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First Iranian ships Cross Suez Canal

Two Iranian warships have crossed the Suez Canal and are heading towards the Mediterranean Sea after Egypt issued authorization for the move.

(TEHRAN PRESS TV) - The two Iranian vessels, Khark and Alvand, crossed the Suez Canal, a strategic international shipping route in Egypt, on Tuesday.

"They entered the canal at 5:45 a.m. (0335 GMT)," Reuters quoted an official of the canal as saying.

Why Islam?

Considering the record, when given the freedom to vote, it is no surprise people in the Arab and Islamic world would choose Islam and vote for the so called "Islamists".

(LONDON) - The toppled X-president Ben Ali of Tunisia -like his counterpart Husni Mubarak of Egypt, and the rest of tyrants of the Arab world- was a Secular, Liberal and Westernized DICTATOR.

This corrupt puppet was supported and admired by the Western governments, his anti-Islam policies were glorified and his “moderate version" of Islam was puffed up and endorsed.

State Dept Should Limit Self to Twitter Communications

The State Dept. might consider conducting its briefings via Twitter, where functionaries have proven more adept at succinctness and clarity:

(ISTANBUL) - Lately I have been concerned about the job security of PJ Crowley, usual emcee of the U.S. State Department daily press briefings.

The bio on his Twitter account reads: As U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, I carry out the Secretary’s mandate to help people understand the importance of U.S. foreign policy.”

Persian Gulf`s name is an Eternal Reality: Prof. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh

(TEHRAN) - Prof. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, a prominent Iranologist, geopolitics researcher, historian and political scientist, teaches geopolitics at the Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran.

He has been the advisor of the United Nations University, and has published more than 20 books in Persian, English and Arabic on the geopolitics of Persian Gulf region and modern discourses in international relations.

All Free Speech Systems Are Works in Progress: Prof. Craig LaMay

"When I work overseas I am always impressed by how little I know, how much I need to understand. I think, I hope, that makes me a better journalist, a better person" - Craig LaMay

(TEHRAN) - Craig LaMay is an associate professor of journalism at the Northwestern University.

He is a former editorial director of the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center and editor of Media Studies Journal; and a former newspaper reporter. LaMay's articles and commentaries have appeared on New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and a number of other media outlets.

Gilad Atzmon Discusses American Foreign Policy on Press TV

"There is a lot of love for Americans, but definitely very little respect for American expansionist imperialism that is driven by Zionist ideology" -

(TEHRAN / LONDON Press TV) - The American foreign policy is at cross-roads. For decades, Washington has advertised equality and human rights in international circles.

But, at times, the U.S. has contradicted its own alleged values, philosophy and democratic approach.

To Those Who Call Carlos Latuff an Anti-Semite...

I can't say enough great things about the spirit of any human being like Carlos Latuff.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Carlos Latuff is not an anti-Semite, and there is no relationship between criticizing violence and hating someone over their religion.

This is the latest effort of the UK's pro-Zionist lobby. They have attacked Carlos through a watchdog media group that hovers over the Guardian UK trying to construe any criticism of Israel or accurate portrayal of their shameful behavior of the Palestinian people as 'anti-Semitic'.

Rahm Emanuel`s Father Specialized in Bus Bombings in Palestine

Wikipedia deleted the page about Rahm Emanuel's father in 2008. Why do you suppose?

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel held a top position in our country's leadership and his example of ethics and integrity is of the highest importance.

Richard Falk Is Right on 9/11-Will Obama and Friends Forsake Falk for Telling the Truth

Did we miss something? What’s the problem here?

(MADISON, Wi.) - Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Occupied Palestine, is under fire for writing what is obviously true about the U.S. government and the media. Calls for his firing abound from the usual suspects.

Such commitments to truth as Falk possesses can pose problems for prospective careerists, but the 80-year-old human rights activist and scholar likely doesn’t care all that much about resulting slander.

On Jewish Identity

As soon as exclusivity or superiority is claimed for any ethnic or religious fraction of the human whole, there is implicitly posited a belief in the inferiority of ‘the other.’

(LOS ANGELES) - As someone who is both Jewish and supportive of the Palestinian struggle for a just and sustainable peace, I am often asked about my identity.

The harshest critics of my understanding of the Israel/Palestine conflict contend that I am a self-hating Jew, which implies that sharp criticism of Israel and Zionism are somehow incompatible with affirming a Jewish identity. Of course, I deny this.