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`Murdered With Impunity` - Sonali Samarasinghe on the Assassination of Lasantha Wickramatunga

Widow of Murdered Sri Lankan journalist shares candid information about a great man whose death remains unresolved.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Journalist Sonali Samarasinghe is the widow of the Sri Lankan journalist said to have "predicted his own death", Lasantha Wickramatunga.

She appears in a video released by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), addressing the tragic killing.

The Great Upset of the Palestinian Resistance

The Palestinian resistance enters a new phase with the founding of the Bab Al Shams village. From now on it will create faits accomplis to resume in practice what is rightfully theirs.

(EAST JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestine) - The UN General Assembly on 29 November 2012 recognized the State of Palestine within the limits prior to the Israeli military occupation in 1967.

In retaliation to the UN, Benjamin Netanyhau, decided to challenge the decision, announcing the construction of 3,000 housing units for Jewish settlers in al-Tur area, around East Jerusalem, which Israel calls E1.

When I was seven, Jesus cried...

Followers of Christ, people of the west, cheered .. rejoiced... hurray... to a cheap victory, while Jesus was weeping... crying out loud.

(LONDON) - When I was seven
I was living
In a beautiful village
North of Jerusalem
Near the heart of Palestine

I used to play
Where Jesus used to pray
I ran up the hills
Where he used to walk

Cut Muslim People Down from the Whipping Post

The truest thing in this life, is that people are all the same. Accept it and move on.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Americans have an ugly habit of blaming a person's race or religion for their mistakes. It is a problem as old as any and one we're all hard pressed to not encounter at least occasionally.

Murderers, rapists, war criminals, child abusers, they all exist in every facet of life, in every station, organization, etc. There is no getting around it. Sometimes people who are exemplary citizens turn into maniacs on a dime.

`Mr. Obama, Tear Down These Sanctions!`

A cri de coeur from a student at Damascus University…

(DAMASCUS, Syria) - This observer has learned from time in this region that if one wants to learn what is happening on the ground politically and socially it is fine to speak with government officials, journalists, long tenured academicians, NGO’s, and people on the street.

But I have learned that one of the best sources of objective information comes from university students.

2nd Amendment Right To Bear Arms Or Not

If gun control is implemented it will make easier every crime...

(CLEVELAND) - There is a move in this country to keep guns out of schools, and yet our Founding Fathers found it to be a rightful tool.

The Pledge of Allegiance is removed which instilled pride, we banned the bible but sexuality, students need not hide?

Kadena Kept Agent Orange: `71 Army Paper

The U.S. government already admits that it stored military herbicides in Thailand during the Vietnam War but it denies their presence in Okinawa.

(WASHINGTON DC Japan Times) - A single sentence buried among 7,000 pages of documents recently released by the Pentagon might well be the needle in the haystack that conclusively proves the U.S. military stored toxic herbicides, including Agent Orange, in Okinawa during the Vietnam War.

American veterans have long claimed that large volumes of these chemicals were present on Okinawa Island and hundreds of them are suffering serious illnesses they believe were triggered by their exposure. But the U.S. government has repeatedly denied the allegations by insisting it has no records related to the issue.

Detectives in Oregon Arrest Suspect in 1990 Murder of Tustin, California Woman

Investigators from the Tustin Police Department are seeking tips and information regarding the crime.

(CLACKAMAS, OR) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives, assisted detectives from the Tustin Police Department Wednesday in locating and apprehending a suspect in a 22-year old California murder, 74-year old Charles Lee Clark.

Miss USA Nana Meriweather: as Athletic and Smart as She is Gorgeous

The 27-year-old UCLA grad is also an NCAA volleyball star.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Nana Meriweather has nearly everything going for her.

She’s as pretty as the day is long, as smart as she wants to be, and among one of the most athletic young women in the country.

An Appeal to the Ummah in the World

And I ask... where are my brothers and sisters of Islam?

(EAST JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestine) - The biggest enemy of our efforts are not those of other nations supporting the crimes against our btohers and sisters. It is our own Muslim brothers and sisters who either collaborate or remain silent.

This is how every form of occupation is effective.