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Al-Qaeda to the Rescue

August 05, 2013 "Information Clearing House - "Asia Times"

(WASHINGTON DC) - When the going gets tough, count on the Ministry of Truth to get going.

The end of Ramadan was imminent. The jihadi chattering classes of that fuzzy entity, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), went on overdrive. It was jailbreak galore from Libya to Pakistan via Iraq.

Hindus Urge Immediate Restoration of Cutoff Water Supply for Roma in Hungary

Roma in Hungary form about ten percent of total Hungary populace, which makes it largest Roma minority as percentage of total population in the world.

(RENO) - Hindus have urged for immediate restoration of water supply for Roma (Gypsy) residents of Ozd in northern Hungary, which was reportedly cut-off or reduced by the town council.

Reports suggest that several thousand Roma were affected by it.

Iran: A Human Rights Agenda for New President

William Gomes asks the new leader of Iran to implement changes for the good of all people.

(YORK, UK) - Iran’s incoming government should take concrete steps to improve the country’s dreadful human rights record, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to President-elect Hassan Rouhani.

The letter identified key reform areas, ranging from freeing political prisoners to cooperating with UN rights bodies, that Rouhani and his new administration should take on during their next four years in office.

Ethiopia: Lives for Land in Gambella

Bordering on South Sudan, the Gambella region (where 42 per cent of land is available), with its lush vegetation and flowing rivers, is where the majority of land sales in the country have taken place.

(LONDON) - To many people land is much more than a resource or corporate commodity to be bought, developed and sold for a profit. Identity, cultural history and livelihood are all connected to “place”.

The erosion of traditional values and morality are some of the many negative effects of the global neo-liberal economic model, with its focus on short-term gain and material benefit.

The Fallacy of Celibacy

When we humans attempt to ignore our basic instincts we often suffer irreparable damage to ourselves and to those around us.

(PORTLAND, OR) - All creatures are controlled by urges and instincts. A spider is born knowing just how to create the complicated geometric pattern we call a web. Can you imagine having to teach a baby spider how to build a web? Go this way, now anchor it here, then go back over there, no, this way!”

Can you imagine having to teach a duck to fly south? They just jump up into the air and go and they somehow know when they arrive there.

Las Vegas Premiere Set to Expose BLM Mismanagement

Secretaries of Interior and Energy invited to showing of “Who Are My People?”

(LAS VEGAS) - It is no coincidence that the Las Vegas premiere of “Who Are My People?” is on August 13. National Clean Energy Summit 6.0 takes place the same day.

The Secretary of the Interior (Sally Jewell), Secretary of Energy (Dr. Ernest Moniz), Chairman Jon Wellinghoff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be there...

History 101: Fiction and Facts on Oromos of Ethiopia

(a guide for foreign journalists on Oromos and Ethiopian history)

(ADAMA, Ethiopia) - Recently, the Qatar-based media al Jazeera has published several articles concerning the Oromo people of Ethiopia.

It is the first international media outlet to extensively report on our people and it should be praised for bringing our cause to the world stage.

Detroit`s Bankruptcy Should Focus Attention on Unfunded Public Pensions

Opportunistic politicians and greedy unions are responsible for Detroit's total collapse, and the dire straits of other cities and states.

(DETROIT) - The causes of Detroit's financial collapse are largely the result of its own unfortunate history of corruption and financial excess, and only partly caused by global economic trends and their impact upon the auto industry.

Detroit has been a one-party city for many years, never a good thing.

Sergeant Reckless Statue to be Dedicated at the Museum of the Marine Corps

The monument honoring Reckless' actions, sculpted by Jocelyn Russell, captures her in an uphill stance, carrying a load of ammunition.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A statue of a Mongolian Mare, Sgt. Reckless, will be dedicated at a special ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia on Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m.

Sgt. Reckless was recognized as a national hero in 1954 for her service in the Korean War and went on to be awarded two Purple Hearts. She was a Marine, but a unique one at that. She was a Mongolian mare that earned the rank of staff sergeant...

Living In Multicultural America

I do not expect every American to look like me, talk like me, think like me or act like me. How boring would it be if we were all the same?

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - I was eating lunch with a high school friend recently at an Atlanta airport restaurant. He has worked in customs for eight years.

He noted, "Everyone working in this restaurant is from someplace else." We were intrigued and started asking those in the busy restaurant their country of origin.