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To all my Palestinians friends & Supporters Please change you profile to The THIRD Intifada! We are making the Zionists enraged!!!

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Gaza reels as mutual aggression persists

To all my Palestinians friends & Supporters Please change you profile to The THIRD Intifada! We are making the Zionists enraged!!!

And Pleas DELETE & REPORT THE GROUP Join the effort to delete the group "Third Palestinian Intifada"

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The on-going battles to bring about change for women in Saudi Arabia tend to be small ones but some are being won

Sue Lloyd-Roberts
BBC Newsnight

Before I flew to the Saudi capital Riyadh to make a film about the position of women in the kingdom, I met a Saudi woman studying in the UK who told me, "Saudi Arabia is the biggest women's prison in the world".

Can I quote you? I asked. "You can quote me," she said, "but you can't name me."

I heard that same sentiment and request to remain anonymous repeated during my 10-day stay in the kingdom.

Few dare criticise the
country openly, though the restrictions on women are scarcely believable in the 21st Century. A woman can't drive and she is not allowed to work or travel without the permission of her male guardian, father or husband.

Customs such as arranged marriages, under-age marriage and polygamy still prevail.

Workplace revolution

Dina, an employee at Radio Mix FM in Jeddah

Some conservatives don't like the fact that women like Dina work with men

The on-going battles to bring about change tend to be small ones.

Twenty-year-old Dina, with her heavily kohl-rimmed eyes and diamante cuffs on her abaya (the burka of Saudi Arabia), is a revolutionary in the workplace. She sits in the Jeddah studio at Radio Mix FM with a man.

Up until a few years ago, men and women were not allowed to work in the same room and broadcast journalism has so far proved one of the very few exceptions.

But, beyond that, Dina's message is hardly revolutionary. She acts as a kind of agony aunt for the station's young audience.

A 17-year-old girl sends in an e-mail complaining of boredom. Dina tells her to take up a hobby like painting or photography which, because an unaccompanied girl is not allowed to leave the house, she will have to do at home.

We Saudi women are privileged and pampered by our guardians and we have drivers to get us about

Radwa Yousef

If an 18-year-old wrote in asking how to meet a member of the opposite sex, Dina says she would respond by saying, "It is not possible and [you] must accept it - it is our culture".

At the end of her shift, her boss accompanies her down on to the street and waits until her brother's car pulls up to collect her.

"You present your own radio show and yet you can't drive?" I asked. "It's normal," she said, and closed the car door.

She has to watch what she says. The radio station receives angry calls from the country's religious conservatives who are appalled that women like her are allowed to sit in the same room as an unrelated man.

Any false step or unguarded remark could see the station closed.

Lingerie campaign

Reem Asaad, a 38-year-old college lecturer in finance at a Jeddah women's college, believes that women will never be allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia and that there should be a public transport system.

Reem Asaad is campaigning to get lingerie shops to employ women

But would women be allowed to use it? "Probably not," she admitted, "unless chaperoned."

Women in the kingdom are not allowed to come into contact with any man who is not a family member. Even the few women who run businesses have to employ a male manager to negotiate with other men.

"It is limiting, restricting and humiliating," Ms Asaad said bitterly, "but we are used to it."

Thousands of girls graduate every year but, beyond teaching in an all-girls' school or college, career opportunities are limited and unemployment is high.

Women are not allowed to serve behind a shop counter. If you want to buy a bra in Saudi Arabia, you must ask a male shopping assistant, who will be an expat because a Saudi man could never discuss a bra size with a woman.

Ms Asaad is campaigning both through social media and with the owners of lingerie shops to get some female assistants hired - but she has to employ a male intermediary to negotiate on her behalf with the men who own the shops.

Privileged and pampered

Ms Yousef won praise from religious conservatives for her campaign

Women in Saudi Arabia are not always helped by other women.

Radwa Yousef, who runs an organisation called My Guardian Knows What is Best For Me, says she wants to "dispel the negative notions about guardianship".

"We Saudi women are privileged and pampered by our guardians and we have drivers to get us about," she said as she pours cardamom coffee into gilt-edged glass cups in her elegant apartment in Jeddah.

"What about the woman who would like to drive herself to work?" I asked.

"A woman who is so financially constrained that she has to work, will never be able to buy a car," she replied.

Women without identity

Away from the plush drawing rooms of wealthy women, Faadwa al-Tayar, a volunteer social worker, works in the slums of Jeddah.

She helps the "non-women" of Saudi Arabia, the women without guardians - widows or women whose husbands have left them without the formality of a divorce and who have no legal identity.

I believe that social media will help us - women are asking questions and demanding answers

Eman Fahad al Nafjana
Blogger

There is a Ministry of Welfare in the country, explains Ms Al Tayar, but it is the men who must go and ask for assistance.

"A woman is too embarrassed to go, or if her husband has left her, too ashamed."

Apathy and lack of aspiration prevail. I met a woman who lives alone with her two veiled daughters in their 20s, who have been sitting in the shadows of the house since completing primary school 15 years ago.

"I hope that they will find good husbands who will let them finish their education and look after them," she told me.

Although how the girls will find the much-needed male guardian without being able to leave the house is anyone's guess.

Other women who want to change the system are using social media - which gives them some freedom to express their frustrations.

Eman Fahad al Nafjana, a 30-year-old blogger, writes on her Saudiwoman website that the guardianship rules must change and that women are fed up with the constraints on their lives.

"I believe that social media will help us," she said. "Women are asking questions and demanding answers."

But is anyone out there listening?

Riding with bikers

In one of the more surreal moments of my visit, I found myself on the back of a motorbike one night, guest of the Jeddah Chapter of the Saudi Harley Davidson Club, being taken for a spin along the waterfront.

I spotted them as they were assembling and asked for a ride. To my astonishment, they obliged.

Surely these men, in their 20s and 30s, who had just risked being chastised by the local morality police, would be sympathetic to the plight of women?

Over coffee (alcohol is banned) and hubbly bubbly (smoking is not socially acceptable), I asked them why their wives hadn't joined them.

"Just because we say that a woman stays at home doesn't mean that we are not giving her rights," one of them answered defensively.

"A woman sits at home, she can eat, drink, she's comfortable and everything comes to her.

"In our religion, men are responsible for women. My mum, my sister, my wife, can stay at home and I'll take care of them.

"In our religion, women obey their men. If she wants to work, she can work but only with my permission. I won't be forced."

As long as women in Saudi Arabia are dependent on their husbands and fathers, and kept out of the public eye, this attitude seems unlikely to change.

Watch Sue Lloyd-Roberts' full Newsnight report on the BBC iPlayer.

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Deal reached in county lawsuit | The settlement over secret meetings calls for repayment of attorneys’ fees but no acknowledgment of wrongdoing

Deal reached in county lawsuit

The settlement over secret meetings calls for repayment of attorneys’ fees but no acknowledgment of wrongdoing

By Matt Cooper

The Register-Guard

Published: Today

The Lane County Board of Commissioners on Friday reached a tentative settlement with plaintiffs in a closely watched lawsuit in which a Coos County judge ruled that the board broke state law late in 2009 by meeting secretly to create positions for part-time assistants.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Hogan made the announcement at the federal courthouse in Eugene following an all-day, closed-door mediation that he and retired Lane Circuit Judge Lyle Velure conducted with all parties.

If the agreement is approved by Coos County Circuit Judge Michael Gillespie, it could put to rest a suit that has cost the county hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses while tarnishing the reputations of Commissioners Rob Handy and Pete Sorenson, both singled out by Gillespie for illegal conduct.

Gillespie ruled in January that Handy and Sorenson willfully violated Oregon public meetings law by meeting privately with a board majority to line up votes to add the support positions to the budget in 2009.

Legal observers said Gillespie’s decision broke new ground regarding use of e-mail as a public meeting, quorums of a public body and serial one-on-one meetings. The suit was brought last year by former commissioner Eleanor “Ellie” Dumdi and retired Eugene business owner Ed Anderson.

Under the terms of the potential settlement:

There would be a declaration that the county violated public meetings law on or around Dec. 9, 2009, in approving five part-time positions for assistants. Gillespie has already ruled that the violation took place during that time.

The county would pay the plaintiffs $350,000 in attorneys’ fees and upon receipt of that money, the plaintiffs would donate $75,000 to county public safety services.

Handy and Sorenson would each pay the county $20,000 in attorneys’ fees over the next three years. The county has spent more than $340,000 on lawyers and other legal costs defending Handy and Sorenson. Gillespie’s ruling stated plaintiffs were entitled to be paid their attorneys’ fees, although he didn’t specify which defendants were to repay them; he also said that Handy and Sorenson were personally liable for the county’s attorneys’ fees up to the amount spent by the county for their defense.

Handy and Sorenson would be prohibited from violating the law through May 2012.

The finding of “willful” misconduct by Handy and Sorenson would be removed.

All claims for and against former Commissioner Bill Fleenor would be dismissed.

No party would admit any fault, liability or wrongdoing.

Minutes before Hogan made his announcement, Commissioners Faye Stewart, Jay Bozievich and Sid Leiken approved the proposed settlement in a conference room at the courthouse, with Handy and Sorenson excused due to their personal involvement in the proceedings.

All parties are not to comment until Gillespie has signed the settlement, which could occur in the coming days, Hogan said in a press conference following the talks.

Hogan said the agreement would preclude the possibility of appeals and additional attorneys’ fees. He indicated that Gillespie had been made aware of the potential settlement and had not raised concerns.

“This agreement … is certainly in the highest ideal of public service,” Hogan said. “Everyone here has taken the high road. I know taxpayers like myself will appreciate (the commissioners) have resolved this matter.”

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge and a retired state judge are trying to settle a lawsuit over whether Lane County commissioners violated Oregon public meetings law.

The Register-Guard reports that U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan and retired Lane County Circuit Judge Lyle Velure are scheduled to meet with all parties in the lawsuit filed by former commissioner Eleanor "Ellie" Dumdi and retired Eugene business owner Ed Anderson.

In a ruling that drew statewide attention, a judge decided in January that Commissioners Rob Handy and Pete Sorenson willfully violated state law by meeting privately with a board majority to line up votes to add five positions to the budget late in 2009.

The judge also found board Chairman Faye Stewart and former Commissioner Bill Dwyer in violation.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com

Settlement sought for Ore. public meetings dispute

Buz

AP News | 04/01/11 09:06 am

A federal judge and a retired state judge are trying to settle a lawsuit over whether Lane County commissioners violated Oregon public meetings law.

The Register-Guard reports that U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan and retired Lane County Circuit Judge Lyle Velure are scheduled to meet with all parties in the lawsuit filed by former commissioner Eleanor "Ellie" Dumdi and retired Eugene business owner Ed Anderson.

In a ruling that drew statewide attention, a judge decided in January that Commissioners Rob Handy and Pete Sorenson willfully violated state law by meeting privately with a board majority to line up votes to add five positions to the budget late in 2009.

The judge also found board Chairman Faye Stewart and former Commissioner Bill Dwyer in violation.

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Information from: The Register-Guard,

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Houria Bouteldja Interview

Libyan government: NATO strike kills Gaddafi's son

Canadapolls

Condemn NATO assassination of Gadhafi son and three grandsons! U.S., Britain and France: Hands off Libya! Get out of Africa!

After Nine Years of Pressure, DHS Finally Drops ‘SB1070 for Muslims’ - COLORLINES

More Groups Clamor For Rep. Kern To Step Down - Politics News Story - KOCO Oklahoma City

Take the Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - on MedicineNet.com

Why the United States should push Saudi Arabia toward democracy | PRI.ORG

ORANGE CRUSH

Occupation End Notes: "Look Who's Talking"

Friday, April 29, 2011

Egyptian student march demands closure of Israeli embassy and end to gas supplies ~ Gaza Solidarity

Israeli Drone War Crime in Gaza - April 8th, 2011 - Ken O'Keefe

Israeli Drone War Crimes in Gaza Exposed - Salem-News.Com

Jae - Free The Troops Song

On 50th Anniversary of His Trial, Eichmann’s Case Still Brands Israel – Forward.com

Tel Aviv Journal: Notes On A Roiling Region | The New Republic

Today in History for April 29

OMG Truther Cat Discovers 911 Was An Inside Job! 911Matrix WTC7 Building...

Spies in blue | San Francisco Bay Guardian

WikiLeaks files on Guantanamo unlikely to help those jailed on flawed evidence | McClatchy

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Civil Liberties Primary: What Issues Matter Most? - The Atlantic

News Bulletin - 0935GMT update

5 Years After U.S.-Backed Clashes, Palestinian Factions Fatah, Hamas Reach Unity Deal | Sabbah Report

CrossTalk: Palestate Never Closer?

CrossTalk: Palestate Never Closer?

Obama birth certificate is just as authentic as the money supply, the food supply and Obamacare

Consequences of Gaza Activist's Killing

gulfnews : The window for peace is narrowing

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Pastor Jones' bigotry protected by free speech - dailytribune.com

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Video: CAIR-MI Rep Defends Free Speech Rights

Muslim student group racially targeted on Internet - Vanguard

19 Foods to Naturally Detox Radiation

The Brutal and Turbulent North : Information Clearing House: ICH

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Palestinian Author and Human Rights Advocate Nadia Hijab: It's Time to M...

Chicago - Mayday March 2011 - Invite

gulfnews : The window for peace is narrowing

European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Video: Gadhafi compound hit by NATO; dozens hurt

Israel to Christians: Christ is a Monkey on a Cross - Salem-News.Com

مجزرة ازرع 22-4-2011.flv

Boycott Israel - NOW

Political dissident, icon Noam Chomsky speaks to packed lecture hall - Oregon Daily Emerald - News

Libya: The battles that raged on when no one was looking

News Bulletin - 2100GMT update

9/11 First Responders To Be Screened By FBI's Terrorism Watch List

Popular Resistance: On Easter, mocking Jesus, and more

Pfizer says patient died in rheumatoid arthritis oral drug study

Many US Officials See Events In Bahrain As Part Of Chess Game With Iran: Robert Naiman

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Bahrain: Al Jazeera English report 23-4-2011

Editor's Notes: The moralist

Protest For Gaza: Universal Support for Palestine.

The Truth about Holocaust by jewish professor - Part 2

American radical: The trials of Norman Finkelstein

American radical: The trials of Norman Finkelstein

Friday, April 22, 2011

السيدة فيروز : القدس العتيقة

Why Shouldn't I Work for the NSA? (Good Will Hunting)

AMERICAN RADICAL: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein(Video)

Why Shouldn't I Work for the NSA? (Good Will Hunting)

American radical: The trials of Norman Finkelstein

How Israel Deceives The World: The Lies About Hamas Rockets - Fake Adver...

US bishops join call for new Middle East peace talks :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Oklahoma City Bombing RARE footage

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Chuck Baldwin on FOX biz w/ Cavuto

Terry Fox ESPN

Am I Anti-Semitic ? By Sam .B

Draconian Michigan Bill Promoted by Major Corporations

Why do middle class conservatives support politicians who seem to be wor...