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April 3rd and 4th — Strasburg. NATO turns 60. Let’s celebrate. An opportunity to seize, a call to be heard. Counter-summit in Strasburg: not an appointment with the Power, but a meeting with the situation.
Civilization knew it was bound to die someday – but only in theory. After several shocks and attacks, it now feels it through all its fibers, all its vital flows. A feeling of death in the democratic air. It is no longer denied, it has become a threat, a pretext for mobilization. Powers (…)

You will by now have seen the statement by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair reporting that I have withdrawn my previous acceptance of his invitation to chair the National Intelligence Council.
I have concluded that the barrage of libelous distortions of my record would not cease upon my entry into office. The effort to smear me and to destroy my credibility would instead continue. I do not believe the National Intelligence Council could function effectively while its chair (…)

By David Glenn Cox http://theservantsofpilate.com
The last pillar of faith is a fanatical belief. Despite all logic, is this reliance on some unseen guiding force that will rescue us. It will strike down schoolteachers with illness so that we may have another day to study before the big test. It guides rescuers to find the lost. The rescued give praise, all praise above while the rescuers just scratch their heads.
As the investment banks and brokerage houses advertise their strict (…)

Global Research - LAW
LAW sent the attached letter today to the RCMP War Crimes Division requesting them to:
"begin an investigation of George W Bush for aiding, abetting and counselling torture between November 13, 2001 and November 2008 at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Baghram prison in Afghanistan and other places; and advise the Prime Minister, Attorney General of Canada and Ministers of Immigration and Public Safety, that the George W Bush administration (…)

Mostly Water : I.A.W:
Israeli Apartheid Week 2009 is a series of lectures and film screenings on various campuses and communities (now 40 cities) across the world whose interest is to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system. In its fifth year, Toronto’s Israeli Apartheid Week was a major success, all lectures took place as scheduled with full rooms each night.
This year, IAW has seen an alarming increase in harassment, intimidation, and physical violence against (…)

The stock market began as a means for companies to raise money and for “shareholders to invest in business ventures and get a share of profits.” At some point, it turned into a casino resembling a Ponzi scheme, which held true until 2008 when the Ponzi scheme collapsed.
The causes for this collapse are diverse. Some of its aspects and repercussions have already been discussed here, and will be discussed further in the future. If you would like to know how far the markets have slipped, (…)

Why I’m Not Now and Have Never Been the Democrats’ "Rush Limbaugh"
Huffington Post
I have watched with mild amusement this week the self-immolation of the Republican Party as it bows before the altar of Rush Limbaugh, begging for mercy, pleading for forgiveness, breathlessly seeking guidance and wisdom from The Oracle.
President Obama and the Democratic Party have wasted no time in pointing out to the American people this marriage from hell, tying Rush like a rock around the collective (…)

On March 9, 2009, Ms. Cynthia Boersma, the Legislative Director of the ACLU in Maryland, discussed the status of legislation pending in the General Assembly to curb the widespread practice of “police spying” on peace and social justice activists in violation of their First Amendment Rights. The ACLU is supporting the “Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009.” It’s HB 182 and SB 256. Ms. Boersma expressed her concerns about the legislation being pushed by Governor Martin (…)

Despite efforts to prevent ’Viva Palestina’ from breaking a long-term blockade on Gaza, the aid convoy has entered the coastal sliver. The convoy which made its way across Europe and North Africa arrived in the besieged ship on Monday..
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?i...
and just watch how long it takes corporate mainstream media to tell this story
Viva Viva Palestina!

On March 9, 2009, Sister Helen Prejean spoke out for the repeal of the Death Penalty in Maryland. Her remarks were made at the Parish Hall of the historic St. Anne’s Church, in Annapolis, MD, near the State House where the General Assembly meets. Sister Prejean also ripped former President and ex-Texas Governor, George W. Bush, and his then legal counsel, Alberto “Gonzo” Gonzales, for the cursory manner in which they carried out hundreds of executions of condemned prisoners in Texas. Ms. (…)