News (Page 2) -- July 18, 2006

Right-wing media divided: Is U.S. now in World War III, IV, or V? - "Hey, everybody. Hurry up; we've got World War III to fight. Yes, it is the end of days, isn't it?"

Uncensored News Reports From Across The Middle East - "This video contains images depicting the reality and horror of war and should only be viewed by a mature audience." -- You will not be seeing these reports on the nightly news.

Politicians and Media Selling America's Soul for an Israeli Shekel - "It is inexplicable on a human level, not on the ideological, political, or financial level, that our "mainstream" media are blaming the occupied victims in Gaza and Lebanon for Israel's "forced" retaliations. Most of you are either unwilling or careless to learn about the history of the Israeli Palestinian conflict and how a Jewish state for Europe's victims was forced violently and with terrorism expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their home with the deliberate erasing of over 400 Palestinian villages (Read Ben Gurion and Dayan's own writings; or Benny Morris's: Palestinian Refugee Problem). Massacres, rapes, terrorism (first MidEast bomb was by Begin's group, first hijacking of a plane was by Israel) were inflicted on the British, Palestinians, and U.N. envoys. Your myths about Israel as a "democracy" defies the logic that this solely a “Jewish state" where Christians and Muslims are unwanted. Mosques and churches have been burned and destroyed. This is part of Jewish dogma as evidenced in the Babylonian Talmud."

Thousands flee as Israel threatens all-out war - "An Israeli security source told Reuters that Israel believed that it had a week to inflict as much damage as it could on Hezbollah before the US, Israel’s strongest supporter, became unable to resist international pressure for a ceasefire. Israeli forces “will have to accelerate the bombardment”, he said."

Iran's Hizbollah says ready to attack US, Israel - "Iran's Hizbollah, which claims links to the Lebanese group of the same name, said on Tuesday it stood ready to attack Israeli and U.S. interests worldwide."

Israel capable of air strike on Iran - "Israel is in the best position militarily in its history to mount air strikes against Iran, after a decade of buying U.S.-produced long-range aircraft, penetrating bombs and aerial refueling tankers."

Rush Limbaugh: That's why I think this is a gift to the world, folks. -- Check out the audio.

US warships head for Lebanon, thousands flee bombing - "The United States ordered five military ships to head for Lebanon on Tuesday in its first major evacuation of Americans as thousands of foreigners packed their bags to flee Israeli air strikes pounding the country."

US hawks smell blood - "Seeing a major opportunity to regain influence lost as a result of setbacks in Iraq, prominent neo-conservatives are calling for unconditional US support for Israel's military offensives in Gaza and Lebanon and "regime change" in Syria and Iran, as well as possible US attacks on Tehran's nuclear facilities in retaliation for its support of Hezbollah."

Violence in Iraq spinning out of control - "The new unity government of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds was supposed to bring Iraqis together. Instead, sectarian bloodletting is spiraling out of control. In the last two days alone, more than 120 people were killed in two spectacular examples of Sunni-Shiite violence — 53 in the suicide van bombing Tuesday in Kufa and 50 in the massacre Monday in the market in Mahmoudiya."

Turkey signals it's prepared to enter Iraq - "Turkish officials signaled Tuesday they are prepared to send the army into northern Iraq if U.S. and Iraqi forces do not take steps to combat Turkish Kurdish guerrillas there — a move that could put Turkey on a collision course with the United States."

Cheerleading the Apocalypse - "Who knows but the world may end tonight?"

Where are the Christians? - "But what Israel is doing is imposing deliberate suffering on civilians, collective punishment on innocent people, to force them to do something they are powerless to do: disarm the gunmen among them. Such a policy violates international law and comports neither with our values nor our interests. It is un-American and un-Christian. But where are the Christians? Why is Pope Benedict virtually alone among Christian leaders to have spoken out against what is being done to Lebanese Christians and Muslims?"

House Rejects Gay Marriage Ban Amendment - " The House on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, ending for another year a congressional debate that supporters of the ban hope will still reverberate in this fall's election."

IRS Warns Churches Against Campaigning - "The Internal Revenue Service has been warning churches and nonprofit organizations that improper campaigning in the upcoming political season could endanger their tax-exempt status."

Clone 'would feel individuality' - "Scientists drew their conclusions after interviewing identical twins about their experiences of sharing exactly the same genes with somebody else."

Another Complication from Diabetes: Alzheimer's Disease - "New studies show a link between the two diseases of older Americans. That's good news and bad news."

E-Mail Losing Its Clout - "E-mail is so last millennium. Young people see it as a good way to reach an elder _ a parent, teacher or a boss _ or to receive an attached file. But increasingly, the former darling of high-tech communication is losing favor to instant and text messaging, and to the chatter generated on blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace."