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Mentally disabled man playing with Legos fired upon by Seattle cop

“A police officer in King County, Washington opened fire on a mentally disabled man on Thursday, believing he was brandishing a gun, but later discovering the object was actually made out of Legos. The Seattle Times reported that the incident occurred in the morning hours, after several motorists reported a man waiving a gun at cars near a roadway. Police told the paper they’d encountered him before, and that he’s got a ‘fascination with guns.’ When the first officer arrived on the scene, he did not comply with her commands, so she opened fire.” Continue reading →

Gaza, an impoverished and besieged sliver of land

“Some 1.6 million Palestinians live in the cramped territory spread over 362 square kilometres (140 square miles) along the Mediterranean, making it one of the most densely populated parts of the world. The economic and humanitarian situation in the enclave has been precarious since Israel imposed an economic embargo after Hamas seized power in 2007. Under its blockade, Israel controls all goods entering the Gaza Strip, except those smuggled through tunnels under the border with Egypt. The blockade also involves a blanket ban on all weapons and munitions.” Continue reading →

U.S. gives ‘full backing’ to Israel while urging de-escalation of Gaza violence

“The Israeli ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, says the US has given his government a free hand in its assault on Gaza as the Israeli cabinet ordered a large call up of military reserves, prompting fears of a ground invasion. The Palestinian delegation to Washington condemned the US response to the crisis as ‘biased and weak’, and called on the White House to stop Israel using American-made weapons against civilians. It also described as ‘shameful’ what it called the justification of the murder of Palestinians by countries supporting Israeli actions, including Britain.” Continue reading →

French officials furious at Economist “time-bomb” taunt

“French officials angrily rejected a charge by Britain’s The Economist weekly on Friday that France was the ‘time-bomb at the heart of Europe’ and a danger to the euro single currency, accusing the magazine of sensationalism. French public spending accounts for 56 percent of gross domestic product, the highest level in the euro zone, and public debt reached 90 percent of GDP this year. Hollande’s deficit-reduction strategy is based two-thirds on tax increases, much of it on businesses, and one-third on spending cuts.” Continue reading →

Petraeus Scandal is Neocons Loss

If there is a positive to come out of the unfolding scandal involving General Petraeus, it might be a more sober accounting of America’s involvement in Afghanistan. Risks to our national security have been heightened by our continued presence there: Our handpicked president, Hamid Karzai is seen as a joke. Anti-American sentiment has grown considerably. Terrorists recruit. The Taliban endures. To the degree Americans […]

Spain halts evictions of vulnerable homeowners

“Spain announced Thursday a two-year halt to evictions of the most vulnerable home owners as a public outcry mounted over suicides linked to desperate people facing expulsion. The Spanish Banking Association announced Monday it was freezing mortgage-related evictions for two years in extreme cases. Savings banks, too, suspended expulsions while awaiting new government rules. Many people were shocked by two suicides in 15 days by indebted homeowners facing expulsion in Spain, where both banks and borrowers were hammered by a 2008 property crash.” Continue reading →

Obama Is Formally and Criminally Charged with Treason, By the U.S. Military — Again!!

Veterans : Let us remember, the Oath we all took to defend the Constitution of the United States did not end with a DD214! Once again you are being called to serve your country. Remember the statement made by Congressman Tom Tancredo: This is our Culture;fight for it. This is our Flag; pick it up. This is our Country; take it back. Let’s stop the chatter, go to work! The Grand Jury, Federal and State is the tool given to us by the Constitution, its time we use it.[…]

UK survey finds one new ‘legal high’ goes on sale every week in Britain

“A record 57 new legal highs have been detected so far this year, with the EU’s early warning system reporting the appearance of more than one new psychoactive drug on the market every week. The rise and rise of legal highs is being driven by an explosion in the number of online retailers selling the new drugs in Europe, which has risen from 170 in 2010 to a record 693 internet ‘head shops’. The European drug experts say those manufacturing the drugs are trying to evade attempts to ban them by using ever more obscure chemical groups to synthesise them; a rising number of products now include several psychoactive substances.” Continue reading →