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Venezuela questions US `War on Drugs`

News on the 'Drug War' from a non-western perspective.

(TEHRAN) - Venezuela wants to send a mission to the US to see how well it fights drug trafficking, five days after the US criticized the country's war on drugs.

The request was made by Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Diaz, to four visiting members of the US Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this week, her office said in a statement.

Obama to the (Green) Rescue?

Environmental Groups are Hopeful, says Leading Green Magazine.

(WESTPORT, Ct.) - President Obama has pledged to make green priorities his priorities -- and thus far he appears to be keeping his word.

But with a major financial crisis facing the nation, will environmental concerns be put on the back burner?

Obama and Israel`s Military: Still Arm-in-Arm

Obama's supporters must demand that he live up to his promise to change the mindset in Washington that has contributed to such death and destruction in the Middle East.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In the wake of Israel's massive assault on heavily populated civilian areas of the Gaza Strip earlier this year, Amnesty International called for the United States to suspend military aid to Israel on human rights grounds.

Amnesty has also called for the United Nations to impose a mandatory arms embargo on Hamas and Israel. Unfortunately, it appears that President Barack Obama won't be heeding Amnesty's call.

INTERPOL: Reports Over Investigation of Israel for War Crimes is False

INTERPOL issues denial of reported Iranian request seeking arrest of 15 senior Israeli officials.

(LYON, France) - INTERPOL says it is not being being used by Iranian authorities to seek the arrest of 15 senior Israeli officials on alleged charges of war crimes in Gaza.

The Organization is taking the unusual step of making a public statement on the matter for clarification.

A Fine Tribute to Human Goodness

The BBC has BBC has declined to cover the OK-based convoy's progress.

(EGYPTIAN DESERT) - A "caravan of 300 kind hearts" that set out on February 14th from London to Gaza, under the auspices of the Viva Palestina organization, is nearing the Libyan/Egyptian border.

Egypt has agreed to open its Rafah border long enough to let their 100 aid-bearing vehicles, including fire engines, ambulances, trucks, vans and a boat, through.

New Reports Call Bullying in Oregon Schools a Major Problem

Advocates back stronger anti-bullying legislation; call on Legislature to take action.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A coalition of advocacy groups today released a pair of reports pointing to the prevalence of bullying in Oregon schools, calling the hostile campus climate a serious detriment to educational achievement.

PTSD Veterans Built-In Paranoia

Dr. Phillip Leveque is a WWII Combat Veteran, Professor of Pharmacology, Forensic Toxicologist and Osteopathic Physician.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Oregon newspapers just recently have been reporting a recent PTSD Battle Veteran of carrying a licensed pistol and a knife and having a rifle in his automobile and being disciplined for it.

Training for down and dirty lethal battle includes the mantra that almost everybody out there IS your enemy and trying to kill you. It’s the truth and the advice better be firmly lodged in your brain for instant acquisition. It better be, life OR death is often a decision in a microsecond.

Hawk Struck by Vehicle on Freeway

The raptor was extricated and taken to the Audubon Society for treatment.

(CANBY, Ore.) - An Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife trooper and Milwaukie-area man worked together to rescue a hawk that was lodged in the front section of the man's sport utility vehicle after it was struck Wednesday morning on Interstate 5.

"The hawk was transported by the trooper to the Audubon Society of Portland to be examined for its injuries," OSP Spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings said.

New Data Shows One-Fifth of all Mortgages Underwater

Salem Shows 10.1 Percent of Mortgages in Negative Equity.

(SALEM, Ore.) - More than 8.3 million U.S. mortgages, or 20 percent of all properties with a mortgage, were in a negative equity position as of December 31, 2008, according to newly released data from First American CoreLogic.

This compares with 7.6 million, or 18 percent, of all mortgages in negative equity as of September 30, 2008. Approximately 700,000 additional borrowers slid into a negative equity position in the last quarter.

It`s a Cat in a Box, not a Bong... It`s the Media`s Marijuana Ignorance!

A box is not a bong and pot probably doesn't cause testicular cancer.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The nation is reeling over stories about marijuana these days and each one seems to have major contrast from the next.