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Resurrection - a Novel by Anthony Ashton

This is a shameless attempt to promote my book, Resurrection—which, despite its title, is not at all religious...

(BANGKOK) - When finishing a video promoting a book I've just written, I was rudely interrupted by Baroness Deech having a go at Nigel Kennedy for telling the truth about Apartheid Israel.

Though having taken a vow of activist-silence until the book was up and running, I could not pass by this blatant slur on a very talented and honest man in a lie told by a Member of the House of Lords, so I dropped everything to have a go at Her Ladyship.

Sri Lanka Cornered Over Human Rights

Pillay later said she honoured those who died in conflict in every country she visited, and it was not meant as a unique gesture for Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO IPS) - HE Navaneetham Pillay was in the habit of paying floral tributes to those who had perished in in any conflict in all the countries she visited in her official capacity.

She wanted to do the same for those who died in the final battle at Nanthikadal Lagoon in Mullaittivu. Unfortunately, a big issue was made of her decision and news emerged that she was paying homage to Prabhakaran.

2013 Portland Hempstalk is Bigger than Ever

Salem-News.com will be in attendance as usual, come find us!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The ninth annual Portland Hempstalk is a compelling mix of upbeat music with a focus on ending Oregon's marijuana prohibition. Hemp is the answer to many of Oregon's practical needs. Hempstalk is Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th at Kelley Point Park, located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.

Co-sponsored by The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp, Green Leaf Labs and Paul Loney Law office, the event is free to attendees of all ages.

The Pledge Of Allegiance`s, `One Nation Under God`

I remember reciting the Pledge while Rosa Parks was sent to jail, DNA exonerates unjustly convicted where the system would fail...

(CLEVELAND) - Okay! Americans are in an uproar, “One Nation Under God,”
And yet just like, “In God We Trust” on money I find this odd,
Since so many had much to say about the Trayvon Martin case,
3 Blacks give 1 White kid 2 black eyes then shoe print his face.

Nada! Those who were vocal in retaliation, “boycott the state,”
Australian Baseball Player Christopher Lane killed due to hate,
Likewise, Delbert Belton 88, beaten to death by 2 Black teens,
Chris was only 22 as racism by gunshot snuffed out his dreams.

September Song For A Snowbird Stock Market

I never saw a city boy yet who was worth a damn. - Ernest Hemingway.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - The lament that Walter Huston commissioned for the 1938 Broadway musical "Knickerbocker Holiday," and which Sinatra crooned as late as 1946, is an apt metaphor for a stock market laboring out of Labor Day and a foreshortened hurricane season.

The factors that have been dragging on the Dow, and the portents – according to a growing number of portenders – signal that the half-assed honeymoon since Obama's first State of the Union speech is being pelted with autumn leaves falling in the narrow canyon east of Trinity Church.

Arriving First in Syria: Will 1000 American `Human Shields` Stop Another Criminal War?

One common topic being discussed is the reluctance of the American public to attack Syria and how Obama can ignore it. “What kind of Democracy do you have that your President can ignore the will of the American public?”

(DAMASCUS) - A sort of roller coaster atmosphere pervades Damascus these days with “good” and “bad” news rising and falling, often by the quarter hour.

Much of the population is monitoring closely the news and quickly expressing their interpretations of the latest media reports and rumors as well as predicting the fairly precise timing of the now assumed American attack on their country.

Drag the Gut 2013 was a Hot Time in the City

Just like the good ole days, Mac's "Gut" was roaring with action all weekend. [SLIDESHOW BELOW]

(MCMINNVILLE, OR) - The old Mack Theatre sign and marquee were lit up once again and the sights and sounds of slow moving cars came alive on Third Street as the Dragging the Gut Festival took over the town of McMinnville for the fourth year in a row.

Hundreds of cars took to the streets and thousands of onlookers lined the sidewalks to watch the show, and what an incredible parade of eye candy on wheels it was.

If They Only Knew

They make poor choices that are opposite the interests and wishes of their constituents.

(PORTLAND, OR) - How many times have you heard the refrain, "Well, if you knew what the people in power knew, you'd support the attack too"?

I'd like to officially denounce, renounce, condemn and reject that preposterous credulous abdication of democratic responsibility. This is our democracy. We need to be informed--and so do our elected 'deciders.'

Egypt: Arbitrary Arrest of Human Rights Defender Mr Haitham Mohamadein

Haitham Mohamadein is specifically targeted as a result of his human rights activities, and fear for his safety and physical and psychological integrity while in detention.

(LONDON) - On 5 September 2013, human rights lawyer Mr Haitham Mohamadein was arrested by the Egyptian military at a check point in Suez while he was travelling on a bus from Cairo. He has been transferred to Faisal police station in Giza.

Haitham Mohamadein is a labour rights defender and lawyer affiliated with the El Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, an Egyptian NGO that provides pro bono medical and legal care to victims of human rights violations.

John Kerry Sells a War that Americans Aren`t Buying

If Congress approves military action in Syria, they will fail to represent the people who elected them.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It was September 19, 2002, and US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was scheduled to address the Senate Armed Services Committee about why it was necessary to invade a country that never attacked us: Iraq.

I was so concerned about the pending war that I flew to Washington DC from my home in San Francisco. It was the first congressional hearing I had ever witnessed.