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Newt Gingrich Financier `Wishes he fought for Israel Not America`

All we care about is being good Zionists, good Israelis..” -Sheldon Adelson

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - All we care about is being good Zionists, good Israelis..” -Sheldon Adelson

The 3rd richest American, he gave over 10 million dollars of his own money to support Gingrich’s campaign for the Republican nomination which saved Gingrich’s campaign according to the NY Times.

New Checkpoint Method: Gassing Palestinian Cars with Unknown Chemical

Drivers and passengers feel nauseated after the Israeli checkpoints.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - Yesterday, Amira Hass reported in Haaretz the Israeli military are now pumping “nausea-inducing chemicals,” into cars at a Bethlehem checkpoint, as a new search method. Hass describes the IDF first pulling over cars, then:

...once parked, the passengers are asked to roll up all windows, apart from that of the driver – and exit the vehicle. Two tubes are then connected to the vehicle...

A Unique Beer Exclusively Savored by Dictators

The color of their beer called ‘Term’ is red!

(UGANDA) - A resourceful Ugandan friend who is adept at using computers emailed me a cartoon sometime back.

The cartoon portrayed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni getting tipsy from a new brand of beer called “Term.”

At the Crossroads of War: Do NOT Say You Were NOT Warned

Only Israel can save itself or destroy itself, for as a Hebrew prophet once warned that those who live by the sword will die by it too.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last week The New York Times published an opine by Ronen Bergman, who answered his own question in “Will Israel Attack Iran?”

“After speaking with many senior Israeli leaders and chiefs of the military and the intelligence, I have come to believe that Israel will indeed strike Iran in 2012...”

Tortured Freedom: Libya`s New Rulers Resort to Old Tactics

The news comes amidst rising frustration with Libya’s interim government.

(ROME) - Despite the changes sweeping Libya, violence and bloodshed have not stopped.

In shocking revelations, military and security forces stand accused of torturing detainees to death. Rights groups say Libya’s new rulers have not addressed the problem.

The Bible Unearthed (The Documentary)

The Bible Unearthed does something which has never been done before: it reveals a still-unraveling revolution of what we know of the society, the history, and the men who wrote the Bible.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - “Prof. Israel Finkelstein & Neil Silberman, Two of archaeology’s leading scholars shed new light on how the Bible came into existence.

They assert, for example, that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob never existed, that David and Solomon were not great kings but obscure chieftains and that the Exodus never happened.”

Sri Lankan Alleged War Criminal Silva `Selected` as Ban Adviser on Peacekeeping?

Sri Lanka slipped Silva in as representative of the Asia Pacific group.

(UNITED NATIONS) - In UN "bluewashing" of a an alleged war criminal, Sri Lanka's bragging that Shavendra Silva & other officials, were selected for the "UN Secretary General's special Advisory group on Peace Keeping Operations."

Acts of Silva's battalion in 2009 are in the UN's own Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka.

VIDEO: Salem Water Rescue Leads to Safe Recovery

The spot was about 80 yards from the Willamette River.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Fire crews were involved in the dramatic rescue of a woman today who was toppled from her kayak in Salem's Mill Creek.

The woman was accompanied by three other kayakers when her problems began shortly after 1:00 p.m.

Mother Russia Ignores its Own:
Artist and Sculptor Faces Homeless Winter in Moscow

What Fresh Hell is This? - Dorothy Parker

(SALEM) - We know that people in third-world countries like Palestine live under the constant threat of having their homes destroyed by demolition crews, but did you know this is also taking place in Russia? Elena Odnovarchenko has discovered how it feels to have no say over your personal destiny.

An artist and sculptor, she lost everything- her life's work, when bulldozers destroyed her former home.

TET `68 and the Siege at Khe Sanh - 44 Years Ago

The Chinese New Year holiday holds memories of fierce bravery and combat.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - The infamous Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, 44 years ago, marked the turning point in a long U.S. military struggle to help the South Vietnamese win a decisive victory against the Communist North.

Both sides had strong determination, and the Americans fought for years with the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (ARVN) with many victories to their credit.