Israel warships intercept Gaza aid boat + Video of IDF troops boarding Gaza-bound boat

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ PressTV Tue Sep 28, 2010 Israeli warships have intercepted a Jewish aid boat heading for the Gaza Strip to break the crippling blockade of the impoverished territory. “Ten Israeli warships forced the boat to head for (the Israeli port) of Ashdod by force, but without raiding the ship,” Amjad al-Shawa, a Gaza-based organizer told [...]

Primate Wars at KU Med: Anatomy of an Intense Grass Roots Campaign by Jason Miller

by Jason Miller Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Thomas Paine’s Corner Sept. 28, 2010 At the request of Anthony Nocella II, I have composed a summary of Bite Club’s campaign to stop primate vivisection at the University of Kansas Medical Center. This summary will also appear on Lib Now! In late 2009, I became aware that the [...]

Matt Bryza: From Evasive to Perjurer? by Sibel Edmonds

by Sibel Edmonds Featured Writer Dandelion Salad originally published by Boiling Frogs Post 28 September, 2010 Obama’s Nominee for Azerbaijan Ambassadorship Misleads Congress on the Issues of Conflict of Interest & Questionable Ties In response to questions at the hearing that he was too close to Azerbaijani Government officials with highly questionable ties, Matt Bryza remained [...]

Robert Fisk: Independent Journalism, interviewed by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox September 27, 2010 Updated: June 26, 2011; added Transcript Transcript: You Wanna Know What’s What in the Middle East? September 26, 2010 (SOAPBOX #74) Cindy holds a very in-depth interview with British journalist, Robert Fisk, who has been living in the Middle East [...]

Eva Golinger: Chavez’s grip on Venezuela loosens (slightly)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ RTAmerica | September 27, 2010 Recent Venezuelan election results loosen Hugo Chavez’s power as opposition parties make big gains, claiming new seats in the Asamblea Nacional and winning the majority of the popular vote. However, Chavez has called the results a ‘solid victory’. Attorney & author Eva Golinger in Caracas, Venezuela said Chavez still holds [...]