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Protect Your Rights 420 State Tour Will Visit Salem

Police officers that lie to citizens in order to convince them to incriminate themselves need to be stopped before more people lose their liberty.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Institute for Cannabis Therapeutics and Southern Oregon NORML reports that they are proud to host the first Protect Your Rights 420 State Tour.

Organizers hope to bring education and clarity to various aspects of Oregon's Medical Marijuana Program; and they say it is an important responsibility to speak up and sound off when citizens are denied their legal rights.

Beyond The Gaza Flotilla Attack: What Needs To Be Done, And How

A NATO multinational naval presence off the Gaza coast is just what is needed for openers...

(JACKSON, Miss.) - The opening moves in the reaction to the Israeli interception of the first wave of the Gaza flotilla have now been made.

Hamas Reports Israeli Execution of Palestinian Resistance Fighters

When Hamas executes people, western media covers it. We bring you the other side.

(GAZA STRIP) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) executed two Palestinian resistance fighters east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Hebrew news reports indicated.

The Hebrew radio said that the two Abdul Rahman Al-Astal, 19, and Hamada Shahwan, 19, were trying to infiltrate into Palestinian land occupied in 1948 when they were spotted and shot dead.

Eric Holder Speaks Out Over BP Oil Spill

There are a wide range of possible violations under these statutes, and we will closely examine the actions of those involved in this spill.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This morning, I surveyed just one small portion of the damage caused by what is now the largest oil spill in American history.

I was briefed by Coast Guard officers involved in the massive response effort, and also surveyed the famed Louisiana Delta, where the early signs of oil intruding into the ecosystem are all too evident.

Israeli Soldier Shoots American Art Student in Face

US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister, she was protesting the deadly Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

(JERUSALEM ISM) - An American solidarity activist was shot in the face with a tear gas canister during a demonstration in Qalandiya, today.

Emily Henochowicz is currently in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem undergoing surgery to remove her left eye, following the demonstration that was held in protest to Israel’s murder of at least 10 civilians aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters this morning.

Schneider Trial - Week 5

"It is very sad, very sad for anybody to lose their life," Dr. Stephen Schneider on the stand

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway cross examining Dr. Stephen Schneider on the stand about a deceased patient named "Robin"
Schneider: "It says right here, increased function and quality of life -- She had a life because of her pain management."
Treadway: "She doesn't anymore, does she?"
Schneider: "No, she doesn't."

Over 100 Palestinian Youths Abused in Israeli Custody in 2009: Some Sexually

Adding to the list of Israeli violations of law, child rape.

(JERUSALEM) - Most Palestinian children arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and police are intimidated, abused and maltreated in custody, according to the sworn testimonies of minors who were arrested last year. This happens both before and during interrogation, and several minors have been sexually assaulted.

The Palestinian branch of the non-governmental organization Defense for Children International has asked the United Nations to probe complaints of sexual assaults.

Freedom to Travel to Cuba in 2010

My wife and I traveled "legally" to Cuba in November 2003 on one of the last so-called "People-to-People" tours, visiting Havana, Viñales, and Santiago de Cuba.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The week of June 1, 2010, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act (H.R. 4645) will be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture. This bill restores the right of Americans to travel to Cuba and lifts restrictions on agricultural sales to Cuba. It was introduced in February 2010 by Representatives Peterson (D-MN) and Moran (R-KS).

Reportedly, 52 U.S. Senators have agreed to vote for the Bill, but only 205 "yes" votes of the 218 needed are on board in the House. Contact your U.S. Representative urging he or she to vote for passage.

Israel Plans to Demolish Tent of Nations

Israel keeps pushing and pushing, and the west lets their terrorist government continue to attack & kill unarmed civilians.

(BETHLEHEM) - The Nassar Family Farm/Tent of Nations Project near Bethlehem, is in immediate jeopardy because of actions taken by Israeli authorities on Thursday afternoon, 27 May 2010.

Two officers from the Israeli Civil Administration, guarded by Israeli soldiers, came to the farm and gave the family nine demolition orders for structures built without a permit from the Israeli Military Authority during the last two years.

Mayor Rybak, Let`s be Honest About Marijuana

Marijuana’s Prohibition—and the Elected Officials Who Support It—Is to Blame For Fueling Gang Violence, Not Marijuana’s Consumers.

(MINNEAPOLIS) - Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has recently taken to Minnesota’s airwaves in a misguided attempt to blame violence at the hands of criminal gangs on consumers of marijuana.

“When you pay for marijuana, you are paying for the bullet that goes into the head of someone on the streets,” he told the Star Tribune, in one instance.