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Time to Shed Light on North Carolina`s Link to Disappearances, Torture and Indefinite Detention

Working to Achieve Accountability is a Citizen's Obligation

(SMITHFIELD, N.C.) - On January 15, the News & Observer published a reminder of Norh Carolina's involvement in kidnapping, disappearance and torture.

A recent opinion piece announced important findings revealed in a report by students in the University of North Carolina School of Law Immigration/Human Rights Policy clinic.

Letter: Is the Navy Trying to Keep the Camp Lejeune Investigation Secret?

“The military and civilian families of Camp Lejeune deserve to know nothing short of the whole truth” - Angela Canterbury, POGO’s director of public policy

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Camp Lejeune will likely go down in history as the stage of one of the worst toxic contaminations in the country—and one of the most shameful cover-ups by the Marine Corps.

Between 1957 and 1987, as many as one million Marines at Camp Lejeune and their family members used and ingested water contaminated by extremely toxic organic compounds.

North Carolina Firm Recalls Diced Beef Products that May Contain Foreign Materials

The problem occurred as a result of a conveyor belt being damaged during production.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - RSW Distributors, LLC, is recalling approximately 3,104 pounds of seasoned diced beef products that may contain foreign materials, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

Processing Disability Claims Based on Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune

EPA's revised assessment of trichloroethylene (TCE), now characterizes chemical as "carcinogenic to humans" by all routes of exposure.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - Veterans who served at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to contaminants present in the base water supply prior to 1987.

EPA rules Lejeune water contaminant causes cancer

“This was 20-plus years in the making” - “It’s a crying shame that it takes that long for our regulatory agencies to finally getting around to protecting public health and the environment.” - Jerry Ensminger

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A long-anticipated report by the Environmental Protection Agency determined this week that exposure to the chemical degreaser TCE causes cancer in humans.

LA and NYC Camp Lejeune Documentary Showings of `Semper fi` in August & September

Includes links to time and locations of showings...

(New York) - The Camp Lejeune documentary "Semper Fi: Always Faithfull" will be released in a limited showing for New York City and Los Angeles beginning August 26th.

Semper Fi has already won several awards and will hopefully been in wider distribution over the coming months.

Janey Ensminger Act to Care for Camp Lejeune Families Reintroduced

U.S. Reps. Brad Miller and John D. Dingell Reintroduce legislation to aid Marines & civilians whose lives were impacted by Camp Lejeune's toxic water.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today, a bill was reintroduced that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care to veterans and their families who have suffered adverse health effects after exposure to toxic water at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The bill is named after Janey Ensminger, the 9-year old daughter of former Marine Jerry Ensminger, who died of a rare leukemia.

America, Global Enemy #1

As Americans continue to degrade and destroy the earth, they are destroying it for everyone.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - There are tens of millions of good Americans; people I could like, admire and respect if I knew them personally.

At the same time there are tens of millions of bad Americans who, intentionally or otherwise, are bent towards destroying the world and everyone on it (including, ironically, themselves, but they don’t seem to have that much awareness).

Semper Fi- Documentary at Tribeca Film Fest.

Semper Fi: Always Faithful sheds light on the injustice at Camp Lejeune and illustrates that social change is possible

(New York) - Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger's loyalty belonged to the Marine Corps for 25 years. But when his nine-year-old daughter dies of a rare leukemia, Jerry gives up all else to investigate the cause of her death.

His exhaustive search for answers leads to a shocking discovery: one of the largest water contamination cover-ups in US history.

Members of Congress Question Navy Commitment to Transparency at Camp Lejeune

Senators and Representatives take the Marine Corps to task over dangerous water.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Five members of Congress today sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of the Navy questioning its commitment to transparency regarding Camp Lejeune’s contaminated drinking water.

North Carolina delegation members U.S. Senators Richard Burr, Kay R. Hagan and Representative Brad Miller, along with Senator Bill Nelson and Representative John Dingell ask the Department of the Navy to immediately provide the public with accurate information.