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Aiding a Very Important Oregon Whistleblower

Former guard's reputable findings would be key in driving corruption from Oregon prisons.

(SALEM) - Whistleblowers are finding power in unity and the Internet serves as a connecting point for those who suffer retaliation for their honesty.

William Coleman, a former prison guard, exposed racism and hate crimes in the Oregon prison system only to suffer a domino-like type of retaliation.

Russia Slams Saudi Arabia, Qatar for Funding Syrian Rebels

Syria has rejected a report by the opposition council that alleges security forces killed dozens of people in Hama.

(ROME / MOSCOW) - The Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has slammed Saudi Arabia and Qatar for funding and supplying weapons to armed Syrian opposition groups.

“We hear Saudi Arabia and Qatar openly speaking about their financing of the armed opposition and supplying weapons to the armed opposition… So, we do not like that,” Churkin said.

The Great Canadian Genocide Debate... Trent University And The 9-Ball Hustle

Canada has no colonial history. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper

(SASKATCHEWAN) - Let's face it, we Canadians emulate our American cousins. They're cool. We're nerds.

Check out the Battle of Queenston Heights, where the American commander was named Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. Nobody remembers the name of the Canadian CO – probably something like Angus MacDougall.

UN Targets Reporter Who Criticized Sri Lanka War Crime Suspect

Corporate media, UN and France conspire to silence reporter.

(SALEM) - A reality check on media freedom at this point is grueling; it leaves us uncertain.

My Beloved has Many Faces

In the eyes of a Jerusalemite child, I saw the face of my beloved

(LONDON) - How constant must the call for freedom in Palestine be? How much longer, how much louder must this voice grow? For what length of time do the poets have to write verse?

An Update from The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State

To all ITCCS affiliates and supporters...

(BRUSSELS) - Recently, we notified you and the world of our new campaign to take direct action to publicize and arrest known child rapists among clergy.

Since then, dozens of enthusiastic volunteers have contacted us, wanting to form local Child Protection Action Groups to help "name and detain" child rapists in the churches.

Standing in the Wreckage of Prop 13

There can be no doubt that Prop 13 was a colossal Trojan Horse.

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - Until the mid 1960s California, particularly Southern California, practiced widespread housing discrimination against blacks and Latinos.

“In the years following World War II, African Americans found themselves confronted with increasing patterns of housing segregation..."

The Continuing Harassment of Bishop Rayappu Joseph and his Roman Catholic Clergy in Mannar, Sri Lanka

All that can be done is that the International community, including the Pope, should be kept informed of what goes on behind the closed and censored doors of Sri Lanka.

(BRISBANE, Aust.) - In an extensive article, now expanded into a booklet and sent to the Pope, and others, I drew attention to the threats to Bishop Rayappu Joseph, the (Tamil) Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.

Members of his clergy are threatened; even Sinhalese human rights activists and journalists in the Sinhalese South.

Ban Ki-moon Advisers Defend Sri Lanka Crimes By Linking Press with LTTE, France Smells Blood?

This is the UN itself, at the highest level, fanning anti press freedom flames. - Inner City Press

(UNITED NATIONS) - Amid threatening anonymous telephone calls triggered by a proceeding at the UN against Inner City Press, a Sri Lankan journalist asked Inner City Press:

Hemp Hemp Hooray! (I mean Cannabis)

Even New York is joining the club.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The title of this missive may be a bit confusing. It was an advertisement for the New Seasons market June 6, 2012 featuring hemp and hemp recipes at their 12 stores. Hemp Hemp Hooray! was one of Jack Herer's favorite lines, and it is great to see it repeated so vivaciously.