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There must be an economic floor for social existence, beyond mere subsistence.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - There was a time, only a few centuries ago, when the adolescents of North America—not the palefaces—were taught about the world they were about to enter as men.

Although they had been observing the adult world since infancy, in early adolescence they were initiated into adulthood and taught how to track, hunt and fish; how to make weapons (primarily for hunting, seldom for aggression) and tools; how to read the sky for predicting the weather; and many other subtle skills.

Status of Pirate Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia

Report also contains information about hijackings and crews in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

(NAIROBI, Kenya) - St Vincent and Grenadines flagged MV SYRIA STAR (IMO number 7608136) and its crew of 24 was seized on Thursday, 5 Aug 2010, in the late afternoon while sailing west in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor through the Gulf of Aden.

MV SYRIA STAR reported to the navies that she was under attack from pirates who had climbed on board and fired shots at the crew, EU NAVFOR reported. Helicopters were immediately dispatched to the vessel and tried to establish communications with the SYRIA STAR, which had stopped in the water.

Isolating Iran is part of the `Great Energy Game`: Antony Loewenstein

Antony Loewenstein’s articles on Iran, Israel and Middle East current affairs have appeared on the Guardian, Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.

(TEHRAN) - The Middle East is witness to continuous developments these days.

One is Iran’s active diplomacy to attract the indispensable 118-member bloc of non-aligned countries to support its nuclear program, another is the growing isolation of Israel in European countries and within academic circles in the U.S.

Conflict Without End? - Alan Hart`s epic history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Read what the experts are saying about Alan's significant new work.

(NEW YORK) - Salem-News.com has the honor and distinction of carrying the work of many famous and renowned reporters, doctors and experts on a regular basis. Our most esteemed veteran straight out of the world of international television reporting, is Alan Hart.

Few people saw more significant world developments in the 1960's and onward through today. ITN and BBC carried Alan Hart's reports for years. Today his role as an author and speaker make Alan an equally valuable asset in this world. His new book is receiving star reviews...

Press TV Under Attack

Britain Cannot Handle the Truth.

(LONDON) - To tell the truth about Israeli barbarism is a breach of impartiality. The Guardian and the Jewish Chronicle reported today that, Ofcom, the UK broadcasting standards body, has ruled that Iranian-backed Press TV’s coverage of the Gaza flotilla incident breached guidelines on impartiality.

You ask yourself why? Their coverage of the Flotilla wasn’t pro-Israeli enough.

An Insufferable Hell

The more the drug consumed, the more it is needed. It becomes an addiction.

(MADRID, Spain) - “I have seen my generation scouting among the black streets at dawn vitally searching for drugs”, asserts Allen Ginsberg.

Nowadays, drugs – taken along with alcohol – are turned to by more than 48,000 youngsters between the ages of 14 and 18. These tendencies can lead to the abuse of cocaine and cannabis.

The Hidden Face of Sanctions

The real purpose of sanctions is not to affect the policies of the Iranian government, it is to destroy Israel’s last remaining competitor in the region.

(JACKSON, Miss.) - The sanctions imposed recently against Iran by the United Nations, and later separately by the US Congress, have one thing in common. Both were driven by the US at the instigation of Israel.

But they are also, I believe, generally misunderstood. Sanctions are normally intended to alter the behavior of the country being sanctioned — to punish it for what it is doing, to keep it from continuing practices or policies others find objectionable, or both.

Group Says `US Gangsters` Killed Innocent Afghan Civilians in Broad Daylight

In English, Dari and Pashto.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - On 30th July, 2010, US forces killed 4 civilians in the posh area of Macroryan near the US embassy.

The sad incident occurred when a normal passenger car was struck by an American car, after which the US armed forces opened fire leaving four people dead and two severely injured on a street in the most populated area of Kabul.

Berlusconi Stops Short of Copying Obama`s Suntan

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it would be ‘best’ for the country’s troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after six were killed in a car bombing in Kabul.

(ROME) - The July 28 deaths of two Italian soldiers in Herat, Afghanistan—occurring shortly after the most recent Wikileaks deluge—prompted an article entitled “Obama’s ‘Just War’ is Already Lost” in the Italian daily La Repubblica, in which Italy’s involvement in said conflict is described as follows:

"We Italians are in Afghanistan for America. But the Americans are no longer sure about the reasons they thought they were there… Our [other] allies have understood this and… [are] all in search of a way out and an exit date from the Afghan trap. As for us, we remain hitched to a crazed convoy with various derailed [components]."

How American News Media Works In Favor Of Israel

Critical analysis from one of the nation's leading voices on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

(SACRAMENTO) - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.

It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.