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An Action Plan that is Basically Dishonest

As citizens of a country on the verge of falling into the abyss, we can only roundly condemn its fundamental lack of honesty and sincerity.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sunday Times) - One cannot fail to be amazed at the considerable ingenuity if not wild imagination with which the government’s National Plan of Action to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission has been drafted.

Some responses invoke chuckles of glee whilst other promises invoke far more heated reactions given the sheer chutzpah with which they have been made.

Sanctions: Diplomacy`s Weapon of Mass Murder

America, a morally bankrupt nation and the self-appointed global morality police, obeying the wishes of the pro-Israel lobby groups, has for years now pointed its deadly weapon of mass murder at Iran -- sanctions disguised as diplomacy.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In 1945, the United States of America dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagaski immediately killing 120,000 civilians.

The final death toll of the horrendous bombings has been conservatively estimated at well over 200,000 men, women, and children.

US and its Allies Setting Stage for Syria Invasion

The UK has already been giving out financial and military help to the insurgents in Syria.

(TEHRAN) - The sudden resignation of UN peace envoy Kofi Annan from the peace efforts circle in Syria which evidently materialized under duress from the US government has caused extreme joy in Washington.

Officials see this as a sign that the international community is prone to accept that Syrian President Bashar Assad had to go and that the peace efforts would eventually reach a cul-de-sac.

Ordinary Citizens: the Silent Victims of Anti-Iranian Sanctions

Western warmongers are at work desperately trying to create WWIII.

(TEHRAN) - While the US and EU vehemently compete in the seemingly endless race of imposing sanctions on Iran, ordinary Iranian citizens are experiencing the most breathtaking, agonizing impacts of the crippling embargoes.

On July 31, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) sent a letter to all members of the U.S. Congress, demanding a concerted action to approve The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act which imposes a new set of sanctions on Iran's energy and transportation sector.

Free Syrian Army Threatens Christians Who Were Protected Under Assad

Pray for the persecuted Syrian Churches and Christians.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - The streets are most dangerous that is, unless it’s a Friday, when a few Syrian Christians dare to step outside of their homes amidst the persecution of Syria’s Christians by the Islamic rebels of the ‘Free Syrian Army.

The Christians in Syria (10% of its population) could be facing a bloodbath. The signs are there right now, and only Russian and Chinese resistance to ‘the West’ is keeping the Syrian church from complete extermination.

Resisting Occupation, Constructing Peace - ICAHD

ICAHD has rebuilt a total of 186 Palestinian homes illegally demolished by Israel and is determined to see this cruel policy stop.

(TEL AVIV) - More than two hundred people gathered in the West Bank town of Anata last month to celebrate the rebuilding of Beit Arabiya, home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh family.

Since 1998, this home has been demolished five times by the Israeli government but rebuilt each time by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) as a political act of resistance to Israel’s demolition policies, which are illegal under international law.

He`s Blind to the `Bleedin` Obvious` Economic Consequence of Military Occupation
Is Romney Just a Pretty Face Then?

“All I can say is that this man needs a lot of education,” - Saeb Erekat, top Palestinian Authority negotiator

(LONDON) - Mitt Romney is listed among People magazine's 50 “most beautiful” of 2002. He was up there with Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears and Julia Roberts. But how pretty does he look in 2012?

This US presidential hopeful from AIPAC’s Republican wing came here to England and put his foot in it by questioning Britain‘s readiness to host the Olympics.

Life or Death in Gaza Strip

“Gaza is not a city, anymore, and it’s not a country either. On the map it is called a strip, and a strip it is indeed”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - There are some places on earth, places that we’ve never been to, nor even cared to visit, but upon mentioning them, stereotyped visual associations are instantly summoned up in our minds.

What about Gaza? What kind of images do you conjure up when the word “Gaza” is mentioned?

Palestine: `It happened in July`

A review of Israel's Human Rights violations in July dating back to 1919.

(BETHLEHEM) - Israel's long list of crimes against the Palestinian people is only distinguished by its rampant levels of cruelty.

As the U.S. fails to cite Israel for any religious violations, Prof. Qumsiyeh offers a brief review of important dates related to Israel's unjust political persecution of Palestinians.

U.S. State Department`s International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 is a Flawed Document

The U.S. presents twisted information that is designed to meet corporate goals.

(SALEM) - Each time an item like this is released I read it with optimism. As a Human Rights reporter, I can't recall a single time I was not dismayed, even horrified by what I see.

It is one thing for a government to have alliances, but to have it blatantly overlook governments that violate its stated goal is more than hypocrisy.