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Myanmar`s Suspension of MSF`s Work in Arakan is Criminal

The MSF, much to the annoyance of the government, confirmed that their medics had treated 22 patients near the site of an alleged attack.

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) - Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, have been asked by the Mynamar government to shut its operation inside Arakan.

The group has been operating in Burma (Myanmar) since 1992...

The Real Problems with the VA Rating System

Stuart A. Steinberg is a National Service Officer with Vietnam Veterans of America

(BEND) - I read, with interest, Derek Storm’s article about the VA improperly denying veterans benefits, particularly when it comes to ratings for service-connected disability compensation, and non-service connected pension.

Compensation is awarded for injuries, or disease, sustained by a soldier on active duty...

Police Brutality, Worse Today in America Than Ever

My biggest question... what programs and organizations exist that teach cops a better way?

(SALEM) - Cowards, bullies... cops who abuse American citizens are out of control and when they are jailed for brutalizing people, man what bad day they are going to have.

I've seen cops on the verge of being locked up and they look like scared, guilty little children.

Gov. Jack Markell: Fred Stephen Copening

"Stephen needs to be held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center until he becomes competent enough to stand trial" - Judge

(WILMINGTON, Del) - We decided to start a petition on Change.org for my brother Stephen Copening so that he may be released from the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.

We want Stephen released from this prison because this correctional facility is not capable of caring for his needs due to his psychological disorder.

NATO War Crimes In Libya: Deformities of Newborns Because of Depleted Uranium Bombs

Just like in West Bank and Fallujah, western forces kill and contaminate simultaneously. There is no doubt that NATO/US broke every agreement imposed by the Geneva Convention.

(TRIPOLI Lybian Free Press) - Regarding this depleted uranium report below, we brought in the first sophisticated radiation detectors with us on our fact finding commission in May of 2011.

Libyans knew that depleted uranium was being used by NATO in their bombing raids and they were very concerned.

(GRAPHIC PHOTOS) 109 People Stabbed at China`s Kunming Railway Station

27 dead so far, officials say number could grow...

(YUNNAN PROVINCE) - A horrible event in China Saturday around 9 p.m. at the Kunming Railway Station in Yunnan province, left well over 100 people stabbed. Sadly, at least 27 people died, not a shot was fired.

There were multiple knife-wielding assailants according to Xinhua News, the attack happened at a train station in in southwestern China on Saturday.

China`s Stealth Chengdu J-20 Jet Fighter Rivals American F-22

The plane was first observed flying in grainy photographs in late 2010.

(SALEM) - A new Chinese fighter jet with stealth capabilities, the Chengdu J-20, was observed conducting a successful test flight Saturday at noon.

Photos and video of the flight were leaked on military forums like Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter.

Burma Suspends All Aid Operations of MSF

The US Embassy said on Friday afternoon that it was aware of the reported suspension of MSF operations and voiced concern over the impact on local communities.

(RANGOON) - The government has suspended all operations of Médicine Sans Frontièrs (MSF) in Burma.

This follows disagreements over the implementation of aid programs in Arakan State, where the group offered vital medical aid to Rohingya Muslims.

Channel 4 Refutes Sri Lanka`s Propaganda Offensive

To counter this misleading attack on its journalism, Channel 4 had taken the unusual step of publishing a detailed 20,000 word rebuttal titled 'The Uncorrupted Truth'.

(MELBOURNE) - This civil war in SL was supposed to be a war without witness, so that the world wouldn't know what crimes the Sinhalese army had committed against the the Tamils, who were led by Prabhakaran and LTTE.

The Tamils' only crime was that they were fighting for liberation from servitude.

Focusing Attention on the Real Impediment to Black Progress

Some black critics have argued that the problems faced by young African Americans is primarily a result of racism in American society.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - In February, President Obama launched an initiative for black young men.

As he announced a $200 million, five-year initiative, My Brother's Keeper, he declared: "I didn't have a dad in the house. And I was angry about it, even though I didn't necessarily realize it at the time. I made bad choices..."