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Agent Orange is NOT the Cause of Veterans Health Problems

It’s time for the government to prove to all those afflicted that Agent Orange IS NOT the cause of veterans health problems.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In my last article I used a quote which was so similar to many of those who have shared their stories with me…

“I have carried no hatred, bitterness or negative energy into this battle. I do not believe it would have changed the outcome. It would only have changed the outcome of ‘me’.”

A Murdoch Produced Scandal

Scandal implicates journalists and reporters who are supposed to be the trustees of people in the society

(TEHRAN) - The scandalous closure of the "News of the World" tabloid after 168 years of publication once again demonstrated the Western media's lack of adherence to codes of ethics and morality in journalism.

It showed to the international community that what is advertised as the freedom of speech in the West is nothing but unrestrained violation of the privacy of innocent citizens and betrayal to the common values of a civil society.

You Can Hear the Drums and Feel the Heat as Agent Orange Rises to the Surface

These are honorable men who gave to their country. They are NOT asking for more than their country promised them. Isn’t it time we fulfilled our promises?

(LOS ANGELES) - Agent Orange is current again. It is relevant again. It is becoming a talking point among many. It is highly emotional, a hot button tender spot, among all who discuss it.

For those who fought, those who didn’t, those in favor and those against the war, it still remains this country’s most hated armed conflict — brutal and bloody.

Israeli Warplanes Attack Rafah by Air
Israeli Navy Strikes Unarmed Fishermen by Sea

Israeli warplanes and boats launch attacks on Gaza's civilian populations, again.

(RAFAH / SALEM) - Israeli warplanes carried out 3 separate air strikes overnight targeting Rafah in the south of the coastal strip and east of Gaza city.

Israel also launched attacks on fishing boats and international activists in the area to observe Israel's actions.

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda Remembers their Slain Vice President one year later

“Your memory is always alive in my mind. RIP brother.” - Didas Gasana, close, personal friend of Mr. Rwisereka

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - One Year Later: Our Slain Vice President Andre Kagwa Rwisereka’s Killers Have Not Faced Justice. Today July 13th 2011, marks one year since our slain First Vice President Andre Kagwa Rwisereka, went missing and his body found decapitated the next day, in Butare, Rwanda.

One year later, no one has been brought to justice. The prosecution Authority stated “insufficient evidence to press any charges”.

The Brutal Murder of Vittorio Arrigoni is Still Shrouded in Mystery

Translated by Daniela Loffreda.

(ROME) - Three months have passed since April 15, 2011, that damned day when Vittorio Arrigoni’s life was ripped away from us at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists.

The truth surrounding his disappearance and the reasons of who and why anyone would have wanted his death are still to be unveiled.

Fields Should be for Sports, not Genocide... Sri Lanka

New program explores two year old mass Genocide of Tamil people under Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa regime.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There is much to consider when watching this important program on the killing fields of Sri Lanka, and there are many questions that must be addressed.

During and preceding World War Two in Europe, the extermination of human beings, mostly Jews, led in part to the United States entering the planet's greatest military debacle, tragedy and ultimate victory.

Personal growth means learning from our mistakes and experiences

In my life journey I have had a broad range of personal experiences, and learned many things about people, myself and the world mostly will never know.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oh boy do I have a lot to learn from. I grew up in a religious middle class family with the opportunities many do not enjoy. I was a hyperactive rebellious young man, constantly in trouble both at home and in school.

I was so out of control that I found myself in my first run-in with the law at the age of 15. Soon I was a runaway, and a street kid. For many years I found myself in and out of jail...

Beck and his Yale referee Lieberman reunite for `dignified and good` stand with Israel

Beck and Lieberman blow plenty of sunshine back and forth, proving again that political party affiliation means little these days in the United States, where politicians have a stronger loyalty to Israel than they do to their own country..

(OSAKA, Japan) - Ever wonder how someone like Glenn Beck got so far?

As the saying might go, behind the worst demagogue there’s a “true liberal” like Joe Lieberman.

Generations of Resistance to War

From the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War, published by Trine Day 2010.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - A Granny for Peace told of finding young allies in the struggle against military recruiting. Due to the Patriot Act, she wishes to remain nameless

It's never easy being a parent or a child. The generations always have friction between them, a conflict between the elders' need to give guidance and youths' need to find their own way.