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Apologise? Hell no...

Let’s demonise Iran!

(LONDON) - When new recruits join British Petroleum (BP) they are fed romantic tales about how the company came into being.

William Knox D'Arcy, a Devon man, studied law and, after emigrating to Australia, made a fortune from the Mount Morgan gold-mining operations in the 1880s. Returning to England he agreed to fund a search for oil and minerals in Persia and negotiations with the Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar began in 1901.

Berlusconi Bounces from Office, Entering Unprotected Sea of Scandals

"An unflappable and defiant politician who has accumulated a collection of criminal charges for which he hasn't been held accountable so far" - Salem-News.com writer Kourosh Ziabari

(SALEM) - After nearly two-decades in office, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned from the post of Italy's prime minister reluctantly Saturday.

His political career; marked by opposition and occasionally even defeat, finally grinds to a screeching halt. The entertainment industry mogul may be known for making big comebacks, but no one expects one this time.

One up to the Palestinians

Among the abstainers was not-so-Great Britain, still too gutless to shake off the chains of subservience to the pro-Israel lobby and end its betrayal of the Palestinians.

(LONDON) - It makes a nice change for Palestinians to be able to chalk up a success.

And admission as a full member to UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) is good news for them and bad news for their Israeli tormentors. Palestine becomes the organisation's 195th member as soon as it has ratified UNESCO's constitution.

`STAY HUMAN` - written by Vittorio Arrigoni THE READING MOVIE

Project will breathe new life into the writings of one of Gaza's top activists.

(ROME) - One year ago I proposed to Vittorio the idea of taking into the stage his book, but as it often happens, we failed the priorities and put off the project. Today I realize it was a bad mistake. I want to use Vittorio’s words to summarize what we will do:

“Readings could be managed in various cities (I could attend them telephonically, all events might be advertised on the 'Manifesto'...”

Petraeus`s CIA Fuels Iran Murder Plot

If Petraeus finds it useful politically to conjure up more "evidence" of nefarious Iranian behavior in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, Lebanon or Syria, he will.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, unofficial surrogate CIA spokesman, has thrown light on how the CIA under Petraeus, helped craft the screenplay for this week’s White House spy feature: the Iranian-American-used-car-salesman-Mexican-drug-cartel plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S.

In Thursday’s column, Ignatius notes that, initially, officials found the story "implausible."

Exclusive Picture of Amanda Knox Prosecutor as He Hears Verdict

Injustice in Perugia has obtained this exclusive photograph which shows Mignini’s face as he receives a proverbial sock to the stomach.

(ROME) - They say a picture is worth a thousand words. On Monday, in Perugia, Italy, Amanda Knox won her appeal against her 2009 murder conviction and was found innocent.

While all the media’s eyes were on Amanda Knox during the reading of the verdict, a famous Italian journalist by the name of Mario Spezi who co-authored the best selling book The Monster of Florence, was there to grab the shot of a lifetime.

Italian Court Frees Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

Amanda Knox will be heading home, as the decision overturns a ruling issued in December 2009 that convicted Knox and led to a 26-year prison sentence.

(PERUGIA, Italy) - An Italian court overturned the homicide convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito today, setting them free after an emotional and painful span of time... almost four years, in the Murder of Meredith Kercher, a citizen of Great Britain.

Amanda Knox broke down in tears as the appellate court jury of eight delivered their verdict. They deliberated for eleven hours. The verdict was celebrated in the courtroom by Amanda Knox's supporters who were so loud that the court ordered them silenced.

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito - It`s Time

'It's time to let them go! Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have played by the Italian rules, and now pray for their deserved freedom'

(LONDON) - In November of 2007 the 21 year old English student Meredith Kercher was brutally murdered and sexually assaulted in her apartment room in Perugia, Italy by a young, inexperienced burglar, Rudy Guede, whom the cops had already begun to know, but for unknown reasons had never arrested.

A shocking crime to her family, her friends, the town of Perugia, and over time many who learned of it through out the world.

VITTORIO ARRIGONI: Accused Murderers to be tried in September

The trial for the two Palestinians implicated in the 15 April kidnapping and murder of the Italian journalist and activist should begin on 8 September 2011.

(ROME) - In recent days we have truly felt the loss of Vittorio Arrigoni.

The man we loved to call “Vik” spoiled us with accurate real time information on what was happening in Gaza, without neglecting the smallest of details.

Retired FBI Agent Steve Moore calls Amanda Knox Forensics `Horrible`

"Officer Gioia Brocci used collection swabs in the bathroom with wide wipes that would mix any DNA."

(ROME) - Retired FBI agent Steve Moore has spent hours watching the Amanda Knox crime scene video.   His experience and expertise lead him to say this:

"They were doing unsound forensic techniques that lead to cross contamination. Their techniques were ... horrible," he said. "If you showed that video tape in an American court you would have lost most of your evidence."