http://world.mediamonitors.net Latest headlines http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/change <p> &quot;Corporate media and members of congress responsible for letting things get out of hand are fond of singling out overpaid CEOs and other market culprits...&quot; </p> http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/censored_news_stories_highlighted_by_academic_research_group <p> &quot;Also ignored by mainstream media was the report of how three hundred Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans came forward in March of 2008 to recount the brutal impact of the ongoing occupations. The Winter Soldier hearings in Silver Spring, Maryland, organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, presented multiple testimonies by veterans who witnessed or participated in atrocities against Iraqis or Afghans.&quot; </p> http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/democracy_s_revenge_zardari_confirmed_as_president_of_pakistan <p> &quot;According to Article 63(a) of the constitution, a person is disqualified to be a member of the National Assembly if “he is of unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court.” Unlike the courts in Pakistan, even if lately they have tried to show some degree of independence, the courts in London are not known to be swayed by political considerations nor can we assume that the judge or judges were bribed by Mr Zardari and co., though that is a common practice in Pakistan.&quot; </p> http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/can_the_gop_steal_the_election_again_you_betcha <p> &quot;No doubt, there are many more, some of whom will be heard in these final four weeks before the election. Many of these individuals are caught in a difficult dilemma, as they realize that in spite of what might be good for their party, the election of McCain and Palin, might not be good for the nation, its economy, and its international reputation. Those who place their loyalty to their country above their loyalty to their party may soon step forward and be heard: while the Republican Party, they might say, can survive defeat in November, the United States might not survive a McCain, and, eventually, a Palin presidency.&quot; </p> http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/israeli_best_seller_breaks_national_taboo_idea_of_a_jewish_people_invented_says_historian <p> &quot;...if there was no exile, how is it that so many Jews ended up scattered around the globe before the modern state of Israel began encouraging them to “return”? </p>