Bush to Visit New Orleans Next Week

16 August 2008

Bush is supposed to be planning another trip to New Orleans and the Mississippi gulf coast next week.

The White House said, Bush will make an afternoon speech in New Orleans on Wednesday and then travel east for dinner with leaders in Mississippi.

It is a wonder, if Bush will possibly do his usual in New Orleans also, instead of addressing the plight of New Orleanians after Katrina; he will do his alcoholic drinking, dancing and dinning, along with his too common false promises; before flying to Mississippi.

Then again it is a wonder if Bush could just give his speech while flying over in Air Force One, in New Orleans with a microphone; so he doesn’t have to acknowledge the suffering, similar to the early post Katrina days?

The announcement of Bush's trip was supposed to have come one day after Laura Bush spend the morning at Edna Karr High School in Algiers, on her arts trip.

President Bush Runs to Crawford Ranch

U.S. President George W. Bush walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on 15 August 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush traveled to his Crawford, Texas ranch.

16 August 2008

U.S. President Bush flew home to Texas Friday morning to spend about two weeks at his ranch near Crawford.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to arrive at Bush's ranch today to brief him on her recent trip to Georgia.

Bush’s usual Saturday Radio Address will not be published today, due to conflict of interests.

Initialling of an agreement between the government of the Republic of Poland and the government of the United States of America

regarding the placement in Poland of anti-ballistic defensive interceptor missiles

Press release of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
Saturday 16 August 2008, by Emanuele G. - 3 letture


On 14 August 2008 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an agreement between the government of the Republic of Poland and the government of the United States of America was initialled in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, regarding the placement in Poland of anti-ballistic defensive interceptor missiles. The agreement was initialled by Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrzej Kremer and Under-Secretary of State in the US State Department John Rood.

The initialled agreement is an important step in the development of strategic relations between Poland and the United States.

Piotr Paszkowski

MFA Press Spokesman

Western governments face strategic deadend: speaker

16 August 2008

Tehran-The Western governments face strategic deadend in dealing with the Muslim World, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said.

Addressing a local seminar, he expressed satisfaction with vigilance of the Muslim nations and their awareness over their own rights.

The Western governments have attempted to prevent scientific progress of the Islamic nations, he said highlighting the Western governments fears from formation of Islamic governments.

Underlining the need for uprooting corruption and establishment of peace and security throughout the globe, Larijani said that all Islamic governments should be equipped with modern means to defend themselves.

He said that the Muslim nations reject the US war-mongering strategy and rather, they encourage peace and tranquility.

Christian Church Property Law and other Deed Claims

By HRM Deborah

There has been a question of Christian Churches ownership to land that not only houses there churches, but in retrospect of there claims of ownership to other properties or certain other land ownerships.

Actually, the original law and it is still the law today, of any Christian churches, is they do not have outright ownership of any properties in Palestine; but old agreements, that only pertain to church building property and they can not claim ownership of other properties as valid.

These church building agreements could be voided at any time, if any of the Churches did not respect the Jewish and Muslim Palestinian populace or committed any criminal activities within the country.

As to those that claim to have deeds issued by the terrorist organization that has called themselves, “Palestinian Authority,” these are all illegal documents and are not valid in any part lawfully within any manner, in Palestine nor have they ever been valid.

All property in Palestine actually is in ownership of the Palestine Royal family in a form of trust; to not only protect the country itself, but the two religions of Judaism and Islam for their longevity.

Highway crashes killed more than 41,000 in the United States last year

14 August 2008

by Ken Thomas

WASHINGTON - Traffic deaths in the United States declined last year, reaching the lowest level in more than a decade, the government reported Thursday.

Some 41,059 people were killed in highway crashes, down by more than 1,600 from 2006.

The fatality rate of 1.37 deaths for every 160 million kilometres travelled in 2007 was the lowest on record, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report.

"Thanks to safer vehicles, aggressive law enforcement and our efforts, countless families were spared the devastating news that a loved one was not coming home," said Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.

California had the largest decline, 266 fewer fatalities than the previous year. The largest percentage decreases were in South Dakota and Vermont.

North Carolina's death toll increased the most in the country, up 121 over the previous year. The District of Columbia and Alaska had the highest percentage increases.

Motorcycle deaths increased for the 10th straight year. There were 5,154 motorcycle deaths last year, compared with 4,837 in 2006.

Peters, an avid motorcyclist who keeps a scuffed helmet in her office that she credits with saving her from a severe head injury in a 2005 crash, said the rise in motorcycle fatalities was disappointing. The increased deaths have come while the number of registered motorcycles have surpassed six million, compared with 3.8 million in 1998, and vehicle miles travelled have risen.

Peters said with higher gas prices, more people may use fuel-efficient motorcycles or scooters.

Transportation officials said they plan to target motorcycle drivers in a $13 million anti-drunk driving advertising campaign running during the upcoming Labour Day holiday. The department has also discussed new safety and training standards for novice riders, increased training for law enforcement and curbing counterfeit safety-labelling of helmets.

Still, safety officials said they were encouraged by the overall trends.

Fatalities in crashes that involved a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 per cent, the legal limit, declined to just under 13,000 deaths in 2007, a 3.7 per cent decrease.

Traffic injuries fell for the eighth straight year, to fewer than 2.49 million injuries in 2007, compared with 2.58 million in 2006. And the number of people killed in large-truck crashes fell by more than 4 per cent.

Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said the sluggish economy was likely a factor in the declines.

He predicted that the combination of a slowing economy and higher gas prices throughout the U.S. could lead to further reductions in highway deaths in 2008. Many states have reported double-digit drops in fatalities during the first part of this year.

"Fewer highway deaths is always the silver lining of a down economy," Lund said.

Palestine’s Protection of Her People

15 August 2008

By HRM Deborah

It is acceptable, that any Jewish person in danger for there life, due to Anti-Semitism or in a war torn situation that wishes to immigrate or come to Palestine for there safety is very welcome to do so. This also includes true Palestinians subjected to similar or Islamophobia.

In certain areas that already have immigration permits, which to my understanding are 140 people, it is a hope that they are able to come to Palestine successively.

For the safety of not just the Jewish people themselves, but those who are true Palestinian throughout the world, there safety is always the up most concern to not just the citizens already residing in Palestine, but always has been the up most concern of the royal family; especially to HRM Deborah of Palestine.

The Palestine royal family for generations has always tried to take care of there people, regardless if they where Muslim or Jewish through out the world, even to great hardships upon themselves; but nevertheless, anyone in the royal family knows that the love and care of her people not just within her country, but what ever reason abroad for centuries, still has always been a major concern, as well as though they where within Palestine‘s borders.

One thing that does need to be clarified especially those who claim to be Palestinian and are not, that they must be cleared for entrance and if the Jewish people are having similar problem, the same goes for them. For the up most security and safety of people is a major concern also. As specified before, people with criminal records or in question, can not enter Palestine under any means.

Furthermore, all non-citizens or illegal people in Palestine should be removed from Palestine’s borders, as soon as possible, unless otherwise requested; for many are causing the crime problem that we are currently having, especially terrorism.

Ahmadinejad: Iran determined to continue Geneva talks

15 August 2008

Istanbul-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that Iran will continue Geneva talks over its nuclear issue while insisting preservation of its absolute and legal rights and welcomes any initiative on part of "friends" in that connection.

Addressing a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the first day of his two-day working trip to Turkey, President Ahmadinejad said, "We believe dialogue is the best way and have always announced readiness for that. We think adherence to law and talks is the best solution to problems."

President Ahmadinejad also thanked Turkey, especially President Gul, for supporting dialogue and diplomacy as solution to the nuclear problem.

He said logically, Iran and the G5+1 should focus on common grounds of their proposed packages as a means to reach mutual understanding. "This (talks on common grounds) can be a good prelude for agreement. As for points of difference, we welcome any concrete initiative which will help expand and bolster the trend."

Elsewhere in his remarks, President Ahmadinejad said nuclear issue is a completely clear subject. "It is neither a technical nor a judicial issue; rather, it is a fully political issue. The US government has been countering our nation for 30 years every time on different pretexts. They used to issue sanctions against us in vain pretexts, when there was no nuclear problem at work."

He went on to say that all nations need nuclear energy and it should not be monopolized by a few states.

Gulf said in return that his country favors diplomatic solution to the nuclear problem, believing that a constructive trend has begun in connection with the G5+1 proposed package.

"Ankara hopes that the trend will proceed well and come to a result in a short period of time," he added.

US reached missile shield deal with Poland?

Warsaw and Washington have reached a preliminary deal on basing elements of a controversial US missile shield in Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Thursday.

Washington aims to base 10 interceptor missiles in Poland plus a radar facility in the neighbouring Czech Republic by 2011-2013 to complete a system already in place in the United States, Greenland and Britain.(Story)

U.S. general barred from another Guantanamo trial

A photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, shows the Sept. 11 attacks co-conspirator suspects (L) during their court hearing inside a U.S. military war crimes court at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, on 5 June 2008.

14 August 2008

By Jane Sutton

A military judge barred a U.S. general on Thursday from further involvement in the war crimes trial of a young Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, the second time the legal advisor has been blocked from a case.

The judge also ordered that the attempted murder charges against defendant Mohammed Jawad, 23, be sent back to the overseer of the tribunals for revalidation.

But the judge denied a defense request to dismiss all charges against Jawad, who is accused of throwing a grenade into a U.S. military jeep at a bazaar in Kabul in December 2002, wounding two U.S. soldiers and their Afghan interpreter.

Jawad's military lawyers said the charges should be thrown out because they were tainted by unlawful influence from Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, the officer appointed to give impartial legal advice to the Pentagon appointee overseeing the war crimes tribunals at the U.S. military base in Cuba.

The judge said there was evidence Hartmann "desired to control the entire operation" but that the decision to charge Jawad was made independently by an acting chief prosecutor.

Still, he said Hartmann's public statements aligning himself with the prosecution had compromised his ability to act impartially in an appeals process if Jawad is convicted.

The barring of Hartmann from Jawad's case highlights some of the fractures within the U.S. military regarding a tribunal process condemned by human rights advocates as unfair and corrupted by politics.

Hartmann had earlier been barred from the case against Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan, who was convicted last week at Guantanamo of providing support for terrorism.

Hamdan's case was the first full trial since the United States began sending hundreds of suspected al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners to Guantanamo in January 2002. The Pentagon plans to try as many as 80 of the detainees.

Defense lawyers said Hartmann failed to turn over certain defense documents to Susan Crawford, the Pentagon appointee who oversees the trials and validates charges for prosecution. They said those documents outlined mitigating circumstances that might have altered her decision to endorse the charges.

The judge ordered the documents to be sent to Crawford and that she again review the charges against Jawad.

Laura Bush in New Orleans

U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he returns to the South Lawn of the White House, from the Beijing Olympics, with First Lady Laura Bush and his daughter Barbara, on 11 August 2008 in Washington, DC.

14 August 2008

A good portion of New Orleanians still need the basic necessities to live, from day to day and what does Laura Bush do, come and visit a New Orleans high school this morning to discuss the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Picturing America project.

While apparently, Bush’s idea is give 40 reproductions of American art to be given to schools and public libraries to help educators teach American history and culture through art.

What is more needed at this time is better affordable housing, further rebuilding of damaged homes, aid to the poor and homeless, health care; which in too many cases are being neglected and the list rolls like tissue paper down the road to be forgotten in the distance, by the Bush Administration.

While education is important, sometimes it gets lost on a cold homeless sidewalk, with an empty stomach and poor health.

Furthermore, it is a wonder how Laura Bush would feel as some of the New Orleanians have to do, is live in very poor housing with field cockroaches which are very large, like pack horses and large barn rats or the health problems due to Katrina mold? Tend to think, she wouldn’t last very long, but this is a common occurrence for many in New Orleans and in some cases worse. Less we forget, this was not on her agenda, today.

U.S.: Home foreclosure filings up 55 percent in July

Slump in housing forcing yet more borrowers to default on mortgages

A ‘foreclosure’ sign is posted in front of a townhouse in Herndon, Va. U.S. foreclosure activity in July rose 55 percent from a year earlier, according to a report.

14 August 2008

NEW YORK - U.S. foreclosure activity in July rose 55 percent from a year earlier as a slump in once-sizzling housing markets forced yet more borrowers to default on their mortgages, according to a monthly report.

Foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — rose 8 percent from June and 55 percent from July 2007 to 272,171, according to RealtyTrac, which records property in various stages of foreclosure.

That means one in every 464 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing in July, the firm said. Bank repossessions (REOs) rose 184 percent year-over-year. Default notices were up 53 percent, and auction notices rose 11 percent.

“The sharp rise in REOs, combined with slow sales, has resulted in a bloated inventory of bank-owned properties for sale,” James Saccacio, chief executive of Irvine, California-based RealtyTrac, said in a statement.

RealtyTrac now has more than 750,000 properties in its active REO database, or about 17 percent of the inventory of existing homes for sale reported in June by the National Association of Realtors, RealtyTrac said.

Among 230 metro areas tracked, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, registered the highest foreclosure rate. One in every 64 households there received a foreclosure filing last month, more than seven times the national average.

By state, Nevada led the country with its foreclosure rate in July, as one in every 106 households received a foreclosure filing. Foreclosure activity in Nevada rose 15 percent from the previous month and 97 percent from July 2007, RealtyTrac said.

REOs in Nevada jumped 384 percent from a year ago, default notices surged 59 percent and auction notices rose 31 percent.

In California, one in every 182 properties received a foreclosure filing. Florida was third, with one in every 186, while Arizona’s rate was one in every 195 properties.

Other states with foreclosure rates among the top 10 were Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, Colorado, Utah and Virginia.

California was first by number of foreclosures with 72,285 in July, up 5 percent from June and 85 percent on a year ago. REOs in California rose 427 percent from a year ago, while auction notices rose 67 percent and default notices were up 34 percent. But default notices declined 4 percent from June.

Foreclosures in Florida rose 14 percent from June and 139 percent from a year earlier to claim the second highest number of properties, at 45,884. REOs rose 678 percent, auction notices were up 180 percent, and default notices doubled.

Ohio was third with 13,457 filings, up 2 percent from June and 1 percent from July 2007. Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Illinois and New York also were in the top 10 for foreclosure filings.

Further Reading:

Overbuilt market creating modern ghost towns

France probes selling of anti-Semitic T-shirts in Paris store

T-shirt with anti-Jewish slogan.

14 August 2008

BBC News says shirts reading 'Jews forbidden from entering the park' in German, Polish sold for $27 each

French prosecutors have launched an investigation after T-shirts carrying anti-Semitic slogans were seen on sale in a shop in Paris, BBC News reported Wednesday.

According to the report, the shirts carried slogans in German and Polish that translate as "Jews forbidden from entering the park" and were reproduced from Nazi signs from 1940 that targeted the Jewish community in the Polish town of Lodz.

Nearly 200,000 Jewish residents of Lodz died in concentration camps during World War II.

BBC News quoted the sales assistant at the Parisian store, in the Belleville district, as saying that one person had bought five of the grey, sleeveless garments for about 18 euros ($27) each, but added that said she did not understand what the inscription meant.

The neighborhood of Belleville in eastern Paris has witnessed ongoing scuffles between groups of Jewish youths and youngsters of North African origin, the report said.

Olympic Swimmers to ID Cards

14 August 2008

Today and tomorrow will see the debut of the two swimmers representing Islamic Palestine.

Hamse Abdouh and Zakiya Nassar, who represent half of Palestine's four-person Olympic delegation, will compete in the men's and women's 50m freestyle competition respectively.

"Our sign didn't say 'Occupied Territories' or 'West Bank' or 'Palestinian Authority.' It just said 'Palestine.' Billions of people saw that on TV, and that's a big thing," he said.

Abdouh, only 18, grew up in East Jerusalem, where he trained in the pool of the city's YMCA. Since he does not hold a blue ID card, he cannot train in the western part of the city.

Jewish Palestinian Alon Mandel competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3 held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 6 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, on 14 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

By HRM Deborah

It is realized that the many colored ID cards came about because of the war, but it is felt that since it is now peace time for all Palestine citizens; that just a regular or unified ID card is needed to identify citizens of Palestine and there is to no longer be a segregated type of ID card.

As for non-citizens, they will not receive this type of ID card, but will be identified as non-citizens; as is done in most other countries.

Iran: President departs for Turkey

14 August 2008

Tehran-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left here for Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday heading a high-ranking delegation on a two-day official visit.

The visit is taking place upon an official invitation of his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The president was officially seen off at the Mehrabad International Airport by first Vice-President Parviz Davoudi.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as well as Minister of Energy Parviz Fattah, Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari and Head of Organization of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei are accompanying President Ahmadinejad.

During his two-day visit to Turkey, his first since he took office in 2005, the president would hold talks with the President Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The two sides would discuss major bilateral, regional and international developments as well as issues related to the world of Islam.

President Ahmadinejad is also expected to meet a group of Turkish elites, writers, media staff and businessmen as well as a number of Iranians residing in Turkey.

Several agreements are also expected to be signed by Iranian and Turkish officials during the visit.

Matthaeus Ready for the Challenge

Headcoach Lothar Matthaeus of Maccabi Netanya controls a ball at the team training a day ahead of their match against Cherno More, on 13 August 2008 in Tel Aviv.

Matthaeus faces his 2008 UEFA Cup debut as Netanya coach in their second qualifying round home match against the Bulgarian team.

Iran, Iraq are natural friends: Ahmadinejad

12 August 2008

Tehran-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined Iran and Iraq are natural friends.

In a meeting with visiting Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nichervan Barezani here Monday evening, Ahmadinejad stressed, "Iran stands with Iraqi people in all fields." President Ahmadinejad pointed out, "Our ties are so deep rooted that we can not be separated from each other and we are members of a family in which we must live together for long years."

He underlined that God almighty has placed Iran and Iraq as natural friends and this is a good opportunity for both nations.

The president called for serious efforts of all Iraqi groups to prevent activities of terrorist grouplets in Iraq.

Barezani, for his part, called Iran and Iraq ties historical and appreciated Iran's efforts to establish security in Iraq and added, "Tehran has always been with Iraqi people especially in hard situations and the Iraqi nation would never forget Iranians' help." He said, "We consider Iran's security as Iraq's and we will never allow our land turn into a point for creating crisis against Iran, because we consider Iran as our homeland, too."

Barezani also called for expansion of bilateral ties in different fields, especially increasing investment in Iraqi Kurdistan.

He concluded, "Iraq's senior officials are serious in preventing terrorist grouplets' activities against neighboring countries and added in this framework we are ready for cooperation.

Illegal Occupancy of Palestine Property Law

Especially for the Use of Terrorism Activities

13 August 2008

By HRM Deborah

From this day foreword, all property associated with global terrorist, Interpol fugitive Mahmoud Abbas terrorist organization which is all illegally occupied, will be confiscated with the attempt to further relinquish terrorism within Palestine’s borders; this includes the property or terrorist compound that Abbas call’s his, “Presidential headquarters,” in Ramallah.

For the initiative, that no terrorism is tolerated in Palestine; in any form.

Welcome Home to Palestine

Jewish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tzipi Livni speaks at a welcoming ceremony for 235 new immigrants from North America, on 13 August 2008, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.

By HRM Deborah

This situation reminds me of a few times in my life even when the was war still occurring and due to sometimes the fears in the rise of Anti-Semitism in the U.S., that some Jewish people every once in awhile would seem to find me seeking help; to go to Palestine for the better thoughts of safety.

What I never explained at the time because of the war and my imprisonment was my identity, for my intentions was to actually help them and it was felt at the time if they knew who I actually was, the attitude may have been different; which would have actually been very sad for me.

While a few had asked me if it would have been safer in Palestine, I always said yes, not knowing how to tell them that for lack of a better word at the time; I was trying to give them sanctuary until the war would be over or the fears that they seemed to have had during there current situation, at that time.

My understanding, some did make it and the thought of this, has always made me happy.

The last one that comes to mind was about 2003-2004.

Zippori Ruins

From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on 12 August 2008 shows the ruins of a Roman temple from the second century AD which has recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park.

Remnants of the podium, the temple's facade and some steps are seen in front of a long wall in the background which belongs to a Byzantine church whose foundations were built on the remains of the temple.

Zippori was called a mixed city or was a multi-cultural society and had a significant pagan population which built a temple in the heart of the city center, during the Roman period.

There is numerous multi-cultural society or mixed cities buried in Palestine. Some of the buried cities appear to be whole cities, looking as though it is just waiting for the inhabitants to just come home and not a Jewish city or capitol; as some of the archeologist assume.

Furthermore, if anyone should unearth any of the whole cities do not venture inside, but rebury them; for they where buried due to the inhabitants extreme corruption and the buried cities are considered cursed.

Showing a coin dated to the period of the Roman Empress Julia Domna, depicting Zippori at the time of a Roman temple from the second century AD.

Abortion is Murder

This is not a broken doll. This little boy was one of several third trimester babies found in medical waste bags outside a legal abortion center in Houston, Texas, in the latter part 1986. He was 14 inches long, weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces, and he was 7 Months old, when he was murdered.

By HRM Deborah

I have been asked to write about my views on abortion, which while it is a horrible topic, it is actually very easy for me to say in what regards to my stand on this issue; I am very pro-life, for in all cases abortion is murder and anyone whether it is the mother or anyone else that destroys a baby for or by whatever means, they should be charged and accept the punishment of this type of crime.

Now for these people that say they are pro-life and bomb abortion clinic’s, these people should be arrested for this crime also; for it is an act of terrorism and is not acceptable.

Needless to say all abortion clinic’s or back alley death houses should be closed and never opened again.

As to these people that say, that they got pregnant outside of marriage and they did not wish the baby; they should have thought of the immoral consequences and kept there pants zipped or skirt down so to speak, beforehand.

As to when a baby is considered a baby, the moment they are conceived.

When I first learned about this form of murder was about 1975 and a fellow classmate who was pro-life handed me a pamphlet with the most horrible pictures I had ever seen, of dismembered babies and while I had never believed in this type of crime in the first place and doing further reading of the high rate of this crime especially in the U.S.; I became more adamant on this issue.

A Happy, Healthy Baby

Allah creates children as a blessing to be loved and cherished, not for a type of infant genocide mill.

Diet library hid file on crimes by U.S. military

12 August 2008

by Kyodo News

At the Justice Ministry's request, the National Diet Library sometime between late May and early June deleted the listing for a document about a 1953 order immunizing U.S. military personnel from Japanese justice regarding minor crimes, the library and ministry admitted Monday.

The ministry in late May requested the library make the information inaccessible as "(Public viewing of the documents) potentially harms (Japan's) relations of trust with the United States," a ministry official said.

The move could provoke criticism from the standpoint of the public's right to information.

The outline of the document, which was obtained by Shoji Niihara, a researcher on Japan-U.S. relations, and Kyodo News, was reported earlier this month.

"We requested that the National Diet Library delist the material from the list of publicly accessible materials because we decided it is not appropriate to make it available as long as it is classified material," said an official in the Justice Ministry's Criminal Affairs Bureau.

The library explained the reason for the nondisclosure as "respecting the government's will" and said it is difficult to reopen public access to the material, which it had obtained in 1990 and opened to the public.

The document was compiled by the Criminal Affairs Bureau in 1972 and contains orders and instructions issued by the bureau and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office since 1953 on the handling of cases involving U.S. military personnel.

Still Unhappy

A Black New Orleanians Perspective

10 August 2008

New Orleans-Shortly after the national outrage and international embarrassment over the U.S. government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, there were tons of promises about how quickly and how thorough the commitment would be to restoring the historic city of New Orleans.

But some three years later, the ravages of the killer storm are still visible – thousands of displaced residents are still unable to return home; for those who did return, their rent is much higher, and so is the cost of utilities and the overall toll the city is taking on their health.

In fact, most New Orleanians – especially Black New Orleanians – see the “Big Easy” as a tough place to survive, according to a new survey by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. More than half of New Orleanians say they are “dissatisfied,” even “angry” about the slowness of their city’s recovery.

A full 70 percent are displeased with the ability to find affordable housing, and 60 percent say their beloved city is now a bad place to raise children. There is also a wide divide in perspective between Whites and Blacks in New Orleans. For example, half of Black New Orleanians say the system is prejudiced against them; most say their lives are still in disarray; and see the recovery effort as biased against them; few see their lives as back to normal. Roughly a quarter of Blacks say they are "living comfortably," compared with 56 percent of Whites who said they are.

Compared to two years ago, there are significantly more people who report health-related concerns. A third of residents say their health is “fair” or “poor” – twice as many as in 2006. Three times as many people (15 percent) now say that they have serious mental health problems. About 40 percent say they have hypertension, the survey shows.

Commentary
What I have seen towards the recovery of New Orleans, this perspective gives a very good view of an often unheard idea of the city.

What part that was lacking, is there is numerous other finding’s of similar hardship’s in the city these days, towards other‘s that would be considered by the U.S. as non-white; for New Orleans has a wide variety of people of many nationalities, that are also suffering similar hardships.

Furthermore, it has been reported also of numerous cases of criminal activities by agencies, that are suppose to be helping the citizens of New Orleans; for example, “Federal investigators yesterday raided the downtown offices of the New Orleans Affordable Homeownership Corp. (NOAH), a nonprofit agency accused of abusing a federally financed program that was created to clean up houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.”

Children Reading Material is it good for them?

A Palestinian youth holds an Arabic translation of a Harry Potter book at a bookstore in east Jerusalem, on 11 August 2008. Harry Potter and Pinocchio are apparently not welcome in the Jewish sector, at least in their Arabic translations imported from Syria and Lebanon. Arab publisher Salah Abassi told Jewish public radio that authorities ordered him to stop importing certain Arabic-language children's books.

by HRM Deborah

I happened to have made a comment not long ago on my feelings about the Harry Potter books and the fact that I do not approve of these books. As to them being written in Arabic, Hebrew or by chance some language from Mars, it makes no difference.

While I do not believe in censorship or book banning, but I do have a problem is books especially created for children with the subject matters that are condemned by Allah (God); which in this particular case is Witchcraft or Sorcery, to anything associated with this matter; for the simple fact these types of subjects belong more on Satan‘s bookshelf then for good people.

It is well known through not only religious history, but other types, that material such as this causes temptation and at one time, it would isolate the person or person’s that took it upon themselves to learn or practice these types of subjects from Satan.

As for the book of Pinocchio, I actually do not have a problem, because personally I have not found anything really offense in this particular book; what I have found in my little reading of this story was an attempt to teach children to be good, instead of bad children.

While Pinocchio happened to be a childhood favorite of my mother’s and I am sure if she thought it had been harmful; she wouldn’t have let me know of the books existence, I am most assured on this fact.

There is a whole world of books that not only teach good subjects, but are educational and this is what one should think of when putting or allowing books to be put in children’s hands, because a child while they should understand the world around them, have a good education; it is not necessary to teach them the dark sides of life, for in doing this one creates sad or dysfunctional children in numerous ways on the long road and Satan always has an open door.

While my opinion is not just limited to the Jewish people, it should be a practice thorough out Palestine and I say this for the well-being of everyone.

Nevertheless, the foundation a parent or teacher gives to there children, especially reading material; creates the type of adult they will become.

Bush Goes Daffy for Swimming OK?

U.S. President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Bush attend the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 for the swimming competition, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, on 11 August 2008. in Beijing, China.

In this photo, Bush was extremely intoxicated at the time, shortly after this photo and with other considered immoral behavior on Bush’s part; he was ousted from China; is the reason he went back to the U.S. early from the Olympics’, it was reported.

In other news: There are two Muslim swimmers and two Muslim runners representing Palestine in the summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Thousands of Jews Flocked to Wall for Tisha B'Av

Ultra Orthodox Jew holds the Torah at the Wailing Wall.

Thousands of Jews flock to the Wailing Wall in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City during Tisha B'Av, on 10 August 2008.

Palestine: Olympic Water Sports

Jewish Palestinian Shahar Zubari competes in the RS:X windsurf class race held at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center during day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, on 11 August 2008, in Qingdao, China.

Windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi is sitting in first place after his victory in the first men's windsurfing race at the Beijing Olympics on Monday. The second race is scheduled to take place later on Monday.

Jewish Palestinian Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or competes in the Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 5 event held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, on 10 August 2008, in Beijing, China.

Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or, who made history Sunday after advancing to the semifinals of the 200-meter freestyle swimming competition, failed to repeat a similar feat Monday, posting a 1:48.16 finish, good for 15th place overall.

No matter the outcome, the country is very proud of all our Olympic athletes and always wish them the very best.- HRM Deborah

U.S. Continues Attacks on Fulbright Students

Palestinian scholars Fidaa Abed points at his name on his dossier from The Fullbright Program as he sits in his family home, on 6 August 2008, in Gaza City.

10 August 2008

The Palestinians who'd won US-sponsored Fulbright scholarships are now falsely accused of being criminal’s by the U.S. which they are not, but just seven young men that have worked hard academically and had wanted to further there education in the U.S. as well as where honorably awarded the Fulbright Scholarships for there achievements as scholar’s.

Just a wonder, if the U.S. appreciates people that work hard for there education and wish to be more of an academic asset; where ever they may go?

For the whole of the Palestinian people believe in impeccable citizenship, not only in Palestine; but where ever we go in the world and this is taught to Palestinians from the time they where children.

As for the U.S., dragging certain people into this saying they recommended this type of abuse; is not creditable, it is sorry to say.

Tisha B'Av a Memorial in Time

Ultra-Orthodox men praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday as they mark the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av.

Tisha B'Av is a memorial having to do with the destruction of the two Jewish temples. The first temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. and the second by the Romans in 70 A.D., which in turn created the Jewish Diaspora; which lasted until the Jewish people started to return most welcomed to Palestine, by the Palestinian people at the first part of the twentieth century.

While a war was created between the Jewish people and the Arab Palestinian people by the United States for 108 years, the Jewish and Muslim Palestinian’s are most gratefully one again as it was in the thousands of years before, the destruction of the temples or the Jewish Diaspora as one family of two religions; Judaism and Islam through the descendants of Abraham.

An ultra-Orthodox Jew blows the Shofar at the Wailing Wall in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City during the Tisha B'Av ceremony, on 10 August 2008. It is written, the Shofar would only be blown in this manner when the Jewish Diaspora was officially over and or the return of a prophet.

What is most important, this family of Abraham with two religions can be together once more, in love and respect for each other; while it has been a long hard road, it was worth it, to just see each other’s faces once more.

No Mourning for Darwish

A man hold’s pictures of late non-Palestinian terrorist poet Mahmud Darwish (bottom L), near images of late non-Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat (C) and late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (L), on 10 August 2008, in the city of Ramallah.

by HRM Deborah

Global terrorist, Interpol fugitive Mahmoud Abbas called for three days of mourning for a non-citizen nor was he Palestinian, Fatah terrorist poet Mahmoud Darwish; who died Saturday at the age of 67, following open heart surgery at a Houston hospital in the U.S.

Abbas’s also tried to have Palestine’s flag’s lowed at half mask for one of his terrorist‘s, this is also not acceptable in Palestine nor is a national funeral acceptable under these circumstances; for Darwish can not even be buried in Palestine, without proper approval by the Queen of Palestine, without proper approval by the Queen of Palestine, because Darwish is not a citizen of Palestine.

Furthermore, there is no mourning period for criminal’s within Palestine border’s, because they died without Allah or honor.

While it is sad a person died in this manner, Allah Himself will have to finish this man’s just do; for the citizen’s of Palestine should not be held accountable for a non-citizen terrorist that was not Palestinian.

Nevertheless, Abbas trying to get his terrorist’s fraction to make believe he wishes unity once again with the true Palestinian people and then commit's defiance, disrespect, lies towards said people, just further proves he is still a man of poor character and can not be trusted in regards to the whole of Palestine.

Furthermore, Abbas is getting to more remind of the type of person that is a little short on change to by tobacco, so he hands the clerk a subway token; instead of real money.

Update:

Should Darwish's poetry be taught in schools?
The answer is no, for the simple fact of who he actually was; which was not a reputable person nor apart of Palestinian society.

Abbas Terrorists Attempting to Commit Crime Against Palestine Laws
If the terrorists, from global terrorist Interpol fugitive Mahmoud Abbas’s terrorist organization continues with this idea of a national funeral (on Wednesday) without proper certification by the Queen of Palestine, it will be considered a high crime and the appropriate action will be taken.

For this terrorist organization while they or this poet Darwish are non-citizens of Palestine nor are they Palestinian in any manner, they are going against the ancient laws of the country; which is still enforced to this very day.

Shatilov Shines at the Artistic Gymnastics Event

Jewish Palestinian Alexandr Shatilov competes on the rings during the artistic gymnastics event held at the National Indoor Stadium during Day 1 of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, on 9 August 2008, in Beijing, China.

In other news, U.S. President George W. Bush decided to run some of his famous propaganda to counter his increased repulsion of reputation not just by China; but all the countries at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and around the globe. It is a wonder, if Bush realizes his brand of propaganda has began to be increasingly to fall on deaf ears?

At Olympics, President Bush enjoys a day at the beach

( Warning: Graphic Immodesty)

9 August 2008
By Calum MacLeod

BEIJING — Misty May-Treanor finally got her wish, when the President of the United States playfully slapped the small of her tattooed back.

While Laura Bush followed a separate program, including a tour of Beijing's famous Forbidden City, husband George enjoyed a sporting, relaxed Saturday morning, ahead of serious talks with China's leader on Sunday.

On Friday, when President Bush met U.S. athletes ahead of the the opening ceremonies, beach volleyball star May-Treanor asked him to slap her lower back, a common gesture in her sport. He declined.

But on the practice courts of the Olympic volleyball venue, Beijing's Chaoyang Park, on sand imported from "China's Hawaii," Hainan Island, the bikini-clad May-Treanor tried again. And this time, he couldn't resist.

"Show me something out there!" Bush urged May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh, who promised him "We'll make you proud." (Continued)