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First All-Europe Racist/Fascist Gathering Overshadowed in Denmark

“EDL summit in Denmark humiliated by low attendance” - The Guardian

(COPENHAGEN) - On March 31, some 5000 Danes and a couple hundred like-minded anti-racists from other Scandinavian countries and England marched in Aarhus, to stop the spread of racist/fascist groupings popping up around Europe. Some have ties in the United States.

Their march was a counter-demonstration to the first all-Europe rally against Muslims.

RTDNA Chairman Defends Racist Cartoon

American media lives in a helpless, trap of racism, depending on where you live...

(SALEM) - RTDNA Chairman, Kevin Benz, became an apologist for racist media antics when he wrote, 'Trayvon Martin Coverage: Racism & Bad Reporting Put Media Under Fire '.

Benz represents MSM; the fourth estate, you know, the folks in Amerika who make the news that panders to the needs of advertisers. Yeah, that one.

Teacher Duct Taped Black Child to Chair- Still Employed

Educational system takes swipe at family's dignity by leaving teacher in place.

(THE BRONX, NY) - A Bronx teacher is accused of duct taping her student to a chair because he wouldn’t sit down.

Sixth grader Irel Jones said another student was asking him for answers during a test so he got up, but then instructed him to sit down, and then taped to his chair by his teacher. Jones says his teacher then looked on as his fellow students made fun of him.

U.N. Sri Lanka Vote Redefines India`s Regional Role

India’s PM Manmohan Singh wrote to Rajapaksa to tell his him that India had tried, at least, to introduce “an element of balance in the language of (a) resolution.”

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - In the early months of 2009 when Sri Lanka’s war was reaching its final crescendo, frantic calls were made to Colombo by Sri Lankan diplomats at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The calls warned that the U.S., Britain and France were contemplating unilateral action against the government for the conduct of its war against the Tamil Tigers.

Not a Fable

“I tear the wings off helpless little butterflies.” -
Gustav Meyer ran Section Y for the Canadian government, and it wasn’t insects he ripped apart.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - Even after microfilm came along, the secrets were stored in long manila file folders tucked randomly throughout the acres of shelves of at least four different departments of the government of Canada.

It was reasoned that no-one would ever bother looking there, even if they did learn of the secrets, which was unlikely.

God Save America, Several `Americans` are Today Rulers of our own Country

The candid, inside view from Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - These are terrible times. They say someone at the Central Bank mucked up the economy.

There is a balance of payments crisis. Investment hasn’t taken off. We are heavily indebted. If the rupee sinks any lower, God, we will have to ask the Chinese to do something about it.

South Africa`s `Die Antwoord` is The Answer

Cape Town's Zef culture delivers a band like nothing you have ever seen.

(SALEM) - South Africa has changed in recent years- since it banned racist laws that made Blacks second-class citizens.

Now we get to see the manifestation of apartheid's aftermath - welcome to Die Antwoord, Afrikaans for 'The Answer'.

Trayvon Martin vs. PFC Johnson, LeVena Lynn

A poetic tribute...

(CLEVELAND) - There are so many names, so many stories we have followed where Black Americans are at the receiving end of injustice; cut down in the prime of their life.

Luke and I have each written at length about LaVena Johnson's loss and what it means; now young Trayvon Martin is forced to join this list of sacrificed people in a nation that never healed from its inception as a slave trading government.

Impact Of UNHRC Resolution On India-Sri Lanka Relations Analysis

India’s support to the U.S. sponsored resolution was out of sync with other members of the Asian bloc in the UNHRC who did not support the U.S. move.

(CHENNAI, India Eurasia Review) - India was among the 24 countries that voted for the U.S. draft resolution on Sri Lanka’s accountability in respect of human rights violations which was passed at the 19th meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at Geneva.

Fifteen member countries opposed it while eight abstained.

India Votes for UNHRC Resolution Against Sri Lanka

India had initially shown reluctance to vote on a nation-specific resolution.

(GENEVA Indian Express) - Overcoming its dithering, India on Thursday voted for a US-sponsored resolution at the UN’s top human rights body censuring Sri Lanka for alleged rights violations during the war against LTTE.

India had initially shown reluctance to vote on a nation-specific resolution but had to change its stand under severe pressure from political parties in Tamil Nadu.