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Spring Days of Action to End Drone Killing, Drone Surveillance, Global Militarization

The campaign will draw attention to the call for a ban on weaponized drones by RootsAction.org that has generated a petition with over 80,000 signers

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The suffering of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Gaza who are under drone attack, documenting the killing, the wounding and the devastating impact of constant drone surveillance on community life.

The campaign will focus on drone bases, drone research facilities and test sites and drone manufacturers.

Mexico`s Armed Self-Defense Forces Surge

With the latest gains, the Tierra Caliente self-defense movement has upwards of 10,000 armed members deployed in more than 30 municipalities.

(LAS CRUCES , NM) - Questions, contradictory narratives and, above all, calls for calm energize the daily coverage and debate over the armed self-defense phenomenon sweeping parts of Mexico.

For their part, corporate media outlets like Televisa play up the deployment of federal police and soldiers to the Tierra Caliente of Michoacan, one of the epi-centers of the movement, graphically displaying the march of the federales in stark digital maps...

Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address

"The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by, let alone to get ahead. And too many still aren’t working at all" - Pres. Barack Obama

(WASHINGTON, DC) - "...I believe this can be a breakthrough year for America. After five years of grit and determined effort, the United States is better positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth."

President Barack Hussein Obama addressed the United States tonight, offering his State of the Union address. Below is the entire speech from the White House Press Office.

Pakistani Army is Using Poison Gas in Panjgur Balochistan

Panjgur is completely manifesting a scene of an occupying military garrison. So far six innocent villagers including women and children have been killed.

(PANJGUR, Balochistan) - Pakistan's Army used poison gas in an attack on the Baloch population in Panjgur district on Friday.

There are several fatalities. Dead bodies of innocent women, children, young and old, all lay scattered in the front compound of the houses. No medical team, no press, hydro is cut off, telephone lines are cut off and the Army is jamming mobile phones.

Turban charging the U.S. Military

Includes the full Department of Defense news release...

(SALEM) - New rules about uniform appearance could greatly impact the future look of the U.S. military. The Pentagon now says members of the armed services can seek waivers to wear religious clothing, engage in religious practices, and seek prayer time.

The new policy took effect Wednesday, and the waivers will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Defense Dept. officials say approval of the waiver will depend on where the service member is stationed. Also considered, is whether the change would affect military readiness or the mission.

Peace Activists Honor Dr. King by Speaking and Acting Against Nuclear Weapons

Ground Zero also hosted an ecumenical gathering organized by William "Bix" Bichsel, SJ, of the Tacoma Catholic Worker on January 15th (Dr. King's birthday).

(SEATTLE) - On January 18, 2014 activists from a Puget Sound-based nuclear abolition group engaged in a nonviolent direct action at the US Navy's West Coast nuclear submarine and nuclear weapons base.

Members of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action held a peaceful vigil and nonviolent direct action at the main gate to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Washington.

`Footsteps for Rebecca`: Young Man Walking LA to Seattle for Needy Amputees

Approximately 2.5 million North Americans are currently living with limb loss.

(COOS BAY) - Jeremiah Ray, brother of a leg amputee, is walking up the west coast of the United States to increase awareness of the serious problems faced by amputees and raise funds for the Amputee Coalition, a support and advocacy group.

He and his hiking companion started in Los Angeles in late November, passed through northern California into Oregon over the weekend, passed through the Coos Bay area yesterday, and will be passing up the Oregon coast in the coming days.

Shocking Evidence Suggests Hitler Could Have Escaped Germany

Corsi relies on autopsy reports, interrogation transcripts, documents from Soviet archives, CIA reports, extensive research in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., and in College Park, Md., and more to back up his case.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Everyone knows Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in his underground bunker on April 30, 1945. At least, that has been the conventional wisdom.

Now comes WND senior staff reporter Jerome R. Corsi's new book, "Hunting Hitler: New Scientific Evidence That Hitler Escaped Germany."

Conscientious Objector Omar Saad Sentenced to Prison for the Third Time for His Refusal to Join the Israeli Army

Omar is a young guy belonging to the Palestinian Arab Druze community.

(TEL AVIV New Profile) - Omar Saad, 18 years old from Mghar, a village in the Galil, arrived, Monday 13.1.2014, to the Induction Base in Tal Hashomer where he declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army. Omar was sentenced to 20 days of imprisonment for his refusal, in the military prison No. 6 near Atlit.

Omar is a young guy belonging to the Palestinian Arab Druze community. This community, in contrast to Arab society in large, was the target of a decision by Prime Minister Ben Gurion in 1956 that forced them to serve in the Israeli army.

Support for Assad will Continue: Russia to US

Russia has told the United States that it will continue to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's campaign against foreign-backed militants. (Video is on auto play)

(TEHRAN Press TV) - The remarks were made during a meeting between high-ranking Russian diplomats and US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman in Moscow on Friday.

Sherman did not address reporters after her meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Ministers Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Gatilov, but the Russian Foreign Ministry said the two diplomats told Sherman that foreign-backed militants are a threat to both Syria's future and regional stability.