Sunday, October 16, 2011

BAHRAIN REJECTS US SAUDI MANIPULATED AGENDA AGAIN




Rebel Newsflash: 'Bahrainis reject all govt. reforms' (plus 33 more items)

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'Bahrainis reject all govt. reforms'

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 07:24 AM PDT

The Bahraini people will not accept any reforms from the government who insists on staying in power despite calls from the international community for change.

America's Post-9/11 Catastrophe

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:35 AM PDT

President George W. Bush's response to the 9/11 attacks by launching two open-ended wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, plus the sustained Republican assault on government domestic spending, have contributed to a decline in safety and health at home and abroad, reports Michael Winship.

'Bahraini king deaf to people's voice'

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:36 AM PDT

The Bahraini people's cry for democracy falls on deaf ears as the Bahraini king tries to convince the world that he is fairly treating the country's citizens.

Junky spirits of Kabul: Afghanistan world's narco plague epicenter

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:57 AM PDT

A US-based study has revealed even newborns in Afghanistan have morphine in their blood. Every year the production of opiates is growing, despite the billions of dollars spent by the international community to fight the country's narcotics machine. Heroin and opium are openly used even in the center of Kabul, while NATO says stopping all this is simply not its goal. I have to admit we thought Kabul would be rough, but what we witnessed there spread far beyond all expectations. With its combination of devastating living conditions, poor infrastructure and depressive atmosphere, Kabul made Benghazi feel like a tropical resort. They say back in the day Kabul was a beautiful, rich city with golden domes of mosques, green parks and alleys all around. But the next three decades of violence have surely left their scars. And if during the Soviet presence the city received new roads, schools, hospitals and apartment buildings, today, with the alliance, it seems Kabul is stuck in its own dimension.

Amount and Concentration of Derivatives Still Threaten Global Economy

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:06 AM PDT

As I noted in 2009, 5 banks held 80% of America's derivatives risk.

An unlimited supply of hydrogen energy from wastewater? New research suggests it's possible

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Hydrogen-based energy technology currently lacks the ability to effectively and efficiently produce hydrogen on a large scale apart from the heavy input of fossil fuels which defeats the purpose entirely. But a professor out of Penn State University (PSU) has discovered a novel new way to produce hydrogen using simple wastewater or saltwater -- and theoretically, the technology could one day produce an unlimited supply of renewable energy.

Is natural gas 'fracking' responsible for the recent earthquake swarms in strange locations?

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

The natural gas industry and its advocates claim that hydraulic fracturing, the modern technique for extracting natural gas, also known as "fracking," is beneficial to the interests of American energy independence.

Chicago forces city employees to participate in 'wellness' plan or pay more for health insurance

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

In an effort to cut in half the $500 million-a-year healthcare bill precipitated by Chicago's city employees, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has initiated a new public employee wellness program that he hopes will turn things around. But according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the program is mandatory for nearly all of the city's unions and its members, including even those members that already abide by their own personal wellness programs -- and individuals that do not comply with it will be subjected to added fees on their health insurance premiums.

Police Mace, Use Force On and Arrest Peaceful Wall Street Protesters

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:18 PM PDT

According to various reports, New York City Police have maced, brutalized and arrested peaceful Wall Street protesters.

Police Brutalize Peaceful Wall Street Protesters

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:18 PM PDT

According to various reports, New York City Police have maced, brutalized and arrested peaceful Wall Street protesters.

Palestinian statehood and Western dilemma

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Listening to world leaders at the 66th UN General Assembly session did expose the double standards of the leaders of those countries which pleaded UN General Assembly in 1947 – for the rights of European Jews to have a homeland on 54% of Palestine. The Jews made only one-third of country's population while owning only 7% of the land.

'Introduce the world to the real Islam'

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:38 PM PDT

The developer of the Park 51 Muslim community center project in New York has urged Muslims to introduce the international community to the real Islam, Press TV reports.

Inside US Counterinsurgency

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:04 PM PDT

From the Archive: Stan Goff, the ex-U.S. Special Forces soldier who helped Pat Tillman's family expose the Army's cover-up of the former NFL star's friendly fire death in Afghanistan, wrote this story about his own military experience. It was published at Consortiumnews.com on Dec. 22, 1999.

Vladimir Putin for President: Full video of Medvedev's speech

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:07 PM PDT

The President of Russia accepted the offer to head United Russia's party list in the State Duma elections on December 4, 2011. Dmitry Medvedev also proposed that the congress support the candidacy of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for president.

'Bahrain must learn from Arab spring'

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Polls have been opened in parliamentary by-elections in Bahrain, as the regime continues the crackdown on protesters.

Palestinian state vs. US duplicity

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

"Next year, we will witness an independent Palestinian state" was the very utterance produced by the US President Barack Obama during his address to the United Nations General Assembly's 65th annual session last year.

Video of heavy smoke over Tripoli after blasts in harbour

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT

A series of explosions went off at a warehouse for military vehicles near Tripoli's harbour on Saturday afternoon and heavy black smoke poured out of the facility. The cause was not immediately known. So far, since the revolutionaries took over in early August, there have been no significant attacks in the capital. A single firetruck battled the fire, which charred the roof of the building.Meanwhile in the city of Sirte, backed by rockets and heavy artillery, hundreds of Libyan former rebels pushed into Gadhafi's hometown from the West on Saturday in the first significant assault in about a week.

Video of heavy smoke over Tripoli after blasts in harbour

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT

A series of explosions went off at a warehouse for military vehicles near Tripoli's harbour on Saturday afternoon and heavy black smoke poured out of the facility. The cause was not immediately known. So far, since the revolutionaries took over in early August, there have been no significant attacks in the capital. A single firetruck battled the fire, which charred the roof of the building.Meanwhile in the city of Sirte, backed by rockets and heavy artillery, hundreds of Libyan former rebels pushed into Gadhafi's hometown from the West on Saturday in the first significant assault in about a week.

CrossTalk: Putin the Powerful

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT

The Ruling tandem is set for rotation. Russia's Prime MInister Vladimir Putin will run for the presidency next year. His candidacy was put forward by Dmitry Medvedev who, in turn, agreed to lead the ruling party and the country's government. Today's CrossTalk is about that. CT on FB: www.facebook.com

'Saleh acts as a puppet of Saudi Arabia'

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:26 AM PDT

A prominent political analyst says Yemeni autocratic ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh has been acting as a puppet of Saudi Arabia and some entities of Europe.

Liberating nations from public debt

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The near collapse of the international financial system in September 2008, and the Great Recession which followed, have highlighted the need for economic, political, social and cultural change around the world.

Obama's Double Talk on Palestine

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:55 AM PDT

At the United Nations, President Barack Obama tried to square the circle of U.S. support for democracy and freedom across the Middle East with his threat to veto statehood for the Palestinians, a cause he championed just last year. In an open letter to the President, author Marc H. Ellis critiques Obama's depressing double talk.

Farhadi drama to hit Greek screens

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Internationally-acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's latest production Nader and Simin, A Separation is slated to hit Greek screens.

'Islam will bring justice to MENA'

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A prominent political analyst says that the formation of Islamic states in the Middle East and North Africa regions would bring justice to its large diversity of people.

On Israel and Palestine, Obama is Rick Perry

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:17 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's speech to the UN General Assembly succeeded in making clear why the Palestinians had no other choice but to take their statehood bid to the UN and why the United States can no longer pretend to be an "honest broker" in the conflict.

Nawab of India's Cricket Dies

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:17 AM PDT

India's famous cricket team captain Nawab (Tiger) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi passed away in New Delhi on Thursday at age of 70. Watch a video below.

Awesome stunt video: Wingsuit flyer conquers China skies

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT

An American professional wingsuit flier on Saturday successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole - an actual hole through a mountain - in Hunan province, central China. The 35 year old American Jeb Corliss jumped from a helicopter 6000 feet (1830 metres) above the Tianmen cave, flying towards it, and went right through it. The professional wingsuit flier failed at his first attempt, but succeeded the second time round. "That was one of the greatest wingsuit flights of my entire life. Thank you China, that was amazing," he said after he landed safely. According to Corliss, the first attempt failed due to smoke brackets on his feet that did not work properly and forced him to take a detour. He has become the first wingsuit stuntman to fly in China.

How to prevent a depression

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:48 AM PDT

The latest economic data suggests that recession is returning to most advanced economies, with financial markets now reaching levels of stress unseen since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

The Irvine 11: Islamophobia is alive and well

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 04:04 AM PDT

The Irvine 11 verdict has just come in, Friday September 23. All guilty, all charges. Students and organisers say this selective prosecution will not thwart their efforts in future protest. I had the opportunity to address a press conference alongside the Shura Council, Council on American Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace among others, after closing arguments on Monday.

No Peace or Justice in Our Time with Netanyahu

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Steve Lendman

Like his Washington paymaster/partner, Netanyahu deplores peace. Initiating talks never worked before and won't now.

 

Speaking privately at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York, Bill Clinton said Netanyahu lost interest because Palestine has a president he controls, and normalizing relations with the Arab world is within reach.

 

Perry lies again about Texas Gardasil scandal, claims woman he met after signing executive order lobbied him to pass it

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

The more Texas Gov. Rick Perry tries to defend his decision to sign an executive order in 2007 mandating that all young girls in Texas receive vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV) before being admitted to school, the more he exposes himself as a lying scoundrel that is unfit to govern his own state, let alone lead a nation.

Infant allergies found to be influenced by diet of mother

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

A study conducted by scientists at INRA research institute in Rennes, France, and recently published in the Journal of Physiology, has revealed a possible connection between the mother's diet and her baby's immune development.

Broke California using taxpayer money to lobby for more taxpayer money

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Just when you thought the drunken-sailor spending habits of California couldn't get any more absurd comes a report this week that state lawmakers have elevated squandering taxpayer money to new heights. Broke California is actually using taxpayer money to beg Washington for more taxpayer money.

Statement by Benjamin Netanyahu at the 66th UN General Assembly

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Thank you, Mr. President.

Ladies and gentlemen, Israel has extended its hand in peace from the moment it was established 63 years ago. On behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, I extend that hand again today. I extend it to the people of Egypt and Jordan, with renewed friendship for neighbors with whom we have made peace. I extend it to the people of Turkey, with respect and good will. I extend it to the people of Libya and Tunisia, with admiration for those trying to build a democratic future. I extend it to the other peoples of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with whom we want to forge a new beginning. I extend it to the people of Syria, Lebanon and Iran, with awe at the courage of those fighting brutal repression.

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