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Baylis Family - Victims of Human Trafficking

We hope that this information will “create awareness” and hopefully “inspire action” from all societies and all individuals from around the globe.

(CANBERRA, Aust.) - This is a background report on the two young boys who were reportedly abducted from Mexico by a British citizen.

Facebook Birthday Dedication to Israeli Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu: Captive in Tel Aviv

Honor the Nuclear Whistle Blower’s birthday by mailing a card to the three judges in Israel and your political representatives to FREE VANUNU NOW!

(TEL AVIV) - Salem-News.com’s Eileen Fleming says three Israeli Supreme Court Justices denied Israeli Mordechai Vanunu’s latest appeal to lift the restrictions that hold him captive in Israel.

On August 13th the Court was to render decision on Vanunu’s other appeal to have his citizenship revoked but no decision has been made public.

Political Prisoners

Because so many people are jailed for their resistance activities, Palestinian society has a profound respect and appreciation for the sacrifices of the prisoners. Time spent in prison is considered a badge of honour.

(BETHLEHEM) - It is good news that over 1000 Palestinian political prisoners will be released in a prison swap deal. But there are still thousands of Palestinian political prisoners.

This Saturday we will be discussing in our cultural group the new book by Marwan Barghouthi about his life behind bars.

Occupy Wall Street Targeted, But Who Is The Enemy?

Every cent on Wall Street is stolen, none of it honestly earned.

(CINCINNATI ) - Our first real sign of political violence was during the disturbance at the Smithsonian when Patrick Howley of the nocon rag, American Spectator, led an attack of agent provacateurs on the Smithsonian.

Our thanks to Charlie Grapski for catching Howley, one of many preparing to push peaceful protest into political violence on behalf of corporate greed.

Fmr. Secretary of State George Shultz - `Let`s Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons so We Can Win One More for the Gipper`

Global Zero calls on nuclear countries to negotiate – for the first time in history – the multilateral elimination of nuclear weapons.

(LOS ANGELES) - Global Zero has called on nuclear nations for the first time in history to begin negotiations on multilateral nuclear arms reductions.

The group is meeting at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on the 25th anniversary of the historic Reykjavik Summit when Presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev nearly agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons.

Mainstream Media Biased Coverage of `Occupy Wall Street` Demonstrations

Our veterans’ community is 27 million strong. Let your voice be heard. Our nation is at stake. Jeff Gates – (Author, attorney, investment banker, educator and consultant to government, corporate and union leaders worldwide).

(MELBOURNE, Aust. ) - It has taken a while for mainstream media to cover the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. What took them so long?

Is the media spinning the why and wherefore and main purpose of the demonstrations? Now three weeks into the protests has the coverage begun, or has the world, or a window of it, come to them?

Agent Orange: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Ships in Vietnam

VA will help determine qualifying service in Vietnam when you file a claim for compensation benefits.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - VA has released a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records. This evolving list will help Veterans who served aboard ships, including “Blue Water Veterans,” find out if they may qualify for presumption of herbicide exposure.

Hundreds Attend Launch of Occupy Salem

They want the richest citizens of this country, shielded from taxes in ways never seen in the country's past, to pay their fair share.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The spirit of Salem sometimes steps up and surprises people and the Occupy Salem event that kicked off Monday is a great example.

Like Portland, where crowds swelled in excess of 10,000 during its opening last week, Salem saw a larger-than-anticipated turnout with several hundred attending its kick-off.

Palestinian Prisoners - Hunger Strike

Palestinians not only live under an illegal occupation, but also under an unstable and unjust system of law and order."

(FREIDBURG, Germany) - "The Israeli occupying government has arrested around one fourth of the Palestinian population currently residing in Palestine (25%). There is no one single family that didn’t experience the arrest of one of its members.

The majority of those detained are male, which constitutes over 40% of the total male Palestinian Population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). This makes Palestinians the most imprisoned peoples on earth.

A Much Needed Outreaching Hand Of Support

Today, unlike any generation in history, citizens across the country are increasingly supportive in their actions and commitments to all members of the armed forces.

(LOS ANGELES) - A Much Needed Outreaching Hand Of Support By Lesli Moore Dahlke Salem-News.com This article is about support. This is about our giving the life-blood of help to those who have been willing to shed their own life’s blood for all of us.

This is an article to shine a bright light on those service members, veterans, their families, and the families of the fallen who are often left in the shadows as they return from service and try to reenter “normal” life.