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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 18:09:00)

NATO `Covers Up` Libyan Death Shame

The Libyan Health Minister of the National Transitional Council estimated that about 30,000 were killed during the conflict.

(ROME) - Images of injured Libyan nationals; estimates of civilian casualties from the western-backed campaign number around 30k NATO has failed to investigate scores of civilian deaths incurred during its seven-month military campaign in Libya, Amnesty international says.

NATO expressed its “regret” for civilian casualties but has taken no steps to initiate an investigation.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 17:15:00)

Western Media Clouds Obscure Sri Lanka`s Genocide

Graphic Images: As the U.S. steps forward, charging Sri Lanka with war crimes in Geneva, western media create confusion, contradicts facts.

(SALEM / COLOMBO) - Tamil Genocide in Sri Lanka The Washington Post reports: ... religious clergy Monday participated at a ceremony praying for the defeat of a U.N. resolution calling on Sri Lanka to probe wartime human rights abuses.

Sri Lanka's government is trying to defeat the resolution the United States filed over war crimes in Geneva; it was part of an orchestrated campaign to ethnically cleanse Tamils.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 15:12:00)

Handguns and the Second Amendment

Republicans do not constitute “A well regulated Militia,” and armed individuals alone are not necessary to the security of our free State: the Military, National Guard, FBI, police departments and The Supreme Court have been assigned that role.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Handgun Hardly a day goes by that we don’t read of another killing and or wounding of family members, or others, by handguns.

In fact in Arizona, it is legal for anyone to carry a gun, and a year ago a deranged man killed several, including a judge and a child, and seriously wounded a Congresswoman.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 14:57:00)

`Bovver-boy` Hague loves putting the boot into Iran

...but when will he give Israel the kicking it deserves?

(LONDON) - William Hague UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has worked himself into a lather over Iran's blocking of a Foreign Office website.

He says: “I condemn this action by the Iranian Government. ‘UK for Iranians’ was launched to reach out to Iranians, explaining, discussing and engaging with them on UK policy.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 14:35:00)

Nowrouz: an Iranian Gift for Global Peace

Western media portrays Iran as fixated, fossilized and petrified stereotypes; they don't let you know about the rich legacy of Nowrouz and the people who observe it.

(TEHRAN) - Nowrouz in Iran History books say that Iranians have been celebrating and glorifying it for more than 6,300 years. I'm talking about Nowrouz; the Persian New Year festival.

In 2010, the UN General Assembly recognized Nowrouz as an international holiday and called on the member states to do their best to enshrine and preserve this invaluable cultural heritage.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 12:30:00)

Not Just Fish Bait and Cockatoo Nibbles Anymore. Mikey Likes It!

Remember, there's no weed in these hemp seeds!

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - Hemp food “Tastes like sunflower, looks like sesame”, a clever little catch-phrase I picked up along the way which coins hempseed-as-a-food to a tee.

Be it hemp morning shakes, peanut chocolate energy balls made of hemp, almond goji powerballs, apple-power porridge (available right here in Victoria BC), finger licking brownies, hemp “cornchips”, veggie burgers or seeds in a salad dressing, there›s no doubt hemp is super-food. Not just hype; it is actually good for you. Hemp has been called the new soy and it’s ever more popular.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-20-2012 12:21:00)

7.6 Earthquake Strikes Guerrero, Mexico Near Acapulco

No serious injuries or damage has been reported.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Mexico earthquake 7.6 The 7.6 earthquake struck southern Mexico today at 12:02 P.M. The epicenter was in Oaxaca, in the state of Guerrero,120 miles east of Acapulco.

Tens of thousands of people experienced swaying buildings in Mexico City and beyond, but damage has not been determined and there have been no injuries reported at this time.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-19-2012 18:20:00)

Whisnant Refuses To Recognize Damage to State from ALEC - Process Now Nationally Exposed

Every Legislator Informed In Detail at Session Just Ended BUT NO Action Underway to End Any Reliance On ALEC-Flawed "Models"

(SEASIDE, OR) - Rep. Gene Whisnant Oregon's first annual-session Legislature --"a short-termer with many promising results" as one departing legislative leader described it-- is now firmly inscribed in both history and consequences.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-19-2012 17:16:00)

Hate Crime For Gays But Not Blacks?

Verdicts should be rendered on the aggravated intent of the other, And not based solely on group popularity versus one’s skin color.

(CLEVELAND) - Clockwise from top left; Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Dharun Ravi and Tyler Clementi. Once again, Americans are challenged to confront needless death in the headlines; alleged crime and apparent lack of crime - conflicts that just fail to make sense.

A blatant shooting death goes unpunished, and a man who communicated the wrong information about another man's sexual orientation may disappear for a decade.

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Salem-News.com (Mar-19-2012 15:51:00)

International Probe on Sri Lanka Sought

“It is diluted. It wants the implementation of the LLRC which exonerates Lanka of human rights violations and war crimes.” - Tamil activist-poet Thamarai

(CHENNAI, India) - The images of the Sri Lanka Genocide against Tamils will never go away; they beg for international justice. Sri Lanka must do more than just implement its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission recommendations; a US- sponsored resolution in the UNHRC demands,

India should go beyond and work towards an independent international investigation, several pro-Eelam Tamil organisations urged here on Sunday.

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