"I had been wrong for many years by simply keeping my mouth shut and watching us enter a hopeless war," Ellsberg said. "There is no better way to serve the country than with the truth. You may have to risk your own career and well-being in order to save many lives."Published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Ithaca Journal by Rachel Stern For Daniel Ellsberg, the … [Read more...] about Leaker of Pentagon Papers Stresses Importance of Telling the Truth to Student Audience
Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie
Israeli soldier in bulldozer 'did not see her' by Harriet Sherwood in Haifa(Guardian)The Israeli soldier at the controls of the bulldozer that crushed the pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie told a court today that the first time he saw her was when fellow protesters were already tending to her dying body in the dirt. Rachel Corrie's parents, Craig and Cynthia, … [Read more...] about Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie
Japanese News in English from Japan Press Service
Chair Shii Kazuo's speech at JCP's 87th anniversay Marx is Alive and Well interview with Fuwa Tetsuzo Public Assembly Commemorating JCP 86th Anniversary July 22, 2008 Those Who Stand for Social Justice and Reason Will Prevail in the Future Speech by SHII Kasuo, JCP Executive Committee Chair How Should Japan Fulfill Its International Responsibility … [Read more...] about Japanese News in English from Japan Press Service
Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage
A gay student teacher was dismissed from a suburban Portland, Oregon, school after discussing gay marriage with a fourth-grader. Seth Stambaugh is enrolled in the Master of Education program at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College, the practicum of which had him student teaching at the Beaverton School District’s Sexton Mountain elementary school. As reported by KGWNews: He was … [Read more...] about Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage
Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon
Published on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by The Guardian/UK WikiLeaks says Funding Has Been Blocked After Government Blacklisting Founder Julian Assange hits out at decision by Moneybookers, which collects the whistleblowing website's donations by David Leigh and Rob Evans The whistleblowing group WikiLeaks claims that it has had its funding blocked and that it is the victim … [Read more...] about Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon