Video: Making a Difference - American High School Kids From Chicago Helping Casablanca Poor

From Denny: This is a wonderful story about people helping other people clear across the world. Chicago's sister city is Casablanca in Morocco and has been for over 25 years. These are high school kids who want to work against poverty.

They visited Casablanca and met an astounding local man who is revered by many for his work among the poor. What is most impressive is how much support he has given to young women to get educated and succeed. Now that's not something you expect out of an Islamic culture. As it stands now, the most recent stats have just been released, regardless of religion, that 30% of women worldwide are abused. That's billions of people suffering. The figures are much higher in Islamic countries. To see a man devote so much of his life and resources to helping young women develop warms the heart.

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Video: Irans Controversial New Cabinet in Place

From Denny: Well, it looks like Iran is doing the usual "put the crooks in charge" dance. And I thought the Bush administration was bad. At least (at the time) none of them were on wanted posters from various crime stopper organizations like Interpol. Iran has chosen quite the corrupt criminal assortment and have raised them to the level of leaders in this oppressed country. But then, did we really expect anything less from this crazed government?

Oh, and let's not overlook the pandering to the female population by placing a female puppet in the post of health minister. Trust me; making her the first woman ever elevated in government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution isn't enough to assuage the anger throughout the country. We all know she will not be allowed to speak her mind or institute her own policies. So, it's just for show.

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Video: Britain's 9/11 Adverted, Islamic Terrorists Found Guilty

From Denny: Today Islamic extremists were found guilty of plotting their own version of a 9/11 plot against the British. Will the insanity ever stop?

It does give pause to make a person wonder if a very small gene pool is the reason for this insanity... In Iraq in particular they have been marrying their first cousins and sisters for generations. It's a common practice throughout the Islamic cultures all over the world.

While it may make economic sense to know that the money stays with the relatives, it's bad news on the science level denying a larger and healthier gene pool for offspring. Inadvertantly, they may have been breeding this violence into their cultures. It is sad to see so many lives wasted when they could be doing something positive to build up their cultures.

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Trial Charges Against Iranian Moderates Are Flimsy

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From Denny: These are the petty charges against the Iranian moderates who are members of the opposition party. Looks like the government wants to make sure even a small charge can stick just in case public opinion runs against them. They want to be able to declare victory on the most ambiguous of charges.

Here's the rundown of Regime Paranoia Points:

* acting against national security

* attempting to weaken the Islamic system

* having links with American, British and Israeli agents

* having links with MKO terrorist group

* sending pictures for foreign media outlets to instigate plots

* disturbing public order through rioting

* vandalizing public property

* setting up and attending illegal rallies

and the best for last:

* clashing with security forces - how dare you protect yourself when beaten over the head with night sticks and rifle butts when you are unarmed and in a peaceful demonstration.


Looks like Iran's regime is determined to hold onto power. These charges satisfy the harshest elements in their society. Putting these people away in prison on such flimsy - even childish - charges will not stop the movement but only give it martyrs to fuel the movement.

The opposition has started a fire the government cannot put out. When a person's spirit is on fire for change there is no stopping it. You can sideline people for a while but the inevitable will happen and that government will be dismissed by voters or toppled by a coup.


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