Many in terrorists' 'next generation' deadSo just who's in the real QUAGMIRE?
MADRID, Spain - They rose up quickly to take up Osama bin Laden's call for jihad, ruthless men in their 20s and 30s heralded as the next generation of global terror.
Two years later, 40 percent are dead, targets of a worldwide crackdown that claimed its biggest victory with the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's front man in Iraq.
Court to decide race in school admissionsSince when was a "need for diversity" a Constitutional basis for anything, let alone for allowing race-based discrimination?
Taking up a politically charged issue in an election year, the justices agreed to decide whether the need for diversity justified using race as a factor to determine which elementary and secondary public schools students can attend.
The high court was closely divided by a 5-4 vote in 2003, the last time it confronted similar issues in a pair of rulings that involved preferences for minorities in university admissions decisions.
A group of parents sued in 2000 and argued it was unfair for the school district to consider race. A U.S. appeals court disagreed and ruled 7-4 that the district has a compelling interest to secure the educational and social benefits of racial diversity.That whole premise is ludicrous to start with.
LONDON - Key Syrian opposition figures Monday urged Syrians to work to oust President Basher Assay by using acts of civil disobedience reminiscent to the upheaval that freed nations behind the Iron Curtain. [which also had NOTHING TO DO with the policies of the Reagan administration. -- ed.]The Syrian military, no doubt, doesn't want to end up looking like the aftermath of the Highway of Death from Gulf War I.
Describing Assay's regime as oppressive and corrupt, the leaders pledged to bring democracy to Syria, which has been ruled by Assay since the death of his father, Haze, in 2000.
"The people are fed up with the government," former Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam told The Associated Press after a conference uniting forces against Assad. "Of course they are scared. Our plan is to encourage them to get rid of this fear. ... The military is not going to get involved."
June 2:The saga continues, but hope remains. Thanks to all who made their voices heard.
The International Committee Against Execution have confirmed the report in the Iranian Newspaper "Hamshari" that Nazanin's execution has been commuted by Ayatollah Shahroudi (the Head of Judiciary). A retrial has been announced and Nazanin's case will be sent to a lower court for further investigation.
Update: Nazanin's case will be reviewed by the [Iranian] Supreme Court this week. If the death sentence is upheld, she may be executed very shortly after. Read moreThe petition is here. There are over 140,000 signatures. There's no harm in signing it, but the real and lasting solution involves a great deal of killing.
This website was created to spread information about the 18-year old Iranian girl Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi, who has been sentenced to death by hanging. Nazanin`s "crime" was killing a man who ambushed and tried to rape her. Please take a few moments to read about her case and what you can do to stop the execution and save Nazanin`s life.
If the death sentence is upheld, the execution may be carried out shortly after. This means that we may only have one or two weeks left to save Nazanin. Based on past cases, it is known that if the Iranian government receives official letters from the UN, EU, USA or big and influencial international bodies, they often do not go ahead with the execution. We need the most amount of public outcry this week.Sure beats "Free Mumia."
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What you can do
Help spreading the story about Nazanin! Tell everyone you know, family, friends and others who might be interested. Direct them to this web page and ask them to take action for Nazanin.
Contact newspapers, TV-channels, blogs and other media and ask them to report this story.
US residents can contact local or national media via NOW.org
Write about Nazanin in your own blog, homepage, or in internet forums or chat rooms you frequent.
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Write the Iranian government or the Iranian embassy of your country, and demand that Nazanin`s death sentence is commuted immediately. Read more
Contact politicians/representatives and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in your country and ask them to pressure Iran to commute the death sentence and free Nazanin. US representatives can be contacted via NOW.org.
Contact the United Nations Office of Human Rights on this email-address and ask them to protest.
You can also contact them via this page.
Sign and spread this petition, started by the Canadian model Nazanin Afshin-Jam.
Buy a T-shirt in support of Nazanin, designed by Lily Mazahery
