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Dual Loyalty Revisited

Any American not outraged is not yet fully informed.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Four-fifths of the U.S. House and Senate recently declared in correspondence to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the U.S. must reaffirm its “unbreakable bond” with Israel.

What persuaded our Congress to proclaim their loyalty to Israel while our military is waging war in the Middle East based on fabricated intelligence?

A Letter from the Heart of a Muslim Woman to the American People who Support Israel and its Wars

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war. —Ludwig von Mises

(LONDON) - I am writing this because of the devastation that is caused by your government in our lands, and because of the immanent threat to world peace that I see your government pushing for, again.

The way things are moving now, I foresee great danger, and terrible risk to peace and security to the whole world.

Iran Wants US Nukes Dismantled

Ahmadinejad also provided a comprehensive resolution to strengthen the non-proliferation treaty.

(TEHRAN PRESS TV) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the United States should dismantle its nuclear bases around the world as a step to create a nuke-free world.

"Nuclear weapons stationed in military bases in the US and those in its allied countries such as Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands must be dismantled," President Ahmadinejad Monday.

Exclusive: First African American president to Promote Injustice in African Country

Who has turned a blind eye to the suffering of Africans in Darfur?

(DAMANGA, Sudan) - As the victims and survivors of Darfur genocide, we are not surprised by the results of the Sudanese rigged, flawed elections that declared victory for Omar Al-Bashir, as a re-elected president to Sudan.

But we are extremely shocked, and terribly dismayed for the support of some International Community members, especially the US...

Invisible Disability

“. . . a bad day is when I lie in the bed and I think of things that might have been” -from a Paul Simon song

(ST. PETERSBURG, Florida ) - I write this article as an attempt to raise the awareness of a medical fact.

There are those among us who suffer invisible disability and, as such, seem to ghost through life without being useful members of our busy society.

A Lack of Diplomatic Finesse

The article first appeared on Iran's Tehran Times newspaper.

(TEHRAN) - It seems that UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan has much to learn about the fine art of diplomacy.

Demonstrating his lack of diplomatic finesse and inexperience, the UAE foreign minister has exposed himself to the possibility of a harsh response from the Islamic Republic of Iran through his provocative remarks...

Economic Crisis in the Middle Ages

A nice piece of original reporting from the 14th century.

(FLORENCE, Italy) - In the year 1345 in the month of January failed the company of the Bardi, who had been the greatest merchants in Italy.

And the reason was that they, like the Peruzzi, had lent their money and that invested with them to king Edward of England and to the king of Sicily; and that the Bardi found they had owing to them from the king of England, what with capital and interest and gifts promised by him, 900,000 florins of gold, and on account of his war with the king of France he was unable to pay; and from the king of Sicily 100,000 florins of gold.

Deception, Death and Darfur

Sources confirm that hundreds of people were arrested and more will continue to be over the next few days.

(EL FASHER / PORTLAND) - The citizens of Darfur came together in protest on Tuesday, April 27 in El Fasher. Although their protest ended after an hour, many felt that they had begun to send their message that, “the government that is killing innocents must stop”.

Our source says the police came in force using tear gas, batons, live and blank AK-47 rounds, against those protesting.

Introducing the MV Rachel Corrie

With everyone’s help, the MV Rachel Corrie will be painted, outfitted, then filled with cargo and ready to leave shortly after May Day

(DUNDALK, Ireland) - The 1200-ton cargo ship had been abandoned in July 2009, off the coast of Ireland.

She was then impounded after an inspection by the International Transport Federation (ITF) discovered her owners had exploited their Lithuanian crewmembers.

BLACK CHINNED SISKIN, Cabecita Negra de Corbata, Cardueles barbatus, or `Why I Plant Sunflowers`

"Cabecita negra" (literally, little black head) is an oft-used, historic racist term in Argentina.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - In November or the northern equivalent of just about now, I plant enormous quantities of sunflowers around the periphery of my garden.

These easy-to-grow and robust plants start slowly, but usually by Christmas Day the first sunflower blooms.