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Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Wrecking Peace Hopes

The Pakistani foreign ministry said its troops had responded to "some intrusions from the Afghan side"

(KABUL AFP News) - The Afghan government on Thursday accused Pakistan of wrecking efforts to end the Taliban's bloody 11-year insurgency, in the latest sign of worsening cross-border relations.

Pakistan, which backed Afghanistan's 1996-2001 Taliban regime, is seen as having a crucial role in negotiating a political settlement with the Islamist extremist leaders who shelter in Pakistan's border districts.

Myanmar Govt Slams Religious Extremism

Much of the violence appears to be well organized.

(YANGON Agence Press France) - Myanmar President Thein Sein said yesterday that his reformist government would not tolerate religious extremism, following a wave of deadly Buddhist-Muslim violence in the former army-ruled nation.

At least 40 people have been killed and mosques burned in several towns in central Myanmar since a new eruption of sectarian strife on March 20, prompting the government to impose emergency rule and curfews in some areas.

Obama`s First Trip to Israel as President: Preventing War With Iran

Obama will address the Israeli people on Thursday (Mar. 21)

(TEL AVIV) - Barack Obama's first trip to Israel as president, this coming Wednesday and Thursday, is far more than an exercise in "optics."

Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, -- say that there is a large public relations aspect, to be sure; as Obama tries to erase the impression that he does not really like the Jewish State.

APN Welcomes President Obama`s Visit to Israel

Americans for Peace Now believes peace is still possible...

(WASHINGTON DC) - On behalf of Americans for Peace Now (APN) and on the eve of President Obama’s historic visit to Israel, APN President and CEO Debra DeLee issued a statement:

"It gives us great joy to see President Obama heading to the Middle East. We have long urged him to make this trip, in part because we know that one of the most important things President Obama can do to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace..."

Zion - the Promised Land - too Little, too Late

“Pour out thy wrath upon the Gentiles (Goyim) that have not known thee.” (Psalm 79:6)

(LAVERNE, OR) - In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s unfinished novel, Dr. Grimshawe’s Secret, the good Doctor’s grim reflection on the human condition was delivered to his adopted child, Ned, knowing the child was too young to grasp his revelation.

This might well give us pause as the state of Israel seeks to tether itself by an umbilical cord of self-defense to the U.S. through a strategic ally agreement.

All Peace Activists: Dr. Romano, JERUSALEM Event: `Love & Terror in the Middle East`

Frank Romano: author event - 6:30 pm, March 28, Educational Bookshop, 19 Salah Eddin Street, Jerusalem.

(JERUSALEM) - “LOVE AND TERROR in the MIDDLE EAST,” is a true story about facing hostility and passing through a maze of walls and checkpoints in Israel and the West Bank to lead interfaith activities.

They are aimed at easing the region’s bloody path to peace.

How Maslow`s Hierarchy Can Save the World

Ideological and political constraints conflict with the human need to adapt and evolve.

(SALEM) - Citizens everywhere are caught in a political power struggle that has nothing to do with them. Those elected to represent the people are increasingly representing ideologies.

In the meantime historic changes confront us because natural resources are declining as population and consumption increase.

Future Thought

We must look forward to the future as that is where most of us will spend the rest of our lives. --Charles Kettering

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A book that gave cause for thought in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock, predicted some difficult tomorrows.

Toffler presented clear evidence of how the speed of change had increased drastically as human progress pushed forward.

The Race to End Violence Before We End Life

Can we take meaningful action to prevent our own extinction without ending human violence first?

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - The scientific evidence that human extinction will now occur before 2050 continues to rapidly accumulate.

Of course, we can deny this scientific evidence because it frightens us, we can delude ourselves that someone or something else (perhaps governments) will fix it...

How To Avoid Getting Drawn Into Petty Fights

The one thought that you have to maintain is that you are a self respecting and dignified person and you will not allow anyone to compromise who you are.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A couple of days ago, I caught a segment of a show in which the psychologist and television personality was giving advice to a couple who were fighting like cats and dogs.