Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Iran says producing passenger plane

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Iran's Defense Ministry says it will begin the production phase of a domestically-manufactured medium-size passenger plane.

Speaking at an avionics conference in Tehran on Sunday, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the aircraft is designed to carry up to 150 passengers.

Tehran to exhibit Negini jewelry

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Tehran's Niavaran Cultural and Historical Complex is to mount an exhibition of gemstone jewelry designed and made by veteran Iranian artist Mohammad Negini.

Gem and Art will kick off at Niavaran's Sahebqaranieh Palace on May 5, 2010, showcasing exquisite works crafted by the 57-year-old heuristic artist.

Two US-led troops fall in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:17 AM PDT

At least two soldiers serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan.

The ISAF said in a Sunday statement that one soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan, while another was killed in eastern parts of the country.

'UK provokes UAE in islands row'

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:04 AM PDT

A senior Iranian lawmaker says three Iranian islands that are claimed by the UAE belonged to Iran even before the Arab nation declared statehood.

"The three islands belonged to Iran before a country named the UAE was born in the geo-politics arena," head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Sunday.

Iran: Nukes greatest threat to world

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says nuclear weapons have posed "the single greatest threat" to the world for more than sixty years.

Before embarking on his trip to New York early on Sunday, Ahmadinejad told reporters that the possession of an atomic bomb has become "an instrument to serve the hegemonic and expansionist interests of a select few."

Gillian Duffy talks to press

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:03 AM PDT

In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, the woman branded as a "bigoted woman" by Brown, stated that she will not be voting in the elections.

Mrs. Duffy stated that she would not be voting for any party during this election, regardless of accepting the Prime Minister's apology. But apparently, it wasn't the bigoted woman comment that upset her, but rather it was being called "that woman," which showed Brown's lack of sensitivity towards his constituents.

Blair joins campaign trail

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Labour's previous Prime Minister, Tony Blair, warned voters on Saturday, in a Times interview, to not back Nick Clegg in the upcoming elections.

He stated that a hung Parliament is a "thoroughly bad idea" and that voting for Mr. Clegg "…might seem an interesting thing to do [but] is not the right reason to put the keys of the country in their hands."

Tory MP avoids capital gains tax

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:49 AM PDT

The Tory shadow climate change minister avoided paying capital gains tax on his second property that he purchased with subsidies from Parliament.
Greg Barker donated £10,000 to St. Michael's hospice in St. Leonards, Sussex, for less than the likely capital gains tax he would have had to pay to HM Revenue and Customs (Inland Revenue). Although his expenses were cleared by auditor Sir Thomas Legg, Mr. Barker told the Commons that the property was his second home, while telling HMRC it was his primary residence, therefore avoiding payment of any capital gain on the sale of his property. Mr. Barker had made an estimated profit of more than £320,000.
Under similar circumstances, Tory's Eleanor Laing had to repaid £25,000 to HMRC after it was revealed that she avoided payment of capital gains tax on the sale of her Parliamentary subsidised home.

Tories remain in lead after debate

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:45 AM PDT

The latest YouGov poll suggests the Tories are still in the lead at 35% after Thursday's debate, while the LibDems and Labour continue to trail behind.

Although the debate on Thursday had no clear winner, a YouGov poll confirmed that the Tories continue to be in the lead, with the LibDems placed in second at 28% and Labour at 27%, and if their projections are correct, Parliament will be left with a hung government.

Muslim youths harassed by MI5

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Two British men from west London, Abu Talib and Muhammad ibn Muazzam, were illegally interrogated by MI5 agents upon their return from Tanzania.

These new allegations stem from May of last year, when the two men, along with a German friend, were detained by the MI5 after planning a week long safari in Tanzania. They were first threatened with beatings by Tanzania security forces and refused entry into the country. After being returned to the Netherlands, MI5 agents there accused them of having links with Islamic extremists, and upon their arrival in the UK the next day, they allege that they were harassed by MI5, warning them that they were now on a terror watch list that prevented them from traveling to any Muslim country.

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:36 AM PDT

In the 18th floor of the downtown skyscraper where my law office is, I look down into the central square of a major city in the Pacific Northwest. I see a sea of white, as the word has been passed to show up to the demonstration in plain white t-shirts. During the day, the downtown is a sea of European-Americans—businessmen, technicians, retail and restaurant owners, city and county government workers, attorneys, accountants, insurance executives. At night, things change, but the day is bright, downtown relatively safe and everyone is used to both how things work and how things look and feel.

Prince's charity closes on fraud

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Prince Charles' Foundation for Integrated Health closed this week upon the suspicion of a major fraud and money-laundering scandal within the charity.

Two people, George Gray and his wife Gillian, were arrested by Scotland Yard on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, since a black hole of approximately £300,000 appeared in the charity's 2008 accounts. Gray is a former chief executive of the organisation and an accountant.

Hamas slams US, AL over ME talks

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:16 AM PDT

Hamas has condemned the US and AL for the resumption of peace talks, saying the talks will only provide Israel with more opportunities to continue its aggression.

Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, slammed the guarantees of the United States for the resumption of indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, saying that the Arab support for the "fruitless talks with the Zionist entity only reflects the Arab state of despair, weakness and the weakness of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah."

MTM/ MI5 forces Muslims to spy on community

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:16 AM PDT

A UK-based human rights group has accused British Intelligence of forcing Muslims to work for the secret service as informers and to spy on the Muslim community.

The so-called Cage-prisoners human rights group has reported on the intimidation and attempts by Special Branch and MI5 to profile members of the British Muslim community in an attempt to force them to spy on other Muslims, The Morning Star, a British national daily newspaper, said in its Friday edition.

Iran saves ship from Somali pirates

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:02 AM PDT

An Iranian naval vessel patrolling the volatile waters of the Gulf of Aden has managed to save a container ship from the clutches of Somali pirates.

The 'Atlantic' containership was ambushed by more than 20 pirate boats while it was carrying a heavy load of minerals from Singapore to the Suez Canal.

Orwellian Big Brother Tax Collection Commercial Airs in Pennsylvania

Posted: 02 May 2010 07:02 AM PDT

We're not living in an Orwellian Police state; it's all just a conspiracy theory. However, that's not what Pennsylvania's government is telling their citizens. In what can only be described as a mafia-style intimidation tactic, the Pennsylvanian government is telling citizens there that they "know who you are". The video shows a satellite image zooming in on and individual's home while a computerized voice informs him that they know who he is and that he owes $4,212 in back taxes. The voice then proceeds to tell him that they can make it easy for him if he pays quickly. The ad then closes with a threatening message: "FIND US BEFORE WE FIND YOU".

Surrender to Injustice Never an Option: A Gaza Story

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:58 AM PDT

'Not one refugee will return. The old will die. The young will forget.' This prediction, uttered by David Ben-Gurion in 1948, did not come true. Not only the keys of the houses, that the Palestinians were forced to leave, passed on from generation to the other, but so did the memoirs and the deep roots and emotional attachment to the Land of Palestine endured over the years.

When the founding of Israel was declared on May 15, 1948, the then Zionist militias had already depopulated 212 Palestinian villages and three major towns before even one Arab soldiers had set foot in Palestine. The Arab armies, who did not intervene against the expulsion of thousands of Palestinians before May 15, 1948, declared war against the newly established state, in a desperate attempt to protect the areas allocated to the Palestinian state. The war ended with a ceasefire. At that point, more than 700,000 Arab inhabitants were forced out or fled their homes in Palestine. Many Palestinians left in order to escape the fighting – with the intent to return to their homes when the fighting would cease - or because they were expelled by Israeli (Zionist) forces. The Palestinians commemorate this tragic event as the "Nakba" or the Catastrophe.

Twin blasts wound 100 in Iraq

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Two bomb explosions hit buses in northern Iraq, leaving at least one person dead and 100 others injured amid a new wave of violence ripping through the country.

A car bomb went off near buses carrying university students close to the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, followed by a roadside bomb, Reuters reported on Sunday.

Fox News Makes Excuse for CIA's Afghan Opium Cultivation

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:31 AM PDT

In an amazing propaganda segment, Fox News' Gerald Rivera talks with an occupation soldier about U.S. support of the opium trade in Afghanistan. The soldier tells Rivera he does not like supporting Afghan opium production. The U.S., he insists, has turned a blind eye to the cultivation because it is a cultural thing. He'd rather the Afghans grow watermelons.

No US visas for Iran press

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:14 AM PDT

An Iranian press delegation slated to accompany President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his upcoming visit to New York have been denied US visas.

The US government has refused to issue visas for the Iranian press delegation that was scheduled to cover the president's trip to New York and his participation in a nuclear conference, Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday.

US base remains issue for Japan

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is scheduled to discuss a new site for a controversial US military base amid criticism from the opposition over the plan.

Hatoyama will hold a meeting with three mayors from Tokunoshima island in southwest Japan where a new site has reportedly been identified for the US Marine Corps' Futenma Airbase.

Countdown to Israel-Palestinian Impact

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:07 AM PDT

The next several weeks will see a frenzied exchange of activity between America, Israel, the Palestinians, and Arab states. The Arab League has already approved a second attempt at "indirect negotiations" between the three other parties. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Egypt on Monday, and later in the week US envoy George Mitchell lands in Jerusalem for what is being billed as the first round of proxy talks.

Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will then travel to Washington to officially rekindle the peace process while shaking a smiling President Obama's hand.

Iran denies running 'spy cell' in Kuwait

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:06 AM PDT

A senior Iranian military official has denied reports that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been running a "spy cell" in Kuwait.

Kuwait's Al-Qabas daily had claimed in a report on Saturday that security agencies in Kuwait have busted a spy cell working for the IRGC.

Greece unveils massive budget cuts

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:01 AM PDT

The Greek government has announced a series of sweeping budget cuts and tax rises it is required to make in return for a package of international aid to pull it out of its debt crisis.

In a cabinet meeting on Sunday, George Papandreou, the prime minister, said Greeks would have to make "great sacrifices" in order to slash the public deficit.

A Cloud over Jerusalem

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Everyone has the right to change his or her mind. Even Danny Tirzeh.

Colonel Tirzeh was responsible for planning the wall that "envelopes" Jerusalem – the one that cuts the city off from the West Bank in order to turn it into the United Capital Of Israel For All Eternity.

Israel agrees with AL on peace talks

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:40 AM PDT

Israel has welcomed the Arab League's endorsement of renewed peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, an Israeli news source announces.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Saturday night that Israel is ready for the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

European MPs and Ministers Assess Gaza Today

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:34 AM PDT

During a recent visit, a 50-person European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza (ECESG) assessed conditions on the ground firsthand, one year after Operation Cast Lead:

"to collect and document the facts, and then return to our respective countries and the European Parliament to push for actions that will bring immediate humanitarian relief and an end to the siege, as well as peace and justice to the Palestinian people," what they've long been denied under a repressive occupation.

EU MPs and Ministers Assess Gaza Today

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:34 AM PDT

During a recent visit, a 50-person European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza (ECESG) assessed conditions on the ground firsthand, one year after Operation Cast Lead:

"to collect and document the facts, and then return to our respective countries and the European Parliament to push for actions that will bring immediate humanitarian relief and an end to the siege, as well as peace and justice to the Palestinian people," what they've long been denied under a repressive occupation.

Bayern Munich close on Bundesliga title

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:32 AM PDT

A hat-trick by Germany's rising star Thomas Mueller has helped FC Bayern Munich all but secure its 22nd Bundesliga title after a 3-1 home win over VfL Bochum.

The 20-year-old Mueller netted his first when a Philipp Lahm cross found him unmarked in front of the goal and he chested the ball home in the 18th minute.

US youth 'too fat' for battle

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Veteran top brass in the United States military have called on Capitol Hill to change diet habits of American youngsters, saying that the country's youth are too fat to fight.

John Shalikashvili and Hugh Shelton, the ex-commanders of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote in the Washington Post on May 1 that "obesity rates threaten the overall health of America and the future strength of our military."

Archbishop's Deafening Silence over Israeli Bullying

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT

There's another twist in the recent adventures of the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. This Christian Top Cat visited Gaza in February – a year late, let it be said - but afterwards made no public statement about the wretched human conditions still prevailing there.

He didn't even reveal his findings to the House of Lords where he has the support of a large gaggle of bishops.

Archbishop's Silence over Israeli Bullying

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT

There's another twist in the recent adventures of the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. This Christian Top Cat visited Gaza in February – a year late, let it be said - but afterwards made no public statement about the wretched human conditions still prevailing there.

He didn't even reveal his findings to the House of Lords where he has the support of a large gaggle of bishops.

Greek cabinet to meet on rescue plan

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:01 AM PDT

The Greek government is to hold a meeting to discuss the terms of an agreement with euro-region allies and the IMF on a $159 billion bailout.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and his Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou are to announce the details of the deal at a news conference after the special cabinet meeting on Sunday morning.

Netanyahu lauds support for talks

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:57 AM PDT

Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has welcomed the Arab League's tentative endorsement of indirect peace talks with Palestinian officials.

Netanyahu said on Sunday he is willing to resume the talks "without any preconditions at any place and any time" but is still waiting for an formal statement from Palestinian authorities on the issue.

May Day turns violent in Berlin

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:47 AM PDT

May Day demonstrations have turned violent after police battle rioters in two German cities, using water cannons to drive back crowds of protestors.

In the capital Berlin, police tried to disperse hundreds of left-wing protesters in the west of the German capital late Saturday, as they set cars on fire and demolished police vehicles.

Iran, Azerbaijan to sign security protocol

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Iran and its northeastern neighbor, Azerbaijan, are to sign a protocol to further enhance their bilateral security cooperation, a senior Iranian official says.

Mehdi Mohammadifard, a deputy of the Iranian Interior Minister, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, said that the Iranian official will arrive in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Monday to sign the protocol.

Militant leader arrested in Pakistan

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:13 AM PDT

Pakistan's security forces have arrested a militant leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country's southern city of Karachi, Press TV has learned.

During an operation in the Baldia area of Karachi on Saturday, Pakistani security forces arrested a senior member of the TTP (Fazlullah group) identified as Fazal Akbar, police sources told Press TV.

Greece unveils austerity measures

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:01 AM PDT

The Greek government has revealed austerity measures that will have to be taken in return of an international rescue package to get the country out of its debt crisis.

In a cabinet meeting on Sunday, George Papandreou, the prime minister, said Greeks would be called upon to make "great sacrifices" in return for aid.

Sarkozy blasted for focus on burqa

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT

A former French presidential candidate has blasted President Nicolas Sarkozy for his focus on banning the Islamic veil in public instead of paying attention to farmers' issues.

Socialist Segolene Royal urged the French leader to concentrate his efforts on 'real problems' rather than the Muslim veil, known as the "burqa."

Thai cabinet meets over red shirts

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:41 AM PDT

Thailand's cabinet has held an emergency meeting to try to resolve the long-running standoff with anti-government protesters.

Panitan Wattanayagorn, the government's spokesman, said Sunday's meeting in Bangkok, the capital, discussed coping with "terrorists and the security of the monarchy".

Bolivia nationalizes 4 power companies

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:40 AM PDT

Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized four power companies in the latest step towards wider state control over the country's impoverished economy.

In executive orders issued Saturday, Morales announced the takeover of the power generating and electric distribution companies, including a subsidiary of France's GDF Suez as well as the UK-listed British Rurelec.

US accused of alien cover-up

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:28 AM PDT

A group of American citizens have accused the US government of covering up documents that prove the existence of extraterrestrial life on other planets.

Jeff Peckman, a member of the Denver Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission, claims Washington has calculatedly covered up the existence of aliens, alien abductions and extraterrestrial cures for cancer, The Herald Sun reported on Saturday.

PSG beats Monaco to win French Cup

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Paris Saint-Germain has managed to win the French Cup for the eighth time following a 1-0 victory against Monaco at the Stade de France in Paris.

The Parisians dominated throughout the game but Monaco goalie Stephane Ruffier denied them until striker Guillaume Hoarau produced the only goal of the game in the 105th minute with a header in Saturday's French Cup final.

Unlike Europe, Iran never hurt Jews

Posted: 02 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT

An Iranian lawmaker representing the country's Jewish minority says Iran has never harmed its Jewish community, condemning Western propaganda against Iran.

"While Jews were hurt by European churches during the Middle Ages, no case of a crackdown against Jews by Muslims has been reported in historical records," Siamak Morsadegh said in a conference on religious minorities that was held in Paris on Saturday.

5 soldiers killed in Colombia

Posted: 02 May 2010 02:26 AM PDT

The Colombian defense minister has announced that at least five soldiers have been killed in a minefield in the country's southern sector.

"It was a cowardly act by FARC terrorists," Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said on Saturday.

US closes 2 offshore platforms

Posted: 02 May 2010 02:23 AM PDT

The US government has shut down two offshore production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico amid increasing concerns over the growing oil slick.

The country's Minerals Management Service said on Saturday that the platforms had been closed as a safety precaution.

Deaths in Southern Sudan clash

Posted: 02 May 2010 02:14 AM PDT

At least seven people have been killed in southern Sudan, according to a military official, after men said to be supporters of a defeated a candidate in regional elections attacked an army base.

Malaak Ayuen Ajok, a spokesman for the former rebel SPLM/SPLA, told the AFP news agency that the attack took place on Thursday in Doleib Hill, just southwest of Malakal, capital of the sensitive Upper Nile state.

Barca bounces back from European exit

Posted: 02 May 2010 01:55 AM PDT

FC Barcelona has bounced back in style from its midweek Champions League semifinal exit following a resounding 4-1 victory against Villarreal.

The Catalan giants took the lead in the 19th minute when Lionel Messi scored the opener with a deflected shot at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal on Saturday.

Greece rescue package deal reached

Posted: 02 May 2010 01:24 AM PDT

The Greek government is set to reveal the austerity measures that have to be taken in return of an international rescue package to get the country out of its debt crisis.

In a cabinet meeting on Sunday, George Papandreou, the prime minister, said Greeks would be called upon to make "great sacrifices" in return for aid.

Car found with explosives in NY

Posted: 02 May 2010 01:03 AM PDT

New York police have evacuated several blocks around the city's Times Square after it found a car with explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires.

A Fire Department officer said that a man was seen fleeing the dark-colored sports utility vehicle on Saturday night.

Palestinian workers hold Mayday protests in Gaza

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:53 AM PDT

In honor of the international workers' day celebration, workers in the Gaza Strip held a rally of over 2,000 people at the Erez crossing with Israel, and 300 people at the Rafah border with Egypt, to call for an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza that has led to unemployment rates of 80%.

Leftist political parties, inclduing the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the People's Party, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and others, organized the Mayday rally to coincide with similar events all over the world.

Israeli Police Demolishes Homes In Taybeh

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:40 AM PDT

Scores of Israeli policemen invaded Taybeh Arab city, in the 1948 territory, and demolished a home after surrounding it and forcing the residents out, the Arabs48 news Website reported.

A police helicopter flew over the area while the police surrounded the home in question to prevent the residents from approaching it.

Iran seat on UN panel irks Canada

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:39 AM PDT

Iran's election to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), an influential panel that promotes women's rights, has irked Canada.

In a Saturday statement, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said there were "serious concerns" with Iran's election to the UNCSWat the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Car bomb found in New York square

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:07 AM PDT

A car bomb has been found in New York City's Time Square, prompting US police to evacuate thousands of people from the area.

Police said the explosive device, discovered in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle on Saturday evening, consisted of propane tanks, fireworks, petrol containers, wires and two clocks.

Hamas: "US Guarantees, A Scam"

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:44 PM PDT

Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated that the guarantees of the United States for the resumption of indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are just a scam, and only provide Israel with more chances to continue its aggression and violations.

Barhoum said that the Arab support for the

Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protest In Hebron

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:12 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers attacked on Saturday evening a nonviolent protest against settlements and ongoing settler attacks against the residents of Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Local sources reported that the army attacked the weekly protest and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at dozens of protestors, including international peace activists, who were marching towards Palestinian lands located near the illegal Karmei Tzu illegal settlement.

Bomb scare in New York City

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:08 PM PDT

US police and bomb squad officers in New York City have evacuated thousands of people from streets around Times Square following the discovery of a vehicle suspected to be containing bomb.

Police said the device was being dismantled by officers at the scene after it was found outside a theatre on Saturday evening.

PM warns Thai reds face 'losses'

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:02 PM PDT

Thailand's prime minister has warned of "clashes and losses" if anti-government protesters do not end their demonstrations that have paralysed large areas of the capital, Bangkok.

"From now on, what the government will do may risk clashes and losses, but the government knows what it's doing. What needs to be done must be done," Abhisit Vejjajiva in a regular weekly television address on Sunday.

White House: "Obama Did Not Vow His Country Will Not Use Veto"

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:45 PM PDT

The White House denied reports that claimed that President Barack Obama vowed to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the U.S will not use its Veto power to obstruct any decision that condemns Israel for resuming its settlement activities, including in East Jerusalem.

The White House stated that such news are inaccurate, and that U.S policy with Israel and the United Nations did not and will not change, and added that the U.S will continue to support what he called

Arkansas twisters kill 3, injure 35

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT

At least three people have died and 35 others have been hurt as several tornadoes leveled homes, overturned vehicles and uprooted trees across central Arkansas.

Spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Renee Preslar said on Saturday that the deaths were reported in Van Buren County located 120 km (75 miles) north of Little Rock, where twisters have destroyed three mobile homes and downed power lines.

Pope to overhaul scandal-scarred order

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT

The Roman Catholic Church is set to name an interim leader for the Legion of Christ amid abuse scandals engulfing the ultra-conservative congregation's late founder.

Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi announced the overhaul on Saturday, saying Pope Benedict XVI will name an interim leader within weeks.

New York Under Attack: The Show Must Go On

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:32 PM PDT

On Saturday evening (18.30 EST, 23.30 GMT) a rudimentary car bomb device was diffused in a Nissan Pathfinder parked on 45th Street and Seventh Avenue in Times Square, New York.

A street vendor in this busy tourist hub of the city had seen smoke coming from the vehicle and alerted the New York Police Department, who used a robot to smash the windows of the vehicle and found a clock device, propane tanks, gasoline, a powder and fireworks.

17 arrested in hunt for AZ shooter

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Seventeen illegal immigrants have been arrested in Arizona as security forces look for those who shot and wounded a sheriff's deputy in a remote desert area.

Three of those captured late on Friday had characteristics that matched descriptions from the assailants who wounded Pinal County deputy. The detainees were interrogated by senior police officers on Saturday.

52 Palestinians gassed in 4 months

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:17 PM PDT

Since the beginning of this year, Egyptian authorities have "deliberately" gassed 52 Palestinians to death in border tunnels, a report says.

The Palestinian Human Rights Foundation (PHRF) reported Friday that the Palestinian residents "were gassed deliberately," while trying to bring in food, medicine and essential supplies not found in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli siege.

Myanmar 'still needs cyclone help'

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:06 PM PDT

Two years after Cyclone Nargis devastated large areas of Myanmar, a critical shortfall of aid is threatening long-term recovery and placing more than two million people at risk, the UN has said.

The storm left 140,000 people dead and severely affected 2.4 million others, but as the country marks the second anniversary of the disaster the UN's top humanitarian coordinator said that less than a third of the $690m needed for recovery had been received.

al-Aulaqi is right: Jihad is obligatory -- not just for Muslims, but for all Americans

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:45 PM PDT

According to the article linked above, Muslim cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi has been quoted as saying: "I have come to the conclusion that jihad against America is a duty for me, as for every Muslim who can do it." Just for having allegedly expressed such sentiments, al-Aulaqi, a US citizen, has been put on a CIA hit list. There is not a shred of evidence that he has ever committed a crime. Simply because he is an eloquent Muslim leader speaking the truth about the criminal Zio-American war on Islam, and Muslims' religious obligation to resist it, the war criminals want to kill him.

Mitchell Back In Middle East This Week

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:38 PM PDT

Israeli sources reported that American Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, will be back in the region for one week in order to hold talks with Israel and the Palestinian leadership on the resumption of peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, stated that indirect talks, mediated by Israel, will start this coming week.

Iran wins seats on 4 UN commissions

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Iran wins seats on four UN commissions, a considerable achievement for the Islamic Republic as two of the organizations deal with global human rights issues.

The commissions include the high profile UN commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) and the world body's Human Settlements Program, also known as UN-HABITAT.

Settlement freeze key to indirect talks

Posted: 01 May 2010 07:42 PM PDT

The top Palestinian negotiator says indirect peace talks with Israel will take place only if Tel Aviv stops settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Despite the Arab League's backing for indirect talks between Israel and Palestine, Saeb Erakat said on Saturday that that if Israel begins fresh illegal settlements in East Jerusalem (al-Quds), the Palestinian side will boycott the negotiations.

Americans protest AZ immigration law

Posted: 01 May 2010 07:25 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of immigrants and their advocates across the United States have marched on May Day to denounce Arizona's controversial immigration law.

Large crowds marched from Colorado's Capitol to downtown Denver on Saturday to express their anger at the strict immigration law in Arizona, which was approved last week.

BP defends oil clean-up effort

Posted: 01 May 2010 07:03 PM PDT

Energy giant BP has told Al Jazeera it is doing "everything we can" to control the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens to cause an environmental disaster along large swathes of the southern US coast.

Thousands of litres of oil are continuing to pour into the ocean every day from a rupture caused by the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20.

US issues Iran delegates late visas

Posted: 01 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT

The United States has finally issued visas for Iranian delegates scheduled to attend next week's United Nations nuclear disarmament conference in New York.

The last-minute issuance came on Saturday, after officials in Tehran condemned Washington's delay in conferring visas to several members of Iran's delegation.

Hezbollah: Israel, US threats hollow

Posted: 01 May 2010 06:44 PM PDT

The Hezbollah secretary general describes the US and Israeli allegations that Syria is transferring Scud missiles to the resistance movement as "mere threats."

"The Israeli and US remarks about transferring Scud missiles to Hezbollah aim at pressuring the Hezbollah resistance forces, the defying nations and at waging an intimidation campaign -- nothing more," Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani in Lebanon on Saturday.

Discourse Poisoning: An Hour a Day

Posted: 01 May 2010 06:39 PM PDT

As some of you may have noticed, OD is getting a lot of hits off "reddit" this evening, one of the most popular social news websites. Earlier this afternoon, a hysterical leftist called "Angela Motorman" posted a link to my post on White Nationalism and Social Media. Presumably, it was Motorman who came here threatening to report OD to the SPLC and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department for speech she doesn't like on the internet.

The thread has since made it to the first page of the "reddit" politics section. Lots of Jews and White liberals are flooding in here and taking a look around. If this breakthrough is big enough to get us noticed by the SPLC, I would be thrilled beyond words, as I have been trying so hard (unsuccessfully) to get their attention for months now.

Mai-Mai gunmen kill five Congolese

Posted: 01 May 2010 06:01 PM PDT

Armed men have killed five civilians in an attack on a shopping center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's military says.

The shopping center, located in Congo's North Kivu Province, was attacked by Mai-Mai gunmen late Friday, Colonel Bobo Kakudji, commander of the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) in Nord-Kivu said Saturday.

Americans Too Uneducated To Protest Washington's Wars?

Posted: 01 May 2010 05:42 PM PDT

rebel "My feets is tired, but my soul is rested."

----- "Uneducated" Mother Pollard, rejecting suggestions that she go back to riding the bus before the end of the Montgomery bus boycott

Georgia O'Keeffe works go online

Posted: 01 May 2010 04:02 PM PDT

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has launched an online database containing images of over 3,000 artworks from the museum's collection and research center archive.

Visitors can search images of over 900 works by the modern American artist as well as photographic collections, artist and study materials from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center.

Rwanda leader to continue US visit

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:51 PM PDT

Rwanda's president will continue his visit to the US despite legal accusations over the death of two African presidents killed in a crash in 1994.

President Paul Kagame honored Rwandan graduates at an Oklahoma university Friday as lawyers for the widows of Burundian and Rwandan presidents filed a lawsuit against him in Oklahoma City.

'Israeli attack to provoke retaliation'

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:44 PM PDT

Hezbollah's Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says it will target Israeli infrastructure should the regime launch an attack on Lebanon.

"If a war breaks out ... we said we will attack their infrastructure. We are able to fulfill these promises," Nasrallah said in remarks published on Friday, the Associated Press reported.

US warns of 'imminent' attacks in India

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:40 PM PDT

The United States has warned its citizens of possible "imminent" attacks by militants on New Delhi, as the Indian police are put on high alert.

"There are increased indications that terrorists are planning imminent attacks in New Delhi," said a statement on the US embassy's website.

Merkel hails private bank aid for Greece

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:33 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed contributions from her country's private sector to support a bailout package for Greece.

"I would very much welcome the voluntary participation from banks," Merkel said in an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, to be published on Sunday.

Iran commander wants Basij reinforced

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:25 PM PDT

A commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says reinforcing the country's Basij forces will further strengthen Iran's military might.

"If we focus on the Basij and strengthen and enhance the forces, we will no longer have qualms about any threats," Fars News Agency quoted IRGC's Deputy Coordinator, Brigadier General Jamaluddin Aberoumand, as saying Saturday.

US oil spill 'growing rapidly'

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:05 PM PDT

A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be three times larger than previously estimated, satellite images have showed, as poor weather conditions continued to hamper clean-up efforts.

Images taken of the slick from a ruptured underwater well indicate that it has nearly tripled in size in just over a day, Hans Gruber, a researcher at Miami University, said on Saturday.

Thieves rustle honeybees in Japan

Posted: 01 May 2010 02:47 PM PDT

The Japan Beekeeper and Honeybee Association has warned its members about a spate of hive thefts caused by a government ban on honeybee imports.

Police suspect a gang of specialist thieves is stealing honeybees, after the price of the insects doubled to more than $400 due to the ban.

Dozens injured in Zambia vote violence

Posted: 01 May 2010 02:47 PM PDT

Dozens of Zambians have been injured in clashes between supporters of the country's rival political parties since holding the parliamentary by-elections.

Zambian police say clashes occurred between supporters of the ruling MMD party and the opposition after the elections earlier in week.

Immigration law sparks US protests

Posted: 01 May 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Thousands of people across the United States have gathered for protests against a tough new immigration law passed in the state of Arizona.

Demonstrations were expected to take place in more than 70 cities on Saturday, with activists saying the Arizona law had motivated calls for an overhaul of immigration legislation on a national level.

Iraq to host Iran's Kamkars

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:47 PM PDT

The Iranian Kamkars ensemble is planning to perform traditional Persian and regional music with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO).

"We will hold concerts in the Iraqi cities of Sulaymaniyah and Arbil after the holy month of Ramadan," musician and leader of the group Houshang Kamkar told Fars News Agency.

China steps up security at schools

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:37 PM PDT

China has set up a special task force in a move aimed at beefing up security at schools across the country after three violent campus attacks against young children.

China has been shocked by a sudden spree of attacks on schoolchildren in the past couple of days.

Alternet writer "can't wait for whites to become a minority in 2050″

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:22 PM PDT

First they said, ". . . the 1965 Immigration act won't change the ethnic balance of the country."

Then Bill Clinton said, ". . . by 2050 whites will be a minority" just as a fait accompli, with the implication that he is neutral about whether this is good or bad. Many people just shrugged along with Clinton, and didn't see his smirk.

May Day marked with global protests

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have marched in cities from Hong Kong to Istanbul to mark International Worker's Day, demanding more jobs, better work conditions and higher wages.

In Turkey, about 140,000 workers gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square in the first celebrations at the site since 34 people died there in a May 1 gathering more than three decades ago.

EU Conference on women role in Turkey

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:00 PM PDT

On April 30, Amina (Emine) Erdogan (born 1955), the wife of Turkish Prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (born 1954), in her speech at European Union criticized the Western powers for not taking notice of the pains of Muslim women under Western and Jewish occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya and Palestine. Amina Erdogan along with other 300 Turkish women representatives attended the EU conference in Btussels. The topic of discussion was "The Role of Turkish Women in the European Union Accession Process". The main purpose of the conference was to challenge Islamophobic projection of Muslim women being devoid of the Western-style women liberation and human rights in Turkey and the rest of the Muslim world.

Archbishop of Canterbury's deafening silence over Israeli bullying

Posted: 01 May 2010 12:59 PM PDT

Stuart Littlewood

There's another twist in the recent adventures of the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. This Christian top cat visited Gaza in February – a year late, let it be said – but afterwards made no public statement about the wretched human conditions still prevailing there.

He didn't even reveal his findings to the House of Lords where he has the support of a large gaggle of bishops.

UK politicians fail the Afghanistan, economics and banking tests

Posted: 01 May 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Our politicians are trying desperately to convince us that they know how to run the country. Well, we've been listening to them and they're rubbish. Their entire economic argument chases its tail around how much public expenditure each party will cut, how much we will be taxed, what and when. It's all about the deficit and a mythical economic recovery, the basis for which or the possibility of it not occurring were never mentioned. And recovery is doubtful. In parallel, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that there are massive spending holes in all their published budgets because they're concealing how enormous the government's deficit is. Call me a prophet of doom – I don't care. Doom is on the horizon.

Arab League backs indirect talks

Posted: 01 May 2010 12:46 PM PDT

The Arab League has endorsed the resumption of indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, depsite what it described as a "lack of Israeli conviction".

Foreign ministers from the 22-nation body announced their decision in a statement on Saturday after a meeting in Cairo, the Egyptian capital.

Indirect Middle East talks backed

Posted: 01 May 2010 12:46 PM PDT

The Arab League has endorsed the resumption of indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, depsite what it described as a "lack of Israeli conviction".

Foreign ministers from the 22-nation body announced their decision in a statement on Saturday after a meeting in Cairo, the Egyptian capital.

Bolivia nationalises energy firms

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Bolivia has nationalised at least four power companies, expanding state control over the Latin American nation's key industries.

Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, signed a decree authorising the nationalisation at the offices of one of the companies in the city of Cochabamba on Saturday, hours after police had moved in to secure them.

Dozens dead in Somali mosque blasts

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT

At least 32 people have been killed and more than 70 others injured after two bombs exploded at a mosque in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

The attack at the Bakara market mosque took place on Saturday as a leader of the al-Shabab movement, which is fighting to topple the UN-backed government, was delivering a sermon.

Albanians demand vote recount

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Thousands of government supporters also gathered in Tirana to call for Albania's EU accession [AFP]

Thousands of opposition protesters have gathered in the Albanian capital, Tirana, to demand a recount of votes from last June's parliamentary elections.

Iran makes heart bio-implants

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Iran has launched the production line of cardiovascular bio-implants material seeking to save thousands of lives, the country's minister of industries and mines says.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the second phase of the tissue-cloning company based on the Persian Gulf island of Kish, Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian described the product as "strategic".

Gulf Oil Rig Fiasco: It's About Scarcity and World Government

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:42 AM PDT

A second oil rig has overturned on the Gulf coast. It is not being widely reported. The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch reports:

The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it is responding to a second oil-rig accident. A "mobile inland drilling unit" with a 20,000-gallon diesel fuel capacity overturned in the Charenton navigational channel south of U.S. Highway 90 near Morgan City, La. No fuel leak or injuries have been reported but 500 feet of containment boom has been deployed around the rig, the Coast Guard said.

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