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Why Israel Chooses Violence

The attack on the flotilla off Gaza is the Jewish state's latest attempt to radicalise the Palestinians.

(LONDON) - Israel's deadly commando assault last Monday on the Freedom Flotilla has been variously denounced around the world as state terrorism, piracy, a war crime and as the latest example of Israel's arrogant contempt for international law and its criminal indifference for (non-Jewish) human life.

`And Yes, We Fought`
Eyewitness Account From Mavi Mamara

"...we fought in the name of justice and humanity. We were right to do so, in every way."

(ISTANBUL) - I have for many years understood that we, people of conscience, are the true holders of power in this world.

Frustratingly however we have largely relinquished that power and failed to reach our full potential.

UN Recognition of Israel is Fatally Flawed

Christopher King argues that beneath Israel’s litany of crimes against the Palestinians, and most recently its murder of humanitarian workers aboard the Gaza-bound international aid flotilla, lies the fact of its own illegality.

(LONDON) - The true nature of the so-called freedom-loving, democratic state of Israel is clear to the world following its military attack on Gaza, and the illegal blockade which causes terrible suffering.

These horrifying events should focus minds within the international community on the legitimacy of the Israeli regime.

Summary: 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act

The bill fully funds the Administration’s war supplemental request of $37.476 billion, of which $33 billion is for Defense and Military Construction and $4.46 billion is for State and Foreign Assistance.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This supplemental appropriations bill provides over $37.47 billion to support our troops, conduct the war in Afghanistan, continue to drawdown troops in Iraq, and provide non-military assistance and build up State Department operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

It also provides over $13 billion for Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange.

Our Trip to Iran

Our visit was during the “liberal” presidency of Mohammad Khatami and a “liberal” Parliament. It was a more relaxed time in Iran.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - I read with interest "Iran was not what we had Thought" by Kourosh Ziabari. I agree with Mr. Ziabari that Iran is a beautiful country with a rich history and well worth a visit. My wife and I traveled to Iran in November 2002, visiting Tehran, Shiraz, Persepolis, Bam (before the earthquake devastated this famous site), Kerman, Yasd, and Esfaham.

Isolation and Defamation: The Cost of Thinking Differently

"The big conflict arises because many scientists do not acknowledge that there is anything that is outside of the domain of science" - Michael Behe

(TEHRAN) - Michael Behe is an American scientist and biochemist. Being an intelligent design advocate, he serves as a professor of biochemistry at the University of Lehigh in Pennsylvania.

He is also a senior fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.

Israeli Apologist Exaggerates Iranian Threat to United States

Americans benefit by understanding a few simple dynamics in the historic conflict between Palestine and Israel.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Iran and Iraq have much in common, including having fought a devastating war-- against each other-- through the 1980s.

Neither has been a threat to wage war against the United States, though one might not blame them for harboring warlike thoughts, because the U.S. armed both during their war.

I Stand by Palestine Forever

I stand by the people of Palestine, because they're real human beings.

(TEHRAN) - In a recent interview which I conducted with the brave Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff, he told me that he has never seen a nation to be as strong and powerful as the Palestinian nation.

I admire his statement. He is right in his position to say that the Palestinians are one of the strongest nations of the world.

No Influential Voice in U.S. Supporting War on Iran: Peter Feaver

"As long as Ahmadinejad remains committed to walking further along the destructive path he has already walked, it is hard to see how Iran-U.S. relations can improve much." -Peter Feaver

(TEHRAN) - Peter D. Feaver is a Harvard University graduate, a current Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, and the director of Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS).

But Peter is perhaps best known for his mission under President Bush as the special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council from 2005 to 2007.

Why I Appreciate Press TV

Press TV realistically has fulfilled its promise to serve as an outlet that exhibits the bitter realities that the mainstream media otherwise overlook.

(TEHRAN) - Press TV came under harsh criticism by British media outlets during the period of political unrest that followed the reelection of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.

This seemed to be simply a retaliatory act against Iranian statesmen’s explicit condemnation of the UK’s BBC, which they alleged provoked riot and insurgence in a turbulent Tehran.