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The Silent Machete

The world turns a blind eye at the hand of natural resources, greed and money; U.S. motivation to control governments & resources leads to collaboration with leaders that promote inhumanity.

(KHARTOUM / PORTLAND) - U.S. & UK stage proxy war against Sudan with key leaders Kagame and Museveni.

This band was driven by power and greed, power to control governments, and power to steal the local resources in several African countries – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan.

Homegrown Solutions to Alleviating Hunger and Poverty

Women growing vegetable gardens in a slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya, were among the best prepared for the country’s 2007 food crisis, despite being some of the poorest.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - “We’ve got hundreds of local foods, almost 600 that we’ve categorized through our research,” said Kristof Nordin in a January interview with Nourishing the Planet.

“But we are starving because we are only planting one crop: maize, which came originally from America.”

Webinar Thursday with Dr. Franklin Lamb on Intifada-Palestine.com

Dr. Lamb is author of many articles, and that famous 'letter to Janet', which is a beautiful love story about Janet Lee stevens, who was an American; she died as a martyr for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

(BEIRUT) - Intifada Palestine is holding a special Webinar Thursday with Dr. Franklin Lamb, an international lawyer and director of the Sabra Shatila Foundation in Beirut, Lebanon.

The topic of the Webinar is Palestinian Civil Rights in Lebanon and Palestinian Right of Return. Dr. Lamb has spent the last 26 years of his life doing humanitarian work for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.

`Israel`s Intimidation Tactics Won`t Stop Us`: First Ship Sets Sail for Gaza!

More brave people set sail with relief for Gaza, knowing Israel will probably react violently.

(DUBLIN) - The MV Rachel Corrie, a 1200-ton cargo ship, part of an 8-vessel Freedom Flotilla, is on its way to Gaza.

This past week reports from Israel have indicated that authorities will not allow the Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza with its cargo of much-needed reconstruction material, medical equipment, and school supplies.

UNRWA Provides Laptops to Gaza School Children

From rockets and bombs to high tech devices, the kids in Gaza don't receive the things other kids see; in this case it is clearly positive.

(GAZA CITY) - "One laptop per child", it is a vision that has now turned into reality.

This is the first project of its kind to be created by UNRWA, the United Nations Relief Works Agency launched a plan to distribute some 200,000 laptops to children who attend school in Gaza.

Exclusive: First African American president to Promote Injustice in African Country

Who has turned a blind eye to the suffering of Africans in Darfur?

(DAMANGA, Sudan) - As the victims and survivors of Darfur genocide, we are not surprised by the results of the Sudanese rigged, flawed elections that declared victory for Omar Al-Bashir, as a re-elected president to Sudan.

But we are extremely shocked, and terribly dismayed for the support of some International Community members, especially the US...

Deception, Death and Darfur

Sources confirm that hundreds of people were arrested and more will continue to be over the next few days.

(EL FASHER / PORTLAND) - The citizens of Darfur came together in protest on Tuesday, April 27 in El Fasher. Although their protest ended after an hour, many felt that they had begun to send their message that, “the government that is killing innocents must stop”.

Our source says the police came in force using tear gas, batons, live and blank AK-47 rounds, against those protesting.

Introducing the MV Rachel Corrie

With everyone’s help, the MV Rachel Corrie will be painted, outfitted, then filled with cargo and ready to leave shortly after May Day

(DUNDALK, Ireland) - The 1200-ton cargo ship had been abandoned in July 2009, off the coast of Ireland.

She was then impounded after an inspection by the International Transport Federation (ITF) discovered her owners had exploited their Lithuanian crewmembers.

Blue Nile: US Complacency Encourages GoS Strength

According to those on ground in Sudan the sentiment is “The US better have a good plan.”

(KHARTOUM / PORTLAND) - In Sudan, humanity has not come before politics. The U.S. government has allowed and honored a genocidal regime to run, and win a fraudulent election full of intimidation and deception.

Human atrocities, genocide, arrest warrants and starving; all terms that have been used by the US government over the last several years to describe the situation in Sudan that they are now endorsing.

Killer Whales on Central Coast

The Killer Whales are here – and possibly in greater numbers than usual.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - It’s a little known aspect of whale watching on Oregon’s coast, but the middle of April is also Orca season.

The killer whales are what are known as “transient” whales, meaning officials don’t know where they come from.