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Israel Vs. Palestine - Martyr Tv
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 1:05 AM EST (VBS)
Watchdogging some dubious pro-suicide-bombing music videos.
Obama's War
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 12:46 AM EST (VBS)
In the summer of 2009, Ben Anderson travelled to the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan to document the first military campaign ordered by President Obama. Anderson provides an inside view of what life is like for Echo Company's U.S.
Palestine Vs. Israel - Against the Wall
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:27 PM EST (VBS)
Criss-crossing the Holy Land to find the biggest prison wall weve ever seen.
PLO Boy Scouts of Beirut
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:10 PM EST (VBS)
These kids are being trained to do whatever it takes; including turning their bodies into bombs.
Islam: A First Person View of Hajj
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 8:14 PM EST (VBS)
Hajj is the world's largest annual pilgrimage that takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Last year VICE Founder Suroosh Alvi went with his family and shot footage with an old Handicam.
Want to Buy a Dirty Bomb? Head to Bulgaria.
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 8:04 PM EST (VBS)
Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti shop for dirty bombs in the Bulgarian black market. After you see the relative ease with which they were able to meet a real, in the flesh, black market arms dealer, you'll be stocking up on gas masks and radiation sickness pills. We know we are.
Report: Israel Stole $2B from Palestinian Workers
Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:00 PM EST (AntiWar.com)
Over the past four decades Israel has defrauded Palestinians working inside Israel of more than $2 billion by deducting from their salaries contributions for welfare benefits to which they were never entitled, Israeli economists have revealed.
Israel's Gaza blockade continues to suffocate daily life
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 1:27 PM EST (Amnesty International)
"Israel claims that the ongoing blockade of Gaza, in force since June 2007, is a response to the indiscriminate rocket attacks launched from Gaza into southern Israel by Palestinian armed groups.
'Hockey stick' graph creator Michael Mann cleared of academic misconduct
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 1:18 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The board of inquiry at Pennsylvania State University said it found no evidence that Michael Mann, a leading climatologist, had suppressed or falsified data, tried to destroy data or emails, or misused information.
Marijuana Superstore in California
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:26 PM EST (ABC Local Affiliates)
California News (KFSN) -- With several cities around the state in legal battles over the presence of medical marijuana dispensaries, the city of Oakland is now home to a pot super-store.
Olympia won't take on assault weapons ban
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:20 PM EST (MyNorthWest.com)
Despite pleas to ban assault rifles, Washington lawmakers don't appear ready to tackle the issue this session. The legislation focuses on "military-style" assault weapons, which can fire rapidly and carry large magazines of ammunition.
Hackers hit House websites: 'F— Obama'
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:47 PM EST (Raw Story)
Some twenty congressmembers and House congressional committee websites were hit with targeted hacks this morning after President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. A group called the Red Eye Crew claimed responsibility.
Labor unions mull challenging Blue Dog Dems in primaries
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:43 PM EST (Raw Story)
Disappointed with Blue Dogs who helped foil the unions' hoped-for agenda in President Obama's first year, leaders of unions such as the United Steelworkers and AFSCME are considering supporting more union-friendly and more progressive candidates for the 2010 mid-term elections.
Republicans Ready to Spar With Obama
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:28 PM EST (The New York Times)
Gathered for a retreat in the Renaissance Hotel overlooking the blue-collar city's famous harbor and historic Fort McHenry, members of the conservative Republican House Conference say they are itching to quiz the president and present their policy ideas rather than listen to a …
Harassed, intimidated, abused: but now Pakistan's hijra transgender minority finds its voice
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:24 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Pakistani hijras, or transgender men, at a function on the outskirts of the garrison city Rawalpindi. Pakistan's supreme court has issued a number of groundbreaking orders for the government and police to afford hijras the same civil rights as other citizens.
Gaza, Child's Eye: 'My brothers think about weapons, not toys'
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:18 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Two young Palestinian girls - 15-year-old Reem and 10-year-old Ameera – describe their ongoing fears in the aftermath of last year's bombing of Gaza by Israel. This video does a good job of showing the self-perpetuating nature of the war.
Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:08 PM EST (The New York Times)
Speaking to students at the École Militaire, the prestigious French war college, Mrs.
Wikileaks temporarily shuts down due to lack of funds
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:51 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The whistleblowing website Wikileaks has temporarily shut down because of a lack of funds. The site, which has been a major irritant to governments and big businesses since it launched in 2007, says it cannot keep going without more public donations.
Republicans rip Eric Holder on Miranda rights for underwear bomber
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:17 AM EST (Politico)
Top Senate Republicans want answers from the man they believe decided the FBI should read the suspected Christmas Day bomber his Miranda rights: Attorney General Eric Holder.
John Boehner: Republicans accept fair share of blame
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:14 AM EST (Politico)
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) offered a mea culpa of sorts for Republican spending during their control of Congress in the Bush era.
Bachmann and Tea Party Conservatives sign 'Declaration' of Healthcare Independence
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:12 AM EST (Politico)
The first half of the document decries the government "takeover" of health care, and the second portion lists 10 Republican principles for reform, including restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortions and a prohibition on the expansion of health care to illegal immigrants.
Psychiatric Problems Send More Troops Home Than Combat Injuries
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:06 AM EST (NPR)
A new study reports a sharp increase in the number of U.S. troops evacuated for psychiatric reasons in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Plan considered to buy off Taliban
Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:48 PM EST (AL JAZEERA)
In advance of an international conference in London to discuss Afghanistan's future on Thursday, Japan, the United States and Britain are said to be leading the proposal. The scheme would offer cash, jobs and other incentives to the Taliban and fighters in other armed groups.
Rabbi arrested, suspected in West Bank mosque arson
Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:34 PM EST (BBC News)
Israeli police have arrested a rabbi on suspicion of involvement in an arson attack on a mosque last month. Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, the head of a Jewish seminary in the settlement of Yitzhar, was arrested after he refused to co-operate, police said.
Governor Looks South of the Border for Prisons
Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:05 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that the state could save $1 billion by building and operating prisons in Mexico to house undocumented felons who are currently imprisoned in California.
Recent Votes
Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk
In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
Palin Defends Rush's Use of "Retard"But the former governor went to great and sometimes awkward lengths to insist that when conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh used the same exact term to describe the same exact group, it was simply in the role of political humorist.
Obama or Palin
Just wondering who is really qualified to lead this country and why. It seems to me neither has the experience to run our country. Where are the real leaders? If your vote is other please explain.
- Israel Vs. Palestine - Martyr Tv
Watchdogging some dubious pro-suicide-bombing music videos.
- Obama's War
In the summer of 2009, Ben Anderson travelled to the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan to document the first military campaign ordered by President Obama. Anderson provides an inside view of what life is like for Echo Company's U.S.
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