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Iraq War Hoax

Clearly, a public apology is due the American people, especially the families of those servicemen and women who lost their lives in this pointless war.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Recently, President Obama announced the reduction of our military presence in Iraq to 50,000. What we now need is a U.S. acknowledgement that the Iraq war was a hoax on the American people and the world so the country can move on.

Let me recount some of the key events leading up to, and during the Iraq war debacle. It's time to get angry all over again.

Ken O`Keefe`s Northwest Speaking Tour Meets Positive Reaction

Ken speaks in Newport Friday at 6:00 p.m.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Ken O'Keefe's speaking tour of the NW is off to a great start, so far Ken has appeared twice in Eugene, Oregon, once in Corvallis, and the next date is Newport, Oregon, that happens tonight at 6:00 p.m.

A clip from Ken's talk at Tsunami Books is included with this brief update. It features Ken talking about his night aboard the Mavi Marmara, 29 May 2010.

Marc Emery, The Prince of Pot, Endures Ongoing Challenges of Prison Life

Jodie Emery announced today that her husband Marc is being punished for two months--for an unwritten rule.

(SEATTLE) - Marc Emery is a name that is becoming synonymous with American injustice.

RTV Interviews Ken O`Keefe About Gaza Flotilla Report

Survivor of bloody massacre on passenger ship Mavi Marmara, reacts to UN findings of Israeli violations of international law.

(NEW YORK / CORVALLIS) - A UN Human Rights Council investigation concluded that the Israeli military broke international laws during a raid on a Turkish ship that was part of an aid flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza.

Ken O'Keefe says that the Israeli commandos stole footage that shows executions carried out on the flotilla.

A Message to all Oregon Citizens

I have been asked several times if I am a conservative or a liberal. I am an American.

(BEND, Ore.) - I am calling upon all Oregon Citizens to write in the name, Richard Esterman for Governor. If there are any errors in my grammar or spelling, I apologize for the inconvenience. It shows that I am human.

I am not a career politician or some rich tycoon. I use to consider myself a middle class citizen. I am now poor. My adventure began last February, when I refused to run as a candidate for Governor under the Republican or Democratic Parties.

One Dies in Highway 26 east of Government Camp

This stretch of Highway 26 is open range where livestock may be lawfully permitted to run at large.

(GOVERNMENT CAMP) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into Thursday morning's fatal traffic crash involving a commercial vehicle on Highway 26 about seventeen miles east of Government Camp on the Warm Springs Reservation.

The Border`s Onion Trails

Part of a special series on border agricultural history and the New Mexico economy. The series was made possible in part by grants from the New Mexico Humanities Council and McCune Charitable Foundation.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As the summer fades into fall, more than the seasons have changed on the farms of southern New Mexico. For many, the focus of production has changed from sacking onions to harvesting chile peppers.

`I Am Razah`

A lot of people have heard of Razah, they may not know what he's all about. With a fresh and cutting edge, he's taking R&B by storm. Austin King interviews Michael Sanders, President of Justus Music Group.

(SALEM / NEW YORK) - "I am Razah" is how the Jamaicain-born R&B singer presents himself, with a musical edge that is anything but typical.

Born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, Razah (pronounced Raze-ah), born Martell Nelson, takes a less-walked route with R&B subject matter, generally avoiding today's over-done popularity of singing about relationships and breakups.

`Because of My Grandfather`

Israel is founded and maintained with Jewish paranoia and xenophobia and Western empire building building at its core, using a heavy hand to acquire (steal) land from the Palestinians.

(DUBLIN) - On our second day in Be’er Sheva Prison, the prison guards were growing increasingly frustrated with Fiachra’s insistance that prisoners be allowed to make phone calls, contact lawyers, and contact our embassy; he was asking for, you know, basic legal rights.

They didn’t like that.

No Place Left to Turn!

Our Country is being flushed down the toilet by both Parties and there is virtually nothing we can do about it.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - As a lifelong independent that leans heavily toward the conservative, I am sickened by the "BOGUS" "Pledge to America" that was just unveiled today. Watching what Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Geithner and the rest of their ilk has done to my country has made me sick at heart.

They need to go - all of them! However, there are probably just as many Republicans that need to be tossed out on their ear.