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An Answer to the Tea Party - In the beginning it was a simple concept: majority rule. Whether it claims root in ancient Athens or some unknown tribal community, it has survived the millennia as the democratic ideal and remains today a powerful force in the governance of nations. Modern democracy emerged in the eighteenth century as an alternative to monarchy, aristocracy, dictatorship and other forms of tyranny. The founding of the American nation, with all its flaws and inequities, was civilization’s first marriage of the nation state to the demo

Our Schools, Dumb and Dumber

As the nation’s children return to elementary and secondary schools, it is increasingly essential that their parents and communities coast to coast realize how poorly served they are and how their learning environment is increasingly tainted by a socialist agenda. Our nation’s schools have long been factories of boredom, centers of academic incompetence. High school graduation rates have been in a fairly steady decline. At its peak in 1969, the rate was 77 percent. By 2007 it was 68.8 percent. In mid-August, The Wall Street Journal reported that “

The Manila Hostage Crisis: The Real Tragedy

The entire hostage situation of close to 11 hours ended in a great tragedy with 8 hostages dead August 23, 2010. The greater tragedy was not the hostage, but the complete lack of training, equipment, and correct manpower to handle the situation. The situation had 15 hostages in a bus with a furious gunman who had a demand. The negotiator for the situation has no trained experience in negotiating, other than being the vice mayor of the city, allowing the brother to go along and bring the letter while taking his gun away and arresting him only caused further panic for the

We Charge the United States Government with the Crime of Genocide

'We charge the United States government with the crime of genocide against the negro people' were the words cried out by the silent voices of those who had suffered those who had died and those left to speak on the behalf of the former and latter. Even more distressing than the message was the non-response of that international assembly for whom this message was intended. Those silent voices still exist and, to this day, reverberate across the span of decades, unanswered. Nearly 60-years ago, an unprecedented event took place at the fifth session

Information Dyspepsia

Surely we’ve reached the stage of Information Dyspepsia. Thanks to that old movie Midnight Cowboy, and Harry Nilsson’s haunting lyrics, ‘Everybody’s talking at me, I don’t hear a word they’re saying …’ are turning in my brain. We’ve had information overload for a while – the term was popularised in the 1970s by Alvin Toffler in his landmark book Future Shock. More recent researchers agree: we all take in so much stuff these days that we don’t have time to think it through. We’re not digesting it!

Crisis! New York Style vs the Real Thing

Our obsession with pesticide 'risks' has very different consequences for America and Africa - 'Don’t let the bedbugs bite' is no longer a fashionable good-night wish for Big Apple kids, even in the city’s high-rent districts and posh hotels. Growing infestations of the ravenous bloodsuckers have New Yorkers annoyed, anguished, angry about officialdom’s inadequate responses, and 'itching' for answers. Instead, their Bedbug Advisory Board recommends a bedbug team and educatio

You Wouldn’t Take a Dog to that Clinic

Fetuses all across the Virginia are smiling on their sonograms this week in the wake of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s opinion that concludes the Commonwealth can legally resume oversight over “clinics” that abort the unborn. Now Missy — on the way to abort her child — will be comforted by the knowledge that she will soon enjoy service and thoughtful attention from the same type of competent, licensed professionals she encounters at the veterinary hospital when she takes Fifi in to be spayed. Curiously enough, the thought of a safer

Perspective on the "War on Terror"

I want to rise or fall with my predictions, rather than with the amount of painful "white noise" I make on various TV channels. So here is my "prediction" as to how history will look at the "War on Terror". The "War on Terror" started with the famous (infamous) declaration by president Bush that it is a "Crusade". Later he regretted using those words but actually he was right - in a way he wished he were not. In fact, history will call it a Crusade because the "War on Terror" has all the defining characteristics of a Crusade. This is my first prediction. Let us

Do Not Mistake An Independent For A Moderate

Life is funny. A year ago Barack Obama thought that he had a mandate to rule - not govern, but rule - as a totalitarian dictator. Now, it turns out the only mandate he can count on is dinner and a movie with Representative Bawney Fwank. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. In the days leading up to Scott Brown’s amazing victory in Massachusetts, Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of their misbegotten ilk were publicly stating how they would ram socialized healthcare through Congress regardless of the election’s outcome. In the immediate hours following Brown’

The Asteroid Can’t Come Any Faster: Part 1 - Religion

Will the Real ‘God’ Please Stand Up!? - Not one of mankind’s smoother moves, religion and all that goes with it has purposely messed up people’s brain cells longer than anything else that has ever existed on this planet. Whoever first muttered the word ‘god’ should’ve been beaten with a club and tossed to a sabre tooth tiger. Religion has entered into our very being in such a way that nothing else compares to its grasp on the human psyche. It goes deeper into the conscience than any other man-made brainwashing de

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U.S., Canada and NATO Threaten to Extend War - On March 13, 2008, Canada's Parliament voted to extend the country's military “mission” in Afghanistan to July 2011. The motion by the minority Conservative government was supported by the opposition Liberals. The war-makers correctly estimated that fixing an exit date would deflect mounting opposition to the war among the Canadian public and buy...Readmore

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Israel: New Peak in Arbitrary Razing of Palestinian Homes

Organizations - Human Rights Watch
Written by Human Rights Watch
Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00
Discriminatory Israeli Policies Demolish Village, Forcibly Displace West Bank Residents - The Israeli government should immediately stop the arbitrary destruction of Palestinian homes and other property in the West Bank and compensate the people it has displaced, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities destroyed 141 Palestinian homes and other buildings in July 2010, the largest number in any month since at least 2005, and have already carried out dozens of demolitions in August. "While Israel is demolishing more and more Palestinian homes, it continues to subsidize the Jewish settlements nearby," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. "Israel has flouted international law not only by supporting settlements on occupied territory, but also by erasing longstanding Palestinian communities next door." Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 22

Humiliation, the North Korean Way

Organizations - Human Rights Watch
Written by Human Rights Watch
Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:00
What do athletes do after a humiliating defeat? Say, a 7-0 loss in a football match broadcast on national television? It's not hard to imagine the locker room scene, as some players shuffle off to the showers with their heads hung low while others stare at the floor. Some probably vent their anger by throwing things, or perhaps pounding their lockers or kicking a nearby garbage can. The coach would have to say something, perhaps give a little pep talk about how to learn from the defeat and move on. The players would want to avoid the media horde outside the locker room, but the coach would have to explain what went wrong. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 20

Pakistan: Supporting Media and Journalists Hit by Flooding

Organizations - Reporters Without Borders
Written by Reporters Without Borders
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00
As millions of Pakistanis continue to suffer from the flooding that has hit a fifth of the country, journalists’ organisations and media support groups are stepping up their efforts to help news media and journalists in the affected areas. Reporters Without Borders has provided financial support to three independent newspapers – Shamal, Salam and Chand – in one of the worst-hit areas, the Swat valley, where the electricity supply was cut off 29 July, including in Mingora, the base of the valley’s leading media. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 18

Regime Closes Newspapers and Imposes Jail Sentences on Journalists

Organizations - Reporters Without Borders
Written by Reporters Without Borders
Monday, 16 August 2010 00:00
Reporters Without Borders condemns the closure of three newspapers in the past few days and the imposition of a jail sentence on another journalist in the government’s continuing crackdown on the media. The Commission for Press Authorisation and Surveillance, the censorship arm of the ministry of culture and Islamic orientation, has suspended the business daily Asia and withdrawn the licences of the weeklies Sepidar and Parastoo, while Badrolsadat Mofidi, the secretary-general of the Association of Iranian Journalists, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 45

Indian Christians Denounce Plan to Burn Holy Quran

Organizations - Miscellaneous
Written by Poor Christian Liberation Movement
Thursday, 12 August 2010 00:00
Indian Christian human rights activists have sent a protest letter to the United States ambassador to India in New Delhi condemning a plan by an American evangelical church to burn copies of the Quran. The statement described the American pastor’s proposal as an activity of fringe lunatics and a violation of religious freedom and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more Add comment (1) Hits: 115

Russia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya

Organizations - Human Rights Watch
Written by Human Rights Watch
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:00
Harassment on the Rise Against Women - Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic dress code, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the start of Ramadan in mid-August, Human Rights Watch has received numerous reports from Chechnya about women being harassed in the streets of Grozny, the republic's capital, for not covering their hair and/or wearing clothes deemed too revealing. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 23

Israel/Gaza: Wartime Inquiries Fall Short

Organizations - Human Rights Watch
Written by Human Rights Watch
Saturday, 14 August 2010 00:00
Governments and UN Should Press for Justice - Israeli military investigations into the Gaza war have brought some results over the past 18 months but fall far short of addressing the widespread and serious allegations of unlawful conduct during the fighting, while Hamas has announced no serious investigations whatsoever, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on governments and the United Nations to increase their pressure on Israel and Hamas to conduct credible, independent investigations. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 41

Vietnam: Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Speech

Organizations - Human Rights Watch
Written by Human Rights Watch
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00
Six Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 42 writers from 20 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award, which recognizes courage in the face of political persecution, Human Rights Watch announced today. "Vietnamese writers are frequently harassed, or even jailed, for peacefully expressing their views," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, which administers the annual Hellman/Hammett awards. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 64

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