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Moral Progress and Animal Welfare

The world must work together...

(PRINCETON, Aust.) - Mahatma Gandhi acutely observed that “the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

The Himalayas-Once Moaning, now Groaning

Analyzing militarization and exploitation of natural resources in this mystic place.

(PALAMPUR, Himachal Pradesh, India) - The Himalayas are being pounded again. Timber was stolen first; medicinal and aromatic herbs next.

Now power projects are stealing water, life line for 30 million mountain folks and 3 billion in the Himalayan-water-dependent nations, as far as Vietnam.

Ohio Takes Point in the Fight Against Oxycontin Abuse

There's a hero - If you look inside your heart - You don't have to be afraid of what you are - There's an answer - If you reach into your soul - And the sorrow that you know will melt away (Mariah Carey song)

(PORTSMOUTH, Ohio) - Ohio is not sitting back and letting drugs - namely OxyContin take over their communities and destroy families.

They are fighting back and every other state in the country should be demonstrating the courage they are showing.

Freedom of Speech and our Rights to Privacy Under Attack

All under the pretense of "security" or for "catching criminals"...

(SEOULE, South Korea) - The Bible predicts there will come a time where information will flow like never before but at the same time their will come a wicked, evil man with supernatural power over the weather and governments with agendas to rule the world and force people to accept his ruler ship and accept him as God and worship him as God or face execution.

If one looks at past dictators from Stalin to Hitler etc, they all have the same patterns in order to rule.

Ha`aretz Reports: Israel Navy trails French yacht as it nears Gaza shore

The Karame was still sailing toward Gaza on Tuesday morning, closely followed by the Israel Navy.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - The French yacht Dignite-Al Karame, the only remnant of the Gaza-bound flotilla, was some 50 miles away from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning when an Israel Navy ship started trailing the yacht.

Israel's Navy was informed by a member of the Greek delegation that they are not carrying any kind of weapons. He said their destination is the Gaza Strip.

Petition Drive to Help Fukushima Residents forced by Japan to Enter Nuclear Contamination Area

Following the recent SOS from Fukushima families...

(FUKUSHIMA / SALEM) - There now is a petition in Japan to evacuate the people from Fukushima Prefecture. We reported over the weekend the tragic plight of residents being turned out of shelters and instructed to return to their homes in the affected area.

The petition can be found here: http://311fukushima.net/?page_id=93. And by the way, I have been staying true to these stories about petition drives and signing them before publishing, to ensure the integrity of the process. The form is written partly in English and partly in Japanese, but easy to follow.

Ndahiro`s Victim Speaks Out

Question: "Any last word or message for Ndahiro?"

Answer: "I wish him the best in his downfall!"

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Rwandan Government reshuffled its key players once again last week, one of the top officials found himself on outside of the inner circle.

Dr. Col Emmanuel Ndahiro has been notoriously ruthless toward the freedom of press and all who dare to speak up. In an interview with this reporter, one of his victims spoke exclusively about his extensive personal terrorism...

Memorandum on the lies and misleading statements of the Sri Lanka high commissioners and government

Sri Lanka claimed to have established the lesson learnt and reconciliation commission on May 2010, but there is no evidence of any such initiatives towards restorative justice in the war affected areas.

(CHENNAI) - The Sri Lankan government has vehemently denied any civilians were ever killed during its final offensive against the Tigers.

The Government has claimed that it has embarked upon several initiatives in the areas of resettlement, rehabilitation, economic development, reconstruction and reconciliation to benefit those whose lives were affected by 30 years of conflict.

News of the World Whistleblower Sean Hoare found Dead

A former News of the World journalist who made claims against the paper has been found dead.

(LONDON / SALEM) - Sean Hoare, the journalist who blew the whistle on phone-hacking allegations at the Rupert Murdoch owned News of the World Tabloid, has been found dead, The BBC reports.

Police won't release cause of death, calling it "unexplained"...

Libya`s Palestinian Refugees and the current crisis (Part I of II)

Smoke rises in Tripoli following air attack by Nato forces.

(TRIPOLI) - As Tripoli’s Palestinian Refugees awakened the morning of 7/17/11, like the rest of us here, they saw in the western sky over the Mediterranean a vast swatch of black stratocumulus clouds of acrid smoke from last night’s NATO bombing.

This latest attack, in the Ain Zara and Tajoura districts in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli killed 3 more civilians increasing the more than 1,100 total civilian deaths by NATO, according to Libyan Ministry of Health statistics.