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The Buddhists Attack Muslims in Tharyarwadi, Bago Division

The police personnel and other riot security forces watching the activities of racist Buddhists as like as football match watching in the Television program.

(AOK PHO, Burma) - The Muslims in Aok Pho town in Tharyarwadi, Bago division are being attacked according to information received at 12:30 a.m. About 400 Buddhist terrorists are burning a Mosque and houses.

The police have failed to control the racists. Local police say the number of rioters is high.

Ten Years After Iraq, A Debate About America`s Role in the World

Some neoconservatives are prepared to go to war haphazardly, as we did, at their urging, in Iraq.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It is now ten years since the U.S. invaded Iraq over false information on alleged weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. embarked upon war with a country which had never attacked us, and which had nothing to do with 9/11.

It was as if, some pointed out, after Pearl Harbor we launched an attack upon Mexico.

European Union Bank Crisis

The Cypriot government suggested that account holders with deposits of more than $128,500 should expect to lose about 30% of their balances.

(PORTLAND, OR) - This seems to make sense, as far as it goes. Wouldn’t it be a better model for the US?

A BBC report on the Cyprus deal states, In the past, nations such as Ireland have pumped billions of taxpayers' money into propping up their banks, rather than risk upsetting large investors and spooking the financial system.

Israeli Security Forces Spray `Skunk` at Palestinia​n Homes

The Israeli military has been looking for an alternative to tear gas canisters for "crowd control," as they saturate neighborhoods.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - Israeli forces have sprayed Palestinian homes in the village of Nabi Saleh with "skunk"* as a punishment for organising weekly protests against the Apartheid Wall built on occupied West Bank land.

Human rights watchdog B'Tselem published a video showing Israel's armoured tanker trucks fitted with "water cannons" which spray the foul fluid at Palestinian protesters.

It`s Time to Legalize Gay Marriage Everywhere

I don’t care if you believe in Santa Claus, but the minute you start justifying bigotry, hatred, and violence with your belief you’ve infringed on the rights of others.

(WASHINGTON DC) - As gay marriage takes center stage before the Supreme Court this week, it’s time for America to grow up and recognize that homosexuality is neither a choice nor a disease, any more than being a heterosexual is.

Homosexuality is a natural predisposition that exists throughout the animal kingdom.

Will California Legalize in 2014?

One has to wonder, when will the state realize that this war is a losing battle which has been tearing California families apart for decades?

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - With this year's historical progress made by Colorado and Washington, many here in California are wondering when we see change?

With California leading the way with the medical marijuana industry the hope would be the we are not too far behind.

46 Million Children Receive Single-Sex Education in 70 Countries Worldwide

In Spain, 81,000 students take courses in 184 centers of single-sex education, of which 109 have economic concerts for public funding. Almost all are of Christian inspiration.

(MADRID) - "We meet with each student every three or four weeks, with parents, three times during the academic year, but these meetings often defer to another date if the father and mother can not go together.

We have found that schools that educate boys and girls in separate classrooms enjoy better academic results", says Dobrochna Lama, Strumienie's school headmistress in Józefów, a village near Warsaw (Poland)

PTSD/Depression and Anguish: Marijuana Vs. Many Fake Dangerous Drugs

Marijuana wins hands down!

(PORTLAND, OR) - The VA medical system would like you to think that PTSD is depression, it isn't! It is a combination of extreme fear and extreme anguish.

Vietnam Vets learned marijuana was good and effective for "battle terrors," and therefore, why not PTSD? According to them, it was better than a whole list of very dangerous, zombifying and lethal drugs.

Debris Found on Oregon Beach Could Have Cultural Significance in Japan

Officials are waiting on word from the Consular Office of Japan.

(OCEANSIDE, OR) - Oregon state park staff removed an unusual piece of debris from the ocean shore near Oceanside in Tillamook County.

The 16' long object's shape resembles the top, horizontal part of a type of free-standing arch found in Japan called a torii - used to mark the entrance of a sacred site.

Corporate Constitutional Rights and Campaign Spending to be Considered in House Rules Committee

The HJM 6 hearing has been pre-empted by a PERS reform agenda and will be rescheduled at a later date.

(SALEM) - On Wednesday, March 27 at 3:00, a measure addressing the interrelated issues of money in politics and the legal status of corporations will go before the Oregon House Rules Committee.

House Joint Memorial 6 calls on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to establish that (a) corporations are not people and therefore they should not have the same constitutional rights as people...