Browse All News Articles on Salem-News Page 766

Open Letter to Sir David Attenborough

“If we don’t make the right choice after we have all the information, then we don’t deserve to live.” - Ted Turner

(KELOWNA, BC) - I absolutely love all the documentaries you have made about nature; they are awe-inspiring.

Police Notify Georgia Mom of Her Son`s Death Through Facebook

“I’m like, OK. I’m thinking it’s just fake,” - Anna Lamb-Creasey

(ATLANTA) - Anna Lamb-Creasey had no idea what happened to her son, Ricky Lamb, who had been missing since January 25th. She contacted hospitals and police departments, all to no avail, or at least that’s what she thought.

The grieving mother says Clayton County police in Georgia used a feature which she wasn’t aware of to inform her of her son’s death.

Solitary Confinement: a Day in the Life of Bradley Manning

After 1,000 days in prison, shocking new material reveals full extent of state-sanctioned brutality toward Private First Class Bradley Manning

(WASHINGTON DC) - Charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 with aiding the enemy, Private First Class Bradley Manning faces life imprisonment for allegedly leaking classified government documents, including the infamous "Collateral Murder" gunsight video to WikiLeaks.

Kobina Wright Places Spotlight on Swedish Film on the 40th Anniversary of its Release

Kobina Wright pays tribute to a Bergman film on the arts and culture blog, The Wrighter.

(TUSTIN, CA) - Writer and artist Kobina Wright, pays tribute to the Swedish writer, director and producer Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 film, Cries and Whispers.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the film’s release (March 5th, 1973).

Capitalism`s Children

Children are the demographic most heavily targeted by advertisers and are society's most vulnerable members.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - While the U.S. has only 4.5% of the world’s population, America’s children consume 45% of global toy production. Sales to the four- to twelve-year-old market was $6.1 billion in 1989.

Today, it’s more like $30 billion, an increase of nearly 500%. Teen spending is even greater—$170 billion/year.

Behind the Presidential Curtains-Reasons Why President Kagame Will Clinch on Power Forever

These “gatherings,” which are very similar to his 2010 campaign stops, are organized and photographed for consumption by the international community.

(WASHINGTON DC) - President Paul Kagame has launched a process that he believes can finally end the debate on whether or not he will seek a third term.

He has tasked three senior members of his Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) to come up with a “transition formula.”

Choosing the Right Oil Company to Own in 2013

The important takeaway is again production growth.

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - I have been making the point about crude oil production and capex absolutely CONTROLLING the energy space right now and through 2013.

This week's entry is perfect to point that out again through the released quarterly reports of EOG Resources and Pioneer Natural Resources.

RT Meteor Video Shatters Records With 28 Million Views

RT’s footage of the Siberian meteor blast became the most watched video of the phenomenon on YouTube.

(MOSCOW RT) - The blast, which hit Russia’s Chelyabinsk region on the morning of February 15, became the most watched video event of all time with 138 million views.

It was the fastest video event ever to hit 100 million views, according to VideoMeasures, an online measurement company.

Flanders Fields and the Forgotten Lessons of War

And the young people ask why they are marching for, and I ask myself the same question...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Alright war fans... those who think the military is a good thing and that wars of attrition, which World War One purely was, are somehow justified.

Here is a story that tells the real story of war, that is death, destruction, sadness, suffering, and more death.

Demand the Release of Samer Issawi Call-In Day Wed. 2/20/13

There will also be a campaign on Twitter, as there has been for multiple days.

(WASHINGTON DC) - After 211 days on hunger strike, the Israeli “kangaroo” military court rejected the release of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi today during his “emergency” hearing.

Issawi will remain behind bars until his next scheduled hearing on March 14, 2013.