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America`s Part in 5 Broken Cameras

"If America would only learn the truth about what is happening here, they would stop their blind support of the Israeli government that denies people basic human rights." - 20-year old female activist

(CLERMONT, FL) - The Palestinian-Israeli-French production of “5 Broken Cameras” is a 2011 documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi.

"5 Broken Cameras" is also an Oscar contender for best documentary and an eyewitness account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village that has been encroached upon by Israeli-only settlements

`Murdered With Impunity` - Sonali Samarasinghe on the Assassination of Lasantha Wickramatunga

Widow of Murdered Sri Lankan journalist shares candid information about a great man whose death remains unresolved.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Journalist Sonali Samarasinghe is the widow of the Sri Lankan journalist said to have "predicted his own death", Lasantha Wickramatunga.

She appears in a video released by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), addressing the tragic killing.

Marijuana Health Concerns
There Aren`t Many

"Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man."
- DEA Judge Francis L. Young

(PORTLAND, OR) - For whatever reason which is certainly not clear, The New York Times Jan 8 2013 continues to print ridiculous stories implying that marijuana use is somehow dangerous.

Mexican Diplomatic Continuity with NAFTA Partners

“Few problems are as complex in the relations with the U.S. as this one” - Eduardo Medina Mora as Mexico’s new ambassador to the United States

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - With little opposition, the Mexican Senate ratified this week the nomination of Eduardo Medina Mora as Mexico’s new ambassador to the United States.

In a presentation to the Senate’s foreign affairs commission broadcast on the Congress Channel, Medina sketched out his views on the parameters, problems and promises of the Mexico-U.S. relationship.

Alex Jones Switches Sides, Backs Anti-Gun Lobby

The whole mess all stems from Jones' recent appearance on the Piers Morgan show on CNN.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - What anti-gun lobbyists have paid Alex Jones to soil whatever remains of the soul of the pro-gun movement? How did they get him to do it on a national television program?

These questions connect to the only possibility... that Jones sold out and it secretly trying to harm the American's right to possess firearms.

Zero Dark Thirty: Turning the Spotlight On US Use of Torture

I highly recommend Zero Dark Thirty. Americans should see another example of what is being done in their name.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Everybody knows that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of Navy SEALS on May 2, 2011.

The film Zero Dark Thirty involves the ten-year search for bin Laden, pitting Maya, played by Jessica Chastain, who believes bin Laden is likely hiding in plain sight, against the non-believers, which builds up to an action-packed climax where bin Laden is killed.

Black January

January 8th unfolds; Two goings-on entwined:
Lasantha Remembered on his Fourth Death Anniversary
& Sri Lanka's hassled ramble towards the Slaying of its Judiciary

(LOS ANGELES) - Another year has dawned, and the opening week of this brand New Year ‘Twenty Thirteen’ has already come to a hazy conclusion.

And then comes along that horrific day of this ‘Black January’.

`Israel`s Palestinian Propagandist: Khaled Abu Toameh, Hasbara Agent`

By all appearances, Khaled Abu Toameh, has taken it upon himself to act as Israel’s advocate and propagandist in the international media.

(LONDON) - Observers of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict know there are organizations whose intent is to spread the worst possible news and information from the Arab and Muslim worlds.

The Face of Suffering

The Tamil diaspora, which played a significant part in the war, now confronts a recently displaced population that is likely to seek revenge.

(NEW DELHI) - From 2000 to 2004, at a time when the peace process in Sri Lanka was arguably working, Frances Harrison was the chief BBC correspondent in Colombo.

She made several trips to Vanni, a predominantly Tamil region and the heart of LTTE resistance in the north.

Will Americans Ever Get to See Al Jazeera?

Will any champions of press freedom emerge to speak out against this dangerous precedent in contemporary pre-emptive censorship, limiting what the American public can and can’t see?

(WASHINGTON DC Sabbah Report) - Why does our media system attract so many uninformed and unbrave people who are locked into such predictable and parochial attitudes? Do they have an agenda that the public is unaware of?

Take Time Warner. Remember how it initially would not run the then new red white and blue Fox News on its platform in New York City, forcing it to cough up a high “per-subscriber fee” to get on the air?