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The Forgiveness Fallacy: Standing by our Painful Truth; An Introduction to Aletheia Therapy

By way of an introduction: Why Do We Tolerate the Destruction of Children, and Those Who Are Responsible?

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - Homeless, starving, plagued by alcoholism and drug addiction; Harry Wilson is still alive, somehow.

Neither his present suffering, nor his childhood rape and torture by a United Church clergyman with an electric cattle prod, has caused him to collapse...

Mubarak`s Verdict: A Revolution One Step Too Late

Something is obviously wrong with the Egypt revolution.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Last Saturday, The deposed Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, was sentenced to life in prison, a sentence that was deemed fair by many political analysts and observers.

But against all odds, the verdict which, in my opinion, has been tailored to placate an angry people, has instead infuriated the majority of Egyptians...

The Mass Graves at Brantford

An Update from the ITCCS Indigenous Elders Advisory Council and Kevin Annett.

(BRUSSELS) - The first successful uncovering of apparent mass graves at a former Indian residential school in Canada began in October, 2011.

The location is the “Mush Hole” Mohawk Institute: the former Church of England (Anglican) facility in Brantford, Ontario.

FUKUSHIMA: Pacific Ocean Will Not Dilute Dumped Radioactive Water

According to Previously-Secret 1955 Government Report

(WASHINGTON DC Global Research) - The operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been dumping something like a thousand tons per day of radioactive water into the Pacific ocean.

Remember, the reactors are “riddled with meltdown holes”, building 4 – with more radiation than all nuclear bombs ever dropped or tested – is missing entire walls, and building 3 is a pile of rubble.

Kramer vs. Kramer: Destroyed from Within

Legal guardians may file for divorce on behalf of the disabled person they represent.

(MADRID, Spain) - This was declared by the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court in a judgment which states that the guardian may invade the legal rights of the disabled.

The sentence gives reason to the parents of a woman who, following a serious car accident remained quadriplegic and in a vegetative state...

Know Your Audience

The important thing to remember is that some audiences are unreachable; and those that can be reached need convincing answers.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Audiences and readers bring a number of different attitudes to the discussion of any issue. Speakers and writers can expect believers, deniers, doubters and apathetic.

Who do you want as your audience or readers? Believers, who already accept what you have to say?

The Mexican State Goes on Trial in Ciudad Juarez

The issues raised in Ciudad Juarez encapsulated struggles, conflicts and atrocities that have made headlines south of the border in recent decades.

(CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico) - Sagas detailing the wholesale destruction of families, communities, cultures and Mother Earth itself were publicly aired in Ciudad Juarez this week.

Hundreds of people met to put the Mexican state on trial for social, economic and environmental assaults.

Capitalizing off Crime: Disgust for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP`s)

Connect the dots and do some critical thinking when the next young man receives a 10-year mandatory sentence for trafficking a small amount of crack.

(TAMPA, FL) - The prison industrial complex is a 100 giga-billion dollar business. It is troublesome to know young people are still making decisions to get themselves locked up.

Then they relegate themselves to second class citizenship because the cloud of living as an ex-convict follows them around long after they have been released.

Honor Student Jailed for Missing School: Ask the Judge to Cancel her Fine and Sentencing

If thousands of people sign the petition, a Texas judge may take this opportunity to do the right thing and revoke the girl's charges.

(HOUSTON, TX) - After Diane Tran's parents moved away, Diane stayed behind and started working two jobs to provide for her family -- all while taking college-level classes at her high school.

Latest Stories from Afghanistan

Roundup of news items from the Afghanistan News Center...

(KABUL ANC) - The news coming our of Afghanistan every day is widespread and varied; from violent bloodshed to unusual, heroic accomplishments.

People struggle to survive amid terrorists, corruption, and a NATO force that is increasingly finding itself unwelcome.