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OCCUPY MARINES

"The government should fear the people, not the other way around"

(CLEVELAND) - We announced this week that Salem-News.com is now working with Marines from the Occupy movement, who have taken to the streets in defense of civil liberties, calling for accountability in government, particularly with regard to police.

We are collectively excited about this new relationship; strength and peace are meeting at the crossroads.

On IDF violence: My own private Lt. Colonel Shalom Eisner

And it’s not over because they are still out there.

(TEL AVIV +972Mag) - Nearly three years ago I also met a Shalom Eisner at a demonstration. He gashed my head with his blows for no reason.

Then too, like this week, a camera was filming as an IDF officer beat me up. To this day, my own private Shalom Eisner is running free.

New Footage Emerges of Eisner Attacking Activists

Prime minister in Ramallah, Salam Fayyad, met with Andreas Ias, the 20-year-old Danish activist who was initially thought to be the only person who was attacked by the officer.

(BETHLEHEM Ma'an) - An Israeli human rights group has released new footage of a dismissed army officer striking activists with his gun, days after his assault of a Danish national drew wide condemnation.

The footage, taken by the Palestinian Authority's official television network and released by the Israeli rights group B'Tselem, shows Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner striking several foreign solidarity activists with a machine gun.

Stupid and Mean and Brutal: Israel`s Settler-Officers in the Glare of Publicity

The more one sees the clip, the more one is shocked. The sheer brutality of this completely unprovoked act makes one flinch.

(TEL AVIV Redress) - “In blood and sweat / A race will arise to us / Proud and generous and brutal…” Thus wrote Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky, the founder of extreme right-wing Zionism, who was also a writer and a poet.

Present-day Likud leaders see him as their forefather, much as Stalin saw Karl Marx.

AMA Urges Support of Bill Requiring EPA to seek Independent Scientific Analysis on the Effects of 15 Percent Ethanol

News from the American Motorcycle Association.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner urging the House to consider H.R. 3199.

This bill would require the EPA to seek independent scientific analysis on the effects of E15 gasoline as soon as possible.

Karzai Criticised For Calling Taliban `Brothers`

Afghan President Hamid Karzai calling the Taliban ‘brothers' has garnered much attention and strong reactions among Afghans, some arguing it will negatively impact the image of Afghanistan.

(KABUL, Afghanistan TOLO News) - The actions of the Taliban do not merit the term brother, Chairman of the Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS) Mir Ahmad Joyenda said Wednesday.

The Taliban, who have "never believed in humanity", should not be called brothers, he said...

Romney and the American Woman

Will Mitt Romney, if elected, serve his church or the women of the United States best?

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - The fact that Ann Romney never worked outside the home is beside the point; bearing and raising five boys probably was work, unless she had help, which the family could well afford.

She might have worked outside the home but “chose” to stay home and raise her family; but circumstances of most women do not permit of Ann’s luxury.

India`s U-turn on Sri Lanka

It remains to be seen how far the gamble has paid off...

(CHENNAI, India) - India's decision to vote in favor of a US sponsored UN Human Rights Council resolution censuring the Sri Lankan government for alleged Human Rights aberration during the ethnic conflict has raised several eyebrows.

Colombo has for long perceived its connection with Southern India as the primary source of a perennial concern to Sri Lanka’s territorial integrity.

Sgt Bales Hearing: A Kangaroo Court Inquisition by Officers from their Bar

It appears that the Army Doctors have already been selected and told CONVICT THIS MAN!

(MOLALLA, OR) - The Associated Press printed a short article about a SANITY BOARD HEARING for Sgt Robert Bales and that his civilian attorney John Henry Browne had advised him not to participate based on his Fifth Amendment rights.

This is appropriate in view of the Army’s motto “Rank is always right”.

Injunction Filed Against CU by Boulder 4/20 Protesters

Corry's restraining order was filed on behalf of several non-student community members.

(BOULDER, CO) - Attorney Robert J. Corry, Jr. filed an emergency temporary restraining order in Boulder District Court today, asking the court to prohibit the University of Colorado from closing its campus to the public on 4/20.

The CU administration has said they will be shutting down the entire campus to non-students for the entire day on Friday in order to stop a legal protest that is protected by the First Amendment.