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The Israeli Lab and the Palestinian Guinea Pigs

In ‘The Lab’, Director Yotam Feldman exposes the Israeli military industry and its operation, he interviews some major protagonists within Israel’s ‘security’ trade.

(LONDON) - "The Lab" is a new groundbreaking Israeli documentary film that redefines our entire understanding of the Jewish State, its aims, its identity and its global destructive role. I honestly believe that this film is the deepest and most important commentary on Israel.

In ‘The Lab’, Director Yotam Feldman exposes the Israeli military industry and its operation, he interviews some major protagonists within Israel’s ‘security’ trade.

Operation Red Dragonfly - Former Marine Will Cross Country for Veteran`s Health

One Marine-turned journalist, one motorcycle, and valuable information to help Vets live longer, coming soon to a venue near you...

(SALEM / SACRAMENTO) - "This will be the most important thing I have ever done." says Tim King, founder and news editor of Salem-News.com, in regard to his scheduled 48-state motorcycle ride for Veterans.

A Marine Veteran who has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Tim will talk about the potential health risks they face from having served in the armed forces, and in military conflict.

`Who are my People` Film Premieres

EMMY® Award winning filmmaker Robert Lundahl takes a hard look at U.S. energy policy and its effects on desert ecosystems and communities across the West.

(SAN DIEGO) - The Bureau of Land Management scoping meeting for the Rio Mesa Solar Plant outside Blythe, California likely caused heartburn for the BLM, applicant Brightsource, and related subcontractors and agencies last Fall.

Time and time again Native elders stood up to declare concerns and articulate potentially unresolvable conflicts of values, goals and process.

Israel Reverses Ben-Gurion on U.S. Jews as `Americans`

David Ben-Gurion once agreed that American Jews are 'Americans'; Israel now abandoning that view.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Shortly after the creation of the State of Israel, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) abandoned its opposition to Zionism.

It sought to strengthen Israel's position with the U.S. Government, struggled with the proclamations of Israel's prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

Unsung American Heroes Series... Allan Greenberg or... A Farewell To Yonkers

I dunno, but I been told... North Korea's mighty cold...
- ancient G.I. refrain

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - The platoon sgt announced that it would be a 40-mile route march. With full field pack, bedroll, steel pot and rifle.

It wasn't combat, just yet, although the company – except for me – within six weeks would be in the midst of a bitter Korean winter.

Did you Know, Should you Know, Why Don`t you Know?

It is amazing what you find about the US when you surf the net and look at foreign news sources.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - We live in a nation where almost everything is now a "state secret", and so looking for news about the US in foreign news sources is often much more informative than the mainstream US corporate news outlets.

Two very recent stories surfaced in the foreign press, with not a whiff of information in the US, are illustrative of this point.

Korean War Vets asked to Share Stories of `Forgotten War`

"It is imperative that the Veterans from all services who served in the Korean War are recognized and remembered for their service and sacrifice," -Colonel David J. Clark

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Department of Defense Korean War 60th Anniversary Committee has opened an online forum for Korean War Veterans and those affected by the war to submit their stories.

The opportunity to document these experiences is fleeting. That is why the DoD is coordinating projects, events and opportunities...

From Nightmares to Revelations

To proclaim a nation civilized, advanced, democratic, and assured means it must possess inner trust, so that what the nation proclaims to be, truly exists and can stand examination by others.

(LAVERNE, CA) - Dreams have in centuries past been understood to reveal truths about the conscious world that provide deeper insight into our day to day lives than what we discern when awake.

Similar insight can come through the arts whether in the form of novels, short stories, films or plays.

GOP Senators Kill Paycheck Fairness Act

The PFA, introduced in both the House (H.R. 377) and the Senate (S. 84) would have updated and strengthened the EPA in important ways.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The entire cast of Republican Senators voted June 4 to kill the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA), equal pay legislation intended to close loopholes and strengthen the Equal Pay Act (EPA), first signed into law by President Kennedy.

The vote was 52 to 47 with all Republican Senators voting against the legislation. Passage of the PFA would have been a much needed 50th anniversary present to American women, indeed to all Americans.

Lifting the Veil

Israel has shown its ability to twist the arm of its most powerful ally to go into war against mythical enemies.

(LONDON) - Much has been made of this Moslem attire here in the West in recent years.

But the veil I am about to lift now is far more sinister.