Browse All News Articles on Salem-News Page 1282

Report: Occupy Evictions Coordinated by Private Law Enforcement Think Tank

Occupy Oakland Calls for Day of "Re-Occupation”: Tomorrow - Sat., Nov. 19 with March and Actions beginning at 2:00 PM.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Oakland Occupy members are questioning the evictions of a dozen Occupy camps after learning they were coordinated in conference calls between mayors, police and a private law enforcement think tank.

According to a new report, an intl. group with ties to law enforcement and homeland security, has been coordinating the conference calls.

The Ordinary Man that Rwanda would like to silence

A hero does not blink in the face of danger; he looks it in the eyes and faces down the challenge. Paul Rusesabagina did this in 1994 and continues to do so today.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Paul Rusesabagina received the prestigious Lantos Foundation Humanitarian Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

He kept over 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutus from being brutally slaughtered by the Interahamwe who murdered over 800,000 others in just 90 days.

Dennis Ross` Iran Legacy Continues At WINEP

Dennis Ross is leaving the White House as President Obama’s Middle East advisor, but he is not going far.

(CHICAGO) - In a rare public statement about a US political figure, AIPAC had this to say about the legacy of Dennis Ross:

"In his tireless pursuit of Middle East peace, Ambassador Ross has maintained a deep understanding of the strategic value of the U.S.-Israel relationship and has worked vigorously to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."

In Defense of Gilad Atzmon

Herodotos is an historian who trains you as you read. It is a process of asking, searching, collecting, doubting, striving, testing, blaming, and above all standing amazed at the strange things humans do’ Poet and translator of ancient Greek, Anne Carson, Nox (2011)

(LONDON) - Gilad Atzmon’s intellectual expedition into the daunting terrain of Jewish identity politics has always evoked a storm of controversy.

Still, when I first met Gilad, it was hard not to suspect he was exaggerating the extent of abuse he received from various UK pressure groups.

Bad Moon Rising Over Great Sirte Bay

“Everyone Says We are Rich. Then Why Do We Feel So Poor?”

(SIRTE, Libya Al Manar) - This observer, with his sandaled feet comfortably dug into the sand of a chilly Mediterranean beach and huddled next to a camp fire with a congenial and bright group of still heavily armed “NATO rebels,” is learning that the past eight months’ experiences for many Libyans who fought with or for NATO were rather different from what the western mainstream media portrayed.

Grand Jury Clears Salem Officers in Shooting Death

News Release from the Marion Co. District Attorney's Office

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, a Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that the police officer shooting of Dru Garrett Larson, on October 17, 2011, was a lawful use of deadly physical force.

Another Marine Iraq War Vet Beaten Savagely by Oakland Cops

Oakland cops look more like thugs than trained professionals.

(SALEM) - I keep writing about the savagery of the cops in Oakland. Now they have ruthlessly attacked another Marine Corps combat vet, who suffered a ruptured spleen.

The police are overstepping lines they will never be able to back up behind again, and this latest casualty, Kayvan Sabehgi, keep being attacked by police, there is no telling what will happen.

You Will Die From The Nuclear Lie

The Fantasy of “Who, What and Even Why” of Nuke Lies.

(CINCINNATI) - The “news,” such as it is anymore, tells us that “war is around the corner.”

According to “the news,” a deceptively reworded report from the IAEA says that Iran is “considering thinking about preparing for a program that may be used to develop nuclear weapons.”

Bloomberg`s office admits to arresting journalists for covering OWS

It also opens up, of course, the argument of how free the free press actually is.

(NEW YORK RT) - Arrests in the Occupy movement nationally have surpassed 1,000, with 177 being charged by the NYPD this Thursday in only the first few hours.

What Next for Occupy Wall Street After Adverse Court Ruling?

OWS may lose the court case but hopefully they have not lost the spirit and determination of the movement.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On November 15, 2011, New York City Police evicted Occupy Wall Street (OWS) from lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. Later that same day, OWS obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring that they immediately be allowed back into Zuccotti Park with their tents, tarps, and sleeping bags.

But the next day, the New York County Supreme Court In the matter of Waller V. The City of New York, et. al. declined to extend the TRO.