The British government has warned any individuals who stand in the way of the Dr. Kofi Anan-led mediation talks that any obstruction would “face the consequences.” The Swiss government also supported the tough stand of Great Britain by saying it would cancel visas for obstructionists. The mediation effort has reached a critical point and there [...]
By Manny Mogato JOLO, Philippines (Reuters) - The sound of guns used to be commonplace on Jolo, an island in the remote south of the Philippines used as a base by a rebel group linked to al Qaeda, but it has been relatively calm for a few years now. About 5,000 Philippine soldiers, backed by between 200 to 500 U.S. soldiers, are deployed there, and besides combating the Abu Sayyaf rebels, they have been winning over the mainly Muslim residents by helping sink wells and building schools and roads. But tensions have been rising over the past few months because of renewed Abu Sayyaf activity and a gunfight last week in which troops were accused of killing eight villagers threatens to undermine all that goodwill. "This incident could potentially damage the friendly relations between the military and the people on the island," provincial governor Abdusakur Tan told Reuters on Saturday. "I really want a closure on this incident." The military has acknowledged
Once upon a time… Search engine optimizers used to market a website by first introducing it directly to the major search engines. They used to do this because search engines then took time to come by their website and they preferred going up to the search engine than waiting to be approached by them. This would be more of a hassle than help for a website as webmasters and search engine optimizers had to do search engine submissions (SES) every time the web page or website was updated. This proved to be a rather tedious process, not to mention money and time consuming. A change in the way search engines function led to this activity being discouraged as search engines had evolved enough to do the searching or crawling of websites on their own. Today, search engine optimizers do not pay much attention towards search engine submission as the latter are likely to penalize such sites and treat them as link farms. Today, whatever SES is done by search engine optimizers and
A senior official in the Palestinian Authority told the Arab newspaper, Al Quds, that “final status talks between the Israel and Palestinian negotiating teams have reached a standstill due to Israel stubborness.” He feared Israel was not demonstrating sufficient flexibility and blamed it partially on the weak bargaining position of Israel Foreign Minister Livni. He [...]
Weeks of violence and disorder have wracked the nation of Kenya after its president, Kibaki, manipulated election results in order to claim he was re-elected. Mediator Kofi Annan said talks have “reached far” and was optimistic there would be a resolution of the growing civil war in order to end bloodshed. William Ruto, of the [...]
Palestinian Pime Minister Salaam Fayad expressed his pessimism concerning the possibility of achieving a peaceful resolution of the conflict with Israel any time in 2008. He blamed failure on the part of Israel to dismantle illegal West Bank settlements and the continuing Israeli military activities on the West Bank as undermining factors which impair movement [...]
Are you as fed up with anyone comparing this presidential campaign to anything that took place in the 1960s as I am?Are you also tired of our corporate media using the spat over what Hillary Clinton supposedly said about needing a president to enact civil rights legislation, or words to that effect (here), and subsequently running with that to ever-more-absurd dimensions?Good. Then allow me to bring some highlights (?) to you for our amusement more than anything else.A week ago, we had David Brooks of the New York Times trying to create the following faux equivalency in another attempt to demonize the Clintons (though Bill set himself up for that treatment a bit – here)…The (Sen. Ted and Caroline) Kennedy endorsements (of Barack Obama) will help among working-class Democrats, Catholics and the millions of Americans who have followed Caroline’s path to maturity. Furthermore, here was Senator Kennedy, the consummate legislative craftsman, vouching for the fact that Obama is ready t
When it comes to public enquiries the British government seems to lose all interest in privatization and outsourcing. It is quite happy, if not over-keen, when selling off the crown jewels of State infrastructure, such as water and railways, and doesn't lose a night's sleep about out-sourcing the running of prisons to US multi-national corporations. As to the NHS, it likes nothing better than mortgaging the tax revenues of future generations up to the hilt under the PPFI, as long as its friends in big business can turn a lucrative profit.But when it comes to inquiring into the conduct of the British State in the north of Ireland, all talk of out-sourcing a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission [TJ&RC] is scoffed at as unfeasible if not ridiculous, when in fact the opposite is true. For to do otherwise will negate the whole purpose of a TJ&RC, as it would allow those accused of misdeeds, i.e. the British State, to conduct an enquiry into itself. Which is something even London's
After being shut out of the debates by corporate media outlets, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich announces he’s dropping out of the presidential race. Kucinch has been critical of corporate control of the media and represented the voice of millions of Americans on single payer health care, election reform, impeachment and ending the war. He’s facing serious opposition in Ohio’s 10th Congressional district.
President Kibaki and his biter rival Raila Odinga finally met face-to-face for the first time since their nation was torn apart by anger arising from the blatant stealing of election by the president. What looked unthinkable just last week dramatically changed when both men smiled for the press and shook hands. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi [...]
Within a week after the departure of President Bush from the Middle East, there has been a surge in operations by the Israel Defense Force in Gaza including closure of crossings through which much needed supplies were being trucked by the United Nations UNRWA operation. President Abbas strongly criticized the Israel closure and his emotions [...]
Hollywood actor George Clooney has been appointed a Messenger of Peace for the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the 46-year-old actor’s designation on Jan 18. "You have seen first-hand the pain experienced by the victims of war and made it your personal mission to help end violence and human suffering," E! Online quoted Moon, as lauding Clooney's humanitarian work. Clooney will primarily focus his efforts on raising awareness and support for the UN's international peacekeeping missions. "Recognized for focusing public attention on crucial international political and social issues, Mr. Clooney joins eight other United Nations Messengers of Peace who advocate on behalf of the organization," U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said. The actor has been a human rights activist for a number of years and recently took part in a campaign to draw attention to the atrocities being committed in the Sudanese region
Omar Osama bin Laden, one of the nineteen children spawned by the famous Muslim mlitant leader, is dedicating his life to fight for peace in the world. Together with his British wife, Omar is interested in “chaning the ideas of the Western mind. A lot of people thinak Arabs–especially the bin Ladens, especiallly the [...]
The 26-year-old does not renounce his father, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but in an interview with The Associated Press,he said there is a better way to defend Islam than al-Qaida's militancy:Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West.Color me skeptical...Trackposted to The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, Outside the Beltway, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, Right Truth, The World According to Carl, Pirate's Cove, Leaning Straight Up, The Amboy Times, Big Dog's Weblog, Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, Adeline and Hazel, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven DeluxeTags: al-Qaida, Ambassador Of Peace, Omar Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden, Islam, fighting terrorism, West, Skeptical
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I don’t have a lot to say today, because my heart and mind are with the community of Bathurst.
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Joh Kufor, Presdent of Ghana, flew out of Kenya after failing to persuade President Kibaki to engage in meaningful negotiations with opposition leaders. There is no doubt vote manipulation was common in the past election and no time was allowed between the final vote tallies and the hurried installation of Kibaki as president to ensure [...]
President Bush left Israel asking leaders of both sides to pursue their quest for peace. The unanswered question is did his visit aid or damage this desire for peace? The president supported two of Israel’s main goals– maintain their West Bank settlements, and not be compelled to accept the return of Paestinian refugees. He urged [...]
Iran's ambassador to Pakistan said Jan. 25 is the date the two sides will sign the so-called peace pipeline, a multibillion-dollar project to send Iranian natural gas to Pakistan.
Mashallah Shakeri said Sunday the "gas pipeline project is one of the most important economic projects in the region,"...
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When I came across this obituary of Peggie Preston, what struck was she had lived the type of life which should have ensured her a prominent obituary in the national press, instead of her becoming an after thought in the Guardians 'Other Lives' section. The one place were class prejudice still rules supreme in all its arrogance is on the Obituary Pages of the British Press. Few working class people appear on these pages whether it be in the Times, Guardian, Independent or Telegraph, although to be fair the latter is more liberal than most as they always have space for the odd non commissioned officer who committed heroic deeds when serving in the military and rightly so. However in the main the obituary pages are overwhelmingly made up of the so called great and good, people who come from the 'right type of background' with a sprinkling of authors and artists etc who had made their peace with the British establishment. Of course there are exceptions but they are few and far between. I
Today I am searching for a little bit of peace and quiet.
Because my husband has gone back to work, there are 7 kids in my house today. Did you all know I had seven kids? Because, seriously dude, you should have told me about the extra six kids. It was quite a shock to the system this morning.
I have been sneaking off into what I think are empty rooms only to find one or two kids already there
Christmas Day was a cheat day so I don't have macronutrient totals for yesterday.
Weight this morning: 141 (One week ago: 140.6)
Calories burned in exercise today: 101
After stuffing myself yesterday I'm not very hungry today.
Well, it finally died. My 9-year-old iMac breathed its last and gave up the ghost last night. It was the original Bondi Blue model created in 1998. Like Lazarus in the
Christmas Pleas for Courage, Compassion
Russia Successfully Tests New ICBM
Suicide blasts kill 34 in Iraq
Christmas: A day of prayer and reconciliation
Nepal bridge collapses; dozens missing
Turkish planes bomb rebels in Iraq
Baghdad Churches Packed For Christmas
Baby Jesus in Nativity Scene Gets GPS After Last Statue
L.A. Winds Topple Power Lines, Propel Church Blaze
Magnitude 6.0 Quake Hits Off Coast of [...]
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa. In his Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the Pope also urged people in modern societies to accept the light of Christ and warned that many human tragedies were caused by environmental upheavals. "May this Christmas truly be for all people a day of joy, hope and peace," he said in his address from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica to tens of thousands of people below. The address was broadcast live to some 57 countries. "May the light of Christ, which comes to enlighten every human being, shine forth and bring consolation to those who live in the darkness of poverty, injustice and war," he said. Christmas should bring hope to those "still denied their legitima
The Liberal Party will host a major foreign policy forum in Toronto on Saturday on Sri Lanka's civil war, one of the bloodiest conflicts in the modern world. Bob Rae will be the keynote speaker and Akaash Maharaj will moderate. The forum will bring together Canadians from both sides of the conflict and from neither, and will seek to forge a consensus on what Canada can do to foster peace in the country. The panel will be composed of: Derek Lee MP, as host; Alan Tonks MP, GTA Caucus Chair; John McCallum MP, former Minister of Defence; John McKay MP; Jim Karygiannis MP; and Jonathan Kay, National Post Comment Editor.
Britney Spears doesn’t want to see the media till she is over her sisters pregnancy.On Thursday, after spending an afternoon at her Beverly Hills home with her sons she scheduled – then canceled – a session at Millennium Dance Complex. “She wanted to try out a new dance routine,” says a source. But, in the [...]
Homeland Security is building a US-Mexico border fence through the ancestral lands of the Tonoho O’Odham Nation, whose land spans the US and Mexico.
Graves have been dug up, protesters intimidated and harassed - and worse.
There is surge in the population of very different breed called netizens, a citizen of net mainly through booming Social Networking sites, which impart different colours to the virtual relationship formed through such sites. It provides a reunion sort of things to people who really value their friendship and want to connect with them with whom they have lost their contact. A very new dimension has just begun to mushroom in social Networking Sites; Hate Clubs are in vogue today, a platform that invites like-minded people to vent out their prejudices. Netizens spend significant time online and it affects both in positive and negative way, if some people find it to discuss various topics many communities devote their time propagating hate and violence. Hate communities at Orkut have zoomed to a significant number, I hate Himesh Reshmaiya, similarly such hate clubs for Shahrukh Khan, Greg Chappel, Ekta Kapoor are making its presence felt among such sites with members amounting to 76,837 fo
Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised to use talks with Palestinians that begin on Wednesday as an opportunity to achieve a lasting peace. “This is an opportunity,” he said, “that entails many uncertainties, many risks, many dangers. We cannot ignore them. But, we absolutely must not allow uncertainty and risks to prevail because an opportunity [...]
I have lost my inspiration. I could not compose my post orderly. I am perturbed and perplexed.
I went to church last week. I hope the church is even nearer to my home. Currently, I need to cycle to the church. It was tiring. There is a slope, which is [...]
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed a view that many objective observers share that “if the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-styloe struggle for equal voting rights(also for the Palestinians in the territories), then, as soon as that happens, the state of Israel is finished.” This is the first [...]
Middle East peace conference begins in Annapolis, Maryland Most of the Turkish columnists were not very hopeful for the outcomes. Let's see what happens. A roundup begins here:...
?'? ????? ???"?Shamash 19This morning, I dreamt.My "husband" and I were visiting an Arab family somewhere here in the U.S. My "husband" and I were Israeli-Americans in the dream. We were going on a recreational outing with the Arab man and his wife as two couples. To where, I didn't know. It was daytime. We had been invited into their home to wait as they settled their children to stay with older siblings while we went on our outing.We took the Arab couple's car. The two men were in the front seat and the man's wife and I sat in the back seat. We had to make a quick stop somewhere before we proceeded on to our recreational destination.The Arab man got out of the car at a place that looked like the entrance gate to an industrial factory. He spoke with one of the guards that occupied the booth at the entrance gate. He sold the guard his machine gun and got back inside the car.As we were driving away, the guard at the entrance booth shot toward the car. He was shooting at me. "
John Howard's striking loss comes largely as a result of his long-standing support for American President George W. Bush, including Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq. The new Prime Minister will be Kevin Rudd, who has promised to maintain close relations with the USA as a nation, but end the pro-Bush policies of John Howard.
I read this in the Washington Post yesterday, and I thought that it was one of the most damning commentaries on Dubya I'd read in awhile concerning the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Annapolis, MD next week (sometimes the inadvertent remarks are the ones that say the most)...Dennis Ross, a senior U.S. negotiator through most of this peacemaking period, is skeptical that much will emerge from the Annapolis talks.Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Ross doubted Bush would follow Carter and Clinton's precedent for direct involvement in the talks. "This president will never be like Clinton. He will never know the issues. He will not throw himself into it."And by the way, I'm trying to avoid discussing the whole Israeli-Palestinian thing because that's the subject of a long post all by itself; as I've said before, you'll have to work really hard for me to feel sympathetic to the Palestinians, but on the other hand, this is the most Israel-sympathetic presidential
There are several ignored sectors of Israeli society whose voices are now generally ignored when such ventures as the Annapolis conference emerge — the peace movement and Israeli Arab citizens. Left wing groups such as Labor, Meretz or the Arab political parties in Israel apparently are not able to come together and constitute a voice [...]
Vietnamese police have arrested two US pro-democracy activists, a Frenchwoman and a Thai who were attempting to hold pro-democracy seminars in their nation. The Vietnamese group, Viet Tan(Reform) said the activists, all members of a pro-democracy organization, were meeting with Vietnamese citizens to discuss “peaceful democratic change” in their nation. Police surrounded the house [...]
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. ~ William Saronyan
Finding Peace Through Happiness
Happiness is found in who you are, not what you do or how much you have. Happiness is a state of mind. Think happy thoughts, be happy. Think unhappy thoughts, [...]
Finding Peace Through Love
Love heals.
Love enters your life through others once you begin to love yourself.
Self-love waters the soul and forgiveness nourishes the spirit. The values and morals you live by are the foundation for self-acceptance through which love grows. You then can begin to selflessly give and be other-directed.
To give [...]
Ian Martin, chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal, today said that the lack of proper mechanism to monitor the implementation of past agreements
I find this story kind of sad actually. Boston had a Veteran’s Day parade, after the parade there was going to be a ceremonial laying of wreaths for every war from WWI all the way up to the Iraq war. That is when the ceremony got ugly. A group called Veterans For Peace teamed up [...]
DJ at Asymptotic Life was directly involved a group that was instrumental in brokering a cease-fire in the Sri Lanka civil war a few years back. They thought the combatants would then do the right thing and continue working towards peace. So they backed off from involvement, thinking their job was done. Tragically, it wasn’t.
The [...]
Social activist Medha Patkar today began a 48-hour hunger strike demanding Central government’s intervention to restore peace in the violence-hit Nandigram in West Bengal’s East
The Bush legacy of posturing defiance at the world, insulting nations, and creating chaos is not readily shaken off when it comes to organizing peace meetings. Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak is urging inclusion of Syria in the upcoming Annapolis conference, but the Syrian government has limited trust or confidence that anything worthwhile will come [...]
My grandma (my dad's aunt) passed away last night because of old age. She died at the age of 89. Although we're not that close to her, we're still thankful that my dad had her as his aunt. For him, She's a Hero! May you rest in peace, Lola!
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