UN General Assembly Vote Reflects Shift in Syrian Public Opinion

A certain optimism, that was more scarce in the past, pervades many neighborhoods.

(HOMS, Syria) - It’s not hard to find critics of the Assad government in Muhafazat or Homs or for that matter, to varying degrees, in Syria’s other thirteen Governorates...

However, after nearly 27 months of turmoil, the public opinion pendulum is markedly shifting back in support of the current regime.

'Dictators Are Rulers Who Always Look Good Until the Last Ten Minutes'

Rwandans are very vulnerable in a country with a large number of political prisoners and the constant killings of friends and families of those who dare to question the system.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Rwandans are preparing to attend Rwanda day in London, UK.

The Rwandan high commissioner has been working around the clock in order to provide the conference hall for President Kagame to meet his vulnerable followers.

SPECIAL SECTION Cannabis De-Classified

PTSD - Medical Marijuana Toxicology - Pharmacology

Kidnapped at Knife Point

Harris held them at knife point for approximately 20-30 minutes

(PORTLAND OR) - Police say a man and women were kidnapped at knife point yesterday.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., May 15 2013, North Precinct officers responded to the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Going Street on the report of a male and female screaming on the street.

Father Beaten To Death By 9 Sheriffs, Bystanders Captured On Camera

Bakersfield cops drop to an all time low?

(BAKERSFIELD) - A Bakersfield father of four died this week after struggling with nearly nine police officers outside of a medical facility. Witnesses say that the thirty-three year old pled for his life.

Reports say he died early Wednesday morning after being struck by nine officers an unreported number of times. He was believed to be intoxicated.

'Black Night in Bangladesh' - Government Accused of Massacring Thousands

It's time for the world to do something. It's time to terminate the Murderous government of Bangladesh.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The 6^th of May 2013 will go down in history as one of the darkest nights in the history of Bangladesh.

This is a government that has no problem striking down unarmed citizens in cold blood, in fact that is the way this country was formed, perhaps it will be the same it ends.

BANGLADESH: The Motijheel Massacre: Many Die After Police Fire At Protesters

Unarmed protestors slaughtered by government forces in Bangladesh.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - Bangladesh security forces opened fire on protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital city, killing many after a rally numbering up to a million people.

While the exact number of dead is unknown, estimates range from several dozens, to hundreds, possibly more than a thousand.

The UN, Integrated Systems & American Intransigence To Accountability

Part One: Integrated Systems

(LONDON) - In Wikipedia we find this, concerning an overview of the meaning ‘integrated systems’ “A system is an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality.

System integration involves integrating existing often disparate systems.

UK Activists Protest for Victims in Bangladesh

"Many people died making clothes for retailers in the West. They paid the price for our fashion" - William Gomes, Salem-News.com

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A trio of activists protested the deadly collapse in Bangladesh, where workers manufactured clothing for retailers that included Primark.

Fairtrade activists Anne Tracy and Mary Manchen were joined by Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador William Gomes, a former visiting fellow at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at York University.

Statement by Professor Israel Shahak: On the Jewish hatred towards Christianity

Professor Israel Shahak is an Israeli citizen, former concentration camp inmate during WW II, and the founder of Israel's Human Rights League.

(TEL AVIV) - Dishonouring Christian religious symbols is an old religious duty in Judaism.

Spitting on the cross, an especially on the Crucifix, and spitting when a Jew passes a church, have been obligatory from around AD 200 for pious Jews.

Walker, Jindal in Letter to Obama Call IRS Scandal 'Big Brother Come to Life'

CNN reports that IRS officials also knew about the targeting of conservative groups in June 2011.

(MADISON) - Gov. Scott Walker packed a rhetorical punch in a letter he and fellow Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal penned demanding President Obama to investigate the Internal Revenue Service scandal.

They're disturbed that the IRS has been “unfairly targeting and applying added scrutiny” to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

65 Years Ago: Massacre of Ein El Zeytoun

"The tragedy in Palestine is not just a local one; it is a tragedy for the world, because it is an injustice that is a menace to the world's peace" - British historian, Arnold Toynbee

(LONDON) - May 1st. Standing in front of the Foreign Office in the London sunshine I shivered at the memory of the massacre of Ein El Zeytoun 65 years ago.

Ein El Zeytoun, like Deir Yassin, and many other villages and towns in Palestine at the time, was wiped off the face off the earth.

Dear Friend of Salem-News.com Killed by Motor Vehicle Friday Evening in California

Terry Gray was born in Costa Mesa, Orange County, in Southern California and was so proud to be a native of the sunshine state.

(ROHNERT PARK, CA) - Friday at approximately 5:23 p.m., a dear friend, one loved as family by this reporter personally, was struck and killed while attempting to cross the Rohnert Park Expressway during rush-hour.

Terry Gray was trying to get to cross a multi-lane road, according to police, family and eye witnesses.

Landmark Victory For a Change

(PORTLAND, OR) - Cafe Palestine Freiburg won a landmark victory against Freiburg University in the German administrative court last Friday.

Six months ago Café Palestine filed a complaint against the University in the Administrative Court following the University´s refusal to let the Palestinian solidarity group use a space for a lecture by Paris University professor Christophe Oberlin.

Social Media Privacy Wins Workplace Protection in Senate Vote

HB 2654B prohibits current and prospective employers from demanding access to social media accounts.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Senate today passed a bipartisan bill designed to protect the privacy rights of employees and job applicants.

House Bill 2654B, which passed on a 28-1 vote with one excused, prohibits a current or prospective employer from demanding access to a private social media page...

In Defense of the Pope(s)...

Pulling (and Polling) For The Pontiff.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - I don't know about you, but I think it's high time somebody stood up for The See. I mean like defended the Defender of the Faith.

You know what I mean, popped for the Pope? Stopped bashing Benedict. Or making military junta jokes about Francis.

Wake Up Call for America

According to a Pentagon report, the U.S. notorious Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, dubbed the most expensive jail on earth, costs Americans some $903,614 annually per prisoner.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - I'm tired of politics, of the injustices, the corruption, the assassinations, the gross illegal behaviour of the strong, the plundering of the poor and the indignities wrought on the weak.

While decent, working people lose their homes, thanks to Wall Street's Ponzi schemes, the market manipulators pay themselves outrageous million-dollar salaries and bonuses.

'Daddy, What is a Drone?' - A Bedtime Story

How do you explain to your child that their country targets little children just like them?

(LAVERNE, CA) - The question jolted him out of his lethargy as he suddenly sat upright in the soft chair he had slumped into when she came for “her time with Daddy.”

It had the ring of a catechism question; “What is God, Daddy?” How does one answer that without a torrent of other questions cascading from this innocent mouth one after another?

About Dreams

They come alive
Before we know it

(LONDON) - From the womb of agony

Dreams are born

Sweet and pure

We nourish and groom And watch them grow

Will the Church of Scotland Cave in to Zionist Bullies?

As has been said so many times, there can be no peace under occupation.

(LONDON) - “The political and humanitarian situation in the Holy Land continues to be a source of pain and concern for us all," says the introduction to the Church of Scotland's report The inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land’.

It is the Church’s latest reflection on the “questions that need to be faced”.

Family Farmer Group Slams Supreme Court Ruling on Monsanto's GMO Seed Patents

FDN! Founder Says Government is Complicit in Corporate Takeover of Nation’s Food Supply.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Statement by Dave Murphy, Executive Director and founder of Food Democracy Now!

He addresses today’s Supreme Court ruling that farmers could not use Monsanto’s patented genetically-engineered soybeans to create new seeds without paying a fee...

Gilad Atzmon LIVE in Portland Tonight

DON'T MISS IT (& Bring your friends!) 6:30 pm @ the East Portland Community Center

(PORTLAND, OR) - We are thrilled to share the good news that Gilad Atzmon will be in Portland, Oregon TONIGHT (Tues May 14).

It is a rare opportunity to be up close and personal with the one and only -- world renowned Jazz musician, author and human rights activist, Gilad Atzmon.