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Come Back President Carter!

In Israel, Carter said Netanyahu was not interested in a two-state solution.

(LONDON) - The U.S. Presidential debate was so lacking in real and relevant substance about foreign affairs that I had to struggle, several times, to resist the temptation to turn it off and go back to bed.

Romney’s message to America’s voters seemed to be something very like, “On foreign policy I’m not the ignorant, belligerent guy I had to pretend to be in order to secure my party’s nomination.”

How Far Can Your Freedom Go?

Free will and giving it up do not contradict each other; they always reciprocally protect one another.

(MADRID) - German writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe once explained that if someone who in the name of liberty gives up being one’s true self, then it is like that person is committing suicide.

A certain type of ethic, which gives as a good standard a double morality in many areas of human existence, is spreading like a deadly narcotic.

Remembering the 1983 Bombing of the Marine Barrack in Beirut

Iran continues to wage war against the United States...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - October 23 is the 29th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, by Lebanese terrorists directed and controlled by Iran.

The attack killed 241 American servicemen (220 Marines, 16 Navy personnel, and 3 Army soldiers).

Valiasr: Tehran`s Longest Avenue

Italy's Peter Delavale described Tehran as the country of sycamores in his travelogue 400 years ago.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Valiasr Avenue is Tehran’s longest avenue that connects its southernmost point to the furthest northern end. It is considered one of Tehran's main thoroughfares and commercial centres.

It is also the longest street in the Middle East, according to former BBC (now Al Jazeera) journalist Rageh Omaar.

An Appeal to the People of Iran and the World

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper must be charged with crimes against humanity.

(BRUSSELS) - Barely three years ago, my aboriginal friend Johnny Dawson was beaten to death by three policeman in Vancouver, Canada for leading occupations of local churches that murdered more than 50,000 children in their "Indian residential schools".

The official cause of Johnny's death issued by the Vancouver Coroner's office made no mention of his broken nose and shattered jaw.

British Planes Buried in Burma During WWII Located, Will be Recovered

Myanmar / Burma will allow an aviation enthusiast to recover planes after almost 70 years.

(YANGON, Myanmar) - A treasure of buried WWII planes will see the light after almost three fourths of a century.

The government of Myanmar has agreed to allow a private British aviation enthusiast to excavate the old planes which were reportedly buried by British forces hoping to keep them from the Japanese.

The Entrenchment of a Fascist State

With The Sunday Leader silenced, there will be no more exposure of The stock market involvement was Sri Lanka's crooked dealings.

(MELBOURNE Sri Lanka Guardian) - On Friday 21 September 2012 was another ‘black Friday’, The Sunday Leader, the only newspaper critical of the Rajapaksa junta, was ‘killed’ (silenced).

The ‘body’ was quickly ‘cremated’ (handed over to one of Rajapaksa’s stooges), and the ‘ashes’ scattered in the President’s House (Palace) and ‘Temple Trees’ (so that the President and his brother can keep an eye on them to make sure they do not rise again...

Planting a Bo Tree in Sri Lanka

Why do they not value the virtue of solidarity?
Or notice that there are dead to be remembered?

(LONDON) - In the aftermath of the publication of Frances Harrison's book Still Counting The Dead the discordant cawing of Sri Lankan male voices seem louder. I am hoping this is because the book is having an effect.

Oscar Wilde said there is only one thing worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about. So it’s good that Frances Harrison’s wonderful book is being spoken of.

Beating or Flogging? American `Democracy` in Action

"Meet the New Boss....same as the Old Boss...", The Who: 'We Won't Get Fooled Again'

(SAN BLAS, Mexico) - When my boys were young and I wanted them to do a chore, I used to use a little trick to get them to willingly comply and at the same time make them feel like they had "lucked out".

If I wanted them to clean their room, I would tell them that they had a choice and it was entirely up to them what they chose.

Hindus `Cautiously` Welcome Ramayana Stage Production in Seattle

Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit scripture that consists of 24,000 stanzas, explores various themes, including human existence, concept of dharma, etc.

(SEATTLE, WA) - Welcoming the ambitious theater production “Ramayana” formally opening in Seattle on October 18, Hindus hope that this stage version would stay true to the story and the spirit of their ancient Sanskrit sacred scripture.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Ramayana was a highly revered scripture of Hinduism.