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Cowboy Rob

Cowboy Rob had been pushed from pillar to post ever since he arrived in Argentina last March.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - The latest chapter in the life of a wayward cowboy began with a garbled phone call on a sunny Monday afternoon.

Most of our calls are garbled because they are in Spanish and the earpiece in our cheap handset makes everyone sound like a frightened chicken. This call, however, was in English...

Circumcision Harm Far Exceeds Claimed `Benefits`

Personal, cultural, financial, and professional conflicts lead to flawed circumcision report.

(BOSTON) - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the first national medical organization in the world to state that the "preventive health benefits" of circumcision outweigh the risks.

Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., executive director of the Circumcision Resource Center in Boston, a nonprofit educational organization that opposes circumcision, notes that in Europe, where circumcision is rare, there is no increase in the incidence of STDs.

17 Civilians Beheaded by Taliban for Mixed-Sex Party

The Taliban, who openly beat women and girls in the street, maintain a medieval view of flirting or any open displays of affection between men and women.

(KABUL) - Fifteen men and two women were found beheaded in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Monday, punishment meted out by Taliban insurgents for a mixed-sex party with music and dancing, officials said.

The bodies were found in a house near the Musa Qala district, about 75 km (46 miles) north of the provincial capitol, Lashkar Gah, said District Governor Nimatullah, who only goes by one name.

The Will to Win

We the people, by following Justice Robert’s lead, should retain our Secular Government as the Founders intended it ought always to be.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - The GOP’s purpose is to deny Barack Obama a second term, and what its Congressional members refuse to do is geared to that end.

The architect of the GOP’s battle for dominance is Karl Rove, but Evangelists who control the Party hope to replace our Secular Democracy with theocracy to control us all.

Damascus` Middle-Way Solution

The announcement of the resignation of Assad through a transitional process seems to be a mid-way solution.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - In his recent visit to Moscow, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, said that the government of Syria is ready to negotiate the resignation of the incumbent President, Bashar al-Assad, during the process of talks with the oppositions.

This development is in itself, a turning point in the Syrian government’s policy.

Pakistani Christian Girl Accused of Burning Qur`an in Court

Its sad that local media is not picking up this case.

(ISLAMABAD) - Yesterday, on August 27th, medical board appointed by the court had declared the age of Rimsha 14 years and 11 days.

According to the spokesman Mr. Basharat Khakher from APMA, "Medical board has examined the age of Rimsha and presented the report in the court that Rimsha is of 14 years and 11 days old.

Unemployed Sri Lankan Factory Worker Writes to EU Ambassador on GSP Plus

GSP Plus is the EU's generalised system of preferences...

(COLOMBO, The Island) - You don’t know me. Even I did not know you till few weeks ago. I am one like the hundreds ofgirls you see when you drive in and out of the airport.

You see some of us walking to the shifts or going home after work in the garment factories near the airport.

School Voucher Recipients More Likely to Enroll in College, New Study Finds

New research shows significant increase in college enrollment for African American students.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher.

This reinforces previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students.

Will it Ever be Safe to Speak Up in Rwanda?

Will the reality of peace ever be felt in Rwanda?

(WASHINGTON DC) - It has been another interesting week in the confusion and danger that is Rwandan politics.

Frank Habineza, President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda has announced his return to Rwanda to register his party and run for parliament.

Israel: Military Justice System Fails Victims of Gaza Conflict

Israel has avoided responsibility for the slaughter of 1400+ in 'operation cast lead'; this is the story of two.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Newscasters, editorial writers and columnists regularly overreact to the rare and occasional Israeli death blamed on Palestinians.

Yet they totally ignore the fact that Israel kills Palestinian civilians in a manner that could be considered routine.