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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Standing Tall Despite Execution Threat

Trial Scheduled for November, No Plea Bargain in Sight.

(BOSTON) - “Attorney General Eric Holder's January 30th announcement authorizing Federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Tsarnaev (if convicted), does not appear to have alarmed attorney's for the accused in any way:

In fact, they now appear wholly intent on taking the case to trial,” reports blogger B. Blake.

Talk Nation Radio: U.S. Marine Corps Threatens Small Pacific Island

Please encourage your local radio stations to carry this program every week!

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Michael Hadfield is a Professor of Zoology and Principal Investigator at the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, and at the Pacific Biosciences Research Center.

He discusses the need to save Pagan Island, its people and other species, from the U.S. military.

Solutions for a Broken Mental Health System

The focus for every provider needs to be on diagnostic accuracy, and this will only come by increased training in mental health care within the entire medical establishment.

(DURHAM NC) - The mental health system in America is in terrible shape, and unless something is done to fix the problem it’s going to get a lot worse.

School shootings, gunmen in malls, “suicide by cop,” and other violent acts continue to dominate the headlines and the news cycle with no end in sight.

State of Illinois Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Illinois takes its place among the US states legalizing medical cannabis.

(CHICAGO) - The state of Illinois, General Assembly, has approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.

The natural herb becomes legal under Illinois law for the treatment of a number of debilitating medical conditions.

Embassies, EU, UN, Government of Every Democratic Country - Your Urgent Reaction is Needed!

The Europe must react now by introducing personal financial sanctions against the politicians, who gave these bloody orders, to stop the violence in Ukraine.

(SALEM) - In the morning the Speaker of Ukraine parliament Rybak refused to register the opposition draft law on return to the 2004 Constitution, which caused rapid escalation of the situation in the street of Kyiv.

As of 6:00 p.m. Ukraine time, 6 people are confirmed dead by the Maidan medical service, around 10 more deathly wounded...

EU initiative: `Weed Like to Talk`

A common policy on the control and regulation of cannabis production, use and sale would: (a) ensure equality before the law and non-discrimination of all EU citizens; (b) protect consumers and monitor health security; (c) end cannabis trafficking.

(BRUSSELS) - Recently a EU initiative on the legalization / regulation of cannabis is getting more speed.

All EU citizens are able to vote, and the goal is to reach one million votes in the EU before 11/20/2014. If we succeed this might have a large effect.

Rajiv Gandhi Murder - Court Commutes Execution of Plotters

Gandhi's murder was seen as retaliation for his having sent Indian peacekeepers to Sri Lanka in 1987.

(CHENNAI BBC) - India's Supreme Court has commuted the death sentences of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Chief Justice P Sathasivam spared the men, citing delays in deciding their mercy plea.

Palestinian Declaration

PLEASE SIGN  THIS DECLARATION IF YOU AGREE WITH ITS CONTENTS.

(LONDON) - An invitation to All Palestinians and their supporters to unite under the banner of LIBERATION, affirming our Inalienable Rights and clarifying our aims and aspirations to ourselves and to the world.

For the sake of historical truth, and for defending, preserving and protecting the rights of future Palestinian children, we present this document...

The Spirit of Judah L. Magnes Lives On

Magnes was a leader in the World War I pacifist movement and was “one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th Century American Reform Judaism”.

(CHICAGO) - A New York Times column by Mark Oppenheimer describes Professor Manekin as a “rarity”, an apt description because in addition to his academic tasks, Manekin writes a hard-hitting blog, which he calls, The Magnes Zionist., named for:

Judah L. Magnes, an American rabbi who, until his death in 1948, argued that a Jewish return to the Middle East did not require a nation-state.

Karzai Says U.S. Must Respect Kabul`s Sovereignty

Observers say the Afghan government hopes that the releases can help revive peace talks with the Taliban, who were ousted from power in 2001.

(KABUL Radio Free Europe/Radio Libert) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the release of prisoners by Afghan authorities considered by the United States to pose a security threat was "of no concern" to Washington.

Earlier on February 13, the Afghan government released 65 detainees, who the U.S. military had said should be tried in Afghan courts.