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Lebanon accepts Hezbollah’s weapons and Congress prepares its reply, 52 words that shook Washington and may light up the region
Franklin Lamb, Beirut “It is the right of the Lebanese people, Army and the (Hezbollah led—ed.)Resistance to liberate the Shebaa Farms, the Kfar Shuba Hills and the northern part of the village of Ghajar as well as to defend Lebanon and its territorial… more »
Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim Denied Parole
by Stephen Lendman On November 18, Jalil Muntaqim (formerly Anthony Bottom) was refused parole a day after his November 17 hearing. The board called his record exemplary, but still denied him. Muntaqim thanked everyone who wrote letters of support and… more »
New Study Shows Ten States Face Fiscal Crisis
by Stephen Lendman The Pew Center on the States (PCS) "works to advance state policies that serve the public interest," through "credible research (to) advance nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions for pressing problems affecting Americans." Its new report… more »
Wingnuts: 'Rogue', Rouge or Irrelevant?
by Len Hart The Existentialist Cowboy Wingnuttery gets more absurd with each passing day. The wingnut la-la land has come un-glued and completely out of touch with reality. Found on Facebook a poignant reminder of the state of the economy, fact… more »
Zionist propaganda body seeks volunteers to distort Wikipedia input on Middle East
by Khalid Amayreh A Zionist hasbara (propaganda) body based in North America is trying to recruit “volunteers” whose main job is to distort the input of the internet’s most visited websites in Israel’s favor. Propaganda efforts are reportedly focused on… more »
Social Media, Autism and Performance
Andrew Lehman Clive Thompson's September Wired article, "The New Literacy," had me thinking several things. The article describes an academic's conclusion that there is a writing renaissance going on with astonishing increases in writing by students as… more »
Why U.S. Nukes Did Not Shorten the War with Japan
by Len Hart The Existentialist Cowboy U.S. President Harry Truman is said to have nuked Japan because he wanted an 'unconditional surrender'! In fact, he got nothing more than what had been offered prior to the use of two nuclear weapons first against… more »
HUNGER RIOTS THEN, MILLIONS MISERABLY HUNGRY NOW
Excerpted with minor edits by Carolyn Bennett Long lens of history frame a Revolution rising from misery, a relentless hunger amidst plenty. "The people had patiently endured misery and oppression under Louis XV. As soon as that King died in 1774, they… more »
Rush to Judgment: Talk Radio's 'Truth Detector' Blows a Fuse - Again
By Walter Brasch It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show, Nov. 13. He does that several times a day. It wasn't unusual that he mixed a few facts with opinion and outright lies in his three-hour daily show. Fact checking for the… more »
God Has Left the Building...
Sheila Samples If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.~~Thomas S. Szasz, The Second Sin Several months ago, CNN published the results of a couple of disturbing polls about Americans and their religious beliefs.… more »
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