Carly Fiorina begins negative attack campaign.

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, as most of you know, I am a Canadian. Unlike most Americans however, the fact that I am a Canadian does not make me particularly proud! The reason is simply because I am an unwilling participant in a crime. Canada, led by our Conservative government, is...

In one of the worst seasons yet, Mahat Hassan carries one of his weak calves on a donkey cart to a watering point at a remote hamlet in Kenya's Northeastern Province. The sweltering heat here is testimony to the biting season that has ravaged most of the Muslim dominated region. Painful History ...

LAS ANOD,SOMALILAND – A roadside bomb killed one military official and wounded four others last week in the eastern town of Las Anod. Mr. Osman Yusuf, the commander of Somaliland´s 12th infantry division was the intended target, he was killed instantly. Four others were injured, two military per...

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, common sense will tell you that poor and destitute American citizens need your protection. The best way to provide that protection is to provide decent health care for poor citizens when they need it most. With decent health care, most citizens will be ...

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, they continue unabated and unashamed and they are the most horrendous acts Man can impose upon Nature!! I write of the Mountain Top blasting in West Virginia, for the purpose of extracting dirty Coal and which is comparable only to the monstrous hole cr...

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, posting a message on your grocer's post-it board is nothing like this! Here is an opportunity to reach millions of people...> Dear j, Today, just one week after launch, the 15,000th supporter of a clean energy future posted a message on The Wall:...

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the Patriot Act needs fixing and if you don't do it, who will? How important is your personal liberty? If you honestly love Democratic freedom, than contact your Congressman and demand he take action to change and improve the Patriot Act. It must be re...

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the concept of representative government harbors the concept (true or false) that your government Senator is your representative in Washington. In the following sad case, the answer is false! Maybe there is something you could do to change the answer? ...

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the time for change is here and the struggle continues between the top executive directors of the current health care insurance industry and the rest of us. Our problem is that we are controlled and dominated by business executives who do not honestly k...

Mfonobong Nsehe argues that Mo Ibrahim's African $5 million African leadership prize will do little or nothing to solve Africa's leadership problems.

Now again rulers of Pakistan have been trying to take control of the fund to be provided by the United States for the development of tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border. But now the people of tribal areas will never trust the rulers of Pakistan as they converted their areas into a hell. Pakis...

It is not for anyone to suggest on what will follow in the next few weeks, should the current political crises in Nepal turn into a fist fight between the Maoists and the CPN-UML with NC poised as an emergent winner. The Maoists claim absolute power of the state. Sharing a berth within the UML f...

Why are Republicans hunting Alan Grayson?

UNICEF is known particularly for work with children in the third world. They are always there to help, in situations of crisis, whether it be earthquakes, droughts or natural disasters. On their UNICEF homepage about us they state:- "Protecting children UNICEF believes that every child should have clean water, food, health care, education, and a safe environment in which to grow up. UNICEF upholds the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and works to hold the international community responsible for their promises to children." However, I believe I have uncovered what I believe to be a more sinister side to their quesky clean image.

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Sarah Jackson Han has information dealing with the Guantanamo Prison detainees. Personally, I believe that keeping Uyghurs in prison at Guantanamo simply because they were refugees from China, was an extreme travesty of both justice and human rights.......

How can we expect children who are reduced almost to an animal life level of existence - who struggle each day for any kind of food that will keep them alive - how can we expect them in the future to be apostles of peace?

Representatives Sam Farr and Chaka Fattah are the latest members of Congress to co-sponsor the Global Security Priorities Resolution (H.Res 278). The idea is to reduce the number of nuclear weapons around the globe and divert savings toward fighting child hunger.

The U.S. needs to take the lead in building a global school lunch program. Providing more funding for McGovern-Dole is a first step and then using that platform to reach out to more governments to coordinate the global effort. If Congress would pass the Roadmap to End Global Hunger

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Barbara Boxer is absolutely on the right path but she needs your help! Come to think about it, unless you like natural disasters, you need her help a great deal more than she needs yours, but who is quibling? It is way past the time to get serious about...

The Kerry-Lugar Bill proposes the most sweeping non-military aid ever for Pakistan. This plan provides for widespread economic and educational objectives targeted at stabilizing that region. For more information about this important piece of legislation please read this article in its entirety.

News Digest in English of the week's events in Somaliland

"Development depends on good governance," President Barack Obama said to a round of applause from Ghanaian officials during his recent visit to that country, considered a role model for good governance. "This is the ingredient which has been missing in far too many places, for far too long. That´s ...

Paypal allows Africans send money to Western countries, but prevents foreign countries from sending money to Africans in African countries. The author smells a rat, and accuses Paypal of being selfish, racist and exploitative of Africans.

Donations to the Philippines are in records high for the typhoon victims. But disparaging reports that the ugly Filipino trait of corruption again taints the humanitarian intents of the world donors, and compromising the health of the victims.

As Rep. Jim McGovern says, "we are trying to put global hunger on the top of the administration´s agenda."

P.M. Harper, A Bush of the North.

Women Pay More Than Men For Health Insurance.

Why did Democratic Texas Senator Ken Salazar approve of drilling for Oil in Polar Bear Habitat? Is Ken Salazar a secretive link to the Oil industry?

..."we can serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests"...Barack Obama

"Where polluters escape regulation and our planet pays the price."

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Net Neutrality is vital and important for everybody who enjoys using a computer...including yours truly; but unfortunately there are certain individuals who want to control the World Wide Web. Uniting to protect this powerful bastion of free communicati...

Why is it that every time we elect "peace" candidates we defund the peace movement, stop calling for an end to wars, and limit our demands exclusively to opposing war escalations?

Mike Gravel has created a detailed road map towards the creation of true Democracy for the people and by the people.

The Fourth Global Conference of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) recently concluded in Kathmandu with an 18 point declaration which includes such wide ranging commitments as creating an investment friendly environment, implementing provisions of an NRN Act that would eventually help th...

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, Angela Braly defends dropping people's insurance when they get sick...> Joseph - Meet Melanie Shouse. A few years ago, Melanie was living the American dream when she transformed an old Domino's storefront into an expansion of her home business. Bu...

Can you shout louder than a million dollar carrying lobbyist?

The Gospel of the Poor Farmers according to Bill Gates.

The Roadmap bill would move the fight against hunger to the top of the Obama administration's agenda.

Terrorists attacked three security agency buildings in Pakistan today, including the Federal Investigation Agency headquarters and two police training centers in Lahore. In addition, a suicide car bomber struck in the northwestern city of Kohat, and a bombing in Quetta in the southwest of the countr...

Africans tend to blame their underdevelopment and inefficiencies on the 'evils' of colonialism. In this article, Mfonobong Nsehe, a Journalism student studying in Kenya argues that Africans are responsible for their own problems, and urges them to be responsible for their failures as a continent.

Nobel peace surprize.

The time for Israel to be held responsible for crimes against humanity has come. The world body needs to force Israel to take responsibility for its atrocities in Gaza during last years invasion. A small price to pay for its years of death and destruction on its Arab neighbors.

When Democrats block reform, who can you trust within the Federal Government?

Without the Public Option, the Health Reform Bill will become a sad joke!

When contacting Washington Senators, ask if the Public Option is part of the health care reform bill. If not, ask why not?

I recently had the opportunity to interview a beneficiary of a micro-credit scheme in Mombasa, the world-renown, yet poverty-stricken tourist hotspot in Kenya, East Africa. We will call her Mary. Her story was amazing. Mary finished College in 2005, but getting a job proved really difficult. As is ...

On October 9, 2009, US President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to build the momentum of global peace through such bold initiatives as to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress the primacy of multilateral diplomacy and cooper...

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, I know what it is like to be poor because my small pension check barely allows me to exist, however, even I was surprised to learn that Airline Pilots are surviving on or below the poverty line...> This week, the new 'Mike & Friends Blog' section will be...

The Suncor Canadian Calgary Tar Sands project is the most polluting and destructive on Earth. If Barack Obama was serious about alternative energy sources, why has his progress been so slow? Why not an immediate NATIONAL ZERO EMISSIONS ACT for the U.S. and a blockade of the dirty Bitumen Tar Sands Oil from Canada?

Who loses if you decide not to listen to Nobel Peace Prize winners?

Thank you, Barack Obama, for giving us the opportunity to redeem ourselves. Now for the tasks ahead. We need you to do all that you promised to do. We need it. The world needs it.

Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, when both Democrats and Republicans praise his work, it must be good! Go see Michael Moore's new hit documentary movie, you won't be dissapointed!...> Friends, It's your friendly webmaster from MichaelMoore.com here to remind you THIS is THE week...

Republicans would now seem to be the ones that hate America.

It sadly appears to me that the Public Option has been temporarily pushed off the governments health care agenda. All that is left of President Barack Obama's health care reform Bill, at the moment, is an attempt to impose rules and regulations on wealthy multi-million doller health insurance companies who just happen to have powerful Senator friends within the United States government.

They can fight the facts all they want but sooner or later, the evidence will change their attitudes. Hopefully, it won't be too late!

What gathers people, shelters, warms, comforts and lends them dignity and, surprise, it glows?

Encumbered and greatly impoverished by the ruling corrupt administrations, the Filipino people are reeling and teetering after the recent typhoon devastations. They are awakened to a scary reality that the government has done minimally to uplift the society, while the Philippine treasury are in constant assault from political thieves channeling the money for their personal use. The writer has suggested an idea that might stop the rampant corruption, and has a potential to becoming a model for donor countries to use to check and monitor corruption.

As if Mainers didn't have enough to worry about just struggling to put food on the table,

Former Congressman James Trafficant tells it like it is.

...because you cannot love your money AND love your neighbor...

This is a tragedy – not just for WFP – but for the whole humanitarian community and for the hungry.

Much can be learned from this episode in history and applied to today's struggles in countries like Afghanistan, Sudan and Iraq. Food is absolutely critical for peace and reconstruction.

We know how to end hunger but yet for some reason the resolve from political leaders is not strong enough.

Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation To Increase Nonmilitary Aid To Pakistan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) welcomed passage by the United State Senate of a revised version of the Enhanced Partnership with Pak...

Barbara Boxer wins another round! Celebrate!

The History of Yoga has a lot to do with the present times. The earliest Yoga started some 5000 years ago since human civilization has begun. The scholars have believed that Yoga was originated out of Stone Age Shamanism. This is because there were some cultural similarities between Mehrgarh whi...

Well, Barbara Boxer is one of my favorite Democrats because she proudly tells you where she stands and what she believes in.

*Minister for promoting horticulture sector on modern lines *Sector has tremendous scope *Helped to keep the economy of the state alive *Fruit mandi at Chrar-i-Sharief inaugurated *Fire station would be constructed

Photo: Woldeyesus Ammar Eritrea is in the spotlight again following the killing on September 17 of 21 African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu by Al-Shabab militants who the African Union and the UN allege are supported by Eritrea. AU member states are pressuring the UN to sanction the Eritrean go...

The Somaliland House of Elders recent endeavour to resolve the political stalemate regarding the forthcoming Presidential elections has met with some success. After an all night session, 77 members of the House of Elders voted to extend the mandate of the incumbent President, Mr.Dahir Rayale Kahi...

Question: How do we stop conflict-of-interest Senators from harming the general public?

Korean dentists and hygienists from Duk-Young Dental Hospital in South Korea are back for a second round of dental missions in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental.

The 64th UN General Assembly which started in New York on September 15 has been termed a remarkable one. The important highlight this year has been the optimistic speech of President Barack Obama calling for fresh thinking on a number of important global issues concerning the future generation,...

The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) strongly condemns Kosovan Parliamentary Speaker Jakup Krasniqi´s direct attack on the Macedonian people in response to controversy surrounding the release of the Macedonian Encyclopedia, issued by the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences (MANU).

Tell your members of Congress: Improve patient safety and save lives. Oppose any amendments that would limit access to court for severely injured patients and their families.

Reality is much more than we are presently dealing with in this life on this planet. There are some of us that are living a life with knowledge that many are only now beginning to understand about other intelligent beings that come and go. There are real future problems that we should ready our minds for in space. We need to be concentrating on getting along on this planet so we can all defend this planet as one species when the time comes. The time will come and what will all the religions and the people who pray for assistance be doing? They cannot be down on their knees praying for assistance when the laser wars begin above earth in space. This will do absolutely no good at all. Therefore, we need to all rely on earth as one planet and learn to be more logical about survival. This is what all governments should be teaching now. Survival. All beings are needed in the future to protect and defend this planet. The ships will be provided. This is part of the awakening process of our species on earth. This was what our ancestors were preparing us for all our lives. Many have come and gone with various religions but they all told of wars to come above.

Unfortunately, because of the phasing out of Title II programs in India, many feeding programs in India (both general ones and ones associated with schools) are coming to an end.

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, clean Air and Water and Food are human rights! Every single day billions of people suffer because they don't have enough of one or two or all three. So why is a U.S. Senator threatening to block regulations that would help clean our Air? Dear Joseph, ...

According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the 2009 sea ice minimum was the third lowest since the start of satellite measurements in 1979. The only two years with less sea ice were 2007 and 2008.

When every United States citizen learns the honest facts outlining President Barack Obama's Health Care Plan, I honestly believe the United States of America will win a New Health Care System. However, if the honest facts are witheld from the people, or distorted and subverted by political or opposi...

We believe that this vision of invigorated US global leadership on hunger is vital not only for moral and humanitarian reasons, but for social, economic and political security in the longer term.

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, Poet and Song-Writer and Political Activist: David Rovics, is giving away his music. The following is an explanation of how he makes a living by giving away his work. An interesting system if you can get away with it and yes, David gets away with it! Hi ...

Check out our brand-new book of the week, just published -- "Union Strategies for Hard Times".

International Day of Peace, September 21st The United Nations' International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace.

The Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) is a co-operative Peacebuilding Initiative to unite the strengths of existing organizations, projects and peoples in building a Culture of Peace for future generations.

The Kurds cry out in their songs, of the cycles of the universe. How that the wheel of fortune has not been in their favor; visible in the deep pain they felt from the hands of their oppressors, and the ignorance of those who claim mortal authority. As the past 80 years have unraveled themselv...

A lot of campaign experts say that early preparation can make the difference in whether incumbents are re-elected.

Now that we have a bill, it's important to try to get bipartisan support by first getting more cosponsors and then getting votes as the legislation moves within Congress

WFP has even been forced to cut back rations in some countries because funding is simply running out. The UN food agency is short 3 billion dollars to meet current food emergencies.

As a gesture of support and confidence, the Regional Development Council of Region X (RDC-X) is holding its 83rd Full Council Meeting at the project office of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on September 24, 2009. RDC-X was instrumental in getting approval for the project and securing its financing from South Korea.

Don't count on the "Security" Council making this a subject of study or public debate.

Suu Kyi´s conviction to her country has cost her dearly: She´s lost not only her freedom, but her family as well.

We´ll see you on the streets on Sunday, September 20!

We're winning because you know it takes action to succeed. You don't sit back and hope for change, you deliver results and get the job done. That's why we're going to win.

Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, when a government Senator resorts to lies in order to win power, that Senator damages the credibility of the government and more importantly, he or she slows the progressive changes that attempt to do good for and by the people of the United States. A...

Please take a moment to let Senator Feinstein know that you strongly support her proposed monument.

The Center for Biological Diversity is pushing hard to improve the deeply flawed climate bill and convince political leaders to let scientists rather than industry lobbyists guide national and international climate policy.

Congress has the majority votes needed to pass a public option -- TODAY.

You don't want to miss this opportunity to present our demands before the kick-off of the G20!