Iran’s threat of closing the Hormuz Strait is a sign of desperation. The Persian currency (Riyal) has lost 60% of its value over recent months. Unemployment, inflation and local dissent are on the rise. Things might get worse in 2012. The newly approved Western sanctions, which target Tehran’s Central Bank and oil industries, will take effect in July. The sanctions are aimed at stopping presumed Iran’s nuclear weapons capability.

If Congress passes the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) it will allow the government to censor- as in blocking of sites deemed to be allegedly infringing on copyrighted intellectual property and YouTube would likely be shut down if the bill becomes law and activist reporters would be silenced due to censorship of the Web, which is also a violation of American's First Amendment Rights.

A First Amendment case that has been flying under the radar screen is the ongoing persecution by the current President of Baylor University, Ken Starr [former prosecutor of Bill Clinton] and censorship- as in dismissal of Dr. Marc Ellis.

This April 21^st marks eight years since Vanunu emerged from nearly 18 years in a solitary tomb sized windowless cell and he immediately began breaking the restriction that Israel had imposed on him not to speak to foreigners by telling the Press, “I am not harming Israel. I am not interested in Israel. I want to tell you something very important..."

Torture is defined as anguish of body or mind or something that causes agony or pain and only those without a functioning Conscience can inflict it upon any other human or any creature.

This morning’s email included a Google Alert for “eileen fleming” which led to the DemocraticUnderground.com stating, "Alison Weir and Eileen Fleming are listed among Salem-News staff writer..."