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Sri Lanka`s Independence Day- a Black Day for Tamil Eelam

Victims of state terrorism have nothing to celebrate.

(SALEM) - How do Native American people really feel each time the 4th of July is celebrated in the United States?

The day Sri Lanka's gained independence from British rule, 4th February 1948, was a black day for Eelam Tamils.

Medical Marijuana: What is the Dose?

A lethal dose has never happened, ever.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This question has popped up a million times since the discovery of THC in about 1926 by Dr. Fieser at Harvard.

It was thought at that time that THC was THE substance which caused all of the effects of the drug.

Tensions Rise Between Police and Occupy Protesters

Police brutality at Occupy Oakland...

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Things appear to be turning ugly between police and Occupy protesters in the US.

The movement has staged protests across the country over the past few months, to highlight, amongst other things, corporate greed and economic inequality.

Petition: Fire Deputy Who Slugged a Mentally Disabled Woman!

This issue may not have even seen the light had it not been for civilian Jermaine Greer, who happened to film the episode on his cell phone.

(REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) - There were two trained police deputies and only one unarmed, mentally disabled woman on a public bus in southern California.

But somehow, the deputies could not resolve the ensuing conflict with her without punching her in the face.

Foreign National Injured at Weekly West Bank Demonstration

Lies & violence from the IDF...

(WEST BANK +972 Mag) - A photographer and two women were injured at this Friday’s anti-occupation demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh.

The civilians injured in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh today required hospitalization, according to reports from several eyewitness.

Tears of Gaza

257 of Israel's victims in 'Operation Cast Lead' were children under 16.

(NEW YORK) - In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed.

The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a dramatic war experience.

CNN Drops the Bomb on Bush- World`s Worst War Criminal

Iraq is nothing but one great big crime scene.

(SALEM) - CNN has revealed (not that most people will drop from shock) that President Bush and his teammates issued 935 false statements to the U.S. public about the security risk posed by Iraq in the two years following 9/11.

The information evolves from a study released Tuesday by two nonprofit journalism groups proving that the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information.

Commercial TV and Radio Group Tries to Thwart Disclose of Income From Political Ads

Interest groups representing TV and radio stations that benefit financially from these ads have also contributed millions to the campaigns of members of Congress.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - The NAB filed another in a series of comments to the FCC opposing new rules that would require broadcast TV stations to post information online about the political ads they air.

We, the 99%, are Saps

Maybe the bankers were not so stupid after all; maybe it’s we who are stupid.

(Jamestown, RI) - Follow this. Large US banks indulged in risky real estate loans resulting in their holding billions of dollars in bad debts, then turned around and sold many of them fraudulently disguised to pension funds.

Failing because of their stupidity and foolish investments, US banks were given 8 trillion dollars of your money without your say or vote in the matter...

Malvinas in Britain`s Imperialist Claws

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says the UK harbors secret plans to plunder the natural resources.

(TEHRAN) - The simmering tensions over the Malvinas Islands or Falkland Islands (off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic) as called by the British occupiers.

The British Royal Navy is planning to send the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, a state-of-the-art warship, to the region on her maiden mission