Savo Heleta's Blog

July 1, 2009


Mousavi may be prosecuted for "undermining Iran's national security"

Mir-Hossein Mousavi , the leader of the major opposition party in Iran, may soon be prosecuted for "undermining Iran's national security." Iran's Basij militia leaders have asked the country's chief . . . more
 

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:39

Rwanda wants to sterilize mentally disabled

The Rwandan Parliament is currently discussing a draft law which would "require the sterilization of all individuals with intellectual disabilities." Human Rights Watch said the proposed law was . . . more
   
0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:37

Kofi Annan: Omar al Bashir needs to face justice for Darfur crimes

In an op-ed published in the New York Times , Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, writes that "we have little hope of preventing the worst crimes known to mankind, or reassuring . . . more
 

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:35

Mousavi urges supporters to keep protesting

Mir-Hossein Mousavi , the leader of the major opposition party in Iran and leading challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called on his supporters to continue peaceful protests after the government . . . more
  

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:33

Rabbi Manis Friedman: Destroy Palestinian holy sites. Kill men, women, and children (and cattle)

When the president of Iran denies the Holocaust, the Western world screams at him in disgust. But when an influential American-Jewish Rabbi calls for a total destruction of Palestinians of genocidal . . . more
  

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:32

One in 25 deaths worldwide caused by alcohol consumption

One in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption , according to a new study in the British medical journal The Lancet . Alcohol is now considered as damaging to global health as . . . more
 

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:30

American companies making millions in Iran despite sanctions

Despite the US sanctions that have been in place since the Iranian hostage-taking almost three decades ago, many American companies have been and are still making millions, if not billions, in Iran. . . . more
  

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:29

Fat celebrities "make obesity appear normal"

Fat celebrities are sending a dangerous health message, warns British expert. Michael McMahon from the Nuffield Health , Britain’s group of private hospitals, claims that "fat TV . . . more
 

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:27

Iranian Cleric: Execute Protesters

Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami, a very influential Iranian cleric, said in a nationally broadcast sermon at Tehran University on June 26 that "anyone who takes up arms to fight with the people, they . . . more
  

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:26

Britney Spears to star in a Holocaust movie!?!

You know that something is really wrong with the world when Britney Spears may soon get a leading role in a new movie about Holocaust! She is reportedly reviewing a script for a film tentatively . . . more
 

0 comments Published on July 01, 2009 06:24