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Israeli shelling kills Palestinians - Middle East - Al Jazeera English : "Israel said it began the shelling in response to rockets fired across the border from Gaza [GALLO/GETTY] Israeli shelling has killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, medical workers and witnesses say. Hamas security and medical officials said two of the Palestinian killed on Sunday, in Beit Hanoun near the Israel-Gaza border, were farmers. 'Ibrahim Abdullah Abu Saeed, a caretaker at a a farm, aged 91, and Ismael Walid Abu Audeh, 20, were killed on Sunday by fire from an Israeli tank,' Adham Abu Salima, a spokesman for local medical services, told AFP news agency. Shortly after, Hossam Khaled Abu Saeed, the farmer's 17-year-old grandson, also died of wounds sustained in the incident, close to the flashpoint Gaza-Israel border, a medical source said. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Tribes in Kenya Wage Water War -- In These Times : "For hundreds of years, the Turkana have herded cattle, sheep and goats. They are among the most nomadic people in the world, constantly moving in search of pasture for their livestock. But the changing climate and marginalization by successive governments have caused resources to dwindle at a startling rate across the Turkana’s traditional home. “It was easier before,” says Loochi’s father Akadaye as he holds a protective palm over Loochi’s damaged eye. “We used to have dry periods, but the rains did eventually come. But now it just goes on and on.” Droughts that once appeared every decade have started ravaging the land every two or three years, throwing the tribe’s migratory patterns into disarray. All this is undoubtedly due to climate change. Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro have seen their ice caps recede during the last 60 years and Lake Chad, which extends over Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria has lost 80 percent of its water s...

Jenkins: Bible Far More Violent than Qur’an | Informed Comment : "My experience is, people are people. They’re all equally capable of the same good and evil, across religions and cultures, and how much of each they commit has to do with both their opportunities and their character at any point in history. The amazing thing is that the West has managed to convince itself that all its wars and killing were someone else’s fault (even though it was mainly elements of the West fighting other elements of the West that produced the charnel houses of the twentieth century). - Sent using Google Toolbar"

tehran times : Who is behind the Shia killings in Pakistan? : "Who is behind the Shia killings in Pakistan? By Gul Jammas Hussain In a devastating series of sectarian attacks over the last three days, terrorists struck at two separate Shia rallies in two different cities in Pakistan, killing over 98 innocent people -- 33 in Lahore and 65 in Quetta. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

"Security for Everyone, Not Just Settlers and Occupiers" - Ali Abunimah on Opening of US-Brokered Mideast Peace Talks : "'Security for Everyone, Not Just Settlers and Occupiers'–Ali Abunimah on Opening of US-Brokered Mideast Peace Talks Abuminah US-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority begin today in Washington. Both sides agreed to sit down last month after the US successfully pressured Palestinian leaders to drop their precondition of an Israeli settlement freeze. On the eve of the summit, Palestinian militants killed four Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. We speak with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Alexander Zaitchik on "Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance" : "Glenn Beck organized a much-publicized 'Restoring Honor' rally on Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Beck’s fans reportedly number in the millions, and Saturday’s rally drew nearly 100,000 supporters. We speak with Alexander Zaitchik, author of Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

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