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Bush`s `Smoking Gun` Witness Found Dead of `Apparent Suicide`

IndictBushNow.org files Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to get to the bottom of the story.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - "The cover-up of Bush-era crimes is taking a shocking but not unexpected turn. A fateful move has been made and it is certain to backfire."

A D.C. group anxious to indict Bush and Cheney for war crimes, alleges that Colin Powell used a prisoner's tortured and knowingly fabricated testimony to tell the United Nations that Iraq was helping al-Qaeda develop weapons of mass destruction to kill Americans. It was all a lie. Now the prisoner is dead from "apparent suicide".

2009 Marks the 20th Anniversary of the First Drug Court in the Nation

“Drug courts are a wonderful first step for many people in recovery” - Richard Harris, Director of Addictions and Mental Health for Oregon DHS.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Association of Drug Court Professionals (OADCP) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Miami-Dade Drug Court on May 18th 2009, the first in the nation.

The success of the first court sparked a national revolution that changed the face of the American Justice System by becoming the most successful justice strategy for dealing with drug-dependent citizens who emerge in the courts.

And the Walls, Come Tumbling Down... on Dick Cheney (VIDEO)

It feels pretty good in life to discover that you have been on the right team.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I believe we at Salem-News.com have been on target for years with our criticism of the Iraq War and the last Presidential administration, our advocacy for state laws that protect medical marijuana users, and in our steadfast and unwavering position that there is never a time that Americans should use torture on its enemies.

The world is certainly reflecting the trends that we have devoted time to, up to and including the use of cannabis now with both Israeli and Canadian combat veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the months long investigation of torture authorized by the Bush Administration.

Rangers, Conservation & Anti-Violence Groups Seek National Park Gun Ban

President Obama is called upon to keep American families and wildlife safe in National Parks.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In a letter sent to President Obama today, park rangers, The Humane Society of the United States, Violence Policy Center and other groups, asked for the president’s help in stopping efforts to allow loaded rifles, shotguns, and semi-automatic weapons in America’s national parks—risking the safety of American families and wildlife.

To curry favor with the National Rifle Association, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) this week sponsored an amendment to H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2009.

Iran Frees Roxana Saberi

Several Iranian-American citizens, including journalists, have been arrested in Iran in recent years but Saberi was the first one to be tried and given a jail sentence.

(TEHRAN, Iran) - The U.S. journalist who has been behind bars in Iran for five months, 32-year old Roxana Saberi, is free today after an Iranian appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the United States.

MSNBC reports that Saberi, who is a dual Iranian-American citizen, met her parents outside Evin prison Monday evening following the court decision to release her.

Fake Doctors and Now Fake Medical Care

If 6 + years is required to train physicians to acquire the knowledge and judgment to prescribe these dangerous and sometimes lethal drugs why does anybody, especially the Legislators, think it can be done in two years.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I was aghast to read in The Oregonian, May 5, 2009, that the Oregon Legislature was planning to allow psychologists to prescribe the most dangerous and lethal pharmaceuticals to “their” patients.

We have already seen what has happened in the VA hospitals where psychologists and even social workers are prescribing these extremely dangerous medicines.

Open Letter to the New `Drug Czar` from Another Top Cop: End the Drug War

Norm Stamper of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, is Seattle's former Police Chief. He sent an open letter to Seattle's new chief of police upon his confirmation as the nation's new "Drug Czar".

(SEATTLE) - R. Gil Kerlikowske is the current Chief of Police of the Seattle Police Department, and the nominee of President Barack Obama to serve as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a position generally referred to as the United States "Drug Czar".

R. Gil Kerlikowske was confirmed to be the Director of National Drug Control Policy on May 7, 2009.

Navy Sealed El Toro Wells Without Thorough Inspection

A special in-depth report on the status of the heavily contaminated and now closed base, which was once the premier Marine Corps Air Station.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - El Toro's base wells were sealed by the Navy without inspection for well screen intervals after one screen was found in the contaminated aquifer.

An international epidemiologist and radiation expert recommends the Navy do blood tests on Marines for radiation exposure in one hangar on the former base.

Electronics Website Switches It Up

BBB Warns of Cameragiantsinc.com Bait and Switch.

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - A picture is worth a thousand words; but is it worth the hassle consumers endure after purchasing from online electronics store Cameragiantsinc.com?

Cameragiantsinc.com has garnered consumer complaints due to false advertising, unauthorized charges, and customer service and delivery issues. While they have claimed to be Bellevue, Wash., based; research indicates they are located in Brooklyn, New York.

Osama bin Laden Hype Misled Public

“If what the government has told us about 9/11 is a lie,” said William Rodriguez, a fireman who survived the WTC attack, “somebody has to take action to reveal the truth.”

(BOSTON, Mass.) - A National Public Radio rehashing of the 1999 Egypt Air crash made me uneasy. It seemed like an effort to indoctrinate listeners to believe that Muslims would commit suicide by deliberately crashing passenger jets. I wondered what was coming.

The sky was blue and deceptively cheerful in New Jersey a few weeks later on September 11, 2001, when I heard about the attack on the World Trade Center.