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Resolution To Sanction Israel In Support Of U.S. And International Law

Veterans are speaking out and taking a stand over Israel's military aggression toward civilians.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Jack Dresser, Ph.D., a Eugene, Oregon Behavioral Research Scientist who works in Political & Prevention Psychology with the group Veterans for Peace, says he is pleased to report that the proposed resolution below was passed today by the national conference of Veterans for Peace.

Co-signers included the past and current presidents of VFP and distinguished author and activist, Col Ann Wright.

Yale University and the Problem of Anti-Semitism

Prof. Lawrence Davidson considers a recent Yale University conference on anti-Semitism which, instead of engaging in an objective discussion of an age old form of racism, ended up tying itself to an ideological view of the world that is itself racist and dedicating itself to the idea that any criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic.

(WEST CHESTER, Pa.) - Between the 23 and 25 August, Yale University in the USA held a conference entitled ‘Global anti-Semitism: a Crisis of Modernity’. It was sponsored by the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism. Therefore, this was a university event and not one brought in from the outside to use Yale facilities.

On the surface there is nothing wrong with this. Anti-Semitism is an age old form of racism and it calls for ongoing academic study. The problem is that this particular conference approached the subject from the ideologically driven position of radical Zionism.

Glenn Beck: MLK Assassination to be Commemorated With Re-Segregation of Water Fountains

With this historic event creatively handled, perhaps the transit authority can devise a novel commemoration for the anniversary of King’s assassination, such as a day-long reinstatement of color-coded bus sections.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - I had assumed that my participation in conservative commentator Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.—held today on the anniversary and at the very location of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech—would be limited to supplying faulty directions to said memorial to a group of tourists clad in “Don’t Tread on Me” T-shirts this morning.

Out of curiosity I later ended up at the rally myself, where I was informed that the “keynote speaker”, another euphemism for Sarah Palin, had already spoken.

Honduran Police Reiterate Lack of Education in Teacher Repression

Includes photos depicting recent scenes outside the Pedagogical University in Tegucigalpa and other armed pedagogical endeavors.

(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) - During a meeting at the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, shortly after last year’s coup d’état against President Mel Zelaya—which U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens alternately defined at the meeting as “a clear-cut case of a coup” and a “whatever you call it”.

Deputy Mission Chief Simon Henshaw described Honduran soldiers and police as “extremely uneducated” in their physical abuse of peaceful anti-coup protesters, who were variously on the receiving end of tear gas canisters, cigarette butts, vaginally-inserted police batons, and the occasional fatal bullet to the head.

Oil Pipeline Giant Letter Threatens Landowners

Staying Hooked on a Dirty Fuel: Why Canadian Tar Sands are a Bad Bet for the United States

(Washington, DC) - TransCanada will force landowners to surrender their property if they do not accept the dangerous “Keystone XL” oil pipeline on their land, according to a letter obtained by National Wildlife Federation. While the massive 2,000 mile pipeline has yet to be approved by the federal government, they are invoking a Nebraska statute to ensure rapid construction.

Environmental groups are warning the pipeline is almost certain to spill, and that the fuel it will carry known as tar sands is far dirtier and more polluting than conventional oil or gas.

17 Million Americans Drive Drunk Annually

To warn motorists about the dangers of drunken driving, the US government is spending about $13 million for an advertising campaign to publicize increased enforcement through the upcoming September 6 Labor Day weekend.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A US government study says nearly 17 million Americans have driven a vehicle while drunk at least once within a year.

According to a 2008 survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated eight percent of all drivers, or 17.2 million people had driven a vehicle at least once even though they knew they were drunk.

Access to Water Improves Quality of Life for Women & Children

In recent decades, a new generation of innovative approaches to hunger alleviation has emerged from farmers groups, private voluntary organizations, universities, and agribusiness companies.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - In sub-Saharan Africa, improved access to water means more than simply basic survival for families dependent on agriculture for both food and income. It means the difference between barely scraping by and eating balanced meals, affording education, and owning a home.

In Zambia, the majority of children drop out of school by the seventh grade because their families can no longer afford it.

Equatorial Guinea: Abduction, Torture then Execution

Reports of torture and executions are off the charts.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Equatorial Guinea has been criticized by the UN for abducting refugees from neighboring countries and holding them in secret detention.

Amnesty International (AI) reviles these abductions and detentions; today they released a statement condemning the recent execution of four men, all unfairly convicted of attempting to assassinate the country’s President.

Status of Pirate Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia, Gulf of Sudan & Indian Ocean

An update from ECOTERRA on the latest piracy cases.

(NAIROBI, Kenya) - As of today, 26 August 2010, at least 22 foreign vessels plus one barge remain in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 401 seafarers - including an elderly British yachting couple - plus the lorry drivers from Somaliland, suffer to be released.

Israeli Education Ministry Approves New `Whites Only` Settlement School

You have to wonder what the Southern Poverty Law Center has to say about this one...

(IMMANUEL, Occupied Palestine) - Several months ago, a religious school in the illegal Israeli settlement of Immanuel was criticized for segregating white Jewish students from non-white Jewish students in classes.

Originally, the school was fined for this policy of racial segregation, because the school was state funded. Now, the Israeli education ministry has agreed with the white parents' request to allow the school to continue with its racial discrimination under private funding.