the site of a “massacre” of over 300 civilians last week, in which he enticingly alleged that local residents “told a story different from the version that has been repeated around the world.”

Ron Paul and the RNC Sham of 2012: The Death of Grassroots...

The Republican Party has lost all hope, and the disrespect Paul supporters received will eventually be replied with "I told you so."

(TAMPA, FL) - The Convention is where delegates are meant to cast votes for the nominee, yet the Tampa Bay Times Forum was already plastered with embedded Romney banners, and additional 'Mitt' signs for people to hold were also smuggled in to make it appear that many are behind him.

Did America Say NO to Israel?

America may still be saved by just a few brains who are beginning to realize that Israel is the biggest threat to world peace.

(LONDON) - In the last few hours we have learned that the US had made massive reductions to joint military exercise with Israel.

Originally slated to include 5,000 US troops, Washington will now only send 1,500 to participate in Austere Challenge 12 with Israel.

India: Immediately order Reduction of Water Level in Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar Dams

Indians are fighting for their rights and their lives are in the need of the government's intervention and support.

(SALEM) - There are big questions over water levela at the Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams in India's Narmada Valley.

Witnesses there say the waters were illegally raised and this flooded homes and valuable agricultural land that people used to make a living and generate valuable food products.

Inside Daraya - How a Failed Prisoner Swap Turned Into a Massacre

Exclusive: The first Western journalist to enter the town that felt Assad's fury hears witness accounts of Syria's bloodiest episode.

(DAYARA, Syria) - "The Independent" - - The massacre town of Daraya is a place of ghosts and questions.

It echoed to the roar of mortar explosions and the crackle of gunfire yesterday, its few returning citizens talking of death and assault, of foreign ‘terrorists’, its cemetery of slaughter haunted by snipers.

Non-Aligned Movement: Unanimous Support For Iran`s Nuclear Energy Program

Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Final Declaration Decrees Unanimous Support For Iranian Nuclear Energy Program; It Also Rejects US-Led Attempt To Punish Iran With Unilateral Economic Sanctions

(TEHRAN) - The Tehran Declaration document not only emphasizes Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy but acknowledges the right to ownership of a full nuclear fuel cycle, which means uranium enrichment — a matter of deep dispute.

In an attempt to overshadow the NAM summit,  the Zionists have the U.S. media in a frenzy on the doubling of the number of centrifuges in Fordow as stated in Thursdays IAEA report.

PALESTINE, Not Just a Name!

Another unforgettable view of Palestine in words and photos.

(LONDON) - Some of our most spectacular and memorable entries are the products of Nahida Izzat, who lives in London, but began her life in Palestine.

Like so many before throughout history, Nahida and her family had to flee Palestine during the 1967 'Six Day War' and by becoming a refugee, she was thus denied her own homeland for the majority of her life.

Postal `Road Warrior` Ends August Trek

Partridge’s journey was sponsored by the Rural Organizing Project, Jobs with Justice, and Communities and Postal Workers United.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The “Postal Road Warrior” has parked his trusty steed -- ‘Silver Bullet’ is a 13 year old station wagon -- after a month criss-crossing Oregon throughout August.

“The Postmaster General is driving the postal service into a death spiral and he must be stopped,” said Jamie Partridge, a retired mail carrier from Portland.