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  • Video: Sabeel DC Boycotts Israeli-made Ahava Products in Sliver Spring, MD Protest
    26 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Saturday, June 26, 2010, human rights activists staged a protest action in front of Ulta Cosmetics Salon, in Silver Spring, MD, just north of Washington, D.C. The store sells the Ahava line of cosmetics products. They are made in the Occupied West Bank by Israelis, according to the press release of the protesters, Sabeel DC Metro. For more info, go to: http://www.fosna.org/ and
    http://www.goldstone-report.org/ Mr. Paul H. Verduin spoke on camera about the reasons for the demonstration.

  • The Feckless President: Paralyzed in the Face of Crisis
    24 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A JAZZMAN CHRONICLE: DISSEMINATE FREELY.
    Feckless: 1. Unable or unwilling to do anything useful. 2. Lacking the thought or organization necessary to succeed.
    Call me a conspiracy theorist. I have speculated since the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963 that the true source of power in this country is neither the people nor those we elect to public office. It is neither the governors nor the congress nor the regal senators nor the president of the United States that call the shots (…)

  • Video: David Swanson Rips Rep. Steny Hoyer for “Off the Books” Military Spending!
    22 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    David Swanson Rips Rep. Steny Hoyer for “Off the Books” Military Spending! from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Tuesday morning, June 22, 2010, David Swanson of WarisACrime.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com held an impromptu press conference in front of Union Station in Washington, D.C. He was sharply critical of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on the issue of “off the books” military spending. Meanwhile, Rep. Hoyer, who is the Democratic Majority leader in the House, was giving a speech (…)

  • Report: U.S., Israeli warships cross Suez Canal toward Red Sea
    20 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Egypt opposition angered at government for allowing the fleet of more than 12 ships to cross Egyptian manned waterway, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reports.
    More than twelve United States Naval warships and at least one Israeli ship crossed the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on Friday, British Arabic Language newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Saturday.
    According to the report, thousands of Egyptian soldiers were deployed along the Suez Canal guarding the ships’ passage, which included a U.S. (…)

  • The dollar, not the euro, is threatening a major crisis
    20 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The dollar, not the euro, is threatening a major crisis
    F. William Engdahl
    We have at this point already explained in detail how the Wall Street and Obama’s finance minister, together with the U.S. credit-rating agencies since the December attack on Greece and the weaker countries to ride the euro zone. This cash warfare - it is war in the truest sense of the word - if the pressure of a far more serious problem to be taken, namely the stability of the U.S. dollar and its future as a (…)

  • The 2010 Bush-Cheney Gulf Coast Oil Spill
    20 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The 2010 Bush-Cheney Gulf Coast Oil Spill
    by Rodrigue Tremblay Global Research, June 17, 2010 The New American Empire
    “If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will be in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams (1722-1803), statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, 1776
    “America is addicted to oil.” President George W. Bush, State of the (…)

  • Gulf oil & gas disaster, lobbyists, Obama & huge threat of natural gas (methane) to Humanity & Biosphere
    19 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Methane is 72 times worse than carbon dioxide (CO2) as a greenhouse gas (GHG) on a 20 year time scale and industrial leakage of methane (1.5% to 2.2%) has led Professor Robert Howarth, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, to conclude that "A complete consideration of all emissions from using natural gas seems likely to make natural gas far less attractive than oil and not significantly better than coal in terms of the consequences for global warming."
    Yet President Barack Obama has (…)

  • Video: Ann Wright Denounces Israel’s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla!
    17 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Ann Wright Denounces Israel’s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla! from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Former U.S. Diplomat and U.S. Army/Army Reserve veteran, Ann Wright, a retired Colonel, spoke on June 16, 2010, at the Potter’s House restaurant in Washington, D.C. Col. Wright was on one of the vessels in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, when it was attacked, on May 31, 2010, by the Israeli military, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea. She shared her strong feeing about that blood (…)

  • Video: Father John Dear SJ: “End These Evil Wars!”
    14 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On Sunday morning, June 13, 2010, Father John Dear, S.J., was one of the speakers at a rally “to prevent the corporate takeover of America.” It was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. He is the author of “A Persistent Peace,” and a longtime Peace and Justice activist. Check out: http://www.fatherjohndear.org/The event was sponsored by the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP). Father Dear was introduced by Rabbi Michael Lerner. See: http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/

  • Video: Dr. Flowers: “Healthcare is a Fundamental Right!”
    14 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Sunday morning, June 13, 2010, Dr. Margaret Flowers was one of the speakers at a rally “to prevent the corporate takeover of America.” It was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. She is associated with Physicians for a National Health Program, check out for more information: http://www.pnhp.org/ Dr. Flowers champions a Single Payer, Medicare for All Healthcare system. She underscored: “Healthcare is a fundamental right!” The event was sponsored by the Network of Spiritual (…)