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POPSMalalai Joya, Afghanistan Woman Speaks Out For expressing my views I have been expelled from my seat in parliament, and I have survived numerous assassination attempts. The fact that I was kicked out of office while brutal warlords enjoyed immunity from prosecution for their crimes should tell you all you need to know about the "democracy" backed by Nato troops. In the constitution it forbids those guilty of war crimes from running for high office. Yet Karzai has named two notorious warlords, Fahim and Khalili, as his running mates for the upcoming presidential election. Under the shadow of warlordism, corruption and occupation, this vote will have no legitimacy, and once again it seems the real choice will be made behind closed doors in the White House. As we say in Afghanistan, "the same donkey with a new saddle".
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POPSPlay controls impulsive behavior
"46 percent of kindergarten teachers said that at least half the kids in their classes had problems following directions. In another study, Head Start teachers reported that more than a quarter of their students exhibited serious self-control-related negative behaviors, like kicking or threatening other students, at least once a week. Walter Gilliam, a professor at Yale’s child-study center, estimates that each year, across the country, more than 5,000 children are expelled from pre-K programs because teachers feel unable to control them." Do these statistics sounds familiar? If you have a child in elementary school or preschool, you may have to deal with your child being criticized for their impulsive behavior. They might even be given a diagnosis or put in special "resource" education programs. I don't blame the educational programs or even political policy on education for the problems are children are experiencing in schools. I don't blame the mental health professionals f
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POPSI Knew Sadat Sadat got Nixon's attention when he expelled Soviet Russians from Egypt; took a "leap of faith when he landed at Ben Gurion Airport in 1977."
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POPSTexas Man Sues Own Parents Over His Turning into an Asshole "when he attended classes at Apache Middle School. He too remembers it differently, "It was young Greg who was expelled for wearing his Mom's underwear to the 8th grade dance." Studley asserts in his lawsuit that the reason he had to move away to a gay-oriented large city was to cushion the emotional pain he was now feeling as an adult. He also claims he's under-employed at the moment because there are very few work places that allow him to wear older women's undergarments over his street clothes while employed. He is seeking an unspecified amount of money in his suit. Elmer 'Chuck Wagon' Studley, age 72, is Greg Studley's Dad. He says him and the Missus had very little to do with the way young Greg turned out. "Yup, he turned into an asshole all by his self!"
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POPSCan trauma cause dementia?
She said: 'They had suffered extreme stress, losing their homes, and having their lives threatened, sometimes by people who were once their neighbours. 'The ones who had the worst symptoms (of dementia) now were those who had suffered most at the time. 'These people needed help when they were ten or 20, not when they were 65.' Dr Ritchie continued: 'Although research has not been carried out on Second World War veterans it is fair to assume that a lot of the dementia we have here in that age group is a result of the war. 'There are people around the world still suffering the trauma of war and other disasters and they too could be part of future generations of dementia. 'We in the post-war generation are lucky to have escaped that kind of large-scale trauma, but it does raise the question of how we would cope if we were faced now with that kind of situation.' She added: 'We are all a bit like Russian dolls. It may be the child inside us that carries the risk factor.'
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POPSThe Arab Peace Initiative: Arab Generosity, Israeli Intransigence 'There are no indications that the current American peace efforts are likely to produce any results. The Americans have, despite much persistence, lost the first and only round. Israel did not budge on the issue of stopping building settlements regardless of how trivial this issue is in comparison to others. Yet the Arabs have to shoulder the blame once more. To save face the American side had to deal with the issue of the settlement freeze not as a bilateral American-Israeli matter, but as part of a larger package. They conditioned Israeli compliance on Arab readiness for instant normalisation. This formula made it easy to press the claim that the Arab reluctance to start normalising must be blamed for Israeli rejection of the American demand of settlement freeze.'
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POPSZero policy for eyebrow clipping So, that title probably has you baffled right? But it honestly isn’t far off. Penn Hills Middle School in Pennsylvania has a zero policy towards weapons–fair enough, right? Which is why they expelled 15-year-old Taylor Ray-Jetter for bringing an eyebrow trimmer to school?
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POPS“Mugabe, Schmugabe” Says Tsvangirai When asked why three secret service officers were holding pistols to his temple while a fourth held a set of notes under his face, Tsvangirai stated “These guys? Pay them no mind. Bobby M hired them to look after me. He said that if anyone tried to assassinate me, they’d be up real close. So these guys are keeping their guns next to my face so scare them away. Honestly. Could we change the subject, please?” He went on to dismiss claims that he was being forced to read a prepared statement by Mugabe, claiming the papers were being thrust under his nose because “I forgot to order a lectern. My bad.” Mugabe praised Tsvingarai’s appointment, stating “This is a new day for the people of Zimbabwe. An era of trust and cooperation is upon us. I know I share my colleague’s fullest confidence as well as the support of his family, who are being housed in my maximum security enclave for their own protection.” He also refuted reports that news footage showed Tsvingarai mouthing the words “Please
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POPSLive-Tweeting The Revolution: Day 13 Reports: Army Helicopter droping Chemicals on ppl at Enghelab Sq. Reports: Bassij Opend Fire at a Group of Youth who Standing in the Place Neda Aghasultan shot dead...(not Conf.) A group of people went to Nedas grave today but the forces didnt let them stay or even pray. Mousavi is under House Arrest (Gooya News) Mousavi says access to supporters highly restricted & under pressure to abandon demand for election annulment Today on Neda's grave whoever had a green sign got arrested right away. Letter of Min. Interior to Mousavi: permit for rallies issued only w/ 1 week notice in person Javan paper says: The BBC reporter hired a member of the rabble to kill some for his documentary! Javan paper (pro-IRG) has announced Neda was killed by the expelled BBC reporter . Iran state tv says Saudi govt also behind #iranelection protests
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POPSIran Crisis: Live 6/24/2006 Salon has a powerful article, with disturbing images, about a 17-year-old student who it says was horrifically beaten by the police in Tehran. The torture of a 17-year-old in Iran A teenager's story, with graphic photos, of abuse at the hands of Iran's religious paramilitaries, the Basij 12.15pm: A group called Human Rights Activists Iran has more details (including photos) of the students arrested since the election. 12.20pm: The Iranian authorities and their lackeys in the state-controlled media are trying to launch a counter-offensive on the Neda phenomenon, writes Robert Tait. Javan, another pro-regime paper, http://english.farsnews.net/ blamed an even more unlikely source - my friend and recently expelled BBC correspondent Jon Leyne. It claims that Leyne hired "thugs" to shoot her so he could then make a documentary film. Meanwhile, the government has forbidden hospitals from releasing deaths certificates that give shooting as the cause of death.
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POPSIran: BBC and VOA "Broadcasting Fake Reports" BBC had their correspondent expelled. The BBC and Voice of America are accused of interference and "seeking to engineer ongoing riots" through broadcast media, acting as agents of their government's policies.
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POPSIranian reformers press on; Moussavi "ready for martyrdom" "I am ready for martyrdom" vows Moussavi. Obama: “Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion. “Martin Luther King once said: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ ” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.” Well said! Direct US involvement would ruin the resistance by branding it American - backed. Obama does well to stand back and let Iranians decide their own fate.
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POPSA Revolutionary Mass in the Streets of Tehran What’s going to happen?, you ask. Nobody knows, even the major actors. The regime has the guns, and the opposition has the numbers. The question is whether the numbers can be successfully organized into a disciplined force that demands the downfall of the regime. Yes, I know that there have been calls for a new election, or a runoff between Mousavi and Ahmadinezhad. But I don’t think that’s very likely now. The tens of millions of Iranians whose pent-up rage has driven them to risk life and limb against their oppressors are not likely to settle for a mere change in personnel at this point. And the mullahs surely know that if they lose, many of them will face a very nasty and very brief future. If the disciplined force comes into being, the regime will fall. Michael J. Totten - 06.16.2009
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POPSNeo-Nazis are in the Army now
Army regulations prohibit soldiers from participating in racist groups, and recruiters are instructed to keep an eye out for suspicious tattoos. Before signing on the dotted line, enlistees are required to explain any tattoos. At a Tampa recruitment office, though, Fogarty sailed right through the signup process. "They just told me to write an explanation of each tattoo, and I made up some stuff, and that was that," he says. Soon he was posted to Fort Stewart in Georgia, where he became part of the 3rd Infantry Division. In 2003, Fogarty was sent to Iraq. For two years he served in the military police, escorting officers, including generals, around the hostile country. He says he was granted top-secret clearance and access to battle plans. Fogarty speaks with regret that he "never had any kill counts." But he says his time in Iraq increased his racist resolve. "I hate Arabs more than anybody, for the simple fact I've served over there and seen how they live," he tells me. "They'r
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POPSExpelled for being white and African. Paulo Serodio probably didn’t expect much of a reaction when he identified himself as an African-American during a cultural exchange at his New Jersey Medical School. However, his white skin apparently disqualifies him from calling himself such. Serodio is a 45 year old white male who was born, and lived, in Mozambique–in Africa.
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POPSHypocricy U Is this surprising? Not really. As the article states is that what is surprising is that there were any Democrats at this "university" to begin with. What a joke!
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POPSThe International Criminal Court on Dafur The International Criminal Court is accepting supporting evidence of children's drawings of the alleged crimes committed in Darfur. Adam, 15, wrote: "Look at these pictures carefully, and you will see what happened in Darfur. Thank you." Bakhid was eight years old when he saw his village being attacked and burned by Janjaweed forces on horse back and Sudanese forces in vehicles and tanks. One young artist named Aisha said: "It is very kind to send us food, but this is Africa and we are used to being hungry. What I ask is that you please take the guns away from the people who are killing us."
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POPSWaterboarding in 1902 His sufferings must be that of a man who is drowning, but cannot drown. ..." — Lieutenant Grover Flint during the Phillipine-American War, quoted in Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, Stuart Creighton Miller (1982)
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POPSLiberal Bloggers target Christian Scholl for enforcing it's rules This is more than an attack by liberals on Christians. This is illustrative of something that has been going on for ages. Contracts in general have been allowed to be broken when ‘something’ comes up that gives the signer ‘second thoughts’. We take contracts too lightly because there is always some lawyer willing to take the issue to court. This is an attack on an organization that just happens to be a Christian school enforcing its rules on someone who is knowingly breaking those rules. Bottom line: a contract is a contract. If its provisions are not upheld and enforced then the contract loses all authority and meaning. Liberal or not, this tenant must be followed. Anyone breaking a contract should face penalties. Period. Why is this being turned into a Liberal vs Christian thing?
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