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Afghanistan: The Karzai-Medvedev Russian Roulette

Out of desperation, Karzai opens dialogue emphasizing Russian's role in Afghanistan...

(SEATTLE) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent trip to Moscow marks an unprecedented state level rendezvous by an Afghanistan Head of State.

The first since the Soviet backed President Najibullah's trip; whose term ended shortly after the Soviet Union withdrew its forces from Afghanistan.

The Crusade of Western Media Against Islam

Unfortunately, the public opinion in the West is unaware of the realities of Islam and Muslims.

(TEHRAN) - As the Western governments add fuel to the fire of Islamophobic sentiments in their societies with inflammatory and rabble-rousing actions and statements, the Western media mischievously try their best to portray a lopsided, biased and prejudiced image of Muslims.

It as an attempt which should be interpreted as an incontestable crusade against more than 25% of the world population.

The Palestine Papers

The Palestinian Authority offered to concede almost all of East Jerusalem, an historic concession for which Israel offered nothing in return.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - This is a developing story. Al Jazeera starting publishing stories related to its trove of more than 1,600 memos, diplomatic cables, and notes from the past decade of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

The so called "Palestine papers" show Palestinians humiliating themselves by offering enormous concessions in private with the Israelis willing to concede little or nothing.

Palestine Dying to Live!

“PA offered to concede almost all of East Jerusalem, an historic concession for which Israel offered nothing in return.”

(MELBOURNE) - A couple of years ago Palestine conducted the first free and open election in the Middle East.

HAMAS emerged the victor, the openly elected Governing body for Palestine, yet Fatah and Israel have done everything in their power, forcefully, openly and illegally, to prevent the first truely “democratically elected” government in the Middle East from taking up office and the seats of Government.

Learning from Israel

Possible conclusion: Military killing of civilians is permissible as long as it is accompanied by an investigation.

(ISTANBUL) - The first part of the report from its investigation into Israel's attack on the Mavi Marmara which involved the IDF's Murder of 9 Turkish activists—the Israeli Turkel Commission has underscored Israel’s capacity for democratic introspection.

The commission’s findings include that the commandos acted in self-defense and that the Israeli blockade of Gaza is not in contravention of international law.

London`s Foreign Office Might as Well Relocate to Tel Aviv

Shedding light on the subterfuge, obfuscations and double talk of British Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt; a card-carrying Israeli stooge pledging to defend its war criminals.

(LONDON) - What our FM said on his recent visit to occupied Palestine shows more clearly than ever why the struggle in the Holy Land extends all the way to our own front door here in the UK.

Alistair Burt rewarded the sterling work of the PA's PM, Salam Fayyad, and Abbas, with a gift of GBP 17 million, making the British government feel better about doing naff-all to right the catalogue of wrongs going back to 1917.

Would the Isolation of America Persuade Obama not to Veto?

But an American vote for the resolution or even an abstention would, of course, put Obama into head-on confrontation with the Zionist lobby. Could he come out of it a winner (and, some will add, remain alive)?

(LONDON) - Despite strong U.S. opposition, a proposed resolution condemning Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank did make it to the UN Security Council.

It was not put to a vote and no vote is expected for some time, if ever, because of the probability as things stand of an American veto.

Why We Criticize Israel

The biggest problem is Israel's disconnect with truth.

(SALEM, Ore.) - People constantly write to our newsroom complaining about our endless stream of articles criticizing Israel's politics. The pace is always increasing.

The video included with this entry should explain very well why we feel the way we do about the Zionist takeover of Palestine and Israel's government.

Terrorism by the Numbers

Things are quite opposite of how they are presented...

(SALEM, Ore.) - While Americans constantly hear about Middle east 'terrorists' they rarely consider that Israel is guilty of ten times, maybe a hundred times more acts of 'terrorism'.

The same holds true for the US 'war on terror'

Iraqi Donkey Awaits Better Life in America

Feel-good mobilization can occur on behalf of a donkey while the devastating effects of war on the human population of Iraq are ignored...

(ISTANBUL) - Last week, USA Today ran what was intended to be a heartwarming story about a former U.S. marine colonel’s struggle to “bring home a little four-legged piece of Iraq”:

John Folsom, who was [Iraqi] Camp Taqaddum’s commandant in 2008, hopes to bring Smoke the donkey home to Nebraska to brighten the lives of children whose parents are serving overseas.