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The Maimed: On Eleven Years of War in Afghanistan

Chris Hedges gave this talk Sunday night in New York City at a protest denouncing the 11th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. The event, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was led by Veterans for Peace.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Many of us who are here carry within us death. The smell of decayed and bloated corpses. The cries of the wounded. The shrieks of children.

The sound of gunfire. The deafening blasts. The fear. The stench of cordite. The humiliation that comes when you surrender to terror and beg for life. The loss of comrades and friends.

A Bi-polar History of Canada The 18th Century: The Age of Reason (at least in Europe)

Canada has no colonial history -Prime Minister Stephen Harper

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - The 18^th Century history of Canada is divided into three brief periods of peace, following three treaties – the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Except for the Treaties, it was pretty well a continuous war, whenever the English and French weren't resting or doing wars in Europe.

John Lennon`s 72nd and a Light Still Shines on Truth

The former Beatle became a thorn in the side of the Nixon Administration for speaking up against the Vietnam War and for the unofficial anthem of that generations Peace Movement with Give Peace a Chance

(CLERMONT, FL) - John Lennon could have celebrated his 72nd birthday this Tuesday.

Two days shy of his 35th birthday, the New York State Supreme Court reversed his deportation order, which allowed Lennon to legally remain in the United States.

Pink Floyd`s Roger Waters to Join Jury of Russell Tribunal on Palestine

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine was launched in 2009 following Israel’s bloody assault on Gaza.

(ROME) - Roger Waters, founding member of the British rock band Pink Floyd, has announced that he will join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, civil rights icon Angela Davis, and others, on the jury of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine.

The fourth and final session will be held on October 6–7, 2012, at New York City’s historic Great Hall at Cooper Union (7 East 7th Street, Manhattan).

Muhammad: The Prophet of Mercy For Our Time

The Quran, revealed to Muhammad over the last 23 years of his life, is a message to ALL of humanity until the Day of Judgment.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Do westerners ever wonder why Muslims never burn the Bible, the Babylonian Talmud, or draw any cartoons defaming our beloved Prophets, Moses and Jesus; or the Virgin Mary; or make movies or write plays of a similar nature?

That’s because Islam, the Holy Quran, and the Prophet Muhammad honor, revere, respect, and believe in the messages of Moses and Jesus...

October 1973: the Arab-Israeli War Remembered

“Debunking the Israeli invincibility, under the nose of the Americans, was indeed President Sadat’s idea of how to win the military conflict in October 1973″

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Anwar el-Sadat the former Egyptian president (1970-1981) launched a daring military war against Israel to liberate the occupied land of the Sinai Peninsula in 1973.

His military commanders and valiant soldiers made an astonishing crossing of the Suez Canal and took over the impregnable Bar Lev line...

Attack of the USS Liberty...

Survivors have been forbidden for 45 years to tell their story under oath to the American public.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On June 8, 1967, US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was suddenly and brutally attacked on the high seas in international waters by the air and naval forces of Israel.

The Israeli forces attacked with full knowledge that this was an American ship and lied about it.

Historic Oregon Town Hosts Halloween Ghost Walk

The event is run by volunteers and attracts about 1,000 people a year.

(INDEPENDENCE, Ore.) - Independence, Oregon has a long history of spooky stories. It is an annual tradition for many to return to Independence during the Halloween season to take part in the Ghost Walk.

A Bi-polar History of Canada

The 17th Century:
C'est La Guerre (Pretty much)
The 17th Century belongs to Canada.
- Samuel de Champlain

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Samuel de Champlain is considered the main figure in 17th Century Canada, although the English textbooks don't seem to think he was all that great.

Actually, he's an unlikely choice as poster boy, because most of that Century was about wars (French-English, French Scottish, and even on one occasion, French-French), and the famous Frenchman was more a lover than a fighter.

Bahrain: Medical Professionals Arrested and Imprisoned

Doctors detained and tortured in ally Bahrain for treating demonstrators.

(SALEM) - It is never less than amazing to watch the level of human abuse the United States government will overlook, while at other times, toppling long-standing governments for accusations of the same times.

In this event the U.S. ally is its long-standing business, political and military partner Bahrain, a country that unleashes a fury toward medical practitioners who attempt to treat those who speak out against radically unfair government policies.