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Syria now faces growing protests http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/world/middleeast/21syria.html Schoolchildren???? They were writing anti-government graffiti on school walls and grain silos... I imagine the parents have joined the revolt too. FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - Syrian...

The protests are small, but considering the risk these people take.... Under the surface, Saudi Arabia is at risk of revolution just like other Arab dictatorships. These protests could grow... Saudi Arabia bans protest rallies - Middle East - Al Jazeera English A Saudi revolution would have a...

Reference: Effects of Nuclear Weapons | Science | atomicarchive.com Construction of CP-1, or Chicago Pile Number One, was done under the football stadium in an abandoned squash court. On December 2, 1942, mankind first harnessed the energy of the atom...

While Libyan leader Gaddafi may be reviled by many of his own people and the international community, he's enjoying an unexpected surge of popularity - as a music video star. YouTube - Muammar Gaddafi - Zenga Zenga Song - Noy Alooshe Remix + Download The clip was created by Israeli...

In a nutshell this is American neo-conservationism: * a binary world world view, where the right is good and the left is evil * less taxes, regulation, government and social services * low tolerance for diplomacy * readiness to use military force * emphasis on US unilateral...

Fears of fatalities across Christchurch after a major earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand brought down buildings. The earthquake was measured at magnitude 6.3 by local scientists with a focal depth of 3 miles, 6 miles southwest of the country’s second biggest city. The quake struck at...

When is a war crime, not a war crime? It depends on who are the criminals and who are the victims: ...but since Americans don't have any principles regarding Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity, the US voted in favor of Israel continuing to cleanse Palestine of Palestinians. Its a...

I consider myself a socialist. But if I could turn water into wine and feed the multitudes with a few fish and loaves of bread, I'm not so certain I'd give it away for free. Jesus could have made a fortune off his miracles. Just a jab at those who believe in Jesus, but hate socialism. But...

As the street party winds down in Egypt and yet another dictator bites the dust, the question on my mind is "Who is Next?". The trigger was the recent rise in food prices which are now at a historic high and unlikely to go down any time soon due to crop destroying floods (Australia) and...

The US gives Egypt $1.3B US in arms and another $800M US in economic aid annually. Obama should tell the Egyptian military the $3.5 million in arms and economic support per day stops until a transitional unity government holds power in Egypt. I bet the Egyptian military won't even miss a...

Looks like Syria: Calls for weekend protests in Syria Social media used in bid to mobilise Syrians for rallies demanding freedom...

Crunch time! When it counts... Who really supports freedom, justice and democracy vs Who claims they support freedom, justice and democracy but really don't. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak The Egyptian Military: US President Barack Obama Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Canadian...

Ironically ironsides made this comment about Iran today: Quote: Originally Posted by ironsides Iran is on the verge of destroying itself, to many Iranians are fed up with this all controlling government. I responded with this...

The "Palestine Papers" story will probably make today's headlines, but I doubt many Canadian new sources will give a detailed analysis if they do mention them today. For those of you who like to go straight to the source and make up your minds based on the facts, rather than someone else's...

You and many other people here on this forum may have a mistaken belief that I do not criticize Palestinian militants for their violations of international law and war crimes. (...more likely you are just deliberately inventing stuff about me to discredit me). Unlike my critiques who only...

This string concerns a common tactic by Israeli apologists to label legitimate criticism of Israel's war crimes, crimes against humanity, and their discriminatory religious based policies, as being anti-Semitic. Reference: This is not a string about Israel's war crimes and crimes against...

Recently North Korea made this statement: IMO, The statement sounds similar to Israel's position regarding Palestinian civilians: Amnesty International said this: Gaza civilians endangered by the military tactics of both sides | Amnesty International If a soldier is guilty of using civilian...

South Korean headlines: The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - N.Korea Has 'Ultra-Modern' Uranium Enrichment Facility

Our news doesn't cover non-violent resistance in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. This story by a small independent Egyptian news service is important and its not being covered by the Western MSM.... >>>>>>> Abdallah Abu Rahmah was scheduled to be released from prison last Thursday, after...

Any opinions? I can't draw any conclusions. Its suspicious and I agree with detaining these guys until their stories check out.