Thoughts on Western Jihad by John Feffer August 6, 2009 The actor Will Smith is no one’s image of a suicide bomber. With his boyish face, he has often played comic roles. Even as the last man on earth in I Am Legend, he retains a wise-cracking, ironic demeanor. And yet, surrounded by a horde of hyperactive vampires [...]

The American Psychological Association maintains that homosexuality is natural and, most especially, that it can’t be changed. by Jean-Claude Leclerc August 10, 2009 The attack against a gay community center in Tel Aviv didn’t just shake up the homosexuals in that liberal town. Distressed that such a crime could happen among them, many other Israelis are also in [...]

by Neena Bhandari SYDNEY, Aug 4 (IPS) – Pacific Islanders, aiming to secure their very survival, are calling for immediate commitments from the developed world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45 percent by 2020.

Action on a global scale must be taken to curb the development of military killer robots that think for themselves, a leading British expert said.

Rather than throwing families out of foreclosed homes, US laws should be changed to allow them to stay and rent by Dean Baker July 27, 2009 Winston Churchill supposedly said: “You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have tried everything else.” This may prove to be an accurate description of the [...]

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by Dan De Luce July 21, 2009 WASHINGTON – The expanding US drone war against Al-Qaeda may be disrupting the terror network’s operations but the lethal bombing raids carry risks for Washington and its ally Pakistan.

by Benamar Benatta July 20, 2009 I was the subject of an “extraordinary rendition” from Canada to the United States, where I was held for nearly five years and tortured as a terror suspect, even though I was innocent.

read English (original) version below Matando la esperanza, sembrando el terror por Manuel García, Jr. 15 de julio, 2009 En junio de 2009, Leon Panetta, director de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) – la Guardia Pretoriana de EE.UU. que guía el curso del Imperio del Área del Dólar – anuló un programa para asesinar a dirigentes de al-Qaeda, [...]

Prisoners at airbase in Afghanistan refuse family visits and recreation time to highlight denial of legal rights by Associated Press July 16, 2009 KABUL – Hundreds of prisoners at the main American detention centre in Afghanistan are refusing privileges such as recreation time and family visits in protest at their lack of legal rights.