Blog Heap of Links for the day 4 June 2009

The policies of the US president on the Palestinian issue are identical to ours, says Kadima MK Boim.... "Obama shockingly equated the destruction of European Jewry to the suffering Arabs brought upon themselves when they declared war on the nascent state of Israel," National Union MK Arye Eldad said. "If he doesn't understand the difference, perhaps he will when he visits the Buchenwald concentration camp [on Friday]. And if he still won't get it then, the Muslims will teach him a painful lesson that his predecessor learned on September 11."

Protests include demonstrations outside US consulate, posters showing president in a kaffiyeh.

US President Barack Obama sought a new beginning between the United States and Muslims in a speech on Thursday but offered no new initiative to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,

China, Iran, Russia and Venezuela form a clique of authoritarian states that use their wealth and influence to undermine global democracy and rule of law

Julius Schaub, Hitler's personal aide and adjutant, observes those around him at a party. After the 1944 bomb attempt on Hitler's life, Schaub is said to have falsely claimed to have been injured in the blast so he would be awarded a special badge by the Fuhrer. Schaub had actually been in another building at the time of the explosion. [Illustration]

Handgun Found on Plane at Philadelphia Airport , Police say someone waiting to board Flight 1195 around 7 a.m. Thursday noticed another passenger handing a carry-on bag directly to the airline employee, bypassing a security screening.

First, the autopilot disengaged, and then an alarm warned passengers that all hell was breaking loose on doomed Air France Flight 447. PHOTOS: Air France Flight 447 Search & Rescue It was...

The Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday was flying too slowly ahead of the disaster, Le Monde newspaper said on Thursday, citing sources close to the inquiry.

Cuba has shown no desire to rejoin. Socialist states like Venezuela and Nicaragua say they want to form an association that excludes the US.

More military personnel might call Oklahoma home under a measure signed Wednesday by Gov. Brad Henry.

About 58 percent of Oklahomans lived in a household with Internet access in 2007--one of the lowest rates in the nation.. Only four states _ Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia _ had a lower rate..

This year's guest is Lt. Col. Dick Rutan, who flew around the world nonstop in his home-built airplane "Voyager," using only the fuel he had on board. He never stopped and never refueled... It will be hard for Bartlesville to say goodbye to the Expo. City officials estimate that in 22 years, attendance has been 75,000-85,000 people and produced well over $15,000,000 in economic impact...

About 3,000 of the migratory bird have settled in a two-acre area near a grocery store, restaurants and medical facilities... protected under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act..

Research in tickling apes and infants suggests laughter evolved in a common ancestor more than 10 million years ago.

Mother-in-law and publicist don't believe Kung Fu star would take his own life, despite evidence to contrary

As an actor, and possibly as a human being, David Carradine was a walking yin-yang symbol, a bundle of opposites tightly stitched together... Carradine's manager said the actor had died of natural causes.. [Like, cessation of breath?]

Thai police have said he was found naked, hanging in the closet of his hotel room....

"He had strong convictions about what he did.... Not only as a physician but as one that tried to show the world that things were going on that threatened the fabric of a woman's life physically, mentally, emotionally and at times suicidal... a family doctor and as a champion of a woman's right to choose...."