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Korean War Vets asked to Share Stories of `Forgotten War`

"It is imperative that the Veterans from all services who served in the Korean War are recognized and remembered for their service and sacrifice," -Colonel David J. Clark

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Department of Defense Korean War 60th Anniversary Committee has opened an online forum for Korean War Veterans and those affected by the war to submit their stories.

The opportunity to document these experiences is fleeting. That is why the DoD is coordinating projects, events and opportunities...

Study: Ocean Acidification Killing Oysters by Inhibiting Shell Formation

The study is important, scientists say it documents for the first time the links among shell formation rate, available energy, and sensitivity to acidification.

(CORVALLIS) - In recent years, the Pacific NW oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered mortality rates sufficient to make production non-economically feasible.

Now a new study led by researchers at Oregon State University has documented why oysters appear so sensitive to increasing acidity.

Betrayal in Benghazi

Edited for Salem-News by Richard Nauman

(WASHINGTON DC) - The combat code of the US Military is that we don't abandon our dead or wounded on the battlefield. In US Air Force lingo, fighter pilots don't run off and leave their wingmen. If one of our own is shot down, still alive and not yet in enemy captivity, we will either come to get him or die trying.

Among America's fighting forces, the calm, sure knowledge that such an irrevocable bond exists is priceless.

British Trade Unions Unequivocally Support Tamils` Right to Self-Determination

Solidarity Day Observation in London on Saturday 8 June 2013.

(LONDON TamilNet) - This is a gathering of British trade unions, student unions, solidarity groups and Tamil activists on Solidarity Day Observation in London on Saturday 8 June 2013.

Again they are demonstrating that the Tamils are not alone in facing the Sinhalese genocide and the International Community's and Indian indifference.

Veterans... Does the Federal Government Really Care About You?

Those who served have a list of particular concerns, from Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium and beyond....

(WASHINGTON DC) - Obviously, like all of us who live in this country, we are exposed to environmental pollutants, household chemicals, and workplace hazards.

But what most of us would never imagine is that our employer would, without our knowledge, deliberately expose us to life threatening toxins.

Iran Review: Protests in Turkey: A New Wall Street in Taksim Square

Most protesters are voicing their opposition to the way chosen by Erdogan to run the country’s affairs.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Turkish people’s demonstrations started in late May 2013 in protest to the government’s urban development plans and gradually swept the entire nation.

Early protests, which still continue, targeted the municipal officials of the port city of Istanbul after they decided to destroy the city’s iconic Taksim (Division) Square and an adjacent park.

Christian Family Humiliated by Group of Muslim Armed Men - Belongings Forcibly Looted

"I have three daughters and five sons and I had plans to sell those buffalo and use the money on the marriages of my daughters but now I have nothing"- Bashir Masih

(KASUR, Pakistan) - More than 30 Muslim extremists armed with deadly weapons attacked and looted cattle belonging to a poor Christian family in Kasur.

Today the family came to National Director of LEAD Advocate Sardar Mushtaq Gill and requested legal and moral support in recovery the looted and snatched forcibly cattle and other belongings of Christian family.

Rohingya Documentary: `Stateless In Their Own Country`

The documentary - Stateless In Their Own Country serves as a visual reminder that the Rohingya are now facing a continually futile existence in the IDP Camps.

(LONDON) - To commemorate the one year anniversary of the first outbreak of violence in Arakan state, Myanmar, Restless Beings held a special exclusive screening of a Rohingya Documentary- Stateless In Their Own Country.

The documentary was filmed and produced by Swedish freelance journalist Kalle Bergbom and Jonas Gratzer.

Canadian Government: Pardon Rick Simpson

Lend your voice to freedom of health treatment options, and cannabis activist, Rick Simpson.

(EUGENE, OR) - Please help express disdain to the Canadian government for their decision to persecute Mr. Rick Simpson for producing Cannabis Oil for treatment of cancer, and other disorders, providing it free of charge to those who came to him for help, when the medical system had told them there was nothing more they could do for them.

Lend your voice to freedom of health treatment options, and cannabis activist, Rick Simpson.

From Nightmares to Revelations

To proclaim a nation civilized, advanced, democratic, and assured means it must possess inner trust, so that what the nation proclaims to be, truly exists and can stand examination by others.

(LAVERNE, CA) - Dreams have in centuries past been understood to reveal truths about the conscious world that provide deeper insight into our day to day lives than what we discern when awake.

Similar insight can come through the arts whether in the form of novels, short stories, films or plays.