Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with corruption www.salem-news.com 2013 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/fatal-cop-beating.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/fatal-cop-beating.php Wed, 15 May 2013 22:06:00 PDT The 6th 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/massacre-bangladesh-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/massacre-bangladesh-tk.php Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/bangladesh-protest-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/bangladesh-protest-tk.php Wed, 15 May 2013 16:08:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/dhaka-massacre.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/dhaka-massacre.php Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/obama-irs-mdk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152013/obama-irs-mdk.php Wed, 15 May 2013 10:29:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/may142013/wake-up-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may142013/wake-up-pb.php Tue, 14 May 2013 00:28:00 PDT When a soldier is killed in the line of duty, his family eventually gets a flag and a note conveying sympathy and respect from the United States government. When a Pro basketball player announces he is gay, he immediately gets a personal phone call from the President congratulating him for his courage. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092013/us-voter-reality-bc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092013/us-voter-reality-bc.php Thu, 09 May 2013 12:22:00 PDT When Barack Obama orders the US military to attack people in another country, whether in a war or by using an illegal drone strike, he knows that people, including innocent men, women and children (called 'collateral damage'), will be killed. How can he do this? http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/obama-peace.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/obama-peace.php Wed, 08 May 2013 18:02:00 PDT One can argue that a free market economy allows for creativity and ingenuity. However this same free market economy allows people to start businesses that do absolutely no social good and are, in some cases, absolutely despicable. http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/bad-business-lf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/bad-business-lf.php Mon, 06 May 2013 22:05:00 PDT Canadians have learned a lot from our city-cousins to the south. For example, one of the biggies of American jurisprudence is known as copping a plea, a godsend among bored judges, disgruntled jurors and prosecutors late for a pro bono dinner date. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/copping-a-plea-ba.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/copping-a-plea-ba.php Sun, 05 May 2013 16:41:00 PDT Integrity is a signpost that sits at the fork in the road. One fork takes the high ground, bound by the officers sworn oath to “protect” and the US Constitution, which mandates police behavior. The other fork is the road to, the 'end justifies the means' ideology. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/police-integrity-dd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/police-integrity-dd.php Sun, 05 May 2013 12:29:00 PDT U.S. Navy veteran Ted Visner and his wife, Kathy Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, have been living a nightmare for two and a half years. It began when the family fell victim victim to an apparent real estate scam by a local sheriff's department employee. http://salem-news.com/articles/may042013/visner-michigan-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may042013/visner-michigan-tk.php Sat, 04 May 2013 11:13:00 PDT Bradley Manning was asked to be one of the Grand Marshals of the annual San Francisco gay pride parade, but the group has little consistency. Their leader has openly and profoundly denied the opportunity to the national whistleblower who is a Nobel Prize Nominee. http://salem-news.com/articles/may032013/manning-rejected-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may032013/manning-rejected-tk.php Fri, 03 May 2013 15:22:00 PDT In June, Bradley Manning, who caused the greatest security breach in US history by giving classified war documents to Wikileaks, will go on trial at Fort Meade, MD. Two nights ago, Chase Madar, author of the stirring book, The Passion of Bradley Manning, had a dialogue about the case with Sarah Leonard, an editor at The New Inquiry. http://salem-news.com/articles/may032013/manning-overview-pw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may032013/manning-overview-pw.php Fri, 03 May 2013 14:40:00 PDT While most of the news on Venezuela in the week since the 14 April presidential election focused on the efforts of losing candidate Henrique Capriles to challenge the results. Another campaign, based in Washington, was quite revealing, and the two were most definitely related... http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/maduros-elect-us.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/maduros-elect-us.php Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:08:00 PDT Glenn Beck is calling the U.S. government to account for the Boston bombings. The talk show pundit remains convinced that a Saudi student was to blame for the tragic, violent explosions that claimed American lives and tore people into pieces. http://salem-news.com/articles/april222013/beck-boston.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april222013/beck-boston.php Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:52:00 PDT An unusual moment is unfolding in American history. Right-wing pundit Glenn Beck is now claiming he has proof that the Boston marathon bombings were an inside job. Beck claims the deadly pair of blasts were really a false flag operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212013/beck-monday.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212013/beck-monday.php Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:38:00 PDT As FI begins in Bahrain, in an attempt to normalise the al-Khalifa regime, it is worth remembering the Western complicity in torture and repression in Bahrain goes back a long way. The Butcher of Bahrain, Ian Henderson, died on Sunday 14th April 2013, having escaped justice. http://salem-news.com/articles/april202013/bahrain-torture.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april202013/bahrain-torture.php Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:11:00 PDT Over 9,000 and counting! Dick Gregory began refusing all solid food April 4, “until Lynne Stewart is freed and receives medical treatment in the care of her family and with physicians of her choice without which she will die.” http://salem-news.com/articles/april192013/lynne-stewart.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april192013/lynne-stewart.php Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:00:00 PDT A little after 10:00 p.m., and a serial killer is getting ready to make his move. His victim arrives, his children run out to greet him. The killer presses a button and the victim, taxi driver and the children are vaporized. http://salem-news.com/articles/april182013/american-killers-vp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182013/american-killers-vp.php Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:52:00 PDT Today the Supreme Court ruled Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) that Esther Kiobel may not proceed in her case against Shell for aiding and abetting in the torture and murder of her husband. Setting back Esther’s quest for justice, the Court’s decision gives foreign corporations preferential treatment over domestic businesses. http://salem-news.com/articles/april182013/us-human-rights.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182013/us-human-rights.php Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:16:00 PDT On May 19, 1983, Elizabeth Diane Downs and her three small children were shot by an assassin on a country road near Springfield Oregon. Diane Downs would eventually be convicted of murder, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon. Was Diane really guilty as charged or was she tried for her sexual promiscuity? http://salem-news.com/articles/april172013/diane-downs-tab.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april172013/diane-downs-tab.php Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:08:00 PDT The mullahs of Srinagar in Kashmir lodged a police complaint saying that many foreign visitors come to the Agape Home and try to convert children to Christianity in Shivapura area of Srinagar. The local newspapers also printed this false story the next day. But after proper investigation, the police have rejected the complaint by the mullahs. http://salem-news.com/articles/april172013/agape-persecution.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april172013/agape-persecution.php Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:30:00 PDT Intensive efforts are being made by Israel to convince hunger-striking prisoner Samer Issawi to end his protest action, a lawyer said Tuesday. Israeli negotiators have been visiting Issawi at Kaplan Medical Center since Friday and pressuring him to accept proposals to end his hunger strike... http://salem-news.com/articles/april162013/issawi-israel.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april162013/issawi-israel.php Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:17:00 PDT As Americans file to meet the Tax Day deadline today, here’s a reminder of what Congressman Greg Walden is stubbornly committed to protecting. The list includes tax breaks for millionaires, Big Oil companies, and special interests. http://salem-news.com/articles/april152013/walden-or-taxes.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april152013/walden-or-taxes.php Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:20:00 PDT I grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, an American steel town on the outskirts of Pittsburgh. The steelworkers in our town came from all over the world, but mostly from Eastern Europe. Though I grew up among dozens of accents, there was never a thought that those differences made anyone better or worse. http://salem-news.com/articles/april132013/end-torture-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april132013/end-torture-pb.php Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:05:00 PDT During the previous week, Philadelphia Pentecostal Church Karachi and few other welfare organizations advised Basharat Khokhar of their plan to give him an appreciation award in acknowledgment of his efforts in the Rimsha case. Basharat Khokhar, is a police constable by profession but he has been doubling as point man for Christians rights. http://salem-news.com/articles/april112013/bashrat-rewarded-sm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april112013/bashrat-rewarded-sm.php Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:24:00 PDT A 35-year-old Pakistani Christian street sweeper, Sawan Masih, who has been accused of blasphemy by a close friend, is now awaiting for justice in his bail petition. LEAD (Legal Evangelical Association Development) has filed a bail petition for Sawan Masih and followed his case. http://salem-news.com/articles/april112013/sawan-masih-mg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april112013/sawan-masih-mg.php Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:04:00 PDT A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced an activist to 10 months in jail after he tweeted from a courtroom where his father was being tried. Abdullah al-Hadidi's father is one of 94 people on trial for plotting the overthrow of the government. http://salem-news.com/articles/april102013/uae-twitter-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april102013/uae-twitter-wg.php Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:47:00 PDT Two indigenous elders and survivors of Christian internment camps, Stee-mas and Wahtsek, describe why the Queen and the Pope must be arrested for Crimes against Humanity. Their appeal to other countries is to help them ban the Vatican, the Crown and the government and churches of Canada from their territories. http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/canada-genocide.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/canada-genocide.php Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:54:00 PDT