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BBC Campaign on 911 Truth Shifts into Second Gear

Send an email to the UK Parliament Media Committee

(SAN FRANCISCO) - You can help motivate the members of the UK Parliament's Media Committee to hold the BBC accountable for its biased coverage of the real 9/11 evidence.

More than 250 of our newsletter subscribers wrote to the BBC Trust and UK Parliament Member Tom Watson in response to the article 'Hold the BBC Accountable' in our June 5 Blueprint newsletter and a follow-up Action Alert.

Former CIA Agent Publicly States: Osama bin Laden Died Five Years Ago

The only thing the man ever did was deny involvement in 911.

(SALEM / TEHRAN) - Former Intelligence Agent Berkan Yashar reveals some astonishing background on the demise of bin Laden.

When asked about bin Laden’s death in Pakistan on May 2 last year. He said: "Even if the entire world believed I could not possibly believe it."

How to Reform Afghanistan`s Electoral System?

New paper deems it crucial to avoid complexity within the system and to educate the electorate on not merely how to vote, but how their vote will affect the government that forms.

(KABUL, Afghanistan ) - Following Afghanistan’s deeply flawed parliamentary election in 2010, calls for electoral reform among both national and international actors have been steadily gaining momentum.

One major focus of criticism has been the country’s use of the single non-transferable vote system...

Veterans for Peace Host Arlington West as Tribute to Fallen

Appreciate the real story of the crosses on the beach in California.

(SANTA BARBARA) - This site on the beach is called Arlington West in deference to the national cemetery.

The memorial was started by a group called Veterans for Peace Santa Barbara shortly after the 2003. I included the links to some info you can check out further about the memorial. I hope that this is helpful to you.

Secretary of Defense: Create a Central National Registry for Military Sex Offenders

Ask the Department of Defense to create a national database for sex offenders.

(COLBY, WI) - I joined the military because I wanted to serve my country. I served as a Lance Corporal in the Marines for over three years.

In that time I was raped twice and sexually assaulted another two times.

Patriot`s Game

The emotionality of patriotism keeps us from thinking about what the USA is actually doing in the world: dominating other countries through economic, political, and military aggression.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Once again in election season the drums of patriotism are being beaten. Politicians on the stump and their Madison Avenue flacks are exhorting us to rally around the tattered flag.

Their drumming sounds feeble and hollow, though, like cheerleaders trying to rouse the fans while our military team goes down to defeat, bringing the economy with it.

Ray `Bubba` Sorenson & `The Freedom Rock`

Veterans and their families have a friend in Iowa.

(CINCINNATI) - Desecration of the American flag is always a 'hot' news story, particularly when flames are used to ignite a symbol of national pride... for which so many have died. But what happens when the exact opposite takes place? Without question, media attention is scarce.

Seeing the Same Things Differently

People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.
-- George Orwell

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Seeing the same things differently is something we all do. Interpretation reflects an event, object or personality in a merger with one's biases.

Understanding those differences, allowing for them, and even reconciling them is where understanding interpretation comes in.

Pakistan Reopens NATO Supplies Route

Pakistan has been cooperating with the international community on the principles of mutual respect‚ trust and interest. The Prime Minister said we had paid a high price for this cooperation.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - Information Minister Qamar Zaman Karia says that the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) had made a decision to reopen the NATO supply route.

Kaira said it was in Pakistan’s interest to facilitate US, NATO and ISAF forces in the transition process and in view of the larger interest of peace in Afghanistan and the region.

Transparency or Transparent Lies

A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency. --Peter Fenn

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Do you remember when President Obama called for an unprecedented level of openness in Government?

"We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration," promised the president.