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Duff on Press TV - `Americans Ashamed of Troops` Atrocities in Afghanistan

Sunday Night, April Fools Day, 2012 Deadbeat Congressman Joe Walsh Goes Nuts.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - Since the beginning of 2012, seventeen foreign troops have been shot dead by Afghan personnel in 10 separate attacks.

Tensions have mounted between Afghan and US-led NATO forces this year due to a series of incidents at the hands of US troops.

Salem-News.com Under Attack Over Articles Revealing Suspected Illegal Nuclear Weapon Use

Individual makes numerous false claims and they are landing everywhere; this article offers clarity about our reports.

(SALEM) - It has come to our attention that an individual by the name of Roger Helbig, has been going to great effort to damage our reputation over Salem-News.com reports.

These are reports referencing the possible use of illegal weapons-grade nuclear arms in both Fallujah, Iraq and Gaza, Palestine.

Perceptions of the Syrian Uprising from Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camp

The uprising in Syria has re-opened some old wounds in Shatila camp and between the Baathist Assad regime, now in its 41st year, and Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees.

(BEIRUT) - Shatila Palestinian refugee camp, despite being targeted over the past six decades for numerous crimes including massacres from various sources, in many ways is representative of all the Palestinian camps in Lebanon.

Located in South Beirut, Shatila was one of the first Palestinian refugee camps set up during the 1948 Nakba.

The Haunting of Daniel Pipes by Poe`s `Tell Tale Heart`

Graphics by Alex

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - Daniel Pipes, the anti-Arab Islamophobe is reportedly spooked these days. “Actually he has become an almost terrified man”, so says a colleagues at Pipes Islamophobic Middle East Forum and the MaCartyesque Campus Watch Organization.

MEF was founded by Pipes in 1986 and the witch hunting anti-Arab McCartyesque Campus Watch in 2001.

Crowd Vandalizes UNRWA Clinic After Death of Woman Allegedly Denied Care

According to the UNRWA statement, the cause of death is being investigated by Rasul Azam hospital.

(SIDON, Lebanon Daily Star) - A crowd of Lebanese and Palestinians, furious over the death of a woman allegedly denied adequate treatment, vandalized an United Nations Relief and Works Agency clinic and pharmacy near the southern city of Tyre Tuesday.

The crowd broke into the clinic, which is located in the Shabriha Palestinian refugee camp in the Tyre district, destroying computers and scattering documents.

Tribalism, Racism and Projection - Part 2

2nd part of two – In this part I explore the misleading role of Jewish politics (both Zionist and anti Zionist) within the 'anti racist' campaign. To read the 1st part click here.

(LONDON) - Racism is a big word with some very bad connotations. Being accused of racism is one of the most hurtful and potentially damaging labels around.

And yet, how many ‘racists’ really think in ‘biological determinist’ terms? How many ‘racists’ out there really think in terms of ‘genes,’ or even ‘skin colour’? I guess not that many.

Tribalism, Racism and Projection - Part 1

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ― Anaïs Nin 

(LONDON) - 1st part of two – In this paper and the one to follow, I expose the misleading aspect that is, unfortunately, inherent to some 'anti' racist ideologies.

I will elaborate on the role of anti racism in maintaing both Zionism and the Left discourse.

An Advocate for the Deprived

Honoring Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah

(DAHIYEH, South Beirut) - The Mohammad Hussein Fadallah Hassaniyeh (Mosque) has a long history of social and religious work.

Why Did Palestinian Refugees Come to Lebanon?

Don’t ask. Lebanese schools won’t tell!

(SHATILA CAMP, Beirut) - During a workshop at the American University of Beirut last year on the subject of the right to work and to purchase a home for Palestinian refugees, a young business major from the Christian village of Bikerki posed a question that surprised some in the audience:

“Why if Palestinian don’t like it in Lebanon do they not go home? Why did they even bother coming here in the first place?”

30 Years After the Massacre at Sabra-Shatilla Lebanese Politicians Still Block Palestinian Rights

The lack of employment opportunities for Palestine refugee prolong and intensify their hardship and poverty.

(SHATILA CAMP, Beirut) - We all know it is not just American and Lebanese politicians who use Palestinian refugees as political footballs during electoral campaigns.