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Genocide: The Slaughter of the Tamils in Sri Lanka - Genocide Process

இலங்கை இனப்படுகொலையை தோலுரித்து காட்டும் அர்ஜென்டினா ஊடகம்

(COLOMBO) - When examining the recent Genocide in Sri Lanka committed against the minority Tamil population by the country's Sinhalese Buddhist government, many disturbing facts surface.

The thousand excuses offered by Sri Lanka' politicians mean little, when the facts reveal that the government 'practiced' Genocide in the years preceding it.

The French have Called it a `Water Occupation` Against the Palestinians

Now Britain helps the water thieves.

(LONDON) - There are few crimes more despicable then stealing your neighbour’s water.and polluting what’s left, then watching him and his children suffer thirst, disease and ruin.

Most of us would want nothing to do with the perpetrators of such evil.

`Robust Diplomacy` in Iraq - 50% Increase in Contractors?

What is Really Going on with Americans in Iraq?

(SALEM) - I know many Americans are wondering what is really going on right now in Iraq with the formerly massive, U.S. military presence now evacuated.

The Defeated

Sri Lanka’s Tamils pick up the pieces after a war that defined—and shattered—the lives of a generation.

(NEW DELHI ) - On 19 May 2009, an accountant named Sivarajan ran to the winding lunch queue in the Anandakumaraswami Zone 3 refugee camp to serve food.

Swarna, a former militant, yelled at her mom for revealing to the army that their family was from a region where the war between the Sri Lankan Army and the separatists—“Tigers,” she called them—was still raging.

UNRWA`s Emergency Appeal

West Bank demolitions quadrupled in 2011- Israeli settler violence rose 205%

(GAZA STRIP) - The West Bank and Gaza are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.

Restrictions on movement, home destruction and widespread violence against Palestinians, have created an ongoing emergency.

Oregon Forecast Sets Stage for Budget Rebalance

Statements by Senate President Peter Courtney and several other state officials.

(SALEM) - Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney says revenue is down a little, but it will fit within the co-chairs’ budget proposal.

Tell the Nobel Committee: Award Bradley Manning the 2012 Peace Prize

As Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsburg has said, Bradley Manning is a hero.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Pfc. Bradley Manning was just nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize!¹

Last week, Major General Linnington gave the final recommendation for Manning to face court martial on all 22 charges, including the vindictive aiding the enemy charge.

Death and Diplomacy: Homs on the Brink

“It is really hard to determine what’s going on on the ground there because of safety issues,” - journalist Diana Nemeh in Homs

(MOSCOW RT) - Homs is now the physical and political frontline of the unrest engulfing Syria. Heavy fighting continues for the fifth straight day in the rebel stronghold city.

The rebel opposition is imploring the international community to intervene and displace President Assad, despite his commitment to engage the opposition in talks to resolve the conflict.

Was Bruce Lee Murdered?

Suspicions to the present day remain strong that Bruce Lee’s inexplicable death involved foul play...

(LONDON) - I believe there should be a new police investigation into the kung fu martial artist Bruce Lee’s mysterious and inexplicable sudden death at the young age of only thirty two. Echoing an immortal line from Bruce Lee’s film Fist of Fury, "How could a Fit Man Die?"

Why would the Fittest Man in the World, take to carrying a gun about with him in his last few months on Earth?

Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast Summary

Slow growth will continue to be the norm.

(SALEM) - This is the Executive Summary for the March 2012 Oregon Economic Forecast. Salem-News.com brings you the complete document, and also reactions to the news of Oregon falling more than $35 million this year.

This information contains recent trends, demographics, risks and forecasts, General Fund revenues and information on Extended General Fund revenue outlook.