Friday, April 23, 2010

Iran to unveil oldest Persian manuscript

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Iran to unveil oldest Persian manuscript

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Iran's Written Heritage Research Center will unveil the oldest Persian manuscript on herbal medicine, during a ceremony in the capital city of Tehran.

Al-Abniya an Haqayiq al-Adwiya by Persian pharmacologist Abu Mansur Muwaffaq Ibn Ali al-Harawi will be unveiled during the 76th session of the center on Wednesday with the attendance of experts from the Iranology Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Church scandal in Latin America

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:05 PM PDT

The sexual abuse scandal that has haunted the Roman Catholic Church continues to spread with child abuse and cover-up allegations surfacing in Latin America.

A Mexican man has filed a lawsuit charging US and Mexican church authorities with trying to cover up abuse allegations.

Babies of taller moms are healthier

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:52 AM PDT

In developing countries, babies born to taller mothers are healthier and less likely to die before the age of five years, a new study finds.

Previous studies had linked adult height to life expectancy and income, stressing that it "reflects the stressful nutritional environment of the mother in early life."

Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:33 AM PDT

Iran says it is still waiting to receive "tangible assurances" from Western powers on the supply of fuel for a research reactor in Tehran.

A deal US brokered in the UN nuclear watchdog proposed that Iran ship a large proportion of its domestic low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for conversion into fuel rods for the Tehran research reactor.

Bakiyev insists he is elected leader

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Ousted Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has taken shelter in Belarus, says he is the "legitimate" leader of his Central Asian country.

In his first comments from exile, Bakiyev told reporters in Belarus that he is still the legally elected and recognized president of Kyrgyzstan.

Iran to host 2012 NAM summit

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Iran says will host the 2012 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, which will bring together the heads 118 of the organization's member states.

"The 2012 Non-Aligned Movement summit will be held in Iran," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday, without specifying whether the capital city of Tehran, Kish Island or another location would be the venue for the event.

Thai PM 'willing' to talk with opposition

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is willing to talk to the opposition but only if engaging them does not create any additional trouble.

"The prime minister is willing to sit down and talk about this, the conditions for holding an election and amending the constitution," Reuters quoted government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn as saying.

Excessive sugar bad for heart: Study

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:19 AM PDT

While excessive sugar had long been known as a factor contributing to obesity, diabetes and heart disease, a new study links it to high levels of bad cholesterol.

Aiming to prevent rather than simply treat disease, health officials had recently urged FDA to start regulating the sodium intake in foods. The new study adds to mounting pressure on food companies to make their foods healthier.

Poland sets presidential election date

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Poland has set June 20 as the date for early presidential election to find a successor to President Lech Kaczynski who was killed in a tragic plane crash.

The country's acting President Bronislaw Komorowski set the date 12 days after Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 others died when their plane crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk.

New test to detect prostate cancers

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:36 AM PDT

A newly-developed test can identify men with slow-growing prostate tumors who might not benefit from immediate treatment, a new study finds.

Previous studies had pointed out the deficiencies in the commonly used prostate-specific androgen (PSA), stressing that the test is not capable of differentiating slow growing cancers from the aggressive life-threatening tumors in-need of immediate surgery or radiation therapy.

Many interested to invest in Iran oil

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Some countries have deprived themselves of investment in Iran's oil and gas sector as they have ignored Iran's key position in the sector, Iran's Oil Minister says.

"The interest shown by hundreds of international firms from across the world to participate in Tehran's International Oil and Gas Exhibition, proves the failure of those countries that have sanctioned themselves, ignoring Iran's role in the energy sector," Masoud Mirkazemi said in a message to the show.

Iraq to launch Baghdad vote recount

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:15 AM PDT

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission is preparing for a manual recount of votes cast in Baghdad's polling stations during the country's March 7 elections.

A judicial panel announced the recount on Monday in response to complaints of widespread fraud from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc, which narrowly lost to former Premier Ayad Allawi's Iraqiya.

Iran hosts 1st Asian archery league

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:05 AM PDT

The Asian Archery Federation (AAF) has selected Iran to host the first Asian Archery League games which will be held this October.

The AAF President, Euisun Chung, chose Iran out of eight candidates to host the first Asian Archery League.

Kyrgyz ex-president remains defiant

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:53 AM PDT

Kyrgyzstan's ousted president has insisted he is still the legitimate president and urged the world not to legitimise the uprising in which he was forced into exile.

Speaking in the Belarussian capital of Minsk, Kurmanbek Bakiyev called on the international community to shun the interim government which seized power after deadly riots.

UN urges world to care for Earth

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:51 AM PDT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all governments, businesses and citizens of the world to give Mother Earth the respect and care she deserves.

People all around the world raise their green environmental flags to commemorate the International Mother Earth Day one day a year, on April 22.

Iran's IRGC to stage military exercise

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:49 AM PDT

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will stage a massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a top IRGC commander announced.

"The three-day maneuver will start in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday," IRGC Deputy Commander, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, said on Wednesday.

Inquiry: US bomb kills UK troops

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:44 AM PDT

In their call for air support, three British soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident by an American F-15 bomb attack, an inquest has heard.

The soldiers died instantly when a 500 pound bomb dropped by an F-15, hit their position in Afghanistan after an army air controller radioed incorrect grid references to the plane, the inquiry suggested.

Saharan states plan joint military HQ

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Four Saharan desert states plan to open a joint command headquarters in Algeria to fight the growing regional threat from al-Qaeda through coordinated efforts.

According to Algerian Defense Ministry, Saharan desert states comprising Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger are to set up a joint military staff committee in southern Algeria.

North Korea's Yong-Nam to visit Iran

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:32 AM PDT

President of North Korea's Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) Kim Yong-Nam will pay a visit to Iran in summer, an Iranian official says.

"The visit by North Korea's high-ranking official to Iran is expected to take place in two or three months," IRNA quoted Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Ali Fathollahi as saying on Wednesday.

Leader blasts US nuke threat on Iran

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:21 AM PDT

Hezbollah warns of Israeli invasion

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

Recent breaches of the Lebanese border and rising violations of the country's airspace by Israeli forces have prompted warnings of renewed Israeli aggression.

"The Israeli enemy is going too far with its aggressive and provocative acts," said Hezbollah official Ali Fayyad, who also represents Marjayoun and Hasbaya in the Lebanese parliament.

Larijani due in Turkey for OIC meeting

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:14 AM PDT

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Turkey to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

Larijani will take part in the OIC meeting on May 10 and will exchange views with his counterparts on key issues of the Islamic world.

Turkey defends Iran's nuclear right

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:08 AM PDT

As a member of the UN Security Council, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu defends Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

"There was no deviation in Iran's peaceful nuclear program," Davutoglu stressed in a meeting with Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani in Tehran on Tuesday.

Colombia chopper crash kills seven

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:05 AM PDT

A general and six members of the Colombian military have been killed, as two helicopters collide in the Latin American nation's southwest.

The crash reportedly took place near the province of Tolima on Tuesday when two Bell 222 helicopters slammed into one another, local media reports said.

LA cardinal raps 'Nazi' migrant bill

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:57 AM PDT

The head of the largest Catholic archdiocese in the US has denounced anti-migration policies in the state of Arizona, saying it promotes Nazi-style repression.

"The Arizona legislature just passed the country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law," Cardinal Roger Mahony wrote in his blog on Sunday.

Voting interest up after UK debate

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:47 AM PDT

The number of Britons showing an interest in registering to vote in the country's May 6 general election has surged after last week's television debate between the three main candidates.

The UK's electoral commission reported a significant increase in the number of people visiting its website and downloading voter registration forms following last Thursday's debate.

Sarkozy backs Islamic veil ban

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has spoken out in favour of a full ban on the Islamic veil as the government draws up a law to prohibit the garment in public spaces.

According to a government spokesman, Sarkozy told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the veil "hurts the dignity of women and is not acceptable in French society".

NY meeting on Iran yields no results

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:19 AM PDT

A meeting between representatives of six world powers on the possibility of imposing new sanctions against Iran has ended in New York without any results.

The envoys, who were meeting for the fifth time in recent weeks to discuss sanctions against Iran, have refused to comment on the details of their discussions.

Ferguson tips Moyes for Man United

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:11 AM PDT

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested Everton's boss David Moyes as the perfect candidate to succeed him in the English club.

The Scottish coach Ferguson earlier announced that he plans to step down at Old Trafford in the summer of 2011, six months before he turns 70.

Police lodge file against Musharraf

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:11 AM PDT

Pakistan's police register a case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, after a UN report blames the country's former regime for Bhutto's assassination.

Police filed the case against Pervez Musharraf and two of his associates for their alleged involvement in the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto along with 16 ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) activists in December 2007.

Palestinians mark Nakba Day

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:01 AM PDT

Thousands of Palestinians mark Nakba (catastrophe) Day on the 62nd anniversary of the formation of Israel in occupied Palestinian territories.

The day of Nakba commemorates the displacement of some 750,000 Palestinians in the aftermath of Israel's occupation of Palestine in 1948.

Washington Post Writer: Internet Journalism Is "Sort Of Like Terrorism"

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:57 AM PDT

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A Washington Post columnist who appeared on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday described tea partiers as potentially violent and decried internet journalism as "sort of like terrorism"

In Iraq, 2 policemen die in Babil blast

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 AM PDT

Two Iraqi police officers have lost their lives after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the country's central province of Babil.

A local police official told Voices of Iraq news agency on Tuesday that an explosive charge went off in the al-Muaalameen neighborhood in al-Musayyab district, located some 50 km (31 miles) northwest of Babil's capital, Hilla.

Thai Red Shirts reinforce ground

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Amid fresh threats of a military crack down on protesters, Thailand's Red Shirts reinforce their positions with home-made weapons.

Equipped with homemade weapons, including hundreds of sharpened bamboo poles and broken up pavement stones, the protesters said they were determined to respond to security forces' threats of using tear gas and live weapons fire.

Sahara states move against al-Qaeda

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Four Sahara desert countries are set to open a joint command headquarters in the south of Algeria to counter a growing al-Qaeda threat, the Algerian defence ministry says.

The command headquarters for Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger will be based in Tamanrasset, about 2,000km south of Algiers, the Algerian capital, it said.

Protesters seize troops in Thailand

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:31 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have seized a train carrying soldiers northeast of the capital, Bangkok.

The troops were travelling through the Khon Kaen area, a stronghold of the so-called red shirt protesters, when they were seized on Wednesday.

Boxing champ commits suicide in jail

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:28 AM PDT

Venezuelan world lightweight boxing champion, Edwin Valero, has committed suicide in his prison cell 24 hours after admitting the murder of his wife.

The unbeaten champion had confessed to stabbing his wife Jennifer Carolina Viera de Valero three times in a hotel room in Venezuela on Sunday.

IMF proposes global bank tax plans

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed new taxes on financial institutions to cover the costs of future potential bailouts, leaked documents show.

According to the IMF proposals circulated to the Group of 20 advanced and developing countries on Tuesday, the measures would see all institutions pay a bank levy as well as a further tax on profits and pay.

US sanctions bill on Iran in 'weeks'

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:09 AM PDT

In line with Washington's policy of escalating pressure on Tehran over its nuclear plan, the US Congress is set to pass a tougher sanctions bill on Iran.

Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that he was "hopeful" lawmakers would send the legislation to President Barack Obama "in a matter of weeks."

Darfur rebels to release hostages

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:59 AM PDT

The release of four South African peacekeepers abducted in Sudan's Darfur region will take place after the country's election results are out, captors say.

"We will release them after the results of the elections," Ibrahim al-Dukki, of the People's Democratic Struggle Movement, told AFP on the phone.

Israel launches fresh Gaza strike

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Israel has launched new attacks on the Gaza Strip as the blockaded enclave strives to rise from the rubble left from Tel Aviv's last January offensive.

Israeli forces shelled Deir al-Balah in Central Gaza late Tuesday while its warplanes carried out raids elsewhere across the strip, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Red shirts seize Thai troops

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have seized a train carrying soldiers northeast of the capital, Bangkok.

The troops were travelling through the Khon Kaen area, a stronghold of the so-called red shirt protesters, when they were seized on Wednesday.

Imprisoning A Courageous Whistleblower: The Case of Bradley Birkenfeld

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:10 AM PDT

steve lendman On May 14, 2008, New York Times writer Lynnley Browning headlined, "Ex-Banker from UBS Is Indicted in Tax Case," saying:

"The one-count conspiracy indictment, unsealed in federal court, accuses the former banker, Bradley Birkenfeld, of helping (a wealthy American real estate developer) evade taxes on $200 million held in bank accounts in Switzerland and Liechtenstein."

Wimbledon champs to earn £1m prize

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:47 AM PDT

The winners of the men's and women's singles titles at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis tournament will each earn a record $1.54 million, Wimbledon organizers say.

"Wimbledon exists in a highly-competitive global marketplace, and it's the world's best players who create and drive the interest," said All England Club chairman Tim Phillips on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka's ruling party wins elections

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:27 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's ruling party has swept a land slide victory in the country's parliamentary elections after voting was re-run in two districts due to fraud.

Final results of the polling suggested that the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance won a nearly two-thirds majority in parliament.

N Korean 'assassin plot' uncovered

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:21 AM PDT

South Korea has arrested two North Korean agents it says were sent to assassinate the highest-ranking North Korean official to have defected to the South.

The two North Koreans had themselves claimed to be defectors, but South Korean officials said on Wednesday that the pair were actually on a secret mission to assassinate Hwang Jang-yop, a former top official in North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.

Grenade attack in south Thailand

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:03 AM PDT

A grenade attack on a police station in a southern Thai province has killed one officer and wounded over two dozen others, three of them seriously.

Police said the attack was carried out by two people on a motorcycle early on Wednesday shortly after police officers assembled to observe the national anthem outside the station in Pattani province.

IMF proposes global tax on banks

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:38 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund has proposed new global taxes on banks and other financial institutions to help cover the cost of any future government bailouts.

The proposals, included in an IMF report obtained by US news agencies, was requested by representatives of the Group of 20 (G20) countries with the largest economies.

Thai army warns red shirts

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:37 AM PDT

The Thai army has warned it will use force to disperse anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's main shopping district.

The warning on Wednesday came after leaders of the so-called "red shirt" protesters announced they would not march to the capital's Silom financial district and will instead stay at their main protest camp "indefinitely".

Inter trounces Barca in 1st leg semis

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Italian giant Inter Milan has produced a stunning performance to thrash world club champions Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.

The home crowd stood in shocked silence when the Spanish visitors took an early in the 19th minute through Pedro Rodriguez at the San Siro in Milan, Italy on Tuesday.

Hamas: US unfit as peace mediator

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:24 AM PDT

A spokesman for the Hamas movement says the administration of US President Barack Obama lacks credibility as a mediator in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Speaking on Tuesday, senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri criticized President Obama's statement on the occasion of Nakba Day, saying the US leader's remarks only reaffirmed his administration's favoritism toward Israel.

Argentine dictator jailed for 25 years

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:07 AM PDT

Reynaldo Bignone, Argentina's last dictator has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for committing human rights abuses during his 1976-1983 military rule.

The trial, which was held Tuesday on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, convicted Bignone, 82, along with six other former military and police officers for ordering torture, illegal detentions and electrocutions of dissidents of the military regime.

Settlers Attack Israeli soldiers, Wound One

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:04 AM PDT

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Israeli sources reported that a group of settlers of the Yitzhar illegal settlement, attacked several soldiers and lightly wounded one soldiers on Thursday evening, and also hurled stones at military jeeps and slashed the tires of an army vehicle.

Charges mount over massacre

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:41 AM PDT

More than a dozen suspects, all of them police officers, have been indicted by a Philippine court in connection with last year's massacre in the southern province of Maguindanao.

On Wednesday the 14 men were brought to a special court inside a police base outside Manila where the key suspects in the massacre are held.

Anti-govt. demos held in Egypt

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Dozens of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of the Egyptian capital Cairo to demand more political freedom.

The demonstrators slammed calls by politicians and officials loyal to President Hosni Mubarak to use force against anti-government protesters.

Brazil dam tender triggers protest

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:23 AM PDT

Environmentalists in Brazil are protesting against the awarding of a tender for a controversial hydroelectric project.

Around 500 activists of Greenpeace, the environment group, dumped three tonnes of manure in front of the National Electric Energy Agency's offices in Brasilia, where the tender was speedily awarded on Tuesday.

Hezbollah condemns UN report

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:19 AM PDT

Hezbollah has censured the latest report by the inspector of UN Resolution 1559, Terje Roed-Larsen, saying it constitutes a flagrant tutelage on Lebanon.

According to Naharnet, the Lebanese resistance movement issued a statement on Tuesday saying that it is not a militia as described in the recent report issued by the UN secretary general's special envoy for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559.

Turkey to host conference on Somalia

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Turkey plans to hold an international conference on the political situation in Somalia in which measures to fight piracy off the coast of the African country will be discussed.

According to Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Losada, the international conference on Somalia is scheduled to be held in Istanbul in mid-May.

All the President's Goldman Sachs Men

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

While President Obama assails the culture of greed and recklessness practiced by the men of Goldman Sachs, his administration is infested with them. The White House can no more disown Government Sachs than Da Boss-in-chief can disown Chicago politics.

Bill Clinton, Still Smearing Conservatives for 04/21/2010

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

They suggest that "news" shows don't go into reruns. But it certainly seemed that way when Bill Clinton marked the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing by repeating the same reprehensible smear from 1995. "Anti-government talk" emanating from conservatives naturally, inevitably led to 168 lives snuffed out in the wreckage of the Murrah Federal Building.

Hariri derides Scud missiles claim

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:53 PM PDT

Saad al-Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, has denied Israeli allegations that Hezbollah, the Lebanese group, has obtained Scud missiles.

Hariri said the charges by Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, accusing Syria of supplying Hezbollah with Scuds, are similar to the "weapons of mass destruction" claims that led to the invasion of Iraq.

US civil rights leader dies at 98

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:44 PM PDT

Dorothy Irene Height, a leader of the African-American and women's rights movements in the United States, has died at the age of 98.

Height, who led the National Council for Negro Women from 1957 to 1998, also accompanied Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. She was one of the leading members during the 1963 march in Washington when King delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech.

Sri Lanka leader gets poll boost

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has increased its parliamentary gains but fallen short of the two-thirds majority it sought following a revote in the country's April 8 parliamentary elections.

The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) party of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president, secured 144 seats in the 225-member assembly, election officials said on Wednesday.

Iran, Turkey call for nuclear-free world

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:17 PM PDT

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Ankara supports Iran's call for total nuclear disarmament.

"Turkey, like Iran, wants all nuclear weapons to be eradicated from the world and especially from the [Middle East] region, and the recent conference in Tehran can be an important step for realizing this goal," Davutoglu said during a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran late on Tuesday.

Iran can counter any threat

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:03 PM PDT

Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ahmad Vahid-Dastjerdi says the country's military might has made the Islamic Republic capable of countering any threat.

"Today, our military equipment can counter any threat from enemies," IRNA quoted Vahid-Dastjerdi as saying.

'Iran can counter any threat'

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:03 PM PDT

Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ahmad Vahid-Dastjerdi says the country's military might has made the Islamic Republic capable of countering any threat.

"Today, our military equipment can counter any threat from enemies," IRNA quoted Vahid-Dastjerdi as saying.

China mourns Qinghai quake dead

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT

China has declared a national day of mourning to remember the victims of last week's deadly earthquake in western Qinghai province.

On Wednesday, a week after the magnitude 6.9 quake struck, flags were lowered across China and at Chinese embassies and consulates worldwide in mourning for the dead.

Shelling kills 5 in Mogadishu

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Heavy shelling exchanges between rebels and Somali government troops have left at least five people dead in Mogadishu.

In addition, medics say seven people were injured in the fighting.

Bill Clinton hints at desire to see anti-government speech restricted

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Political elites, especially among the liberals, are beginning to be quite worried about the White rage they see all around them. A good indication of the hysteria is that Joe Klein of TIME wants Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin indicted for inciting sedition, and John Heilemann of New York magazine adds Rush Limbaugh to the list.

Bill Clinton is doing his part. In an interview with CNN pundit and former AIPAC lobbyist Wolf Blitzer, Clinton was not shy about expressing his dislike of the Tea Parties, and he hinted at his desire for tougher speech restrictions. Referring to the Oklahoma City bombing, Blitzer said "the hatred that Timothy McVeigh … had … there are plenty of people like that right now" — to which Clinton replied "lot's of them." Blitzer said that there were many websites advocating "hate" and Clinton replied with silly platitudes about how the Internet can be used to learn how to make a bomb. The former president added that "websites are easily accessible and you can be highly selective and spend all of your time with people that are, you know, kind of out there with you" (emphasis mine).

Talks off if N Korea sank ship

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Seoul has warned Pyongyang that the stalled six-party talks will not resume if it turns out that North Korea was involved in the recent sinking of one of its warships.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told a briefing on Tuesday that Seoul will take the issue to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions if Pyongyang's involvement in the disaster is proven.

'Talks off if N Korea sank ship'

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Seoul has warned Pyongyang that the stalled six-party talks will not resume if it turns out that North Korea was involved in the recent sinking of one of its warships.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told a briefing on Tuesday that Seoul will take the issue to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions if Pyongyang's involvement in the disaster is proven.

Thousands March Towards A Destroyed Arab Village Near Al Teera

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:04 PM PDT

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Thousands of Palestinians, carrying Palestinian flags and posters carrying the names of destroyed Arab villages, marched on Tuesday from Al Teera Arab city towards the ruins of Miska Arab village that was destroyed and its residents were displaced during the creation of Israel on Palestinian lands.

Mining giant BHP faces graft probe

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:57 PM PDT

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has said it is cooperating with US authorities after uncovering what it said was evidence of possible corruption relating to mineral exploration projects.

In a statement published on Wednesday the company said it was also conducting an internal probe into the matter, but did not reveal where the alleged violations occurred.

No delay for world chess final in Bulgaria

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Bulgarian organizers of the World Chess Championship have refused a request by the Indian defending champion to postpone the final because of air travel chaos.

In a statement issued Monday by the committee of the Bulgarian Chess Federation, the organizers of the competition said any postponement or change of schedule would be "unacceptable."

I Kid You Not...

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:05 PM PDT

mark glenn

The fog it produced in my head was so thick you could cut it with a knife, to the point that the only thing coming to mind as I read it was that line from the book of Jeremiah, where–right before being stoned to death for refusing to bow down and kiss their holier-than-thou asses as they have always demanded (and even from God Himself)–the self-hating Jew instead calls a spade a spade in terms of his fellow countrymen and their behavior with–

"…The leaders dress the wound of Israel as though it were not serious, and yet, are the people of Israel ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all…They do not even know how to blush…"

The Lesson of Carl Schmitt, Part 2

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Schmitt does not believe in the disappearance of the political. Any type of activity can take on a political dimension. The political is a fundamental concept of collective anthropology. As such, political activity can be described as substantial, essential, enduring through time. The state, on the other hand, enjoys only conditional authority, i.e., a contingent form of sovereignty. Thus the state can disappear or be depoliticized by being deprived of the political, but the political—as substantial—does not disappear.

Afghan candidates start registering

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 08:25 PM PDT

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission says it has begun registering thousands of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election.

The electoral body has pledged to work day and night to ensure that a free and fair election is held.

Turkish minister punched in the face

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 08:13 PM PDT

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz has been attacked in the central province of Kayseri.

According to a report published by the newspaper Today's Zaman, on Tuesday Yildiz was punched in the face by an assailant during a funeral of a Turkish soldier killed in a military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the eastern province of Sirnak.

Some Questions for the Hierarchy of the Society of St Pius X (SSPX)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 07:44 PM PDT

Is the Derogation of Calvary and the Ascendance of Auschwitz "your fight"?

If you have been privy to the reasons Bishop Richard Williamson's Catholic SSPX order has dismissed him as seminary rector, exiled him to London, placed him under a gag order and refused to offer public prayers for his welfare, then you know they have been saying it is because the "Holocaust is not our fight."

'Guarantors of NPT have nukes themselves'

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 06:44 PM PDT

Iran's foreign minister says the countries that are regarded as the guarantors of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) possess vast nuclear arsenals themselves.

In a live interview with Press TV on Tuesday night, Manouchehr Mottaki stated that the NPT does not have a "shining history" and noted that 40 years have passed since the birth of the treaty but it has failed to realize its goals.

Pentagon – Iran helps Hizb'Allah to re-arm

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT

Pentagon in its 12-page report submitted to the Congressional Committee on April 19, 2010 (Bloomberg, April 20, 2010) – has accused Islamic Republic of providing as much as US$200 million worth annual military aid since 2006 to Lebanese Islamic Resistance Hizb'Allah to re-arm itself to levels beyond those 2006 when its fighters inflicted a humiliating military defeat to world's fourth most powerful Israel Army. Hizb'Allah leads the Opposition in the country and is also part of the country's current Unity Government.

Palestinian Factions Meet In Gaza

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:28 PM PDT

Palestinian factions, including the rival Fateh and Hamas movements, held on Tuesday a meeting in northern Gaza to discuss the latest Israeli decision to deport thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

Besides Fateh and the rival Hamas movement, the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Arab-Palestinian Front, The Islamic Jihad and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, also attended the meeting.

Remembering Janet Lee Stevens, a Martyr for Palestinian Refugees

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT

This letter was written to Janet Lee Stevens on the 25th anniversary of the Sabra & Shatila Massacre, on Sept. 14, 2007, from Martyr's Square, Shatila Camp

Dearest Janet,

Janet, the camp residents need you, on the anniversary of one of their darkest hours.

Argentina's 'last dictator' jailed

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:16 PM PDT

The last leader of Argentina's dictatorship has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the kidnapping, torture and murder of 56 people in a concentration camp.

Reynaldo Bignone was convicted on Tuesday along with six former military and police officers for ordering beatings and electrocutions of opponents of the military government that ruled between 1976 and 1983.

The Arabs, Weak by Choice

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Nation-states living in the area from Morocco to Iraq including the Arabian Peninsula share a distinct culture and history, and speak Arabic, albeit with hundreds of dialects. Arab nationalism is "ingrained in the soul of Arab individuals based on the sentiments of a glorious past", but Arab unity today is needed to deal with challenges posed by the twenty-first century Orientalism. European colonialists divided the region, planted the State of Israel, drew the borders and supported its ruling regimes after stripping them of their Arab legitimacy in favor of tribal and local nationalism; and the region remains hostage to its imperialist past. Each state within this region has developed its own realities, laws, culture and history that have grown over the years, and developed its own interests which in many cases are not shared by others. The establishment of a strong union of these nations that can defend their interests against the big bullies of the world, similar to the European Union, can never be taken seriously under the present regimes whose policies cast doubts on their legitimacy. The history of the Arab League since its inception suggests the Arab regimes chose to be weak and irrelevant.

Israeli Tanks Bombard Gaza

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:53 PM PDT

Israeli Tanks Bombaring Gaza - File; Palestine-Info

On Tuesday evening, Israeli tanks fired several shells into Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and into Dir Al Balah in central Gaza; damage was reported, no injuries.

The Israeli army stated that it fired several shells after resistance fighters noticed under-cover forces infiltrating into the area, and exchanged fire with them.

Local sources reported that the tanks fired at least ten shells into an industrial area in Al Qarara, and into Wadi Al Salqa, west of the Kissufim military base.

How's That Appeasement Working Out?

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:00 PM PDT

The international community has rendered its judgment on the elections just completed in Sudan -- and it's painstakingly mild and conscientiously balanced. The European Union noted "important deficiencies against international standards," but nevertheless deemed them a "crucial" step toward national reconciliation. Major donors Britain, Norway, and the United States, known as the Sudan Troika, likewise took "note" of "initial assessments ... including the judgment that the elections failed to meet international standards." The Carter Center commended the "increased political and civic participation" surrounding the ballot.

Michael Savage Predicts Agents Provocateur False Flag

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Michael Savage stands up for Glenn Beck and others, including himself..who Joe Klein of Time Magazine has accused of sedition... I am a fan of Glenn Beck, but I believe now Glenn should stand up for Savage and talk about his ban from Britain.

Iran's Home Movies

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:11 PM PDT

Court backs Uruguay in river row

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:06 PM PDT

A court in The Hague has rejected Argentina's claims that a Urguayan paper mill contaminated a river shared by both countries, ending a three-year dispute between the two South American neighbours.

The International Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that there was "no conclusive" evidence that Uruguay neglected obligations to protect the environment or that the factory caused harm to the Uruguay river.

Airports reopen across Europe

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:40 PM PDT

European airports have been slowly reopening, easing the travel chaos caused by six days of restrictions due to a cloud of volcanic ash over the continent.

Airports in the British capital, London, were reopened late on Tuesday, after France, Germany and Belgium had earlier allowed a partial resumption of services.

Cops Raid Toronto Home of Outspoken Muslim

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:40 PM PDT

"Why seek innocent Muslims to frame? I currently go to York University. There are tons of Jews on campus. I have penetrated many of them posing as a Jewish fanatic myself, as someone that wants to bomb, mass murder, and genocide millions of Arabs (Aravim), Muslims, sand niggers, camel jockeys, and Goyim (Cattle/Gentile). Most Jews support my genocide speech against Arabs and Muslims."

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