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Don`t Kill the Messenger: Looking Back at the Death of Reporter Gary Webb

Gary Webb reported treasonous activities within the US govt relating to the contra rebels and lost his life in a most unusual manner.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Investigative reporting is not for the faint hearted. Gary Webb, an excellent investigative reporter, was dead eight years on December 10, 2012.

Webb’s death from two gun shots wounds to the head was ruled a suicide by Sacramento County coroner Robert Lyons.

Marines Occupy Airwaves Tonight

(Program is having technical issues, should be resolved shortly!) Dial in tonight to hear Lars Ogren of OCCUPY Marines and Salem-News.com's Tim King.

(TRENTON, NJ) - The founders of Salem-News.com and OCCUPY Marines will be live tonight on psn-radio.com tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p..m. Pacific) to talk about the goals and aspirations of each group.

Salem-News.com and OCCUPY Marines joined forces several months ago to cross promote and assist one another, as Salem-News is founded by Veterans and has paid particular attention to issues involving the U.S. Marines.

Occupy Marines Announce: `Operation Black Tide`

Salem-News.com proudly stands as a voice for Occupy Marines .

(WASHINGTON DC) - Items purchased with funds acquired illegally are typically seized when the criminals are brought to justice.

Dioxin, TCE Drums, U-235 and El Toro`s Panhandle

What lurks beneath this old Marine base?

(IRVINE, CA) - If you wanted to hide environmental contamination, then the proposed transfer of the 900+ acres of El Toro’s panhandle from the FAA to the FBI makes sense.

The area may be contaminated with weapons grade U-235...

Reflections on the Birthday of Marines by One of Its Past Members

One short enlistment in the Marines left a large, lasting impression, to say the very least.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I look at my clock, it is 10:44, that was my platoon in basic training or boot camp as most people know it, in the United States Marines.

I had been 18 for two months when I enlisted for three years, people were shocked, I'm still in shock. Looks like I'm writing this one after all. On this birthday of the Marine Corps, I look back at my personal connection to the Corps which began in 1981 on those yellow footprints in San Diego when there was no war.

U.S. Gifts to Burma`s Dying Refugees: Silence, Indifference and the Marines

Photo from inside the killing zone shows a U.S. Marine Corps property sign.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - For many days, Pauktaw refugees have been languishing under the sun; alternately suffering from heat & cold.

These new photographs that have never been released, show the camps that many are living in and not surprisingly, the conditions are deplorable.

Philadelphia Site of Proposed Tun Tavern Reproduction

Whatever became of the plan for a Tun Tavern reproduction site?

(WASHINGTON DC) - The attached photo was taken on Saturday, 27 October 2012 @ Penns' Landing in Philadelphia, PA. The Philadelphia Beirut Memorial is one block north of this site.

Remembering the 1983 Bombing of the Marine Barrack in Beirut

Iran continues to wage war against the United States...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - October 23 is the 29th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, by Lebanese terrorists directed and controlled by Iran.

The attack killed 241 American servicemen (220 Marines, 16 Navy personnel, and 3 Army soldiers).

Camp Lejeune Marines Get the Shaft

The latest statistics from the VA’s Louisville office on Camp Lejeune’s disability compensation claims show an 84% denial rate for medical conditions claimed by veterans for Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water wells.

(LOUISVILLE, KY) - Outside of the military, no corporation could avoid the huge liability for deaths and injuries from poisoned water wells. Camp Lejeune Marines who were injured by the base’s contaminated water wells are getting the shaft.

`Connecting the Dots` to Cancer

Both MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune are among the 130 military installations listed as EPA Superfunds

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - Semper Fidelis is not just an empty slogan or a recruiting gimmick to entice young men and women to join the Marines. The Marine Corps is a brotherhood. Once a Marine; always a Marine.

The traditions of the Corps are drummed into Marine recruits in boot camp and reinforced in tours of duty in and out of combat.