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Bombshell: Newly Released CIA Documents Prove Bush Could have Killed Bin Laden; Prevented 911

Salon.com article reveals shocking facts about what the Americans knew, and failed to do.

(SALEM) - For years, writers have stated that they do not believe Osama bin Laden was connected to the 911 attacks, as he clearly said at the time.

They say he became a tool in a clever game carried out by the Bush Administration after disappearing and reappearing as a timely and convenient terrorist used to frighten and control the American public.

UNHCR report Shows a Record 800,000 People Forced to Flee Across Borders in 2011

Overall, Afghanistan remains the biggest producer of refugees followed by Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(NEW YORK ) - A report released today by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees shows 2011 to have been a record year for forced displacement across borders, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000.

UNHCR’s 2011 Global Trends report details for the first time the extent of forced displacement from a string of major humanitarian crises that began in late 2010 in Côte d’Ivoire...

Military Rape Back in Headlines
Services Increasingly Appearing as Broken Institutions

Military sex and violence will not go away.

(SALEM) - A new award-winning documentary about military rape has kicked this political football into full public view.

It is an ugly, detestable problem that the military leaves basically unaddressed.

Salem TV Show Interview with Tim King from Salem-News.com

Hosts of 'The Word' on CCTV talk to Tim about news and political views.

(SALEM) - Agron Belica located this clip today on YouTube, of Tim King's recent appearance on a local Salem, Oregon TV show.

The television show is called 'The Word', the hosts asked Tim, who started Salem-News.com almost eight years ago, to explain what the news group does and what our general angle was in approaching the news.

Researching and Coming to the Truth of 9/11

It is too ugly, too preposterous.... but the evidences is too massive.

(EUREKA, CA) - We've got to come to grips with the entire 9/11 experience. Allowing it to be seen as simply a conspiracy, ignores information making that day's happenings impossible.

Unchallenged, it allows government to continue with policies and actions based upon that bogus and ominous day.

WFP Humanitarian Convoy Attacked in Parwan, Province

It's the first time a WFP-marked convoy was directly attacked in Afghanistan.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - A convoy of WFP trucks carrying humanitarian food supplies was attacked by unknown assailants, 4 June.

The drivers are safe, but three of the trucks and their contents were burned.

Naksa to Peace

Occupiers/colonizers are of course always dependent not just on military might but also on propaganda and psychological manipulation to reach their goals.

(BETHLEHEM) - It seems like yesterday that we watched Israeli tanks rolling down the hills towards our sleepy town of Beit Sahour 45 years ago today. As a child it was the most frightening sight.

The second stage of the Zionist expansion on the land of Palestine unleashed terror that our generation experienced after my parents' generation experienced the Nakba of 1948.

World Heritage in Sri Lanka Observes Buddhist Sites Only

“If a religious war is to break out in Sri Lanka, it is Buddha Sasana Minister, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and Christian Affairs Minister, Milroy Fernando who will be locking horns first.” – The Sunday Leader, 4 July 2004

(GARGE LES GONESSE, France) - In March 2001 when Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban destroyed two giant Buddha statues, Buddhists in Sri Lanka marched through Colombo in protest.

However no similar action has protected the religious symbols of other faiths.

Mosque Building and Zones of Comfort

The best way to promote civility is to be civil and promote the common good for Muslims, Christians, and those of diverse convictions on religion and spirituality throughout the land.

(PORTLAND, OR) - USA Today released an article a few days ago about the controversy surrounding the building of mosques in America.

Latest Stories from Afghanistan

Roundup of news items from the Afghanistan News Center...

(KABUL ANC) - The news coming our of Afghanistan every day is widespread and varied; from violent bloodshed to unusual, heroic accomplishments.

People struggle to survive amid terrorists, corruption, and a NATO force that is increasingly finding itself unwelcome.