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Catastrophes that leave thousands homeless, such as theforest fires in the western U.S., are always tragic.However, global warming, which brings weather extremes suchas alternating drought and flooding, is even worse becauseit can wash away hundreds of years of human history andculture in a few weeks.

Due to heavy rains in the Czech Republic, water levels inthe medieval city of Prague are rising rapidly and may floodthe historic city. The exquisite 15th century Charles Bridgewhich connects the two halves of the city is now closed.40,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes, andPrime Minister Vladimir Spidla has told rescue teams to usereasonable force to remove those who refuse to go.
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Stanley Hilton, a San Francisco attorney and former aide to Senator Bob Dole, filed a $7 billion lawsuit in U.S. District Court on June 3rd. The class-action suit names ten defendants, among whom are George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld and Norman Mineta.
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The Saudi newspaper al-Watan says Christian fundamentalismis just as dangerous to international peace and security asIslamic fundamentalism. It says the international mediaconcentrates only on Muslim fundamentalism, ignoring thefact that Christian fundamentalism is just as dangerous.

The Saudi press thinks the influence of Christian extremistsin America has increased since the 911. It feels Christianfundamentalism is especially dangerous because it wants toinfluence American foreign policy to further its own interests.
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Whitley Strieber has completed his long awaited book thePath, which details the inner work that he has followed forthe past thirty years. You can listen to excerpts from “ThePath” by clicking on the link at the bottom of this story. Thisancient way toward higher consciousness is hidden in symbolsof the Tarot of Marseilles, and has never been revealedpublicly before.Strieber attributes his nine years of close encounters tothe fact that he was on the path. “It was clear to me almostfrom the beginning that I was being offered guidance becauseI already understood certain basic things about the path,”Strieber has said. He first started talking about this bookin 1980, but has waited until now to write it “so that Icould do so with the authority of a lifetime of work withthese ideas.” read more