"There is a special irony in having been accused of improper regard for the opinions of foreign governments and societies by a group so clearly intent on enforcing adherence to the policies of a...
VIDEO: "An Unholy Alliance" - Documentary examines CIA and other intelligence agency links to the global drug trade.
by Reprehensor
911blogger.com
In 1996, directors Chris Hilton and David Roberts released "An Unholy Alliance" as the second part...
Today brings the sad news that Beverly Eckert died in the crash of Flight 3407 on her way to Buffalo for a weekend celebration of what would have been her late husband Sean...
by Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories
Huffingtonpost.com
For eighteen months the entire 1.5 million people of Gaza experienced a punishing blockade imposed by Israel, and a variety...
"Well, ahem," muses the UN Third Committee Member from the US, "of course, if we support the 'right to food,' we can't very well support Israel's 'right' to starve the citizens of Gaza to the point of eating grass or any of a number of similar 'unfortunate situations' ... and we don't want to appear hypocritical ... rather a delicate situation we have here ... ahem ... Let's just state we're not signing it based on a technicality in the wording based on lack of 'enforcement' power. Yes, yes, that's it. Of course, the other 180 nations don't have any issue with that technicality, but at least we'll have something to say we objected to so we won't have to just admit we don't really believe that all people have a right to food. Yes, I think that will work..."
