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Peru: Support of the Right to Voluntary, Effective Treatment for all Those Who Need It

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Law No. 29737 and related provisions in Peru's legal system, permit involuntary detention for treatment of people who suffer from psychosocial or mental disabilities.

It also affects those who suffer from addiction, in circumstances that do not comply with international human rights law.

The `Curveball` that Took Americans to War and Killed Over a Million

In case you missed the story of the Iraqi curveball, a defector named Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi.

(SALEM) - As we lament the status of the war in Afghanistan; a situation that will soon simply be abandoned and lost... we are offered a reminder of what part of this went terribly wrong. It's called Iraq.

Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball, carries the dubious honor of having convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons program.

Sri Lanka Genocide: Mass-Rape Alleged in Theavipuram Amid Civilian Slaughter

More evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sri Lanka Genocide against Tamils.

(WASHINGTON DC TamilNet) - The US-based activist group Tamils Against Genocide, that seeks legal redress to Tamil war victims, is piecing together evidence of mass rapes near the village of Theavipuram, in April 2009.

Eye-witnesses testified that up to 20 women were alleged to have been raped by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers near the village in this event.

Behind The Presidential Curtains: A Hungry President the Truth Behind Congo War

Former bodyguard for Paul Kagame reveals more background on Rwandan President.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - After the overthrow of Mobutu of Zaire and naming it Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame was convinced that his Government will have the biggest access of Congo’s wealth and the right to do whatever he wished without any hindrance.

Kagame made Desire Kabila the new president of the DRC, convincing himself that he would use him to control and grab all he laid his hands on in the Congo.

Rwanda: `Kagame assassinated Kabila`- Rudasingwa

The conclusions of other independent investigators, including, Manuel Altzano and Charles Onana also go in this direction.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - The Rwandan President Paul Kagame was “the instigator of the assassination against Laurent Desire Kabila, the Congolese former president.”

Veteran Salem-News.com Writer Henry Clay Ruark Passes Away in Seaside

At 94, 'Hank' Ruark was America's oldest working journalist.

(SEASIDE, OR) - It is a sad day in our newsroom today, as we regretfully announce the passing of our longtime writer, Henry Clay Ruark. He passed away early this morning in his sleep at the age of 94.

From our humble beginning in 2004, Henry, or 'Hank' as we often called him, has been a dedicated member of our team, Salem-News.com's Op-Ed Writer.

Dennis Weichel Reminds Us Who Americans Really Are

Dennis Weichel's heroic death brings us the other side of the story in Afghanistan.

(SALEM) - The story of Rhode Island soldier Dennis Weichel makes it easy to remember why I left Afghanistan in 2007 thinking that a lot of good Americans were engaged in that conflict.

They were there then and they are there now, as this father of three who gave his life to save an Afghan child, showed us.

Support USMC K-9 Combat Veteran MWD Sgt Beyco

SUPPORT Sgt Beyco by submitting your VOTE at www.herodogawards.org for BEYCO. Sgt Beyco is listed in the Military Dog Category.

(LOUISVILLE, KY) - Marine Corps MP Explosive Detection Dog and Military Working Dog Sgt Beyco, a K-9 Combat Veteran, has entered the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards Contest and needs your support and VOTES.

MWD Beyco worked and gave her whole life to the MARINE CORPS and was honored to be a MWD MARINE. She retired November 10, 2011 at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

The C-123 Agent Orange Saga Continues

Did you fly the C-123 between 1972 and 1982? If so, you've been exposed to Agent Orange.

(DA NANG Vietnam) - Aircrews, maintenance folks and aeromedical evacuation crews all were exposed to deadly dioxin remaining in our airplanes after their service in Vietnam!

Church Leader Tells Palestinians and Israelis `eat together and listen to each other`s stories`

In their Tampa, Florida, meeting, the Methodists will have their chance to remember that its founding parent, John Wesley was not a “get along” guy; he was a justice guy.

(CHICAGO) - An appalling shallowness has descended over Mainline Protestantism.