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India Likely to Back UN War Crimes Investigation of Sri Lanka

Rajapakse will in the end, have an impossible task; that is explaining the countless atrocities that were carried out against Tamils in the final stages of Sri Lanka's civil war.

(SALEM) - A leaked report from India states that the government will back the inquiry into war crimes against Sri Lanka when the case reaches the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) next month.

Sri Lanka was convicted of Genocide The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – Session II 7th – 10th December 2013, in Bremen, Germany.

ASTDR Releases Camp Lejeune Health Studies

Cause of death data from 1979-2008 was used to study the Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton cohorts.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The study evaluated specific causes of death in 154,932 Marines and Navy personnel who began service during 1975-19851 and were stationed at Camp Lejeune anytime during this period.

We also evaluated a comparison group of 154,969 Marines and Navy personnel from Camp Pendleton.

Arrest the Child Traffickers! Protest to Confront Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth on April 3 in Rome

"These heads of church and state are guilty of child trafficking and murder. We won't let them harm any more children..." - Fernando R., an Italian organizer of the action.

(ROME ITCCS) - In a repeat of the massive "Protest the Pope" march that brought 20,000 people into the streets of London in September, 2010, activists from around the world will converge on Rome on Thursday, April 3.

They plan to stop a planned meeting between convicted felon Elizabeth Windsor and Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio.

The Power of Parliamentarians in Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

Address by Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., to Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, "Climbing the Mountain" Conference, Washington, D.C., February 26, 2014

(WASHINGTON, DC) - At first glance, the elimination of nuclear weapons appears to be a hopeless case.

The Conference on Disarmament in Geneva has been paralyzed for many years.

Featured on C-SPAN 2 (Book TV) and C-SPAN 3 (American History TV)

Salem featured on TV, weekend of March 1-2.

(SALEM) - Hosted by our Comcast cable partners, our C-SPAN Cities Tour staff visited numerous locations to explore the history and literary culture of Oregon’s capital city.

In addition to having the below pieces sprinkled in throughout the weekend on the respective networks, both C-SPAN 2 (BOOK TV) and C-SPAN 3 (American History TV) will have a block of programming where ALL of the respective Salem pieces for their networks will air.

Twenty Years After the Massacre at the Tomb of the Patriarchs

What would we have known without the media?

(HUGUENOT, NY) - Wherever you happened to be on February 25, 1994, if you were old enough to read a newspaper you’ll likely recognize the name Baruch Goldstein.

You may recall that he was a brilliant, exceedingly gifted physician; president of his class, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 index.

Massage Therapist Arrested for Sex Related Crimes. ***Update***

Mr. Cioffi is currently in the Marion County Jail on $195,000 bail.

(SALEM) - Deputy Matt Hagan stated, "I am still interviewing potential victims in this case and I will continue until I have exhausted all leads."

Yesterday Deputy Hagan arrested Bryce Cioffi on 26 additional counts of sex abuse III and 13 counts of private indecency.

Are We Transmitting Our History and Culture to the Next Generation

Those who have turned against the study of Western civilization have chosen a rather unusual time to advance their claims.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - It is becoming increasingly evident that we are no longer concerned about transmitting our culture and history to the next generation.

Rodney Stark, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, writes in Intercollegiate Review (Spring 2014) that, "It's remarkably unfashionable to study---or even talk about---the West these days.

Commentary on the arrest of Chapo Guzmán

What’s about to occur in Mexico happens on a small scale in the United States every day.

(WASHINGTON, DC LEAP) - Chapo Guzmán was arrested in recent days, he was the head of the Sinaloa cartel.

This story is a perfect example of what law enforcement calls a triumph causing violence and chaos in the long run–and why it’s important to understand the war on drugs from a law enforcement perspective.

Full Disclosure: Toward an Honest Commemoration of the American War in Vietnam

Please check out our website and sign-on for this very necessary campaign.

(DA NANG) - Our Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam.

The war is now approaching a series of 50th anniversary events.