NEW YORK (Press Release)–Hundreds of protesters in a “True Freedom Flotilla” sailed past the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations on Thursday with signs calling for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from his Gaza captivity. For more information, please see previous story. * Preceding provided by the Conference of Presidents of Major American […]
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– StandWithUs, (SWU) was suddenly banned on Thursday from presenting a Gay Rights workshop at the international US Social Forum (USSF) conference being held in Detroit, Michigan, from June 22 to June 26. USSF notified SWU on Tuesday, just two days before SWU was scheduled to present its “LGBTQI Liberation in the Middle
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Middle East, USACompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff -And Away We Go- Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, page 7 By Julia Kaufman The problem of what to do with your two weeks’ vacation can be solved in a number of ways. Some prefer to take their vacation in one place to get plenty of rest, sun,
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USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.– Gen. McChrystal out, Gen. Petraeus in – but the problem of U.S. policy in Afghanistan remains as it was last week: American troops have been sent to fight for a goal that is at best unclear under rules of engagement that are at best complicated and at worst deadly.
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Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON, D.C., June 23 (Press Release)–The Secretary of State has designated Caucasus Emirates leader Doku Umarov under Presidential Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. This action will help stem the flow of financial and other assistance to Umarov. The emergence of Umarov as the leader of
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Bill Gibbs has been watching the calendar as closely as he used to monitor the instrument panels of his airplanes. Come October 6, the San Diego aviation pioneer will turn 100 years old, and Gibbs is counting the days. He had big celebrations with his aviation
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USAEd. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in a recent column in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren’t the only ones worried. A member of our Board of Advisors with long
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — William Burns, the U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, made the following statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. policy towards Iran and the rest of the Middle East: Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, Members of the Committee: Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, Page 1 Her First American Doll First of the five displaced families and individuals slated to come to San Diego in 1954 arrived last week from Sweden. According to Dr. Walter Ornstein, chairman of San Diego’s Émigré committee, the Zajd family consisting
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Adventures in SD History, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — What is the American goal in Afghanistan? To chase al Qaeda, degrade the Taliban, or protect the people from the Taliban’s depredations? Is it to provide consensual government under elected leadership, clean government and services to the people? Or maybe it is to kill bad guys? But what constitutes
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Shoshana Bryen, USABy U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman WASHINGTON, D.C. –There are six hugely important developments that have happened in the last month that will provide extraordinary help to protect Israel’s security. Unfortunately, these events have been underreported in the media: 1. On June 9, 2010, the U.N. Security Council passed a set of new sanctions against Iran
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called upon Cuba to release USAID contractor Alan Gross from captivity. Here is her statement: “I was pleased to have the opportunity to meet today with family members of development worker and USAID subcontractor Alan Gross, and to express my concern over his continued
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–An alarming image is appearing across the Internet showing young Islamic protestors, in Muslim and Arab garb, marching British streets, shouting hate slogans and bearing signs that clearly declaim the grimmest intentions for Westerners, including: “Britain, Your 9/11 is Coming.” This is what we are dealing with: An entire generation of
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Middle East, USAU.S. Treasury Department Targets Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday a set of designations targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs – the first set of measures from the United States implementing UNSCR 1929 and building upon the actions mandated by the Security Council.
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