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Israel, Peace Maps and American Bribery

There is a Palestinian in Everyone's Soul...

(SALEM, Ore.) - I know the average American would be astounded if they really understood that the fragile Mideast peace process affecting Palestine, Israel and a host of other countries. is mainly contingent on 'settlement building'.

If they truly understood that Israel continually confiscates homes historically owned by Palestinian families and bulldozes them to the ground in order to build religious colonies, Americans would do something about it.

Gaza Convoy Ten Free in Athens

"We are safe in Athens and looking to get back on the convoy asap" - Ken O'Keefe

(ATHENS) - The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy left London on the 10th of October with £500,000 of medical aid for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip.

After travelling 4,500 miles through the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya the convoy stalled at the Egyptian border on October 26th due to an Egyptian refusal to allow land access to Gaza.

Questions About Fighter Jets

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today’s Jerusalem Post summarizes some of the rewards offered by the U.S. in its latest attempt to coax Israel into briefly curtailing its illegal activity on Palestinian land. In exchange for a proposed 90-day moratorium on settlement-building, East Jerusalem excluded.

The US administration would ask Congress to approve the supply of 20 additional advanced fighter planes to Israel worth $3 billion so that Israel can keep its qualitative [military] edge.

Body-scan Alert - Stop Suffering Indignities at Airports

Just say no to invasive searches...

(LOS ANGELES) - If you don't like these images, you should be aware that according to the brochure, you have been generously afforded the right to say NO to body-scan with the supposed “I Opt-out” utterance.

Choosing to exercise that right can help avoid the possible trauma described in the first link above which states: 'TSA agents stand accused today of fondling the genitals of women and little children as part of their "enhanced pat-down" procedures being rolled out at airport security checkpoints.'

Portland-Area Firefighters Train with Burning Jet Fuel

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Fire and Rescue, Port of Portland and Hillsboro firefighters are taking part in a joint training this week to help prepare them for fighting fuel fires in case of an aircraft related accident at the Port of Portland airport.

"This type of training is conducted to teach firefighters how to safely extinguish fuel fires," said Craig Callicotte, the Fire Chief of Port of Portland. "The training also teaches them how to deal with the large amounts of fuel on the ground that will occur during an aircraft crash."

Small airplane makes emergency landing in Battle Ground

(Battle Ground, Wash.) - Battle Ground Police responded to an airplane making an emergency landing in the city limits. The airplane, privately owned and single engine, landed after the pilot experienced engine problems. The pilot was alone in the airplane and was not injured during the landing in an open field at approximately 1100 blk of SW 20th Ave. The pilot is from Lake Stevens, Washington and is not being identified.

Helicopter Crashes at Hillsboro Airport

At this time the cause of the crash is unknown

(Hillsboro, Ore.) - At 6:03 Hillsboro Fire and Rescue was dispatched by Washington County 9-1-1 to the Hillsboro Airport with the report of a helicopter down. Upon arrival the crew of Engine 5 found a helicopter on the ground near runway 30.

The pilot, who was the only occupant of the helicopter, had exited the downed aircraft before the engine arrived.

Observing Anniversary of Pappy Boyington`s VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron

The original VMF-214 Squadron was commissioned at the Marine Corps Air Station Ewa - Hawaii in 1942. The "Swashbucklers" as they were called, joined the war in the Solomon Islands.

(COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho) - On September 12, 1943 - Pappy and the Black Sheep began their combat tour, and the squadron achievements in WWII would lead to the award of the Presidential Unit Citation.

The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon- in Yuma?

Were lights witnessed outside Yuma, Arizona also from the UFO sighted over Phoenix?

(YUMA, Ariz.) - An award winning documentary, 'Phoenix Lights' examines the mid to late 1990's sightings of mysterious lights that thousands of witnesses reported passing over Phoenix, Arizona.

I believe that whatever caused these odd inexplicable lights to exist, also traveled farther west, where I saw them not once, but twice.

WWII Documentary Unearthed: B-17 Plane Crash Sole Survivor`s Story

'Fallen Fortress at Cape Lookout' was produced for Oregon PBS in 1993 and it hasn't been seen since, until now.

(SALEM, Ore.) - World War Two bombardier Wilbur Perez's epic sole survival story of a violent deadly 200 mile per hour plane crash in 1943 that left nine men dead, has finally roared back to life.