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USS Cole and Kentucky Coal Sludge

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Image via Wikipedia In Aden , Yemen , the USS Cole is badly damaged by two Al-Qaeda suicide bombers , who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39. Just yesterday, October 12, a 250 million gallons of coal sludge spill occurred in Martin County, Kentucky one of the worst environmental disaster since the Exxon Valdez oil spill .   The USS Cole bombing against the backdrop of Israeli "Black Propaganda" Operations       Many in the Arab and Muslim communities in the United States are inclined to suppose that Israel may be responsible for the terror-bombing of the USS Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden on October 13. Although few Americans would suspect Israel, a trusted U.S. ally, of such a dastardly act, they may well be wrong while better informed and more experienced Arab and Muslim observers may be co

Ariel Sharon

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Image by delayed gratification via Flickr Sept. 28, 2000--- Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount , protected by a several-hundred-strong Israeli police force. Palestinian riots erupt, leading to a full-fledged armed uprising (called the Al-Aqsa Intifada by sympathizers and the Oslo War by opponents). After this writing Sharon falls into a coma and is hospitalized. No further news on his condition.  Related articles Gates of Hell Still Too Narrow for Ariel Sharon to Pass Through (desertpeace.wordpress.com) Juliano Mer-Khamis (economist.com) "Our Problem Is Zionism - Which, like a virus, has infected all humanity!" (barenakedislam.wordpress.com) MATZAV: The current situation in southern Israel (bokertov.typepad.com) Bob Dylan Joins Forces With the Neighbourhood Bully (desertpeace.wordpress.com) Defending Israel from next delegitimization assault: Background on "Freedom Flotilla 2″ (cifwatch.com) US embassy cables: US talks

Things They R a Changin'

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Image via Wikipedia Well, it's not a good thing nor is it a bad thing. I've come home from Nashville, Tennessee to stay. Mom needs someone around to help her. Just as soon as she retired before June this year she began to have problems walking. It was about a month ago, July, that Israel 's prime minister Ehud Barak and PLO head Yasser Arafat meet at Camp David , but fail to reach an agreement. In January this year Israel met with Syria about peace talks but failed as well. It's another election year and it doesn't look good. I know that the elections are set-up to make people think we got the power to vote. When will we learn that the candidates are always selected and not elected into office. It looks that this Republican George W. Bush and running mate Dick Cheney may be the ones. The Republicans are harping that they see a Republican in office this year. Their opponents are U.S. Vice President Al Gore for President and Senator Joe Lieberman for Vice Pre