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Truth-Tellers and Justice-Seekers, Don`t Give Up!

Many more ‘eminent persons’ need to speak up for justice. Where are they? Why do they still skulk behind the woodwork?

(LONDON) - William Cook in his masterly way tells us not to give up even if "overwhelmed by darkness of the times".

And he reminds us that "sixty-five years ago this May 14, the world body admitted to its membership the state of Israel even as that self-declared state was in the process of invading, destroying and leveling 418 towns and villages owned by the people of Palestine...

The Truth Tellers Lament in a Time of Darkness

Writers are losing hope, it is not a good sign...

(LAVERNE, CA) - Nine years ago, Jeffrey St. Clair drew a graphic if horrific picture of John Lilburne’s years as a Leveler in mid-17th century England, a strident voice demanding justice and the rights of the people against the ruling forces of King Charles and Cromwell.

That was nine years ago. What has been accomplished by the voices of truth against the darkness that has covered America since that date?

News Team`s `Medicine for the Heart`
One for our Dear Friend Wanda Duncan...

This song and video are for our good friend Wanda, who lost her mother, Annie this week.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - One of our actively involved Salem-News.com promoters on Facebook, Twitter and other social media, Wanda Duncan, suffered a tragedy this week.

Her mother, Annie May Duncan, died from a heart attack that was sudden and unexpected.

MY LAST POST: Final Thoughts on Zionism`s Success and Arab Failure

A review of a lifetime dedicated toward raising awareness of the suffering of Palestinians.

(LONDON) - I am withdrawing from the battlefield of the war for the truth of history as it relates to the making and sustaining of the conflict in and over Palestine.

More than three decades ago when I made my commitment to this war effort, in the full knowledge that it would make me persona non grata in the eyes of the mainstream...

Scanner Rules Apply During Breaking News

Broadcasters risk fines for repeating scanner traffic.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Last week, scanner traffic from the Boston Police Department, broadcast over the web and through apps, was publicly available to anyone.

Listeners, gripped as the manhunt for the alleged Marathon bombers continued, relayed information they heard to Twitter or Reddit...

Tyranny of the Minority Sinks Meaningful Gun Control Legislation

Failed gun control legislation has again fallen victim to the tyranny of the minority.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Given the Sandy Hook school killings, the supermarket shootings near Tucson, the pleas for gun control legislation by the parents of victims, and the testimony by Gabrielle Giffords, you would think that reasonable gun control legislation would likely pass in the U.S. Senate.

Regrettably, it is not to be.

Press TV: Ken O`Keefe Discusses New Film `Rebellion` Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz

A story that is both captivating and relatively unknown in the US.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - In this edition of the show Faiza Ahmed reviews the film; Rebellion, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Her guests are Dave Calhoun, film critic with Time Out Magazine, and Ken O'Keefe, activist and Salem-News.com writer.

It was April 1988, Ouvea island, New Caledonia, when 30 French policemen were taken hostage by a group of Kanak separatists.

Ragged Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Spend Weeks in Boat Before Reaching Australia

They were fleeing a oppressive occupation that carries out terrible acts against Hindu and Christian Tamils with no fear of reprisal.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Proof of the Tamil's suffering made a showing in recent days in Australia.

66 ragged Sri Lankan Tamils, many of them women and children, sailed into Geraldton port undetected by border authorities.

Ohio Jurist Says US Supreme Court Should Allow Cameras

Originally published as an editorial in the Columbus Dispatch

(ALRON RTDNA) - As the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic oral arguments same-sex marriage last week, a debate outside the courtroom centered on a timeless question facing the top court in the land...

Should the justices respond to public opinion or lag behind as society moves forward?

Ode to One of Our Fathers

Last week I learned from my friend Agron Belica that his father Selamin wasn't well. I decided yesterday to play an Astor Piazzolla's Libertango here in the street of Buenos Aires for Selamin Belica and his three sons. -Gilad Atzmon

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - News that the father of one of our team members was diagnosed with a serious illness this week, stirred the Salem-News.com family into action.

Selamin Belica, father of Agron Belica, is a well-loved man, but we can never offer too much love, respect and support to one of our own in a time of need.