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Jeff Blankfort critic of Noam Chomsky [Podcast]

Because of the excellent writings and statements that he has made on other issues outside of the Israel-Palestine conflict, he seems to have been given a pass for his questionable positions on Palestine.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The question as to whether or not to use the term apartheid is a critical one.

Chomsky objects to the use of the term despite the fact that such a description has long been made by both Israeli critics of their country’s policies and by former victims of South African apartheid.

Blue Nile: US Complacency Encourages GoS Strength

According to those on ground in Sudan the sentiment is “The US better have a good plan.”

(KHARTOUM / PORTLAND) - In Sudan, humanity has not come before politics. The U.S. government has allowed and honored a genocidal regime to run, and win a fraudulent election full of intimidation and deception.

Human atrocities, genocide, arrest warrants and starving; all terms that have been used by the US government over the last several years to describe the situation in Sudan that they are now endorsing.

Three Points of View: The United States, Pakistan and India

STRATFOR Writer Peter Zeihan examines the interests and potential futures.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In recent weeks, STRATFOR has explored how the U.S. government has been seeing its interests in the Middle East and South Asia shift.

When it comes down to it, the United States is interested in stability at the highest level — a sort of cold equilibrium among the region’s major players that prevents any one of them, or a coalition of them — from overpowering the others and projecting power outward.

Lao PDR Government and Hmong Chaofa Indigenous Resistance Clash in Xaysombun

It happened in Xaysombun Special Zone, Phou Bia Mountain, North-Central Laos‏.

(MINNEAPOLIS) - On April 24, 2010, around 2:30 p.m. Lao time, Northeast of Mountain Phou Bia, Xaysombune Special Zone inside sources reported that there is very heavy fighting.

The Lao PDR invaded Hmong Indigenous territories. Weapons used included 60 MM, 40MM, and DKA 81, and missiles were fired from helicopter at Hmong Indigenous citizens.

What`s Happening in Thailand?

An Interview with Patrick Winn – American journalist in Bangkok.

(TEHRAN) - Nowadays, Thailand is witness to one of the bloodiest civil wars since the 2006 military coup which ousted the popular Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office.

The supporters of former Prime Minister are calling for the dissolution of parliament and a new round of general elections.

Poem: Arizona Immigration Law & Senator John McCain

"As a former marine I am honored by your call to duty & sacrifice, But you and no one alive should deny any minority a better life."

(LOS ANGELES) - What do you think of John McCain's politics? Millions of Americans see Arizona's decision to have local police officers begin enforcing immigration law. as the last thing that this nation needs.

To some, the act of singling out people on a border with a Hispanic country without racial profiling is a cruel fantasy.

Confessions of a War Resister

A serious narrative with sexually explicit content about a veteran soldier's successful resistance to war.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Yesterday was a great victory for me, the entire peace movement and for troops and civilians all over the world.

I faced the military for my refusal to deploy to Iraq, and I walked away a free man with a general discharge from the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve.

Alleged Head of the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico

Eight-year battle by defendant to avoid extradition ends with one way trip to San Antonio.

(SAN ANTONIO) - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 68, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been extradited to Texas to face four felony violations of the drug and racketeering statutes, José Angel Moreno and John E. Murphy.

U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, along with a special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston Division, made the announcement today.

Our Commander-in-Chief Needs Our Support

Though non-transparent to the public, the latest U.S. initiative was a shot across the bow of the enemy within.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Forget your opinion of Barack Obama. Love him or loathe him, the reality remains unchanged: we have but one president at a time.

And but one commander-in-chief. U.S. national security is endangered—perhaps now more than at any time in history.

Louis Maxwell (In Memorial)

Poetic verse about the tragic friendly fire casualties in the current wars, and the accompanying lack of justice.

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