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German Circumcision Ban Incites New Religious Controversy in Europe

Lisa De Bode
The Christian Science Monitor
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
The ruling of a court in Cologne in June to ban circumcision of young boys for religious reasons has riled Muslims and Jews alike.
  • A summary of global reports on the German court ruling.
Angela Merkel
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A German court set off religious controversy late last week with its ruling that the circumcision of young boys on religious grounds is illegal. Some commentators categorize the ban as just one of many legislative restrictions on religious minorities in Germany, and as part of growing religious intolerance in Europe.

Reuters reports that the Cologne court took action after police were alerted by a doctor who treated the 4-year-old son of first-generation Turkish immigrants Muhsin Sapci and his wife, Gonca, for bleeding after the boy underwent circumcision. A prosecutor sued the doctor in court.

The court ruled that the removal of the boy's foreskin amounted to bodily harm and involved intolerable health risks. The Economist writes that circumcision was deemed to violate Germany's constitutional protection of individuals' physical integrity - religious freedom and parents' rights came second - and thus should be considered a crime. The court further suggested waiting until the age of 14 so boys themselves could decide whether to be circumcised.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel intervened over the court's decision last Friday by promising the Muslim and Jewish communities that they are free to circumcise their children. Meanwhile, the Guardian writes that the government is urgently looking for a way around the ban.

Comment: For more information on circumcision please read the following:
Sott Focus: "Foreskin Man" Takes On Genital Mutilation
Study Links Circumcision to Personality Trait Disorder
Circumcision Fight: Profit, Pleasure, or Population Control?
We Need To Stop Circumcision

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Police Taze Florida Man Three Times During Arrest for Jaywalking


RT America
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:10 UTC
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A lot of people will say that jaywalking shouldn't be an arrestable offense - and neither should refusing to produce an ID for the police. But does either charge warrant being repeatedly fired at with a Taser? Cops in Florida say so.

Zikomo Peurifoy, 25, was Tased three times, handcuffed and arrested by police officers in Casselberry, Florida recently after he refused to provide law enforcement with photo identification after allegedly jaywalking across the street. The entire incident - at around ten minutes long - has been published on the Web. And while critics are charging that Casselberry cops used excessive force in apprehending a single suspect over not crossing at the corner, the city's police department is insisting that their officers handled the situation entirely by the books.
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Horrific: Husband 'Solicited Men to Rape His Wife Through the "Casual Encounters" Section of Craigslist'

Laura Cox
Daily Mail, UK
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:03 UTC
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The husband, who is not being named by the Mail Online, allegedly used Craigslist to arrange the sexual assault of his wife
US, Idaho - A woman suffered repeated attempted sexual assaults, after her husband posted a Craigslist ad pretending to be her and asking to be raped.

At least two men powered their way into the woman's Twin Cities, Idaho home on separate occasions with the intention of forcing her to have sex with them.

The first incident happened on Thursday just after midnight.

A man she did not know arrived at her home and told her: 'I'm here for you' and pushed his way inside, local news outlet Magic Valley reported.

He chased her through the house as she ran, terrified, to where she kept a 9mm handgun which he grabbed from her, firing shots that ricocheted around the room.

They struggled and the woman's hand was slashed as she fought him off.

At that point the man fled and the woman called the police.

The intruder was described as being about 5'10" with a medium build and short black hair; both arms covered in tattoos.

Two days later, at around 3.45pm on Saturday, a second man broke in and police arrived to find the woman holding him at gunpoint in the living room.

He was arrested over the break-in and told police in an interview that he was responding to a 'casual encounters' ad on Craigslist, supposedly posted by the victim.
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Update: Man Who Crashed SkyWest Plane in Utah Wanted in Killing of His Girlfriend, Commits Suicide

Enjoli Francis, Jim Avila and Matt Hosford
ABC News
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
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A SkyWest Airlines plane sits on the runway at St. George Municipal Airport in Utah, after an airline employee attempted to steal it, Tuesday, July 17, 2012.
An airline captain who entered a small Utah airport early this morning and damaged a SkyWest Airlines jetliner, a terminal building and some parked vehicles had been sought by authorities in the death of his girlfriend.

Brian Joseph Hedglin, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colo., fatally shot himself while aboard the SkyWest aircraft, the St. George, Utah, Police Department said on its Facebook page today.

SkyWest confirmed today that the suspect had been an employee of the company but was on administrative leave.

A Federal Aviation Agency database confirmed that Hedglin was certified to fly commercially as a captain.

Hedglin drove his motorcycle to St. George Municipal Airport, hopped a fence at 12:30 a.m. M.T. and then boarded the SkyWest aircraft, according to authorities.

A source with the airline told ABC News that after starting the engines of a 50-seat regional jetliner, Hedglin clipped the wing of another aircraft and crashed through a fence as he taxied the plane. It wasn't clear whether the plane ever got off the ground.
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At least 17 injured in shooting at downtown Tuscaloosa bar

Chris Pow
al.com
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:45 UTC
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Tuscaloosa police are asking for information on this man, who is a suspect in an early morning shooting in Tuscaloosa at Copper Top.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - At least 17 people were injured in an early morning shooting at a bar in downtown Tuscaloosa.

A man walked up to Copper Top in Temerson Square near Fourth Street and 23rd Avenue around 12:30 a.m. and fired into the bar, according to a witness.

Tuscaloosa police released photos taken from surveillance footage of the suspect. The TPD also posted video of the suspect on its Facebook page.

Seventeen people were treated at DCH Regional Medical Center, which was put on lockdown after the shooting. Two people were in critical condition early this morning, according to a nursing supervisor at DCH Regional Medical Center.
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GMO Babies: Dozens of Genetically Modified Babies were born 12 years ago - What's Next ?

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC
GMO Baby
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When I first read that genetically modified humans have already been born, I could hardly believe it. However, further research into this story featured in the UK's Daily Mail1 proved it to be true. They've really done it... they've created humans that nature could never allow for, and it's anyone's guess as to what will happen next.

Even more shocking was the discovery that this is actually old news!

The Daily Mail article was not dated, and upon investigation, the experiments cited actually took place over a decade ago; the study announcing their successful birth was published in 20012.

While I typically comment on recent findings and health related news, in this case I will make an exception, because I think many of you may be as surprised by this information as I was. I do not propose to have any answers here as this is out of my scope of expertise.

At best, I hope I can stir you to ponder the implications of this type of genetic engineering, and I invite you to share your perspective in the vital votes' comment section below. As reported in the featured article:
"The disclosure that 30 healthy babies were born after a series of experiments in the United States provoked another furious debate about ethics... Fifteen of the children were born... as a result of one experimental program at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of St Barnabas in New Jersey.

The babies were born to women who had problems conceiving. Extra genes from a female donor were inserted into their eggs before they were fertilized in an attempt to enable them to conceive.

Genetic fingerprint tests on two one-year- old children confirm that they have inherited DNA from three adults - two women and one man."

Comment: We shouldn't really be that surprised to learn that the psychopaths went ahead and did this without telling anyone...

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12 Hellholes: Examples of what much of America will soon look like


The Economic Collapse Blog
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:04 UTC
broken window
Do you want to see where this country is headed? If so, don't focus on the few areas that are still very prosperous. New York City has Wall Street, Washington D.C. has the federal government and Silicon Valley has Google and Facebook. Those are the exceptions. The reality is that most of the country has been experiencing a slow decline for a very long time and once thriving cities such as Gary, Indiana and Flint, Michigan have become absolute hellholes. They are examples of what the rest of America will look like soon.

60 years ago, most Americans were decent, hard working people and there were always good jobs available for anyone that was willing to roll up his or her sleeves and put in an honest day of work. But now all of that has changed. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of manufacturing facilities have shut down and millions of jobs have left the country. Cities such as Cleveland, Baltimore and Detroit were once shining examples of everything that was right about America, but now they stand out like festering sores. The "blue collar cities" have been hit the hardest by the gutting of our economic infrastructure. There are many communities in America today where it seems like all of the hope and all of the life have been sucked right out of them. You can see it in the eyes of the people. The good times are gone permanently and they know it. Unfortunately, the remainder of the country will soon be experiencing the despair that those communities are feeling.

The following are 12 hellholes that are examples of what the rest of America will look like soon....
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Bystanders Walk Past Accident Victim, Get on Bus


ARLnow.com
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:10 UTC

The Arlington County Police Department has released shocking video from a Metrobus that stopped at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident earlier this month.

The video was taken on the evening of July 1. Just minutes prior to the start of the video, a man had been struck by a car on Columbia Pike near the intersection with Four Mile Run Drive, which was darkened due to power outages in the area following the June 29 derecho. The video shows the bus pulling up to the scene, which was next to a bus stop. The man's bloodied body - blurred out by police - is lying on the sidewalk.

With the bus stopped, passengers file past the man's body. Although someone had called 911 - lights from police cars heading to the scene can be seen in the background - not a single person stops to check on the man, who was either dead or dying. A woman carrying shopping bags walks right by, without hesitation. One man crosses himself after getting on the bus.
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People Power! US Citizens Journalism Killing Mainstream

Alexander Higgins
Alexander Higgins Blog
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:08 UTC
A recent Gallup poll shows that an all time low of on only 20% of the public trusts the news as citizen journalism continues to rise.

Bias and bungled reporting on US news networks are behind plummeting audience numbers, according to the Gallup Poll.

As far as the 20% who do still trust the news I would suppose they simply either don't have internet access or when they go online the don't dare stray to far from sites owned by the corporations that own the corporate media.

For anyone who happens to land here that still believes the news is trustworthy these will instantly make you non-believers as well: Caught: Staged CNN Syria Interviews Faked By Activist Danny and Wag The Dog - Media Caught Faking Syria News Stories.

Of course that isn't even the tip of the iceberg.

RT reports on the Gallup Poll and the continual decline of the corporate media in the video below which also looks at a cutting-edge project that's encouraging ordinary Americans to drive our country's news agenda instead.


Comment:
6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America

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Nuke

Fukushima beaches reopen to the public

Justin McCurry
The Guardian
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:32 UTC
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The Horror: Children play in the sea at Nakoso beach, open for the first time since the Fukushima disaster.
Holidaymakers have descended on a beach near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the first time they have been allowed to swim in the area since last year's triple meltdown.

Local authorities decided to open Nakoso beach, located just 65km (40 miles) south of the stricken plant, after declaring the water safe. Radiation doses in the air were also low, at up to 0.07 microsieverts an hour, far below those considered a threat to health.

On Monday, which was a national holiday held to celebrate the ocean, about 1,000 people, including young families, headed to the beach for the first time in two summers.

"The water's still cold, but it's going to be a good season," Yukiei Hakozaki, a local guide, told Kyodo News. "We want lots of people to come."

Comment:
Record radiation levels detected at Fukushima reactor
Japan's Battered Fukushima Nuclear Plants - A Global Catastrophe Waiting To Happen?
Fukushima Daiichi: The Truth and the Future
Nuclear Peril: Why Fukushima is a Greater Disaster Than Chernobyl
Houston We Have a Problem, No Known Technology to Deal with Fukushima
The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Is Far From Over

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