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UK Activists Protest for Victims in Bangladesh

"Many people died making clothes for retailers in the West. They paid the price for our fashion" - William Gomes, Salem-News.com

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A trio of activists protested the deadly collapse in Bangladesh, where workers manufactured clothing for retailers that included Primark.

Fairtrade activists Anne Tracy and Mary Manchen were joined by Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador William Gomes, a former visiting fellow at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at York University.

The UN, Integrated Systems & American Intransigence To Accountability

Part One: Integrated Systems

(LONDON) - In Wikipedia we find this, concerning an overview of the meaning ‘integrated systems’ “A system is an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality.

System integration involves integrating existing often disparate systems.

BANGLADESH: The Motijheel Massacre: Many Die After Police Fire At Protesters

Unarmed protestors slaughtered by government forces in Bangladesh.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - Bangladesh security forces opened fire on protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital city, killing many after a rally numbering up to a million people.

While the exact number of dead is unknown, estimates range from several dozens, to hundreds, possibly more than a thousand.

Statement by Professor Israel Shahak: On the Jewish hatred towards Christianity

Professor Israel Shahak is an Israeli citizen, former concentration camp inmate during WW II, and the founder of Israel's Human Rights League.

(TEL AVIV) - Dishonouring Christian religious symbols is an old religious duty in Judaism.

Spitting on the cross, an especially on the Crucifix, and spitting when a Jew passes a church, have been obligatory from around AD 200 for pious Jews.

Walker, Jindal in Letter to Obama Call IRS Scandal `Big Brother Come to Life`

CNN reports that IRS officials also knew about the targeting of conservative groups in June 2011.

(MADISON) - Gov. Scott Walker packed a rhetorical punch in a letter he and fellow Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal penned demanding President Obama to investigate the Internal Revenue Service scandal.

They're disturbed that the IRS has been “unfairly targeting and applying added scrutiny” to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

65 Years Ago: Massacre of Ein El Zeytoun

"The tragedy in Palestine is not just a local one; it is a tragedy for the world, because it is an injustice that is a menace to the world's peace" - British historian, Arnold Toynbee

(LONDON) - May 1st. Standing in front of the Foreign Office in the London sunshine I shivered at the memory of the massacre of Ein El Zeytoun 65 years ago.

Ein El Zeytoun, like Deir Yassin, and many other villages and towns in Palestine at the time, was wiped off the face off the earth.

Dear Friend of Salem-News.com Killed by Motor Vehicle Friday Evening in California

Terry Gray was born in Costa Mesa, Orange County, in Southern California and was so proud to be a native of the sunshine state.

(ROHNERT PARK, CA) - Friday at approximately 5:23 p.m., a dear friend, one loved as family by this reporter personally, was struck and killed while attempting to cross the Rohnert Park Expressway during rush-hour.

Terry Gray was trying to get to cross a multi-lane road, according to police, family and eye witnesses.

In Defense of the Pope(s)...

Pulling (and Polling) For The Pontiff.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - I don't know about you, but I think it's high time somebody stood up for The See. I mean like defended the Defender of the Faith.

You know what I mean, popped for the Pope? Stopped bashing Benedict. Or making military junta jokes about Francis.

About Dreams

They come alive
Before we know it

(LONDON) - From the womb of agony

Dreams are born

Sweet and pure

We nourish and groom And watch them grow

Landmark Victory For a Change

(PORTLAND, OR) - Cafe Palestine Freiburg won a landmark victory against Freiburg University in the German administrative court last Friday.

Six months ago Café Palestine filed a complaint against the University in the Administrative Court following the University´s refusal to let the Palestinian solidarity group use a space for a lecture by Paris University professor Christophe Oberlin.