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| Federal prosecutor relishes role on ‘right side’ of law |
Julia Dudley, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia, said complicated cases, such as white-collar fraud, are easier to hear in federal court
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July Readings at New Dominion Bookshop
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Coming up: Two Readings and Book-signings at New Dominion BookshopThursday, July 16, 12:15 PM: Joanna Beth Tweedy, The Yonder Side of Sass and TexasFriday, July 17, 12:15 PM: Peter Selgin, Life Goes to the MoviesJoanna Beth Tweedy will discuss her debut novelThe Yonder Side of Sass and TexasThursday, July 16 at 12:15 PMRaised deep in [...]
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The other side of Pearl
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Toyoko Inoue was not yet 10 when she saw her first American: a World War II pilot wearing goggles as he sliced his airplane past the window of her home in Sasebo, Japan.
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Obama solidly with Israel in U.N. Rights Council
Okay, maybe I'll have to reel back all those commentaries about a growing rift between the Obama administration and Israel. This week, in the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, in two out of five of the votes on matters related to Israeli government policies in the 43-year-occupied territories, the U.S. was the only country that voted against a resolution that otherwise had the unanimous support of Council members. (Hat-tip, indirectly, to CWF.) One of these votes was about the Palestinians' oft-reconfirmed right to self-determination. That resolution (A/HRC/13/L.27),
reaffirms the inalienable, permanent and unqualified right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including their right to live in freedom, justice and dignity and to establish their sovereign, independent, democratic and viable contiguous State; also reaffirms its support for the solution of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security...
The U.S. representative voted against. The other 45 members voted in favor. Then there was this very important resolution (A/HRC/13/L.28), in which the Council
condemns the new Israeli announcement on the construction of 120 new housing units in the Bitar Elite settlement, and 1,600 new housing units for new settlers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramat Shlomo, and calls upon the Government of Israel to immediately reverse its decision which would further undermine and jeopardize the ongoing efforts by the international community to reach a final settlement compliant with international legitimacy, including the relevant United Nations resolutions; urges the full implementation of the Access and Movement Agreement of 15 November 2005, particularly the urgent reopening of Rafah and Karni crossings [into Gaza], which is crucial to ensuring the passage of foodstuffs and essential supplies, as well as the access of the United Nations agencies to and within the Occupied Palestinian Territory; calls upon Israel to take and implement serious measures, including confiscation of arms and enforcement of criminal sanctions, with the aim of preventing acts of violence by Israeli settlers, and other measures to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians and Palestinian properties in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its legal obligations, as mentioned in the Advisory Opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice; and urges the parties to give renewed impetus to the peace process.
This time: 46 to 1, with no abstentions. On a resolution condemning Israeli actions in occupied Syrian Golan, the U.S. was also the only country to vote against, though this time there were 15 abstentions. There were also a couple of resolutions in which the U.S. was not the only country to vote against. These included, very importantly, the one calling on both Israel and the authorities in Gaza to conduct the credible, independent investigations into allegations of gross rights abuses that have been called for by both the Goldstone Report and the General Assembly. Regarding this resolution, the U.S. was joined in its opposition to it by Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, and Ukraine; and eleven states abstained from voting. But 29 members of this important council supported the resolution. In another significant resolution-- one calling on Israel to end its 43-year-old occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza-- and to immediately lift the siege imposed on Gaza, the U.S. was joined in its opposition by eight other states: Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; seven states abstained; and 31 voted for it. Why does Obama feel he has to do this? Why not just abstain?
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Book review: Perspectives on Branding
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Jason Miletsky and Genevieve Smith each separately answer 90 questions about branding in this work, Smith from the corporate side and Miletsky from the agency side. While the two have very different writing styles and experiences, the narrative weaves ...
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Law enforcement on alert before Louisa funerals
Law-enforcement authorities are putting security measures in place for this weekend's funerals for two cousins killed in a mass shooting that stemmed from a family feud. The cousins will be buried side by side after separate services. The measures are being taken as a precaution should any problems arise among ...
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Reading Independence Day in Iran
(this is Scott Harrop writing) Keyed to Ameica's 4th of July celebration, I have the pleasure of publishing an essay with R.K. Ramazani that is appearing in multiple outlets via Agence Global. One version can be found here . Between us, we've condensed about eighty years of studies of the American and Iranian revolutionary experiences into a few short paragraphs. Our core observations in this essay boil down to: 1. Americans and Iranians have much more in common with each other than either side realizes. 2. Both nations have "revolutionary" traditions that first and foremost were about achieving independence. I wrote in greater detail about the American side two years ago here at justworldnews . 3. Even as both countries over time believed that their revolutions stood for distinct values that they've offered to the world, both America and Iran have painful track records of not fully living up to their own norms. Professor Ramazani recently wrote about Iran's freedom deficit here. 4. International legitimacy... matters. Both societies care deeply about their reputation in the world, even as leaders in both countries have conducted themselves in manners than have hurt their nation's prestige before the world. The world indeed is watching . 5. Howard Baskerville was right; Americans and Iranians do share many ideals, of independence, constitutionalism, justice, faith, and yes, liberty. (See my backgrounder on the 100th anniversary of his "martydom" in Tabriz) 6. Iran's present crisis is home grown; lasting solutions to the present crisis must come from within. Yet it's one Americans can recognize and empathize with from the outside. Consider reading the actual whole text and give us your feedback. This is just the first hints of larger works being hatched.
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