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From Belfast to Palestine

"At any given moment 10% of those in prison are under 'Administrative Detention.'

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - David Rovics sings of connections between Khader Adnan's current hunger strike to the IRA hunger strikes of 1981:

Remembering Fallen Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca

"Our lives begin to end the day we remain silent about things that matter." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Edited by Coral Anika Theill

(UNIONTOWN, Pa.) - Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca of North Arlington, New Jersey died February 10th while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka`s Missing

Where are they?

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - What happened to dozens of LTTE members who surrendered to the army together with Rev. Francis Joseph, a Catholic priest, south of the Vadduvaakal bridge on May 18 2009?

“Aananthi” (not her real name), the wife of one of the disappeared, told Human Rights Watch that she saw the army load the priest and the LTTE members on to a bus and drive them away.

Tribalism, Racism and Projection - Part 2

2nd part of two – In this part I explore the misleading role of Jewish politics (both Zionist and anti Zionist) within the 'anti racist' campaign. To read the 1st part click here.

(LONDON) - Racism is a big word with some very bad connotations. Being accused of racism is one of the most hurtful and potentially damaging labels around.

And yet, how many ‘racists’ really think in ‘biological determinist’ terms? How many ‘racists’ out there really think in terms of ‘genes,’ or even ‘skin colour’? I guess not that many.

THE DOCTORS Discuss Prescription Medicine Epidemic

Please tune in to this important program...

(LOS ANGELES) - There’s no question that tragic deaths due to lethal combinations of prescription pills have been making headlines far too often in recent months.

Tuesday, the hosts of the Emmy Award-winning syndicated TV show THE DOCTORS takes a closer look at the issue at hand...

Efraim Halevy, former head of Mossad: The Current Syrian Situation is Iran`s Achilles Heel

Goldman Sachs’ charts illustrate that Iran is still one of five nations in the N-11 pot whose “productivity and sustainability of growth” is above average.

(MELBOURNE) - Early news reports on Wednesday claimed that Iran pre-empted European Union sanctions by turning off the oil spigot to six member-states: the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Portugal.

The Destructive Madness of Extremism: First McCarthyism, Then Radical Zionism

Time to choose up sides, folks: Are you with us or against us?

(CHICAGO) - The right-wing government leaders of the state of Israel, bolstered by their powerful US allies, are trembling with excitement at the prospect of a military attack against Iran.

Everything is in place for Iraq Redux. This time the Extremists are determined to get it right. No ground troops, just highly sophisticated bombing runs that will target nuclear targets in Iran.

Video Clarifies Ongoing Struggle of Sri Lankan Tamils

“A Lasting and Sustainable Peace with Dignity for the Tamil People is Nowhere in the Agenda.”
- Sunila Abeyasekera

(NEW DELHI) - Sunila Abeyasekera, the well-known human rights activist discusses with Newsclick the situation in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers.

She says achieving a lasting peace in Sri Lanka, involves backing the rights of the minorities -- human rights, linguistic rights, cultural rights -- need to be guaranteed and protected.

Israel Lobby Pushes for US Action Against the Syrian Government

James Morris Dares to Mention the Taboo History...

(WASHINGTON DC) - In Russia Today’s recent Crosstalk program on Syria, guest James Morris was brave enough to incisively point out the taboo fact.

Sri Lanka Defies U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

The United States Tamil Political Action Council boycotts in US cities, calling on Sri Lanka to respect human rights, and drawing attention to Sri Lanka’s request for an exemption from US sanctions on Iranian oil use.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On Saturday – Valentine’s Day weekend – USTPAC protestors gathered in front of Victoria’s Secret stores around the US calling attention to the need to boycott Sri Lanka.

Victoria’s Secret’s largest manufacturing plant is in Sri Lanka, and protestors have been outside stores each year since the peak of Sri Lanka’s conflict.