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YouTube Channel Launched in War on Illegal Pornography

Former porn stars, activists and politicians are trying to bring about needed change.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography today announced the launching of a new YouTube Channel in its efforts to educate the public on the harm from pornography.

The site provides a wide variety of educational videos on the harm from pornography to children, the extreme violence against women prominently depicted in popular porn today, the significant incidence of addiction to pornography, the links between sex trafficking and pornography and many other damaging effects of pornography.

An American `Terrorist` in London

Welcome to Orwell’s ‘1984’ ladies and gentlemen, where black is white, white is black, and the truth is nothing but a word.

(LONDON) - My 1984 reality is culminating with the United States and Israeli Governments treating me and/or charging me with being a “terrorist”.

Americans worry not, you can sleep better at night knowing your “homeland” is being defended from the likes of me.

Honduran Man Faces Sentencing for Heroin Trafficking Tied to Death of Young Oregon Resident

The suspect had entered the U.S. illegally, prior to the alleged crime.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On July 8, 2010, Antonio Cruz, an illegal alien from Honduras, is going to be sentenced for his involvement in trafficking heroin into Portland, Oregon.

Cruz has been traced back as the supplier for the black tar heroin that killed 21-year-old Kyle Whipps, a Sisters, OR resident visiting Portland for a series of concerts in September 2008.

Exploring the New and Old of Shanghai

Gerry Villani's continuing photo journal of China's 'Paris of the East'.

(SHANGHAI, China) - Thanks for the reply re: the pic availability. It so happens the Chinese govenment blocks internet social networking sites, including myspace. So, it may be best to keep whatever setup you have, and us folks in China will just have to live with that fact.

I dont know what changes you could make that would help, but you are certainly welcome to try.

Bibi Back at the White House

The Consistency of Israeli Duplicity Comes Ever More Clearly into Focus.

(TEMPE, Az.) - With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the White House July 6th, it’s time to recall how Tel Aviv deceived Washington throughout the entirety of the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

U.S. military leaders will be watching this meeting very closely, as will the veterans community.

Improving Farmer Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation

The latest good news from West Africa.

(OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso) - Earlier this month, we highlighted Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed in the New York Times about Gabon, a country in West-Central Africa where the rights of farmers are frequently in conflict with wildlife conservation efforts.

One young village chief and farmer, Evelyn Kinga explained that she doesn’t like elephants because they eat her cassava plants—a crop her livelihood depends on—because she doesn’t benefit from rich foreigners who come to Gabon for eco-tourism.

Saudi Arabia`s Betrayal to the Islamic World

A close look at Saudi Arabia's corruption, relations with the bin Laden family and terrorist gangs, human rights violations, and general lack of commitment to the principles of humanity.

(TEHRAN) - King Malek Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has clandestine family connections with the Bin Laden and Bush oil families; these have made him a notorious and unpopular figure in the Islamic world.

He recently told French Defense Minister Hervé Morin, "two states in (the) region do not deserve to exist: Israel and Iran."

Amber Alert Issued in North Dakota

The suspect vehicle is a Brown 2007 four-door Ford Taurus with Saskatchewan tag number 250-FMA.

(REGINA, Saskatchewan) - The State of North Dakota issued an Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon 6 July 2010 after the girl was reportedly abducted in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada on Monday (07-05).

The suspect is believed to be in South Dakota with the victim and the victim's mother. The girl's mother is also believed to be in danger.

Government and Media: Pirating the Truth about Seafarers in Somalia?

Status of Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia and the Indian Ocean

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOTERRA) - As of today, 05. July 2010, 12h00 UTC, at least 23 foreign vessels plus one barge still remain in the hands of Somali pirates, against the will of their owners, while at least 424 seafarers - including an elderly British yachting couple - plus the lorry drivers from Somaliland, have not been released.

The real truth is that you, the public, are being persistently lied to with impunity by government and their media stewards; the problem is far worse than they are letting on.

Munich and the Five 911`s

Why remembering eleven dead makes us all less human.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - As much as Israel tries to remind the world, few remember much of the 1972 Olympics, even the killing of eleven Israeli athletes.

Five of the attackers died, depending on whose news you watch they were either terrorists or freedom fighters. We use those terms so interchangeably nowadays.