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Sri Lanka Blocks Two More Tamil Websites

Sri Lanka is tightening avenues of free speech of Tamils as Resolution for War Crimes at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council nears.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The Sri Lankan Government has blocked two more Tamil Websites, signaling a crackdown on media freedom in that island.

Several Tamil websites have already been blocked and there are several incidents of physical attacks on Tamil journalists and Tamil media offices.

Holocaust Hullabaloo: Another MP Intimidated

The idea that Israel’s murderous oppression of the Palestinians should be given the same prominence in British schools as the Shoah did not go down well.

(LONDON) - The Holocaust teacher would benefit from becoming a Nakba student for a few days.

She could learn about the Israelis’ evil Matrix of Control, their theft of Palestinian resources, their strangulation of the Palestinian economy, their frequent air-strikes, the midnight raids of their snatch-squads, their imprisonment of children, their blocking of food, medical and building supplies...

UK Prepares for `U.S. Pain Champion`, Lynn Webster, MD Who Pushes `The Low Risk of Addiction to Opioids`

The UK may also not be aware that the DEA raided Dr. Webster's pain clinic in Utah and there is an ongoing DEA investigation into the toll of deaths at his clinic.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The self-proclaimed pain champion physician of America, Lynn Webster, MD will be speaking at the 15th Annual Phase I&IIa Clinical Trials in Lancaster London UK.

Webster's resume and his expertise in the field of pain management may have the UK in awe -- but right now he is rather toxic to the medical profession in the U.S.

International Probe a Must in Sri Lanka - USTPAC

Washington urged to stay vigilant against Sri Lanka's Ploy to buy more time.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) welcomes recent high level visits to Sri Lanka by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Biswal and Ambassador-At-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Stephen Rapp.

USTPAC encourages their steadfast pursuit of accountability to the grave crimes committed against ethnic Tamils.

Crony Capitalism And Free Enterprise: Misunderstanding The American Political Tradition

Crony capitalism is not really capitalism at all, but a form of socialism.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The economic system we have today is a strange hybrid----made so by the political machinations of both political parties.

In a genuine free market economy, some businesses succeed and some fail. The market decides. In our system, business groups contribute money to political candidates of both parties not because they want government to leave them alone...

The Militant Mystery of World War I

There was nothing at stake in this war except prestige and more African colonies.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Boys like me like to blow up things. I was trained to place Composition B plastic explosive in bridge struts and watch them explode sky high in the Texas sun. It's fun. Blam!

That’s why there is no such thing as an “antiwar” movie if it shows us cannons shooting and guns blasting. ANY violence is a recruiting poster for the beast inside us.

Merkley Votes to Remove Military Retiree Cuts

Senator Merkley has been outspoken in his opposition to the cuts.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Senate voted to move forward on a bill that would safeguard military retirees from changes to cost of living adjustments (COLA) that were included in the budget agreement passed last December.

“The budget deal passed last year had an outrageous provision: a cut to veterans’ pensions...”

Sri Lanka Publications Twist Judicial Reprimand to Defane Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran

Mr. Rudrakumaran has been, and continues to be, a critic of the Government of Sri Lanka.

(NEW YORK) - A disciplinary sanction which a court imposed against a respected New York attorney early last year has recently become a pretext for online character assassination against the attorney by websites that appear to be opposed to the attorney’s politics.

The attorney, Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, was admitted to the New York bar in 1993.

What Ike Feared `Has Come Upon US`

The symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and Israel is especially close in diplomatic interaction between the two nations.

(CHICAGO) - Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress that would defend Israel against any criticism from U.S. academics.

Roskam is responding to the December, 2013 vote of the American Studies Association (ASA) to boycott Israeli academic institutions for their role in the illegal Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.

New Yorker: Attorney General Eric Holder Says He`ll Step Down This Year

As recently as Nov. 19, Holder, the first African-American attorney general in U.S. history, told CBS News that he didn't have "any plans" to step down.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The embattled U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, has stated his intention to step down some time this year. His words were published by the New Yorker.

In a feature story for the magazine's Feb. 17 issue (sub. req.), Holder told Jeffrey Toobin that he will leave his post in 2014, though he also said that he planned to remain as attorney general "well into" the year.