NPR – by Greg Myer

The guns had just gone silent in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 when U.S. President Lyndon Johnson jumped in to play the role of peacemaker. Just 11 days after the Six-Day War, Johnson went to the State Department and laid out a plan.

“Our country is committed to a peace that is based on five principles,” Johnson told a hall packed with American diplomats.

His principles were broad. They included “justice for the refugees,” “limits on the wasteful and destructive arms race” and “political independence and territorial integrity for all.”  Continue reading “50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War”

Fox 10 News

PHOENIX (KSAZ) – It was a movement that started in the South, and now, it is in Arizona.

A group of black leaders, including those with the NAACP, wants to start removing Confederate markers from public land in the state.

While Arizona does not have a deep Civil War history, when compared with some other states, there is a history, with the most notable being a battle that was fought near Picacho Peak, in 1862.   Continue reading “Group calls for removal of Confederate monuments in Arizona”

LA Times – by Anh Do

Orange County activists Rida Hamida and Ben Vazquez wanted to find a way to promote unity among the region’s Muslim and Latino communities, so they came up with a novel idea.

After daily fasting as part of the holy month of Ramadan, dozens of local Muslims joined their Latino neighbors Saturday night in the parking lot of the new Islamic Center of Santa Ana to take part in the inaugural event of the campaign dubbed Taco Trucks at Every Mosque.   Continue reading “Muslims and Latinos unite during Ramadan, breaking fast with tacos at mosques”

Rescue beacons huh, how about guarding the “areas used by illegal border-crossers” instead of running illegal check points 100 miles north?

Fox News 10

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant who was found in the southern Arizona desert after he called 911 to report being lost and severely dehydrated.

Border Patrol officials say the migrant is a Mexican national who will be processed for immigration-related violations after he’s released from a Tucson hospital where he was taken for treatment after being rescued Tuesday.   Continue reading “U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue lost migrant who called 911”

NPR – by Colin Dwyer

It has been more than 60 days since Venezuela’s Supreme Court moved to dissolve the country’s National Assembly. The move, intended to eliminate a thorn in the side of embattled President Nicolas Maduro, was reversed after three days — but the political fallout has barreled into its third month, roiling city streets across the country.

In that time, the list of protesters’ demands — from the resumption of local elections to an end to the nationwide food shortage to even the ouster of Maduro — has grown. And the death toll has mounted.   Continue reading “As Venezuela Enters 3rd Month Of Protests, Anti-Maduro Ire Finds New Target”