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Are the Impacts of Vietnam Fading, is it Possible?

How can the U.S. decry human rights violations as it fails to be responsible a war that should never have been waged in the first place?

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - (Editor's note: Our correspondent in Vietnam receives a great amount of feedback in his efforts to help people affected by the chemical Agent Orange manufactured by Monsanto. His contribution is an interchange of dialog on some of the key points of the Vietnam War.)

The question of whether Vietnam matter in the greater scheme of things, may be found by examining Iraq and the current escalation in Afghanistan.

Frozen Pipe Calls Keep Firefighters Busy

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue offers tips for residents who want to avoid frozen water pipes.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - Fire officials in Hillsboro say a flurry of broken water pipes in homes and businesses frozen by the week's surprisingly cold temperatures, prompted citizens to call firefighters for help.

Storm Smith with Hillsboro Fire, says once the temperatures rose near 32-degrees on Tuesday and the broken pipes began thawing, firefighters began responding to calls for assistance.

Video Footage Reveals Raid on Rick Simpson Home

Here is actual footage taken during the raid in Canada November 25, 2009.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Apparently without a warrant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) raided medical marijuana activist Rick Simpson's home. The video below was produced by Christian Laurette, also producer of Run From The Cure.

This is the third police raid since 2005 on the man who cures cancer (and controls many other illnesses) with hemp oil. Police were aware of the cameras in the house due to posted window and door signs.

Magnificent Afghanistan: Music Video`s 1960`s Sentiment Confronts War`s Reality

Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your kid come home in a box...

(SALEM, Ore.) - On December 1st I told our viewers about a new Afghan War protest song under production, based on the catchy lyrics of the Country Joe McDonald song, Vietnam Rag: "Feels Like I'm Fixing to Die" - made famous during Woodstock.

Warming Center Opens in Salem

Red Cross responds to need for emergency sheltering of vulnerable.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Volunteers with the Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross are opening a Warming Center in Salem tonight to help shelter people from the cold weather. The site for the Warming Center will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall located at 630 Hood St NE in Salem.

The shelter is open until 7:00 a.m. today, and then will open at 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Thursday and Friday. Weekend hours to be determined based on need.

A Closer Look at Israel`s Role in Terrorism

“It’s very good….Well, it’s not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)” - Response of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when asked on September 11, 2001 what the attacks meant for U.S.-Israeli relations

(TEMPE, Az.) - Game theory war-planners rely on mathematical models to anticipate and shape outcomes with staged provocations. For the agent provocateur, the reactions to a provocation—as well as the reactions to those reactions—thereby become predictable within an acceptable range of probabilities.

With ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan poised to expand to Iran and Pakistan, it is time to take a closer look at how conflicts are catalyzed-by way of deception.

Milky Way Gets a Makeover

Independent Researchers Solve Galactic Mystery.

(HASTINGS, UK / ASHLAND, Ore.) - Spiral galaxies are among the most beautiful and familiar objects in the heavens, but a working explanation as to why galaxies evolve into spirals has eluded astronomers for decades.

Now, two independent researchers have published a compelling solution to this eighty year old problem, which appears in the November 2009 issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society A.

New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom, respects its German workers’ rights, while its U.S. workers suffer.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today the American Rights at Work Education Fund issued a comprehensive report exposing a systematic campaign to prevent employees from forming a union by T-Mobile USA and its parent company.

Oregon National Guard, NY Reserves Babylon Shoutout

Soldiers from The Oregon Guard and the Army Reserve out of New York, were recorded by Oregon Guard Master Sgt. Tom Hovie from the top of Saddam Hussein's palace next to ancient city of Babylon.

(BABYLON) - Members of the Oregon National Guard and New York Army Reserves sent a holiday and sports shout out for viewers here and everywhere else.

Greenpeace Calls on Obama to Honor World Committment on Climate Change

We have the technology, the money, and the moral imperative to do this now. We only lack the political will.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - When the Nobel Peace Prize Committee announced President Obama as this year’s winner, many people were surprised. The announcement was met with a mixed reaction in the United States.

Some Obama supporters interpreted the Prize as a symbol that the US was back in good standing with the world community after eight long years of conflict, arrogance, and divisive politics.