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Facebook and Privacy

Experts in the field of Internet privacy generally agree that Internet privacy does not really exist.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - I am not here to bash Facebook. (Did I hear Mark Zuckerberg’s sigh of relief?) However, I do want to sound a note of caution to present and future Facebook users.

I have a Facebook account. I only include publicly available information such as, for example, my Salem-News articles. Even if I had dirty laundry, I wouldn't air it on Facebook, nor would I disclose intimate details of my life.

The First Martyr of 2011 and Where We Go from Here

This is the year truth begins to come out in such a large dose that it was hard to sustain mythology; the most common hope for 2011 is to see peace and justice prevail (no more ethnic cleansing, no more killing etc).

(BIL'IN, Occupied Palestine) - We were devastated to hear the news of the first martyr in 2011 being none other than Jawaher, the sister of the martyr Bassem Abu Rahma from Bil'in.

Jawaher fainted in yesterday's demonstration but died apparently of this toxic tear gas (a much stronger version with unknown chemicals than used in the West).

Train Crashes East of Baker City

No injuries were reported in connection with the derailment.

(BAKER CITY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the LaGrande Area Command were part of a multi agency response to a train derailment that resulted in the closure of I-84 between Baker City and Ontario Friday afternoon.

Numerous cars from the westbound train derailed in close proximity to I-84 near milepost 335. The location of the derailment is approximately 30 miles east of Baker City, Oregon.

Israeli Forces Kill Female Protester in Bil`in

"The son was killed by a directly aimed projectile, the daughter choked in gas. Two brave protestors against a regime that kills the innocent and doesn't investigate its criminals."

(BIL'IN, Occupied Palestine) - Doctors at the Ramallah hospital fought for Jawaher Abu Rahmah's life all night at the Ramallah Hospital, but were unable to save her life.

Abu Rahmah suffered from severe asphyxiation caused by tear-gas inhalation yesterday in Bil'in, and was evacuated to the Ramallah hospital unconscious.

Another Vengeful Pot Bust of Medical Users in California

It's apt that the nickname of this community is 'SLO'- it underscores the mentality of law enforcement in this semi rural county.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) - San Luis Obispo, California Sheriff Pat Hedges is up to his old tricks; making a mockery of California's laws that protect sick people who use medical marijuana.

Agent Orange Cleanup to Start at Former US Base in Vietnam

The agreement covers contamination at the Danang airport in central Vietnam.

(HANOI (AFP) ) - Vietnam and the United States aim to start cleaning up contamination from Agent Orange at a former wartime US base in the middle of next year, the US embassy said Thursday.

A memorandum signed between the two sides "confirms the mutual desire of both governments to cooperate in hopes that cleanup can begin in July 2011 and be completed in October 2013," the statement said.

The NATO Weapons Repository, aka the Republic of Turkey

Perhaps the Turks should also insist that NATO remember Article 5 of its charter the next time a member state is attacked not by Iran or Syria but by Israel.

(ISTANBUL) - News from Turkey on this first day of 2011: Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has characterized NATO plans for a missile defense system as being in the interest of Turkish national security.

Today’s issue of Today’s Zaman provides a summary of negotiations leading up to the Turkish declaration of support for the project...

Any Respect for International Law Left in the US Congress?

Americans foot the bill for ruthless madness and carnage in Palestine...

(BEIRUT, Lebanon) - This week marks the second anniversary of among the most savage criminal slaughters of human life in long memory.

The 522 hour indiscriminate carnage, “Cast Lead” that killed 1,417 Palestinians, mostly civilians, 352 of them children, injuring for life more than 5,300, indicts Israel as well as those countries that continue to supply it weapons...

Resolutions Unlimited: Politicos Proclaim Oblivion in Unison

Can the Noble Globe Community Gained Credibility and Lived Happily Ever After?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Once upon a time our office-holder friends proclaimed to their constituents that they were the messianistic missionaries of feats undone.

If elected and not rejected, they went on, their 2011 resolutions would prove revolutionary and not only change the country but forever upgrade the beloved planet.

(UPDATE) Police Seek Suspect in McMinnville Shooting

From statements given to investigators it appears as though the suspect knew the victim and this is not a random act.

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - McMinnville Police say a man was shot last night at the Circle K convenience store located at 840 NE 3rd Street.

Officers responded to the scene at 6:38 p.m. and located a Hispanic man, identified as 36-year old Javier Vage Jr. of Salem, who had been shot in the hand and leg.