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Iraq Vets` Amazing Cross Country Trek to California

Both Voss and Anderson served in the Army, and both have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

(LOS ANGELES) - Two Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans have followed the footsteps of a small handful of veterans who have ‘taken to the open road’ to raise money for respective veterans organizations and to help people understand the scores of issues that plague veterans as they try to readjust to life back home.

Tom Voss (29) and Anthony Anderson (30) donned their hiking boots and headed west from Wisconsin on a 2700-mile journey that would take them to California’s Santa Monica Pier.

Viewpoint: Supporting Full and Equal Academic Freedom

Article from The Michigan Daily written by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality.

(DETROIT) - In early December, the Academic Studies Association — the largest academic organization devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history — decided to heed Palestinian civil society’s call for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions,” and voted overwhelmingly to boycott Israeli academic institutions.

The decision made headline news...

Forging a Socialist-Islamist Alliance

Review of Eric Walberg, From Postmodernism to Postsecularism: Re-emerging Islamic Civilization, Clarity Press, 2013

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Most western Middle East experts see Islam as a problem for the West -- a source of terrorism, religious fanaticism, unwanted immigrants -- and they see their job as helping to change the Middle East so it's no longer a problem for us.

Eric Walberg, however, recognizes that this is another instance of the Big Lie.

Another Book on Camp Lejeune

We don’t wish the author any bad luck, but we were here first.

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - On April 23, 2013, the Marine Corps Times did a book review of Mike Magner’s “A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoning of Generations of Marines and Their Families,” due out from the Merloyd Lawrence imprint of the Perseus Books Group in March 2014.

Mike Magner, the author, was never a Marine.

Medical Marijuana Advocates Meet Wednesday to Keep Dispensaries Open in Salem

Patients and dispensary owners say the Commissioner's meeting was kept very quiet, until now.

(SALEM) - Last August, Governor Kitzhaber signed a Medical Marijuana dispensaries bill into law. House Bill 3460 was supported of Oregon’s Attorney General, Ellen Rosenblum.

Today, in a rather bizarre turn of events, we received word that the Marion County Commissioners are meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning and will apparently be discussing the elimination of dispensaries in Salem, Oregon, which are presently operating "in the gray area" as they have for the last couple of years.

The Global Elite is Insane

...we must recognise that individual members of the global elite are insane and cannot take responsibility for ending their violence.

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - In a recent report titled 'Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality' Oxfam informs us that 'Almost half of the world's wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population'.

Their report goes on to recommend that the World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org/, an elite gathering held annually in Davos, Switzerland, take economic and political measures to ensure a more equitable distribution of wealth.

Religious Bigotry

Fawad Chaudhry, one of the PPP political leaders has demanded that people nominated by Taliban for negotiations should be arrested and investigated for their links with terrorists...

(ISLAMABAD) - We are building not so much a multi racial society or a multi cultural society, we are building separate societies which really don’t have much to do with other.

Equipped with just enough religion to hate those with another faith but not enough to love their co-religionists – Pakistanis have mostly turned their backs on religious atrocities.

Cold Weather Update - Salem, Oregon: Includes List of Warming Locations

Most Salem area malls can be utilized as warming locations while open.

(SALEM) - Cold weather is projected to continue in the Salem area through the weekend. Residents are urged to use caution and allow extra time for traveling. Also, please check in with friends and neighbors who are elderly or may otherwise need support.

The City of Salem has announced two locations available as warming centers until 9 p.m. through Friday, February 7, 2014.

At Least Two Hurt in Vancouver Health Complex Shooting

The reported suspect is apparently in custody, he was taken down by security guards

(VANCOUVER) - A gunman opened fire in Vancouver, Washington. Northwest Cable News (NWCN) reports that tt least two people have been shot. Police say it happened at a government facility in Clark County late this afternoon.

According to Northwest Cable News, The shooting happened at a health complex that includes the Veteran's Hospital in the 1600 block of East Fourth Plain Boulevard, just before 4 p.m., according to Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp.

Bolivia: Human Rights Ambassador Shared Concern About Death Threats Against Ms Emma Bolshia Bravo Cladera

The intimidation and threats against ITEI and its director are not isolated threats.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On 23 January 2014, the Institute of Therapy and Investigation into the After-effects of Torture and State Violence publicly and internationally denounced the continuous intimidation and death threats against director, Ms Emma Bolshia Bravo Cladera, and staff.

The ITEI is an independent organisation which works on defending citizens against violations of their human rights by the State.