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US Warns Sri Lanka of Return to Conflict

US Ambassador Michele Sison says attacks on independent media and journalists continue unabated.

(COLOMBO) - The US has warned that Sri Lanka could face a return to conflict unless it probes war crimes allegedly committed by its troops and addresses the grievances of its minority Tamil population.

Ambassador Michele Sison said Monday night that “important steps in achieving real reconciliation” had not even begun since Colombo declared an end to decades of separatist war in May 2009.

Shots Fired at Globo TV Journalist Ms Fidelina Sandoval

Since 2008, at least 30 journalists have been killed and obviously, the problem is ongoing.

(YORK, UK) - William Nicholas Gomes believes that the attempted assassination of Honduran journalist Fidelina Sandoval is directly related to her human rights work and in particular her work as a journalist.

He is voicing seriously concern for the physical and psychological integrity of Fidelina Sandoval and her family.

Why is the National Media Ignoring Murder Trial of Phil. Abortion Doctor?

The public is ill-served if this is the case, as it certainly seems to be.

(PHILADELPHIA) - The national media, as we all know, has a penchant for scandal, the more gruesome the better.

Consider the case of Jodi Arias, the young woman on trial for murdering her boyfriend---allegedly inflicting 29 stab wounds, a slit throat and a shot to the head. She claims it was self-defense.

Human Rights Ambassador Condemns Abu Dhabi Court for Sentencing Twitter Activist Abdullah Al-Hadidi

UAE needs to uarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in the UAE are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals...

(YORK, UK) - A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced an activist to 10 months in jail after he tweeted from a courtroom where his father was being tried.

Abdullah al-Hadidi's father is one of 94 people on trial for plotting the overthrow of the government.

My Love Affair with Live Radio

Never let your message get crowded out by the static.

(SALEM) - Yes, my friends, there was "life before TV". My earliest memory of radio took place when I was about three.

We were living in Brooklyn with Grandma and Grandpa Coyne while my dad was overseas in Italy. He was a soldier in WW II. My grandpa used to listen to the wartime news stooped over next to an old-fashioned boxed radio and I was a bit jealous. I was kept in my playpen and wanted out.

Recalling What President Mahinda Rajapakse Said

Based upon past statements, Sri Lanka's President outlined why a war on Tamils was a bad idea.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka) - "Ladies and Gentlemen, our goal remains a negotiated and honourable end to this unfortunate conflict in Sri Lanka.

"Our goal is to restore democracy and the rule of law to all the people of our country. 54% of SriLanka’s Tamil population now lives in areas other than the north and the east of the country, among the Sinhalese and other communities."

Confronting the `Moral Bankruptcy` of Iraq War`s Liberal Supporters

The liberal class fueled a rabid, irrational hatred of all war critics.

(CHICAGO) - Prior to the start of the Iraq War on March 19, 2003, New York Times journalist Chris Hedges occupied a lonely perch among major media journalists. He opposed the war.

Today, Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winner and now a columnist for the website Truthdig, continues to write with the passion of a man set free from corporate control.

Sex Slaves: A 21st Century Evil

There are an estimated 1.4 million sex slaves in the world today and international trafficking is on the rise.

(CHISINAU, Moldova al Jazeera) - There are an estimated 1.4 million sex slaves in the world today; most of them are women, there are men and many thousands of children.

They do not voluntarily enter prostitution, but have been forced under the threat of violence to have sex with men who pay their 'owners'.

Global Reclamation Campaign is Launched as Catholic Bishops Begin Breaking Ranks

"Existing authority is replaced now by the People".

(BRUSSELS ITCCS) - From the steps of the Vatican to Catholic churches in Vancouver, New York and London, ITCCS groups commenced church occupations and the issuing of liens against Vatican property this week.

it is part of a Global Reclamation Campaign to enforce a Common Law Court sentence against heads of church and state, including the new Pope, Francis 1 - Jorge Bergoglio, and Queen Elisabeth Windsor.

Hey Google, What`s That Smell?

New Google Smell Search - the latest, not the greatest.

(MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) - Millions are seeing the new Google scent search option, and grossing out over all kinds of unexpected surprises. But hey, whoever thought we could search by odor?

It is the latest brainchild of the company that delivers billions of pages of information and knowledge all over the world each day.