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"When we see settlers attacking a Palestinian, our orders are not to intervene." - former IDF soldier Yehuda Eshal of Breaking the Silence

(MELBOURNE) - The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country's military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory.

Coming up, a joint investigation by Four Corners and The Australian newspaper reveals evidence that shows the army is targeting Palestinian boys for arrest and detention.

Well Known Salem Judge, Albin Norblad, Died as a Result Of A Fall

It was determined that Judge Norblad died of a subdural hematoma which was the result of an accidental fall.

(SALEM) - The Salem Police Department responded to the residence of Marion County Circuit Court Judge Albin Norblad at about 10:00 AM Monday to check on him since he was not answering his telephone.

After obtaining a key to the residence, officers entered and found him deceased. A police investigation was initiated as is standard in all unattended deaths.

Burma Urged to Drop Census Questions on Ethnicity, Religion

After the last census in 1983, the military regime reported that Muslims constituted 4 percent of the population in the Buddhist-majority country, but this percentage may not be accurate.

(RANGOON) - The International Crisis Group (ICG) is urging the Burma government and the United Nations to amend the country’s nationwide census survey.

Targeted at influencing the way Muslims participate in the process, the census includes questions described as “needlessly antagonistic and divisive.”

Salem and Woodburn Smiles Announce Free Dental Clinic Day Feb. 21

Dentists, hygienists and office staff volunteer to provide free dental services to residents in the communities our offices serve

(LONGVIEW, WA) - Smiles Dental announced today they will be holding a Free Dental Day at their Salem and Woodburn locations called Dentistry from the Heart Day.

Residents of the area are able to call in the day prior to the event to schedule a one hour appointment for either a cleaning or for restorative dental work.

Did JFK Intend to Pull Out of Vietnam?

JFK's assassination, according to those sources, left President Johnson responsible for the further escalations of the war.

(PORTLAND, OR) - As William Blum points out in this excerpt of his report 125, JFK’s own brother challenges the recollections of JFK’s apologists that he was prepared to pull out of Vietnam.

Instead, RFK testifies his brother based his military intervention on his belief in the “domino effect” then popular among the Washington foreign policy establishment.

Salem Police Release More On Fatal Crash

26-year old Kelly Moore of McMinnville, died at the scene as did her 9-year old daughter Jasmine Moore.

(SALEM) - The Salem Police Department Traffic Control Unit is continuing its investigation into a crash that claimed the lives of one adult and one child on the evening of February 11 in southeast Salem.

Officers responded to the scene on Turner Rd SE, south of the intersection with Airway Dr. SE at approximately 6:17 pm.

White House: Launch of the Cybersecurity Framework

The Framework gathers existing global standards and practices to help organizations understand, communicate, and manage their cyber risks.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today the Obama Administration is announcing the launch of the Cybersecurity Framework.

It is the result of a year-long private-sector led effort to develop a voluntary how-to guide for organizations in the critical infrastructure community to enhance their cybersecurity.

Hillary Clinton: the Epitome of a Failed System

Her latest purely political maneuver shows just what a plotting scheming cowardly politician she is.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Hillary Clinton is the consummate scheming politician who represents a continuation of representing corporate interest and caving to special interests at the expense of the American people, but many Democrats and liberals will support her in 2016 because she is “better than the alternative”.

As long as we continue to fall into that trap we deserve what we get.

Sri Lanka Blocks Two More Tamil Websites

Sri Lanka is tightening avenues of free speech of Tamils as Resolution for War Crimes at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council nears.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The Sri Lankan Government has blocked two more Tamil Websites, signaling a crackdown on media freedom in that island.

Several Tamil websites have already been blocked and there are several incidents of physical attacks on Tamil journalists and Tamil media offices.

New Video: Voices Against Oil Trains

Oil transport by rail is causing alarm amid consumer and environmental advocates.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Staggering quantities of fossil fuels could soon be pouring into the West Coast for shipment overseas, putting local residents at incalculable risk with little return.

Nationwide, oil by rail transport has increased 4,211% (four thousand two hundred eleven per cent) since 2008.