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Postal Strikes During Recession - Irresponsible Action or Freedom of Speech? -
Julian Price (4,092)     
Julian Price   
As the Western world continues its clamouring campaign for all things "freedom" and as Global recession hits lives and livelihoods at every level across the planet, the postal workers (or the Union that heads them) in the United Kingdom have decided now is a good time to have a good whinge about... ( added 16 days 16 hours ago.) |
Jerusalem Syndrome -
 - Morris Inch (70) 
The Jerusalem Syndrome is a curious condition thought to result from an overload of sensory stimuli, associated with persons who visit the Holy Land. For instance, one person thought he saw Jesus walking toward him in the vicinity of the Western Wall of the Temple Mount. Others have reported... ( added 16 days 13 hours ago.) |
Lockerbie Revisited -
- JP Bender (9,639)  
JP Bender
We live in dangerous times and accordingly there are no simple solutions to the complex problems we face. Demonizing, currently a tactic used by both sides of the political spectrum, is not a viable way to approach solving or understanding anything; but asking hard questions is a legitimate way... ( added 67 days 19 hours ago.) |
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The Ayatollahs of Washington -
- Jerome Grossman (4)
As I write this blog on June 17, the streets of Iran's capital are jammed with demonstrators rallying to protest the country's disputed presidential vote. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians defied the country's religious leaders who have the final say on state matters demanding a new election... ( added 144 days 4 hours ago.) |
Korea-Fu, Obama's Adieu, Mortgage Execs in DooDoo -
- J. Kitchell (20) 
J. Kitchell
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES Column June 9
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is promising a "very hard look" at returning North Korea to the list of countries that support terrorism. In addition to giving the country the stink eye, she also plans a "meaningful glance", a "wrinkled brow", and... ( added 154 days 3 hours ago.) |
He is NOT Guilty of Murder -
Patricia Johnson (462) 
The U.S. military announced today that Sgt. John M. Russell of the 54th
Engineer Battalion was charged in the shooting deaths that killed five members
of the U.S. military in Iraq on Monday, May 11, 2009.
This man is NOT guilty of murder and I cannot imagine how he could possibly
be... ( added 180 days 14 hours ago.) |
Terrorists May Be Planning Dirty Bomb Detonation -
Joel Hendon (17,877)  
Joel Hendon
Everyone understands that the radical terrorists lay awake planning for the most horrible incident they can successfully pull off. And even though they could care no less about how many casualties they might cause, their primary objective is terror. Of course, the more casualties they can... ( added 311 days 12 hours ago.) |
Where Were You When... My Thoughts on Michael Jackson. -
Sheila Wilson (10)
I am curious... and dead serious. I have read online posts of unprecedented admiration for Michael Jackson's music, dance, and humanitarian work -- each of them worthy of the man in his passing. However, I can't help but notice that the general population has done a complete 180. Where was... ( added 116 days 17 hours ago.) |
Michael Jackson Farewell at the Staples Centre Los Angeles -
Meera Yagnik (851) 
I have tears dripping down as I write this article; somehow, writing is bringing me a sense of relief as I fight the tears back.
I question why I am so emotional when I had never met MJ, or shall I say never had the privilege of meeting a music legend, but was he not more, I keep thinking and... ( added 124 days 10 hours ago.) |
Michael Jackson Kind of Pop dies (25th June 2009) -
- Meera Yagnik (851)
I am still in a state of disbelief and shock that one of the music legends that I had admired for his contribution to music has died at the meager age of 50. I am comforted that I am not alone in this either, so many people have been waking up today with this truly depressing news. Many like me... ( added 135 days 20 hours ago.) |
Neda Video - Iranian Girl Shot Down - Need a Reminder? -
Mark Parsec (15,071) 
Mark Parsec
Warning : the following video contains graphic material of mayhem in Iran!
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/neda-video-neda-agha-soltani-becomes-symbol-protest-iran It seems woefully too easy for many Americans to turn a blind eye to the violence and destruction occurring in... ( added 139 days 11 hours ago.) |
Expense Cheating MP's versus Benefits Cheats -
Leah (12,720) 
Leah
Everyone in the UK is boiling over the expense scandal whereby dozens (if not hundreds) of our elected Members of Parliament have been claiming expenses for many things such as property's they don't live in, mortgage interest for mortgages that have been paid off and things like 'floating duck... ( added 142 days 10 hours ago.) |
Gitmo Detainee Pleads Guilty in NY Court & 17 Detainees Headed to Palau Islands -
Suzy (914) 
Suzy
It's been nearly eleven years since the embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, and United States authorities have brought the first Gitmo detainee to New York to stand trial. Ahmed Ghailani, a Tanzanian, arrived early Tuesday morning at the Metropolitan Correctional Facility in Manhattan.
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The Celtic Tiger Slumbers -
- Evin Daly (39)
A visit to the Holy Land (Ireland) over the past couple of weeks has allowed me to view the land of my birth with new eyes. It made me realize that the news of demise of the Celtic Tiger is a malicious, completely unfounded, rumor; the beast merely rests. Unlike emigrants of old I have been... ( added 157 days 3 hours ago.) |
It's Not Easy Being Green -
Grammy Guru (900)
So says Kermit the Frog, and so say I. (While Kermit is referring to the color of his skin, I'm talking about green in the environmental sense.) But after watching the Oprah show on Earth Day, I was so nauseated by the videos showing what pollution has done to our oceans, I made a resolution to... ( added 196 days 9 hours ago.) |
Jewish Defence League rallies Government to investigate Canadian peace groups -
- Scott Copp (7)
Jewish Defence League of Canada director Meir Weinstein, said today that any Canadian organization or individual that invited George Galloway to speak in Canada later this month, would be looked in to regarding their ties to terror groups.
"We want to make sure that the hate the Hamas... ( added 232 days 5 hours ago.) |
Fighting wars over Oil? -
Markis Gardner (46) 
Markis Gardner
Did we really only help Kuwait because of oil? Do we really fight in wars over oil? What will happen with humanity if and when we are ever free from our dependence on oil? Will we let countless millions die and say - "It is not our concern"?
Another Persons War
While we're all focused on... ( added 256 days 14 hours ago.) |
World Hunger, are we doing enough? -
Markis Gardner (46)
Markis Gardner
Are we doing enough to end world hunger? Should we end it at all? When animals outnumber the food supply nature causes some to die of hunger. By preventing world hunger are we causing more problems down the line? If we should stop world hunger are we doing enough? Are some of these charities... ( added 256 days 14 hours ago.) |
Can Chocolate lovers and Coffee Drinkers stop Deforestation? -
Markis Gardner (46)
Markis Gardner
I hear arguments about Chocolate lovers and Coffee Drinkers needing to stop deforestation because it is the forests, more specifically the rainforests that produce the chocolate we eat and the Coffee that people drink. My question is, it seems that the Chocolate making companies and the Coffee... ( added 256 days 14 hours ago.) |
Oil Spills? Come on - cant that be a thing of the past? -
Markis Gardner (46)
Markis Gardner
Oil Spills? Come on - can't that be a thing of the past?
We now have oil tankers with dual hulls but they don't make all of them have it because too much money. They could have another boat in front dragging lines or something to make sure the tanker behind it won't hit anything, but again... ( added 256 days 14 hours ago.) |
Victoria's Worst Ever Bushfires Put Everything In Perspective. -
Dr Jeannette Kavanagh (1,232) 
Dr Jeannette Kavanagh
It was hard to find a category for this article written with such a heavy heart. Yes, it's news. In fact, most of our local radio stations speak of nothing else. News updates tell us only of an increasing death toll and ever-growing increase in property loss. Our main government-funded radio the... ( added 273 days 6 hours ago.) |
Global Warming Lie - Natural phenomenon NOT man made? -
Leah (12,720)
Leah
Here is something for you to ponder, it got me pondering for sure. According to many of the worlds scientists Global Warming is not in fact a man made disaster waiting to happen but part of a naturally occurring process.
The basis of this theory is that we are not the only planet in our solar... ( added 334 days 10 hours ago.) |
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World Peace Day September 21st and the Power of Intention -
- Sean M Kelly (226) 
Sean M Kelly
In October 2004 I went to the USA to deliver a Dare to Dream workshop in a beautiful place called Bellingham, Washington State. The Iraq war had been going on for a number of months and we decided to have a peace concert on the Friday night. We also decided to create a childrens peace cloth with... ( added 71 days 14 hours ago.) |
~A new life for Ishmael's descendants:: The Roots of the Middle East~ -
Jim Sorrell (61)
~~For all of Ishmael's descendants:: Have a life of your own, instead of fighting your dead ancestor's wars!!~~
~Iran:: A national poll taken early in May 2009 showed that the issues of most concern by the "vast majority of Iranians" were:
1. Desire for restoration of relations with... ( added 131 days 13 hours ago.) |
Freshwater Shortages: Humanity's Greatest Threat -
- Ellen Bell (3,378)
In the United States, regional water shortages are not uncommon. Parts of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other dry Southwestern states deal with water shortages and rationing on an almost annual basis. But for U.S. residents, such water shortages usually mean that we have to water our lawns... ( added 153 days 10 hours ago.) |
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