Archives for noviembre 2015

Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Who Tried To Enter Stadium Was Stopped By Heroic security guards

The guard – identified only by his first name, Zouheir – said he discovered the attacker’s suicide vest outside the Stade de France.

Forensic experts outside the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis

A suicide bomber who tried to enter France’s packed 80,000 capacity national football stadium was stopped by heroic security guards. Thousands of supporters watching France's friendly against Germany heard two loud explosions outside the Stade de France about 15 minutes in. The guard - identified only by his first name, Zouheir - said his

Muslim Woman Donates $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives

Susan Carland is turning the hostility of Internet trolls into a «force for good» – one hate-filled tweet at a time.

Credit: The Plaid Zebra

The anonymity of the internet has given too many cowards false bravado. Shielded by a computer screen and miles of distance, it’s easy for individuals to nitpick and spout anger at others they do not understand or may be jealous of. This, of course, is a form of cyber-bullying, one of the unfortunate side effects of the technological

Beyond Paris: 10,000s Of Muslims Killed By ISIS Since Declaring Caliphate

“ISIS has killed more Muslims than certainly members of any other religion,” noted Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman after the Paris Attacks.

An Indian Muslim man holds a banner during a protest against ISIS, an Islamic State group, and Friday's Paris attacks, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

PARIS --- After Daesh (the acronym for the Arabic name of the group alternately known as ISIS, ISIL or the Islamic State) took credit for the brutal attacks on Paris last week that left 129 dead and hundreds of others injured, many were quick to blame the Muslim community as a whole for the terrorist rampage. However, a Muslim is far more likely

Israeli Documentary Exposes Myths Of Six-Day War, While Perpetuating Them

As glorious as Israel has made its victory in the 1967 War sound, “Censored Voices” presents the brutal accounts of the soldiers who lived through the war that was neither miraculous nor a historical event out of character in the course of Israeli history.

Israeli Sherman M4 tanks are seen moving towards the Sinai during Israel's invasion of the Sinai in the six day war of Israel, June 6, 1967. (AP Photo)

SEATTLE --- The award-winning Israeli documentary film “Censored Voices” tackles one of the most freighted myths of the Zionist ethos: Israel's “miraculous” victory in what was once called the Six-Day War, the June 1967 conflict with Egypt, Jordan and Syria, which resulted in Israel’s conquest of the Sinai, Golan, East Jerusalem and the Occupied

Police Union Claims Rewarding Peaceful Officers Will Kill Cops

The statement was made after a new “Preservation of Life” award was introduced. which will be one of the highest given to officers, alongside the medal of valor, and is intended to reduce the number of police-involved shootings and deaths.

A police officer throws an object at protestors, Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van.

(ANTIMEDIA) Los Angeles, CA — This week, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced the initiation of a new award intended to encourage police officers to find more peaceful resolutions to conflicts. The honorary medal was widely praised, but one group took severe, predictable offense to the gesture. A local police union, the Los Angeles

Bernie Sanders Says US Can’t Turn Its back On Syrian Refugees

«During these difficult times, we will not succumb to Islamophobia, we will not turn our backs on the refugees.»

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaks during a town hall meeting

CLEVELAND — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Monday the U.S. must not "succumb to Islamophobia" by turning its back on refugees fleeing the fighting in Syria. Sanders spoke before an enthusiastic crowd of about 7,000 people on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Vermont senator began his speech by telling the