Recently I received a shocking email from MoveOn (the infamous liberal political action committee) about BP’s anti-sea turtle actions. Dear MoveOn member, News recently emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive.1 That’s right. BP is using “controlled burns” to contain the oil spill, and any turtles that are not removed [...Read more...]
This is an article written by Sumaira. Cell phones. Walking along the halls of my high school, all I see are faces hidden behind these electronic devices, fingers and thumbs madly clicking away. To someone who has long been denied access to such a consuming technological marvel as the modern cell phone has evolved to [...Read more...]
(Image source: U.S. Army) If you haven’t heard on Facebook, the U.S. Army celebrates its 235th birthday today; 1775-today! Here is what the official U.S. Army site has to say on this glorious event: Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to [...Read more...]
Today, the U.S. confirmed the existence of a massive underwater oil plume that was created by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers on a science vessel discovered the plume, which they claim is 15 miles in width, 3 miles in length, 600 feet in depth and has a maximum concentration of [...Read more...]
(Click to expand) Yesterday, there were rumours on the Internet that 4chan had hacked an Internet poll which asked its readers whether or not they approved of the building of a mosque on or near Ground Zero. Several hours later, the poll had apparently changed to reflect whether or not people supported government intervention in [...Read more...]
(EDIT: Comrade Taras recently published a rant on the legality of the blockade and previous flotilla) I recently posted an article on the boarding of the Rachel Corrie by the IDF but I neglected to include some of the discussion surrounding the legality of it. A great discussion thread is currently on the BBC, entitled [...Read more...]
(For older flotilla news, do check out Flotilla Ship Incident and Summary of pro-Israel Flotilla News Articles) Here are some sources from the Israeli government discussing the peaceful boarding of the ship. The ship has now docked in Ashdod and its cargo is being inspected for weapons/materiel that could help Hamas. Israel Ministry of Foreign [...Read more...]
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