Archives for مارس 2016

AIPAC’s Calling, But Will Bernie Sanders Answer?

Unlike Clinton, Sanders faces a dilemma: speak to AIPAC in benign platitudes which will alienate the least number of its supporters while falling far short of his own progressive values, or turn his back on the invitation and earn the enduring wrath of the Israel lobby?

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

SEATTLE --- (Analysis) The annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference opens on March 20 in Washington, and a recent petition campaign is calling on one particular candidate to skip the event, which more or less requires candidates to kowtow to the Israel lobby -- something other candidates have proven eager to do. This

9/11: Larry Silverstein Designed New WTC-7 One Year Before Attacks

Larry Silverstein was caught admitting on camera that he planned to build an entirely new World Trade Center 7 (WTC-7) building one year before the 9/11 attacks had occurred.

Real estate developer Larry Silverstein, left, puts his arm around New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as they arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Silverstein's 978-foot (298-meter) 4 World Trade Center, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Back in April 2000, one year and five months before the attacks, “Lucky Larry” held a meeting to discuss plans to replace building 7 in 2002.  As reported by Veterans Today: “We got the designs.  And the first design meeting was in April of 2000. And construction began shortly thereafter, in 2002.” Watch Larry Silverstein - New WTC7

Trump, Clinton And The Danger Of US Liberals

The very danger posed by both white and non-white liberals, and the implications for the US and the world.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton at Trump's wedding.

Eric Draitser appears on Community Public Radio with broadcaster Don DeBar and Professor Anthony Monteiro to discuss the US elections and the implications for the future. The conversation begins with a discussion of both the Republican and Democratic sides with particular attention to the socioeconomic conditions giving rise to the

Denver Police Caught Using Confidential Criminal Databases For Personal Gain

25 Denver officers have been punished for inappropriate use of the databases since 2006. Most of them received reprimands rather than the harsher penalties some police agencies impose for the same offense.

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Police using 'Public Eye' surveillance software.

DENVER — Denver police officers caught using confidential criminal databases for personal reasons — such as learning a woman's phone number — get only light punishment, allowing the potentially dangerous abuse to continue, the city's independent police monitor wrote in a report released Tuesday. The problem involves the National Crime

Black Lives Matter Victory As Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Ousted

Anita Alvarez waited an entire year before convicting the killer of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, attracting widespread condemnation from anti-police brutality and civil rights groups.

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Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez (AP Photo)

Chicago decided it was high time for County State Attorney Anita Alvarez to leave office Tuesday. Alvarez attracted widespread condemnation for her unwilligness to charge 68 police officers for their involvement in fatal shootings, including the killer of 17-year old Laquan McDonald who was shot 16 times in just 13 seconds. Alvarez lost the

Leading Senate Dems Compare Boycotts Of Israel With Antisemitism

Nevada Senator Harry Reid joined Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to release the following statement supporting the BDS language in the customs bill.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and  Sanctions) movement has gained traction in the past few years, sparking many public and private institutions to withdraw investments from Israeli products and firms, citing human rights violations by the Israeli government.  Although the boycott movement mirrors boycotts against apartheid South Africa in many ways,