Salem-News.com World- articles Page 31

New York Times` Larry Rohter Rounds Venezuelan Coup Deaths up to `Barely a Dozen`

Commitment to prosperity and higher living standards was further called into question last year by the elderly Venezuelan street sweeper who refused to sell me her Chávez baseball cap.

(ISTANBUL) - In his recent review for The New York Times, Larry Rohter stages a valiant attempt to discredit the new Oliver Stone documentary “South of the Border”, which favorably portrays Latin American governments that enjoy considerable popular support.

Among Rohter’s compelling evidence of the film’s “misinformation” is that Stone pronounces Hugo Chávez’ last name incorrectly.

Iara Lee: We witnessed Outrageous Brutality by Israeli Commandos

Despite the fact that the youngest of Israel’s victims on the flotilla — 19-year old Furkan Dogan — was an American citizen, we cannot rely on our American leaders in this pursuit of justice.

(MEXICO CITY) - In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, May 31, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. On the largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, Israeli commandos opened fire on civilian passengers, killing at least 9 passengers and wounding dozens more.

Others are still missing. The final death toll is yet to be determined.

What`s Wrong with American Christians?

Why it is that "Everyone but Christians understands that Jesus was nonviolent."-Gandhi

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - It takes a deep faith in Jesus to speak the truth about Jesus, and only one with the deepest of faith will dare to speak the truth that Jesus spoke.

Guess Who Wants to Kill the Internet?

Does Lieberman really want to protect the American people from imaginary cyber-terrorists? Or is he just trying to protect his treasonous cronies from the American people?

(OSAKA, Japan) - It would be hard to think of anyone who has done more to undermine American freedoms than Joseph Lieberman.

Since 9/11, the Independent senator from Connecticut has introduced a raft of legislation in the name of the “global war on terror” which has steadily eroded constitutional rights.

Who Cares About the Iranian People?

Actions like this will only injure the ordinary people of Iran who suffer from the effects of a power game between governments.

(TEHRAN) - Iraq's war on Iran during the 1980's was masterminded and fostered by the U.S. and its European allies.

With the horrors of anything but forgotten, new rounds of crippling sanctions directed against the most strategic industries of Iran come after one another in what is claimed to be the international movement of preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Peace Eludes Darfur, despite Peacekeepers

While the peacekeepers in the area are minimal at best, many report that there is talk of relieving those that are on the Chad/Darfur border.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Last week sources in El-Fashier confirmed escalating violence inside the North Darfur capital and other areas; South Darfur, around Jebel Marra and East Al-geneina.

The continued attacks and fighting between the rebels and the Sudanese government forces (GOS) have resulted in inaccessibility into many of the most disastrous locales for aid workers and humanitarians organizations.

Afghanistan, the Environment and Corporate Control of the Political Process

Now, more than ever, your participation in the political process, no matter how humble, needs to be felt.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As you know, I've been leading the effort to try to stop our country from continuing its tragic mistake in Afghanistan.

We need to rally, America, to say it's time to end the war once and for all: To set a date and to stick by it to end the war and it can't be in 2011, 2012.

A Gothic Bird Story

The Black Vulture, Jote de Cabeza Negra, Coragyps atratus.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - “The important thing to remember about the Deepwater Horizon disaster is that it is environmental, not economic.” Joe Mysak, Bloomberg News.

Today, we have sad news of the first proof of oil migrating into the food chain. Harriet Perry of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory’s Center for Fisheries Research and Development reports evidence of oil in post-larval blue crabs contaminated from oil drifting into the coastal marshes.

Family Completes Horseback Trip Across the US for Akha Hill Tribe

The total trip back to Salem was 476 days.

(SALEM, Ore.) - August will mark 20 years working for the Akha hill tribe in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Vietnam on the part of the non profit based in Salem, The Akha Heritage Foundation.

In 2007 Matthew McDaniel and his family planned a trip across the US by horseback, to publicize the story and the plight of the Akha people in Thailand.

New Mexico State Takes on Immigration Issue

The Las Cruces gathering promises up-to-date information on legislative proposals for addressing the US immigration crisis.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - As the immigration issue continues heating up and shaping US politics in the summer of 2010, New Mexico State University will once again play a role in the debate.

Sponsored by the school’s International Relations Institute and Center for Latin American and Border Studies, a summer institute on immigration will take place on the Las Cruces campus during the month of July.