EU Commissioner Compares Expulsions Of Roma To Vichy’s Deportation Of Jews
Today in Brussels, the European Union Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, called France’s expulsions policy a “disgrace”. The EU commission is threatening legal action against France over the French government’s crackdown on its Roma population. Viviane Reding compared President Sarkozy’s policy to the World War II deportation of Jews perpetrated by the pro-Nazi government of Petain, […]
Gas Pipe Killer Inferno: A Symbol Of Our Crumbling Infrastructure
Last Thursday, in San Bruno California, at about 6:15 PM a 30-inch high pressure natural gas pipeline, belonging to the private utility company Pacific Gas & Electric Co., ruptured. The pipe rupture created a firestorm that killed at least four people, left scored injured, completely destroyed 37 homes and badly damaged 8 others. This tragedy […]
Photographs: Remembering 9/11 In Malibu California
Pepperdine University’s sign above says: “Welcome Visitors, Pepperdine University is proud to honor the memory of the innocent men and women who lost their lives in the tragic attacks on the United States on 9/11/2001 in New-York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. This exhibit displays one flag for each victim of the attacks, including the […]
Did 9/11/2001 Mark the Beginning of the End of the Empire?
In a strange coincidence of calendar, today is the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It is a time for Muslims to celebrate after a month of fast. For Americans, tomorrow will be a time a grief and remembrance about a turning point in our global history that is still an open wound in […]
Global Trend: Freedom of the Press and Journalists Are Under Attack
Anyone trying to understand the current health of the global press can see some disturbing trends at play. The first one is insidious and has been unfolding in the United States and Europe for the past two decades. It consists of the purchase of major news organizations by large corporations who have more concerns about […]
