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The Silent Machete

The world turns a blind eye at the hand of natural resources, greed and money; U.S. motivation to control governments & resources leads to collaboration with leaders that promote inhumanity.

(KHARTOUM / PORTLAND) - U.S. & UK stage proxy war against Sudan with key leaders Kagame and Museveni.

This band was driven by power and greed, power to control governments, and power to steal the local resources in several African countries – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan.

Protesters Block Monsanto in the Netherlands - Demanding End to GMOs

Banners were posted with the message "Imagine, monopoly of food, poisonous agriculture, The World according to ... Monsanto"

(BERGSCHENHOEK / SALEM) - Protesters in the Netherlands shut down a Monsanto seed plant by forming a blockade.

About 50 members of the action group ‘Roundup Monsanto’ showed up at the at 6 o’clock Monday morning, demanding they stop patenting seeds and other living organisms.

Medical Marijuana Success and Free Advertising by Portland Tribune

Many thanks to the Portland Tribune.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I really don’t know or understand the agenda of The Tribune regarding Medical Marijuana but they certainly seem to have one.

All of the articles have an aroma of Reefer Madness with many falsities and half truths. First they printed that the marijuana system was BROKEN. It wasn’t a system in the first place.

Op Ed: Your Educational System Attacked: What to Do Now

Part One - Societal, Economic Changes Demand Citizen Action.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Our prescient Founding Fathers knew well the great role of education in forming and strengthening --and in preserving our world-famed “democratic experiment” - as so many have called it.

Pragmatic and philosophical considerations together guided them in their establishment of a common school intended to guarantee parallel practical learning for all involved --and to provide firm values and understandings required of all citizens in our new democracy.

Who Murdered UK Weapons Inspector Dr David Kelly?

We need public access to Dr Kelly’s post mortem report and the documentation relating to his death. The Blair-Brown government’s delaying tactics will not do.

(LONDON) - Christopher King examines the death of UK weapons inspector Dr David Kelly in 2003 and argues that, in the light of fresh analyses of the circumstances of his death

It is vital that the new British government make public Dr Kelly’s post mortem report and other documentation relating to his death.

Navy Recruiter Arrested for Luring a Minor

The Beaverton Police Department believes there may be other victims. If you know information about this crime or past incidents, please call 503-629-0111.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Monday at 8:45 a.m. the Beaverton Police Department received a call from Sunset High School, where a student had reported to her school counselor that she had been receiving inappropriate text messages from a Navy Recruiter.

The recruiter, 25-year old Phillip Marcel Chartier, works full time as a recruiter for the United States Navy. Local high schools are one of the many areas Navy recruiters encompass in hopes of enlisting young men and women.

In Defence of Pacifica Forum

A group seeks clarification in the wake of a Salem-News.com report.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This piece was sparked off by Ersun Warncke's opinion piece "Evict Pacifica Forum from the U of O Campus" published on Salem-News, 11 May 2010.

In many ways, some of what Ersun says is uncontroversial: "Hitler should have been beaten to death in the street like a rabid dog the first time he opened his mouth".

Is Increased Consumer Spending Truly a Sign that the Economy is Rebounding?

“The American taxpayer is on the hook for 59 Trillion dollars” - Dennis Cauchon in USA Today

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - According to the “News Release” from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. is in a “stable” inflationary mode.

They are basing this on the fact that compared to $1.00 spent between December of 2007 and December 2008 to acquire goods and services, you only have to spend $1.26 to acquire the same goods and services in April of 2010.

Salem Cops Bust Reportedly Armed Kidnapping Suspect

During the K9 search, Salem Police officers found a weapon and narcotics.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police say an armed suspect who may have kidnapped a woman, opened a vehicle's passenger door Tuesday, catching the attention of police.

The vehicle reportedly failed to yield for a traffic stop; Salem Police Sgt. Dennis Engel says two DART officers were attempting to pull the car over.

New Orleans Five Years About After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

About 1,836 people died in Hurricane Katrina.

(NEW ORLEANS) - My wife and I visited New Orleans last month. While there, we toured some of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and Hurricane Rita in September 2005.

Taking a guided tour left us feeling somewhat like a voyeur viewing human suffering. Yet, we were assured that New Orleans folk do not want America to let the horror of Katrina fade away.