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State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 

Posted on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 By rayhanania 1 Comment on State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 
State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 

State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders  Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met August 30-31 at the envoy level  in Geneva to discuss the crisis in Syria. Read their statement regarding conflict in…

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9/11 and a 20th Reflection of That Day

Posted on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on 9/11 and a 20th Reflection of That Day
9/11 and a 20th Reflection of That Day

To mark the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, President Biden will visit the attack sites in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Families of hundreds of 9/11 victims told Biden to stay away unless he declassified government evidence that could link Saudi Arabia to the attack. By Eileen Fleming President Biden on Friday signed an executive order to…

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif and Vanunu: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower

On Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted at Western leaders of countries responsible for Israel’s nuclear program that, “Israel is expanding Dimona, the region’s only nuclear bomb factory… By Eileen Fleming Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif tweeted at President Biden and the heads of state of Britain, France and Germany regarding The Guardian’s, “Israel expands nuclear…

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United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act and USS Liberty Veterans Association

The United States-Israel Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Collaborative Research Act garnered nearly 100 bipartisan cosponsors.  By Eileen Fleming Representative Michael Waltz, R-Fla is the first Green Beret to serve in Congress. Last year Waltz introduced the “United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act.” Last week the Florida Daily reported that Waltz’s bill was sent to the House Veterans…

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The State of American Souls, Must See TV and Trumpism

Posted on February 6, 2021February 7, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on The State of American Souls, Must See TV and Trumpism
The State of American Souls, Must See TV and Trumpism

Trumpism is a term for the political ideology, style of governance, political movement and set of mechanisms for acquiring and keeping power as demonstrated by former president, Donald J. Trump. By Eileen Fleming Truth seekers will be glued to the TV this Tuesday when former U.S. president D. J. Trump’s second impeachment trial begins with…

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Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive

Posted on January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive
Pollard Free in Israel: Vanunu Remains Captive

On the Tuesday before Christmas, Jonathan Pollard, former U.S. Navy analyst and convicted spy flew with his wife from Newark to Tel Aviv, on a private plane provided by Sheldon Adelson and received a hero’s welcome from Prime Minister Netanyahu. By Eileen Fleming US taxpayers provide Israel more ‘benjamin’s’ than to any other country. Adjusted for inflation,…

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USS Liberty Survivors of The Six-Day War Read and Write  

Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Survivors of The Six-Day War Read and Write  
USS Liberty Survivors of The Six-Day War Read and Write  

On 8 June 1967, thirty four Americans were killed, 174 wounded and scarred for life because the USA Government failed to support the USS Liberty troops while Israel was attacking them with bombs, bullets, and torpedoes; and continues to disrespect the Liberty troops request to speak to the American people during an open Congressional hearing….

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Annual Update for Vanunu Mordechai, Israel’s nuclear whistleblower and Captive

Posted on June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Annual Update for Vanunu Mordechai, Israel’s nuclear whistleblower and Captive
Annual Update for Vanunu Mordechai, Israel’s nuclear whistleblower and Captive

Israel’s nuclear whistleblower Vanunu Mordechai reported by tweet: “They renew all the restrictions for one more year, from June 2020 to June 2021, no any Freedom yet, So I will continue to post every month ‘Waiting to be free’” By Eileen Fleming Read Vanunu’s monthly tweets HERE WHY you should care: From 1976 to 1985,…

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A Covid-19 USS Liberty Remembrance Day

Posted on May 29, 2020June 6, 2020 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on A Covid-19 USS Liberty Remembrance Day
A Covid-19 USS Liberty Remembrance Day

Covid-19 caused the cancellation of the USS Liberty’s 53rd reunion of survivors of The Six Day War. The following is published in honor of 2020’s USS Liberty Remembrance Day. By Eileen Fleming This retired nurse has lived in Florida for decades but New York is my homeland. I began paying attention to Covid19 in January. It…

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Saudi tourism takes-off with China, UK, Malaysia, US, Canada topping list of new arrivals

Posted on January 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi tourism takes-off with China, UK, Malaysia, US, Canada topping list of new arrivals
Saudi tourism takes-off with China, UK, Malaysia, US, Canada topping list of new arrivals

Saudi tourism takes-off with China, UK, Malaysia, US, Canada topping list of new arrivals New YouGov data shows one in five tourists are now more interested in visiting Saudi Arabia for a vacation. According to the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, China, UK, Malaysia, United States and Canada top the list of new…

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Christ to Cronkite: Call for Unconditional Love

Posted on December 31, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Christ to Cronkite: Call for Unconditional Love
Christ to Cronkite: Call for Unconditional Love

Without an evolutionary worldview, Christianity does not really understand, much less foster, growth or change. Nor does it know how to respect and support where history is heading. By Eileen Fleming American author and Franciscan friar Richard Rohr writes prolifically about the need to unite contemplation/deep thought to direct actions to help heal people and our…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg’s Tweet for Christ’s Sake

Posted on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg’s Tweet for Christ’s Sake
Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg’s Tweet for Christ’s Sake

For Christmas Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an Episcopalian tweeted a message of solidarity, and then was questioned by a “pro-life, pro-woman, pro-family, pro-marriage” tweeter. By Eileen Fleming In honor of Christmas Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an Episcopalian tweeted: “Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Truth Decay, Faith-Based Scripts: Vanunu Mordechai and USS Liberty Pitches and Passes

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Truth Decay, Faith-Based Scripts: Vanunu Mordechai and USS Liberty Pitches and Passes
Truth Decay, Faith-Based Scripts: Vanunu Mordechai and USS Liberty Pitches and Passes

Over the past two decades, “Truth Decay” has characterized national political and civil discourse in the United States in tribal disagreements over facts and interpretations of facts and data. Faith-based scripts are based on social values of a particular faith; but the faith does NOT have to be classified as a religion. By Eileen Fleming America’s…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Rick Perry, Mr. Rogers, and Thank you, God

Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Rick Perry, Mr. Rogers, and Thank you, God
Rick Perry, Mr. Rogers, and Thank you, God

“A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers based on the 1998 Esquire expose “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod offers America a Christianity that Jesus would thank God for. By Eileen Fleming Monday on Fox News Energy Secretary Rick Perry claimed President Trump is “God’s chosen one” and opined, “God…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

What Christians Need to Know about Quid Pro Quo

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on What Christians Need to Know about Quid Pro Quo
What Christians Need to Know about Quid Pro Quo

Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase and a world view meaning “something for something”, “a favor for a favor”, “give and take”, “you scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours”, “one hand washes the other”; Which is antithetical to how Jesus lived and what he taught his followers to do. By Eileen Fleming This very concerned non-Arab…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Spiritual Progressive Responds to U.S. Attorney General William Barr

Posted on October 14, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Spiritual Progressive Responds to U.S. Attorney General William Barr
Spiritual Progressive Responds to U.S. Attorney General William Barr

Inspired by Attorney General William Barr blaming “secularists” and “so-called progressives” for wreaking havoc on American society, this spiritual progressive responds citing Stages of the Soul.   By Eileen Fleming   Last Friday Attorney General William Barr shocked some legal experts -and this spiritual progressive with deep Catholic roots- over his defense of religious freedom. In his…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Opinion

A Real Request to Congress RE: Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on A Real Request to Congress RE: Trump Impeachment Inquiry
A Real Request to Congress RE: Trump Impeachment Inquiry

This Florida based reporter contacted Senator Marco Rubio immediately after hearing him claim Mr. Trump’s televised call from the White House lawn to China was “not a real request” to investigate Joe Biden and his son. By Eileen Fleming The Subject line announced: “A Real Request” and the body of my message sent through Florida Senator Marco…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Opinion

President Carter’s Cover-up: Vanunu Mordechai’s Status Quo

Posted on September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on President Carter’s Cover-up: Vanunu Mordechai’s Status Quo
President Carter’s Cover-up: Vanunu Mordechai’s Status Quo

A Google Alert for “Vanunu” announced “Report: Carter Administration Covered Up Clandestine Israeli Nuclear Test.” The link led to The Jewish Press article that repeated the lie that Mordechai Vanunu was an “Israeli scientist” By Eileen Fleming Mordechai Vanunu holds BA’s in geography and philosophy. Vanunu was never a scientist but a mid-level nuclear technician…

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