Obama: Human Rights In The AM, State Secrets & FBI Raids In The PM
During the Vietnam war, the saying which illustrated the best the schizophrenic aspect of the US involvement there was “Candy in the morning, napalm in the afternoon”. Decades later, the US administration is still displaying the very same sign of this disturbing behavior where one hand takes away what the other hand has given. The […]
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 […]
Burning Korans and Building Mosques: America’s Blasphemy Laws
Blasphemy laws are instituted when members of a religious group decide that their belief system should be unassailable, immune from any real or perceived criticism, and protected from any disrespect or display of dissent, and are enforced through thethreat of punishment or dire consequences. America’s freedoms are being threatened by both internal and external forces exploiting the unwarranted legitimacy they receive through religious profession. If any one is going to secure their rights as an American citizen, we must all stand firmly for the rights of all American citizens.
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 […]
