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American Democracy: Pro-Israel Tweedledum and Tweedledee

(OSAKA, Japan) - Helen Keller’s pithy observation about American democracy being little more than a choice “between Tweedledum and Tweedledee” was never more true than in the upcoming midterm elections in the ninth congressional district of Illinois.

In a district which includes the affluent northern suburbs of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan, the central issue is not the two wars—or is it now three?

Tiny Timmy Little Benji Trick Treaties
Systemic Welfare Fraud and Financial Economic Corruption

Norman King C.1050 Real Estate Law Property Chronology.

(PHILADELPHIA) - Real Estate Law commences with conquest of "England in 1066 by the Norman King William." [1]. "William decreed that he owned all of the land in England by right of conquest. Not one acre of England was to be exempted from this massive expropriation.

The king struck a bargain with a lord for a large chunk of land. The lords that held their tenure directly from the king were called tenants-in-chief.

Wikileaks for Dummies

(LONDON) - A number of media outlets seem to go out of their way to make the best of a bad situation (for Pentagon officials) by derailing the essence of the message that comes out of the classified documents released by WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.

They are desperate to downplay the scandalous actions perpetrated by the American forces with the green lights that go high up the chain of command, and try to divert the focus on the Iraqi side alone.

Earthquake and Tsunami Rock Indonesia

Over a hundred have died and hundreds are missing.

(JAKARTA) - At 7:42 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on 25 October, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.7 occurred in southern Sumatera, Indonesia.

Experts say it was triggered by a 7.7-magnitude undersea quake that struck the Mentawai Islands late Monday, killing at least 113 people and leaving hundreds missing. At least eight of the missing according to reports, are from other nations.

America: The Counter-Revolution

In the “democracy” that America has evolved to, money counts more than people.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - I’ve been watching the build-up 40 years. The counter-Revolution is on.

I’m talking about the American rich against you and everyone else. The middle class is being decimated and the ranks of the poor continue to swell.

U.S. Mediates Talks Between Abbas and Sculpture of Comatose Sharon

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Following the recent unveiling of a life-size sculpture of incapacitated former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, ex-Sharon adviser Ra’anan Gissin registered his opposition to artist Noam Braslavsky’s rendering of the politico-military figure.

He says he did not care to remember Sharon in his current vegetative state but rather in his proper incarnation, when he was “always active, always doing something for better or for worse”.

Tony Blair`s Sister-in-Law Converts to Islam

Booth – who works for Press TV, the English-language Iranian news channel – has stopped eating pork and reads the Qur’an every day.

(LONDON) - Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having what she describes as a “holy experience” during a visit to Iran.

Journalist and broadcaster Lauren Booth, 43 – Cherie Blair’s sister – now wears a hijab whenever she leaves her home, prays five times a day and visits her local mosque whenever she can.

Beating the Heat to Reduce Post-Harvest Waste

(TURN, Italy) - For a farmer in a hot country like Sudan, a big harvest can end up being just a big waste. A fresh tomato off the vine will only last about 2 days in the stifling heat, while carrots and okra might last only 4 days.

Despite being perfectly capable of producing abundant harvests, without any means to store and preserve crops, farmers in Sudan are at risk for hunger and starvation.

Response to Francis Boyle`s Jewistan What Elephant?

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This is a response to Dr. Francis Boyle's missive titled Jewistan: Finally Recognizing Israel as the Jewish State published widely.

I am going to home in to the core-point of contention directly, the rest being all very interesting dinner table conversation.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant.