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General Powell: `But there is an Israeli lobby`

“I think he's had a very, very distinguished public service record that he can stand on.”

(PORTLAND, OR) - By contrast [to Senators Corker and McCain, the only opponent’s cited] former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, called Hagel “superbly qualified,” in an appearance Sunday NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I think he's had a very, very distinguished public service record that he can stand on.”

A maverick in an era of gridlock, Hagel riled many of his GOP colleagues for not supporting President Bush's conduct of the Iraq war. He alarmed senators on both sides of the aisle with his views on Iran and criticism of the power of the “Jewish lobby” in Washington.

As a Child

Don’t ever lose your sense of wonder...

(LONDON) - As a Child is another beautiful work of art using words and images from our treasured writer and poet, Nahida Izzat.

Her work often exposes the injustices suffered by children in Palestine.

Russia Upgrading, Strengthening Military

Moves Aimed at Sending Message to U.S.

(WASHINGTON DC WND) - Moscow is strengthening its military.

Russia seeks to underscore its influence over the region it intends to encompass in its customs-free Eurasian Union.

Heavy Snowfall Traps 80 Including Children in N. Afghanistan

All the roads and highways connecting Bamiyan province blocked.

(BARFI PASS, Afghanistan Khaama Press) - According to reports at least 80 people including women and children have been trapped in Barfi Pass at Khost district of northern Baghlan province.

Karzai Says Will Step Down In 2014

Karzai was selected to be interim president in 2002, after the fall of the Taliban regime.

(KABUL Radio Free Europe/Radio Libert) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has vowed to leave the presidential office at the end of his second term in 2014, and allow a successor to be elected.

Karzai, who has led the U.S.-backed Afghan government for more than a decade, made the pledge January 11 in Washington at a joint news conference with President Barack Obama.

The Twinning

Israel has honed her deadly weapons of repression over decades, what can be done to help, how, and why?

(LONDON) - Here in South Tottenham (London), attending a Twinning Conference organised excellently and robustly by Haringey Justice for Palestinians[1], a creative branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

I am just recovering from the icy cold outside, in possession of a brimming coffee and in the company of good people doing good things.

I Was a Paid Internet Shill

Our regular readers know the grief we take in comments, here is some real insight.

(SAN FRANCISCO Above Top Secret) - I am writing here to come out of the closet as a paid shill.

For a little over six months, I was paid to spread disinformation and argue political points on the Internet.

Who Are the Real Terrorists?

None of the crimes committed by the 9/11 attackers fall within the "intent" definition of the US code.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - The US Code defines terrorism as a crime that appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian, population.

Another is to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.

New Mexico`s Next Century

Will the futures of New Mexico’s next generations be given real attention, or will the deep-pocketed, special interests once again claim the state mantle?

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In Santa Fe, the New Mexico state government is winding down its celebration of the Centennial of Statehood, a commemoration of the Land of Enchantment’s admission to the United States as a state in 1912.

Pared down to fit governmentally austere times, the Centennial celebration lurched forward with the help of private sponsors...

Science: is it Really Against Your Religion?

In matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning power is not above the monkey's. - Mark Twain

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Science tends to rely on evidence and analysis and has little to do with myth - which is so dear to the heart of most of us.