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Sudan's Bashir sworn in as president

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:48 PM PDT

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been sworn in as head of state for a new term following his win in last month's election.

Bashir won the country's first multi-party election, which had been boycotted by opposition parties, which accused him of vote fraud prior to the polls.

Russia vows support for Iran fuel swap

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:23 PM PDT

Russia has pledged to "actively support" the Tehran Nuclear Declaration on condition that the landmark fuel swap proposal is fully implemented.

"If it (Iran) strictly abides by them, Russia will actively support the scheme proposed by Brazil and Turkey," AFP quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday

Mexico displays oldest votive painting

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Mexico's National Museum of Interventions has displayed a collection of votive paintings, including the oldest of such art found in Latin America.

Painted Tales: Mexican Ex votos, the Other History exhibits 122 paintings dated from 18th century to our days, for the first time.

US rebuked for 'absurd' Iran sanctions

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:07 PM PDT

Turkey has criticized the US for 'turning a blind eye' to the progress in diplomacy efforts to resolve the nuclear standoff over Iran's nuclear program.

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin told reporters on Thursday that US persistence in seeking tougher UN sanctions against Tehran despite last week's nuclear declaration is unreasonable, AFP reported.

Ferry sinks in Peru, 12 die

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:33 PM PDT

At least 12 passengers have lost their lives after a Peruvian ferry with 140 passengers on board sank in Amazon River near the border with Colombia.

Rescue efforts are underway but officials warned the toll might rise.

Iran urges disarmament deadline

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Iran has called for setting a global nuclear disarmament deadline, amid intense efforts to draft a final statement for the NPT review summit.

"We believe that nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are a necessity in today's world so a time limit is needed to be set for the elimination of nuclear weapons and this issue has to be incorporated in the final declaration of the (Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty) conference," Fars News Agency quoted Iran's ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaee as saying on Thursday.

Hamas accuses Israel of 'Zionist piracy'

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:17 PM PDT

The Palestinian Hamas movement says Israel's threat to storm a flotilla of activist aid boats bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip amounts to "Zionist piracy."

"The occupation's threat to prevent the Freedom Flotilla from arriving in the besieged Gaza Strip is Zionist piracy and a violation of international law," AFP quoted senior Hamas leader Ismail Radwan as saying in a statement on Thursday.

N-powers reject disarmament deadline

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:16 PM PDT

Amid a deepening rift over improving the global non-proliferation regime, the world's nuclear powers reject calls to dismantle their nuclear arsenals within a defined time frame.

World countries are in New York to discuss measures to improve the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) during a month-long review conference held at the UN headquarters.

N Korea to scrap accord with South

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:10 PM PDT

North Korea says it will scrap a pact aimed at preventing accidental armed clashes with South Korea amid tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship.

In a statement broadcast by Pyongyang's official news agency on Thursday, the North Korean military also warned of an immediate attack if the South violates the disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea.

Halt to small craft help at oil spill

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:01 PM PDT

The US Coast Guard has recalled all 125 commercial fishing boats helping with oil recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico after reports of health problems.

The move raises questions over the safety of the clean-up operation in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

Iranian films compete in Russia filmfest

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:54 PM PDT

Iranian short films and animations are selected to compete with over 200 films from 31 countries in Russia's Golden Knight International Film Festival.

Nest on Rocks, a 15-minute short by Jafar Nourmohammadi and Our School, a 30-minute short by Akbar Shahbazi will represent Iran in the Films for Children Section of the festival.

Lahm to lead Germans in South Africa

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Philipp Lahm has been selected as new skipper of Germany's national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, according to media reports.

The Bayern Munich defender has been replaced with Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack, Bild newspaper said on Thursday.

Lebanon boosts defense near S border

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:32 PM PDT

The Lebanese army has beefed up defenses along the country's southern border, launching a military exercise against a backdrop of Israel's ongoing war games.

Lebanon deployed its 11th infantry brigade along the western sector in the south, media reports quoted the country's al-Manar TV network as saying on Wednesday.

Decisive day for BP in Gulf of Mexico

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:22 PM PDT

A defining day has finally come for the energy giant British Petroleum (BP) after five weeks since the oil spill tragic incident in the Gulf of Mexico.

The latest oil spill clean-up operation called 'Top Kill' is currently underway by BP with the risk that the oil spill mess might even get worse.

Iran masters major oil drilling method

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Iranian engineers have domestically carried out a major standard oil and natural gas excavation technique which was formerly employed only by Western countries.

Director of the National Iranian Drilling Company Heidar Bahmani announced on Thursday that oil well perforations via percussion drilling were successfully conducted at an oil well near Iran's western city of Dehloran.

NATO to reduce Karzai brother's role

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:56 PM PDT

NATO commanders try to reduce the day-to-day governing role of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half brother in Kandahar province, a top general says.

According to the commander of US-led forces in southern Afghanistan, the mission's strategy in the Kandahar region aims to build up the role of Kandahar's governor, Tooryalai Wesa, and this requires that Afghan president's brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, agree to play a less important role, AFP reported.

Apple grabs tech crown from Microsoft

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:52 PM PDT

With the latest share price changes, Apple takes over its archrival Microsoft and becomes the world's greatest technology company for the first time in 11 years.

Apple, now the largest techno giant, became the $222-billion gorilla of the technology world on Wednesday, surpassing Microsoft in market capitalization.

Hizbullah – 28 years of resistance

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:49 PM PDT

On May 25, Lebanese Islamic Resistance, Hizbullah (Party of Allah) celebrated 10th anniversary of its victory in Southern Lebanon over Israel Occupation Force (IOF) and its Christian allies Phalangists. Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri had earlier declared May 25th as "Resistance and Liberation Day" and a national holiday.

Blast kills UK marine in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:37 PM PDT

A bomb explosion has claimed the life of a British marine in southern Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defense in London has announced.

The trooper was killed in Helmand province Wednesday, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith said on Thursday.

25 militants killed in Pakistan's Orakzai

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:13 PM PDT

Pakistani security forces have killed at least 25 militants and injured several others in Orakzai Agency in northwest Pakistan, reports say.

Officials told Press TV that security forces pounded militant hideouts with artillery in the Kasha area of the Upper Orakzai Agency on Thursday morning, killing 25 militants and injuring several others.

Amnesty raps Israel for crimes in Gaza

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Amnesty International has accused Israel of continuous violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip, condemning its ongoing siege of the Palestinian enclave.

In its annual report released on Thursday, the human rights watchdog praised a UN report on the Gaza war released last year by South African justice Richard Goldstone for highlighting Israeli violations during the conflict.

Queen's speech signals big changes

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:52 PM PDT

In her State Opening address, the Queen's speech has outlined the ambitious plans of Cameron and Clegg's new coalition government.

More than 20 bills were announced by the Queen in a historic moment for a nation that has not seen a coalition government in seven decades. The themes of the speech revolved around the financial crisis, political reform and the devolution of power in government.

For Iran, 'no isolation on the cards'

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:14 PM PDT

The Iranian president has slammed what he described as the tyrannical policies of the West, saying no bullying power or corporate structure can isolate the Iranian nation.

Speaking in Iran's southern province of Kerman on Wednesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the West could not do away with Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979 even at the time of its establishment and neither could it later abolish the system with the assistance of bullying dictators such as Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein.

Zambia convicts official of corruption

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:06 PM PDT

The national secretary of the Zambian ruling party has been sentenced to five years imprisonment after being convicted of corruption.

Katele Kalumba, the country's former Finance Minister, three ex-treasury officials and two businessmen were all found guilty of corruption on Wednesday.

Ezra Pound on Money

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:57 PM PDT

We're never far from money. We spend most of our time and energy in quest of money.

But how did this thing become an intermediary between us and the world around us? Before money, we bartered. Why did money supplant barter and who is custodian of the money system?

Israel to stop Gaza aid ships

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:42 PM PDT

Israel says it will prevent, if necessary by force, a nine-ship flotilla of peace activists and humanitarian aid from reaching the Gaza Strip.

The "Freedom Flotilla", is carrying around 800 pro-Palestinian activists from various countries, as well as 10,000 tonnes of aid.

Bashir begins new Sudan term

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:30 PM PDT

Omar al-Bashir has been sworn in as Sudan's president for another term after winning elections that were boycotted by major opposition parties last month.

Al-Bashir, the world's only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was inaugurated on Thursday in a ceremony attended by several African leaders.

'The Internet is a Game Changer' - A Paperless World

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:30 PM PDT

The debate is no longer confined to a few academics in distant universities. It is now a widely prevalent, mainstream topic of discussion.

How will the news of the future be distributed? The jury is still out, but not completely. Increasingly, we are driven to believe that the future will be paperless. Some argue that the "paper" will be taken out of the "newspaper" within a few years. Their logic might have come across as far-fetched in the late 1990s, but it can hardly be dismissed in 2010.

US Inspector General Report: Falsified Oil Rig Inspections and Other Improprieties

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:04 PM PDT

steve lendman On May 24, Mary L. Kendall, Acting Interior Department Inspector General's memo to her boss, Secretary Ken Salazar, discussed an "Investigative Report," titled "Island Operating Company, et al," addressing allegations that Lake Charles, Louisiana District Office Minerals Management Service (MMS) employees (in charge of inspections and oversight) "accepted gifts from oil and gas production companies."

Detainee Hospitalized Due To Sharp Health Deterioration

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Palestinian researched, specialized in detainees' affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated that the administration at the Negev desert detention camp moved a detainee to the hospital of al-Ramla prison.

The detainee was identified as Ali Nidal al-Sarafeeny, 29, from Gaza city. He needed urgent care before he was moved to al-Ramla prison hospital which lacks basic equipment.

Pakistan lifts YouTube ban

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Pakistan has restored access to the video sharing website YouTube, but 1,200 web pages remained blocked for hosting "blasphemous" content.

A number of high profile websites, including YouTube, were blocked by Pakistani regulators last week after the social networking site Facebook hosted a user-generated page inviting cartoons on the Prophet Mohammad, outraging Muslims in the country.

Sudan set for Bashir inauguration

Posted: 27 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Omar al- Bashir is set to be sworn in as Sudan's president for another term after winning elections that were boycotted by major opposition parties last month.

Al-Bashir, the world's only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), will be inaugurated on Thursdy in a ceremony attended by several African leaders.

Merkel insists euro will stay strong

Posted: 27 May 2010 11:46 AM PDT

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has insisted that the euro will remain a strong and dependable currency. She told Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton that Germany would work towards supporting the shared currency by cutting eurozone budget deficits.

Apple 'world's biggest tech firm'

Posted: 27 May 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Apple Inc has become the world's biggest technology company by market value, overtaking rival Microsoft Corp on the back of the successes of the iPhone and Macbook laptops.

Shares in Apple rose as much as 2.8 per cent on New York's Nasdaq on Wednesday, briefly pushing its market value above $222bn.

North Korea scraps peace accord

Posted: 27 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT

North Korea has said that it is scrapping a 2004 accord aimed at preventing accidental armed clashes with South Korea, as tensions continued to rise over the sinking of a warship.

In a notice to the South's armed forces on Thursday, the North's general chiefs of staff warned of an immediate attack if the South violates the disputed Yellow Sea border.

Israeli Arab activist 'spied on IDF bases for Hezbollah'

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:36 AM PDT

State prosecutors on Thursday presented a Haifa court with an indictment against detained Arab-Israeli activist Ameer Makhoul, accusing him of spying for Lebanese militants Hezbollah.

According to the indictment, Makhoul met secretly with Hezbollah agents in Denmark in 2008. There, prosecutors allege, Makhoul agreed to spy on Israel for the Shi'a Muslim group, which gave him specific missions and equipped him with computer programs to send encrypted information over the internet.

Indonesia declares logging halt

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Indonesia has announced a two-year moratorium on rainforest logging in return for up to $1bn in aid from Norway, which will help preserve forests.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia's president, made the announcement on a visit to Oslo, the Norwegian capital, on Wednesday.

1000s pray for peace in Bangkok

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:48 AM PDT

Thousands of people have gathered in the Thai capital to pray for peace in districts where anti-government protests came to an abrupt end last week.

One of the ceremonies was held on Wednesday in the shadow of one of Bangkok's largest shopping malls, which was torched and gutted in the recent unrest.

Rwandan genocide suspect arrested

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:37 AM PDT

A Rwandan doctor has been arrested by French authorities in connection with the 1994 genocide which left at least 800,000 people dead.

Eugene Rwamucyo was taken into custody while attending the funeral of Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, another Rwandan convict who had died in prison while serving a term for involvement in mass killings in Rwanda, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Europe makes moves to fight poverty

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Eighty million EU citizens, including about one out of every seven Germans, live below the poverty line, according to the European Commission.

In response, the European Union has declared 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

Jamaica drug lord eludes capture

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:27 AM PDT

Jamaican security forces have claimed control of an alleged drug kingpin's slum stronghold after days of fighting, but say they have no idea of the whereabouts of the wanted man.

Authorities said on Wednesday that they had control over all tall buildings in the area, and were conducting door-to-door raids in search of Christopher "Dudus" Coke and his armed supporters.

4 PKK militants killed in E Turkey

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Four Kurdish militants have been killed in clashes with the army in the mountainous province of Tunceli in eastern Turkey, the military said.

The fighting erupted Wednesday as the Turkish military was carrying out an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), said a statement on the army's website.

Displacement fuels India rebellion

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:40 AM PDT

For the last four decades, India has been fighting against a rebellion by some of its poorest citizens. The Naxal movement is believed to have more than 20000 fighters, and more than a million followers. Many of them are the victims of official corruption and land grabs by governments. Every development project, from roads to dams and industrial plants, have meant that poor tribals living in the rural interiors have had to move out of their land. The displaced millions are justifiably angry and now they form the backbone of the rebel movement. Kamal Kumar reports on their fight for land.

BP launches 'top kill' method to plug US oil leak

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:40 AM PDT

After five weeks of failing to plug a well spewing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, British oil giant BP has launched its latest attempt, pumping mud to try to smother the gusher -- the so-called "top kill" method. The governor of the US state of Louisiana says more than 160km of the state's fragile coastland has already been affected by the millions of litres of oil that have gushed out in the last five weeks. Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports from Venice, Louisiana.

Merkel meets Saudi king

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:37 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Saudi King Abdullah for talks ranging from bilateral ties to regional issues such as Iran's civilian nuclear program.

Merkel, who has embarked on a four-stop visit to countries bordering the Persian Gulf, was received by the Saudi king's half brother, Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, and other high-ranking Saudi officials in the Red Sea port of Jeddah on Wednesday following her visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Nepal at political crossroads

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:36 AM PDT

Nepal's government could collapse if an agreement is not reached to extend a Friday deadline on a new constitution. Efforts to rescue the country's peace plan are already under way, but if the parties fail to reach a consensus, the interim parliament as well as all laws and the functions of state, will simply cease to exist. Al Jazeera's Hamish Macdonald reports from Kathmandu.

Mourning victims of deadly Bangkok clashes

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:36 AM PDT

One week after the Thai military crack downed on anti-government protests in the capital, Bangkok, the city that is still under curfew and a state of emergency. The government is now allowing an independent body to investigate all the deaths that occurred during last week's deadly clashes which claimed the lives of more than 80 people. Many of the victims' families are suspicious about how their loved ones ended up dead, especially when they were not linked to either the government or the so-called red shirts. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports. (May 27, 2010)

Whaling activist admits trespassing

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:33 AM PDT

An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand has pleaded guilty to trespassing on a Japanese whaling ship.

Peter Bethune, a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, admitted on Thursday that he climbed on board the Shonan Maru 2, a Japanese whaling ship, during a protest in Antarctic waters in February.

Foxconn deaths highlight China suicide rates

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Chinese state media has reported that an employee of electronics giant Foxconn has jumped to his death, the 10th suspected suicide this year at the firm's huge production base in southern China. The manufacturer of high-profile products such as Apple iPhones and Intel motherboards, however, says the number of suicides at its plant is much lower than the national average. The suicide rate in China is about 12 people per 100000, according to the health ministry. Critics say the Foxconn incidents throw a spotlight on the company's tough labour practices. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports. (May 27, 2010)

Israel plans to stop Freedom Flotilla

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:24 AM PDT

An Israeli official has said that efforts will be made to stop the Freedom Flotilla, which intends to attempt to break the three-year blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The Gaza-bound flotilla of eight ships, which left Turkey on Saturday, is carrying 10,000 tons of supplies, including building materials, which are not allowed into the territory because of the blockade.

Thaksin dismisses arrest warrant

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Thailand's fugitive former prime minister has dismissed a government warrant for his arrest as "politically motivated" and expressed confidence that international police agency Interpol would not carry it out.

"Interpol have their own criteria to judge, that is, to not be politically motivated. This is clearly politically motivated and there is no ground," Thaksin Shinawatra told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) by phone on Wednesday.

Amnesty: U.S., Europe shielding Israel over Gaza war crimes

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:48 AM PDT

Amnesty International complained in its annual report released Thursday that the U.S. and members of the European Union had obstructed international justice by using their positions on the UN Security Council to shield Israel from accountability for war crimes allegedly committed during last year's Gaza war.

The rights group also accused Israel of continually violating human rights in the Gaza Strip. It cited Israel's ongoing economic blockade as violating international law, leaving Gaza residents without adequate food or water supplies

Pakistan lake flood threats persist

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:48 AM PDT

An artificial lake formed by a landslide in January in Pakistan's northern Hunza Valley is still threatening to burst its banks. Dozens of villages in the mountaneous border area are potentially at risk of flooding, forcing some 2000 people to evacuate. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports from Pakistan's northern province of Gilgit-Baltistan, which is under threat of being inundated. [May 26, 2010]

US troops won't go after migrants

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:45 AM PDT

The US State Department says National Guard troops being sent to the Mexican border will not be used to enforce US immigration laws.

On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama authorized the deployment of up to 1,200 additional troops to border areas to fight the drug cartels, but State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters, "It's not about immigration."

BP: Oil well plug going as planned

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:42 AM PDT

BP has said its latest attempt to plug a leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well is going according to plan although it remains unclear whether the move will stop the massive oil spill now into its fifth week.

The British energy giant began pumping heavy mud into the gusher on Wednesday and hopes it could overpower the steady stream of millions of litres of oil.

BP to try new method to stop oil spill

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:35 AM PDT

British oil giant BP says it will soon implement a new procedure to choke off the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

This time BP experts have planned to use under-sea robots to inject heavy fluids and cement into the well to block the flow.

In Defense of Fergie

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:01 AM PDT

It's a classic, archetypal story: build somebody up, only to tear them down. Sarah, Duchess of York, has embarrassed the royal family yet again, and now the public and press are enjoying open season on the erstwhile Princess.

Upon her marriage to HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York in 1986, Fergie was adored, seen as a welcome breath of fresh air destined to knock the dust off those stuffy Windsors. Now? The British press despises her—too energetic, too American—and is gleefully rubbing its collective hands at this latest unseemly display, in which Sarah was secretly taped by an undercover News of the World reporter attempting to sell access to her ex-husband Andrew in exchange for cash. "Get a job!" they bray, ignoring the tireless, inventive efforts she's displayed over the years to support herself, and unwilling to consider just how Sarah found herself in this horrifying position in the first place.

Crashing Naomi Campbell's Birthday Party (and Other Pug's Adventures)

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:00 AM PDT

On board S/Y Bushido off St. Tropez. My book party's best line was Claus von Bulow's, as told to Antony Beevor, Piers Paul Read, Paul Johnson, and Sir V.S. Naipaul, among the literary worthies who took the time to attend the poor little Greek boy's launch at Brooks's. "The last book party I attended," said Claus, "was that of Leni Riefenstall's about fifteen years ago. I had with me an Israeli friend, Ronald Fuhrer, who eventually got into a spot of trouble and had to flee England overnight. Ronnie went up to Leni, told her what a great admirer he was and asked her to sign his book. 'How do you spell your name?' asked the author, abjuring the Hitler connection to the bitter end."

'Iran will not be fazed by sanctions'

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Libya's top oil official says new sanctions against Iran would create difficulties but the Islamic Republic would be able to live with them.

"It will create difficulties, but it is not going to kill them," Shokri Ghanem, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation, said at the Reuters Global Energy Summit in London on Wednesday.

Iran warns Russia over nuclear stance

Posted: 27 May 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned that Russia's stance against the Tehran declaration could turn it into an "enemy" of the Iranian nation.

"Russian leaders should not create a situation that makes Iranian people place Russia in the ranks of their historic enemies," Ahmadinejad said in a speech in Kerman on Wednesday.

Jewish Censorship For A Brave New World

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:52 AM PDT

"DID HITLER WANT WAR?" asks the internationally renowned author and political analyst, Pat Buchanan, in his recent book, "Hitler And The Unnecessary War."

Buchanan answers his own question with a definitive "No" - proving with documented facts that Hitler tried every means possible to avert war with Great Britain and her allies.

US Adviser to Palestinian Security Forces May Retire

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:03 AM PDT

Keith Dayton (photo palestinechronicle.com)

The American Army general advising Palestinian security forces has requested retirement, according to sources in the Pentagon. The adviser, Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, has held his current post for five years.

The retirement request must be approved by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who had previously asked Dayton to extend his tour.

Ground Zero mosque gains 1st approval

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:47 AM PDT

After a heated four-hour meeting, a New York community board has endorsed a plan to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center close to Ground Zero of the World Trade Center attack.

Community Board 1, which represents the area of lower Manhattan that includes Ground Zero, voted 29 to 1 on Tuesday to back the proposal, with 10 abstentions, the Associated Press reported.

Duke Slams Jewess Dyke Rachel Maddow!

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:12 AM PDT

Check out the above video where David Duke, tells it like it is! He slams the socially-destructive (the Jew's usual behavior), Zionist, Jewish racist Rachel Maddow of MSNBC and her incredible hypocrisy vis-a-vis Israel. A must watch!

Folks, we got ourselves a big problem in America: A JEWISH PROBLEM. These bona fide racists, big mouths and hypocrites from hell infest out government, economy and media. The real reason why America is now on the road to hell, is simply because of all these Jews working in conjunction with each other to keep Israel in business, while keeping you snowed!

Liars Thieves and Whores

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:01 AM PDT

Mock government traitor trial at the Ayers Hotel in Costa Mesa. John and Ken from KFI AM 640 hosted the event.

The offending politicians who lied about their no new tax pledge trial was held tonight at the Ayers hotel. See attached pictures of the blowup dolls.

Freedom Flotilla under Israeli threats

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:26 AM PDT

A Gaza Freedom Flotilla carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian supplies is on its way to Gaza navigating through international waters. The Zionist regime has warned that its navy patrolling the waters will do everything possible to block the flotilla of nine boats scheduled to reach Gazzah on May 27 and deliver the aid goods to the 1.5 million Native Muslims and Christians beiseged in the small coastal enclave between Israel and Egypt.

Pressure mounts on nuclear Israel

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Israel faces unprecedented pressure to abandon its official policy of "ambiguity" on its possession of nuclear weapons as the international community meets at the United Nations in New York this week to consider banning such arsenals from the Middle East.

Israel's equivocal stance on its atomic status was shattered by reports on Monday that it offered to sell nuclear-armed Jericho missiles to South Africa's apartheid regime back in 1975.

Ameer Makhoul's arrest is an assault on all Palestinians in Israel

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:42 AM PDT

Today is the 21st day since the arrest of Ameer Makhoul at his home in Haifa, Israel, under the cover of darkness, by officers of the International Crimes Investigation Unit and General Security Service (GSS or Shabak). The arrest was conducted in a brutal and terrifying manner. Our house was raided, its contents ransacked and various pieces of equipment and objects of special value to us were confiscated. Violations of our fundamental rights to human dignity and privacy were committed, and physical, verbal and psychological violence were employed against us and in front of Ameer's two daughters. On this day we, Ameer's family, announce that we are extremely worried about what is happening to him and the conditions of his detention.

Israeli Nuclear Espionage: The Art of Keeping America at Risk for Fun and Profit

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:37 AM PDT

This week, newspapers around the world received reports and signed documents from South Africa. The reports said that, in 1975, Israel agreed to sell South Africa nuclear weapons. South Africa then released an arms agreement signed by current Israeli President Shimon Peres. This is the document "heard round the world."

Meetings are being held in New York to set up a conference for 2012 to guarantee that the Middle East is nuclear free. Israel has been informed that it will not be able to hide behind denials and that the nuclear arsenal put on the sale block by Israel in 1975, and nobody knows how many times since, has to go. When Israel was finally caught, it changed at least one part of a game, but the game will go on.

Arab Women In Israel, Join The Army Rescue Units

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:20 AM PDT

Reprinted from Maan News Agency

Israeli Ynet news reported that several young women, even wearing Hijab, from Kufr Qassem and Kufur Bara, have joined the Home Front Command of the Israeli army and enlisted in its rescue units. They will be part of the drill that would be conducted by the Home Front.

The drill is expected to be the biggest since the establishment of Israel and will include exercises carried out by the Home Front Command, and different combat unit including the Navy.

Israeli Arab Women Join Israel's Army Rescue Unit

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:20 AM PDT

Reprinted from Maan News Agency

Israeli Ynet news reported that several young women, some wearing a hijab, from Kafar Qassem and Kafar Bara, have enlisted in rescue units under the Israeli Army's Home Front Command. They will be participating in an upcoming wide-scale Israeli military drill.

The drill is expected to be the largest of its kind since the establishment of Israel and will include the Home Front Command and other combat units, as well as the Israeli Navy.

Red Cross aids Taliban in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:12 AM PDT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has given first aid training to dozens of Taliban members in Afghanistan.

An ICRC statement said about 70 members of the armed militants were given first aid kits and basic aid training last month, the BBC reported.

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:05 AM PDT

Bibi or Tibi? Barak or Barakeh? Dov Khenin or Hanin Zuabi? Practically every Jewish Israeli would answer that question with an automatic Pavlovian response, without a moment's hesitation. Of course Bibi, certainly Barak. And even Khenin is better than his fellow MK Zuabi. Why? Because they're Jews.

Their worldview, opinions or even qualifications and performance don't matter one iota. The thought that an Arab citizen could ever lead the state is far beyond the boundaries of any public discourse in Israel. This is understandable, of course, in a state that wants so desperately to be completely Jewish and to ignore the large Arab minority. But it's impossible not to notice this axiom's shrill, disturbing tone. If it's true about the prime minister, it's probably true to a large extent in other aspects of our lives.

A question of time

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:05 AM PDT

The siren that sounded across the country yesterday did not signal a genuine emergency. No rockets fell in the center of the country, and no skyscrapers collapsed in central Tel Aviv. The Kirya defense compound wasn't damaged, and Israel Air Force bases weren't paralyzed. The army's emergency storehouses weren't torched, and no power plant was wiped out. Underground parking garages were not swamped with masses of people seeking shelter. The roads were not blocked by hundreds of thousands of urbanites pouring out of the cities. And Ben-Gurion International Airport was not overrun by frightened Israelis fleeing their country.

Lebanon fires at intruding Israeli jets

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:04 AM PDT

The Lebanese army says its anti-aircraft artillery has opened fire at two Israeli warplanes, which had violated the country's airspace.

The army said the two fighter jets were detected flying at medium altitude and that two other Israeli warplanes also flew over southern and northern Lebanon earlier in the day.

Abbas To Washington Soon

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:37 AM PDT

The White House reported Wednesday that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will be visiting the White House soon to hold a meeting with President Barack Obama.

The White House said that president Obama is looking forwards to this visit, and that the two leaders will discuss several issues regarding peace in the Middle East.

Abbas to Visit Washington Soon

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:37 AM PDT

The White House reported Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Washington soon to hold a meeting with President Barack Obama.

The White House says that president Obama is looking forwards to Abbas' visit, where the two leaders will discuss issues regarding peace in the Middle East.

Feds Declare Terror Alert on Texas Border

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:35 AM PDT

Narco-terrorists, Mara Salvatrucha hit teams, kidnappers and slave traffickers cross the US-Mexico border with increasing frequency. Ranchers are murdered and cops robbed and assaulted at gunpoint. Millions of people enter the country illegally and drain state resources and fill the welfare rolls and prisons. Mexican military helicopters violate the sovereignty of the United States at will.

But the feds are not worried about this. Instead they claim to be worried about the Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorist group.

Judaism, a self serving monotheism

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:30 AM PDT

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it, a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak, a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser, a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.

Israel calls Gaza aid 'provocative'

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:28 AM PDT

A top Israeli official has described launching an international convoy to carry humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as an act of provocation.

"The sail is a provocative act that is unnecessary in light of the figures, which indicate that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is good and stable," AFP quoted Colonel Moshe Levy, who heads the Gaza coordination and liaison office, as saying on Wednesday.

Timely vaccination safe in kids

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Despite the general belief, a new study suggests that immunizing the children on time is not associated with an increased risk of developing mental problems.

"A lot of parents are concerned that children receive too many vaccines too soon," said lead researcher Michael J. Smith, adding that certain parents skip recommended vaccines out of fear of autism.

'Israel wants to banish Mideast people'

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:21 AM PDT

Lebanese have held a rally to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, which ended 22 years of military occupation.

The Tuesday anniversary coincided with the rising tensions in the region over Israel's claims that Hezbollah has acquired Scud missiles from Syria.

Mexican mayor held on drug charges

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:21 AM PDT

The mayor of the Mexican tourist city of Cancun has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime.

Police detained Gregorio Sanchez on Tuesday at Cancun's international airport as he arrived on a flight from Mexico City, the attorney-general's office said on Wednesday.

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:19 AM PDT

Earlier this month, the government of Zimbabwe announced that it was planning to give an ark's worth of animals -- two of every creature found in the southern African country's Hwange National Park -- to North Korea for its longstanding Asian ally's zoo. Conservationists in Africa and elsewhere, not unreasonably, fear the worst. As with most things in the Hermit Kingdom, only a few sketchy facts are known about the Korea Central Zoo in Pyongyang; its elephants purportedly are descended from a "hero" pachyderm given to the Kim regime by Ho Chi Minh -- even zoo attractions in North Korea come with an Western-imperialist-fighting lineage -- and one British visitor in the 1970s encountered a parrot that cawed "Long live the Great Leader!" in English. Suffice it to say that Pyongyang is probably no Mount Ararat.

Secret Clause Reveals Europe Bailout Designed To Destroy Global Economy

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:16 AM PDT

A secret exit clause written into the trillion dollar European bailout agreement will ensure the creation of more debt in Europe, worsening the global economy, decimating nation states and allowing power to be consolidated into fewer super-elite hands.

As the Financial Times reports today, the major German newspaper Bild says it has obtained a copy of the bailout agreement and has set about "exposing" a series of secret clauses.

Brazil, Turkey back Iran declaration

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:14 AM PDT

After the US sought to undermine the Tehran declaration, Brazil and Turkey supported it as a "confidence-building" measure over the Iranian nuclear issue.

Iran delivered a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, in which it informed the UN body of the Tehran declaration.

Best weight loss strategy: Diet

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:58 AM PDT

Obesity has become a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. Latest figures have revealed that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese.

There are several strategies ranging from lifestyle changes and diet to medical and surgical interventions used to tackle this global challenge. These techniques, however, are not always effective. Some of them also place the patient at an increased risk of developing various complications.

Strike cancels 100 Air India flights

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:52 AM PDT

India's state-owned Air India has cancelled about 100 of its domestic and international flights as its employees enter a second day of strikes.

The walkout came in response to Saturday's deadly plane crash in Mangalore city that killed 158 passengers and crew.

We're All Swedes Now

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:50 AM PDT

With the U.S. release this week of the final instalment of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, the English-speaking world is again given a chance to indulge in a view of Scandinavia that is entirely dystopian. In Larsson's Sweden, the police are useless where they are not corrupt; the countryside is full of violent drug dealers; the rich are utterly unprincipled. It sounds like Mexico in the snow. This is no longer a clean, well-lighted place for Volvo owners. What went wrong?

Crime fiction always exaggerates, and Swedish left-wing crime fiction, the tradition to which Larsson belongs, is a genre quite as stylised as Agatha Christie's. There will always be villainous millionaires and noble women. It is not enough to be a sadistic serial killer: You have to vote conservative as well. But what has changed since the genre was invented in the 1960s by the husband and wife team of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö is the overwhelming loss of confidence in the future, and in the state. This does reflect reality.

NATO's other member state

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Documents published in recent days show that Israel not only has nuclear weapons -- something it has never officially acknowledged -- but that it considered selling them to South Africa's white minority government in 1975. The evidence -- contained in Sasha Polakow-Suransky's new book The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa -- appears strong and credible.

But will it cause Europe and America to rethink their relationship with Israel? The truth is that Israel already enjoys such a privileged level of access to their key institutions that any rethink is improbable -- at least in the short-term. One of the most important aspects of this relationship relates to how Israel interacts with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Sudan shelves peace talks with JEM

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:37 AM PDT

The Sudanese government has said it will no longer engage in peace talks with the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), Darfur's main anti-government group, saying instead its leaders will be prosecuted.

Ghazi Atabani, chief negotiator of the talks, said mediators had been notified of the government's decision on Wednesday.

Criminal Investigations of Massey Energy Go Forward as Citizen Pressure Builds for Prosecution

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:33 AM PDT

Just over a month ago I wrote urging criminal prosecution of Massey Energy executives for the deaths of coal miners at the Upper Big Branch Mine. Since then more evidence of criminal wrongdoing has been shown and federal prosecutors and the FBI are investigating the corporation and its executives. In addition, citizen pressure urging prosecution is growing and financial problems for the corporation are showing.

Nasrallah: "Israel-bound Ships Will Be Attacked In War Takes Place"

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:27 AM PDT

Sheikh Hasan Nasrallah, secretary-general of the Hezbollah party in Lebanon, stated that should Israel declare war on Lebanon, or besiege its coats, all ships heading to the country will targeted by Hezbollah fighters.

His statements came as the party was marking the tenth anniversary of "the Resistance and Liberation Day". Several religious leaders, military officials and popular figures attending the ceremony.

Nasrallah: "Israel-bound Ships Will Be Attacked if War Takes Place"

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:27 AM PDT

Sheikh Hasan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah party, announced that in the event of war with Israel, all ships sailing to Israel will be attacked by Hezbollah fighters.

Nasrallah's statements came as his party celebrated the tenth anniversary of "Resistance and Liberation Day." Several religious leaders, military officials and popular figures attended the ceremony.

Bomb kills 3 in southern Russia

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:18 AM PDT

An explosion has ripped through the southern city of Stavropol in Russia, leaving three people dead and seven others wounded.

City administration Civil Defense Chief Boris Skripka said on Wednesday that the blast occurred 15 meters from a concert hall in the city center, RIA Novosti reported.

Demands of Trials for Journalist Murders

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:04 AM PDT

"All the Journalist Unions should move from statements of solidarity with the Palestinian journalists to real actions and measures, as going to the international courts to try the Israeli officials who are responsible for horrific crimes and murders of Palestinian Journalists" stated the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate "PJS" delegation during the World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists "IFJ" "Journalism in Touch with the Future" which was held in Cadiz in Spain on May 25 2010. (Click on the pictures to make them bigger).

The conference was opened by the Vice-President of the government of Spain, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and attended nearly by 300 delegates representing reporting and editorial staff from over 100 countries.

Al-Iraqiya nearing collapse: Report

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:02 AM PDT

A member of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) suggests that former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's al-Iraqiya alliance is on the brink of collapse, a report says.

Should the leaders of al-Iraqiya bloc continue taking their current courses of action, the front will withdraw from the coalition, an ITF member warned on Tuesday, Mehr News Agency reported.

Viral infection triggers diabetes

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A common virus responsible for mild gastrointestinal infections triggers juvenile diabetes also known as type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes, a new study says.

Juvenile diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body destroys the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas, causing insulin deficiency and high blood glucose levels.

Italian supermarkets suspend sales of Israeli settlement products

Posted: 26 May 2010 11:55 PM PDT

Following lobbying efforts by the Italian Coalition Against Carmel-Agrexco, two major Italian supermarket chains, COOP and Nordiconad, announced the suspension of sales of products from Agrexco, the principal exporter of produce from Israel and the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Nordiconad director Mr. Covili announced that as of the end of April Agrexco products will no longer be found in their supermarkets. Nordiconad is a cooperative responsible for central purchasing and distribution operations for CONAD in northern Italy. COOP Italia, via quality assurance director Mr. Zucchi, instead confirmed that there is a problem with traceability, namely that the consumer is unable to verify whether or not the product in question comes from the occupied territories. Therefore COOP Italia has decided to "suspend the supply of products from the occupied territories."

Russia slams US missiles in Poland

Posted: 26 May 2010 11:52 PM PDT

Russia has condemned the deployment of Patriot missiles in Poland by the US, saying the move may hamper the newly gained trust between the Cold War foes.

"Such military activity does not help to strengthen our mutual security, to develop relations of trust and predictability in this region," Russia's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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