Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 21:50:00)
Breaking News Rohingya Historic National Jame-Mosque in Sittwe (Akyab) Now Burning
Nurul Islam for Salem-News.com
Attack on religious building was reported via telephone.
(WASHINGTON DC) -
We have just have learnt from reliable source that the Buddhist Rakhine Buddhists today torched the Rohingya Historic National Jame-Mosque (built more than 150 years ago) and it is now burning.
Also some Muslim houses near the Mosque are burning due to spreading fire.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 20:06:00)
We`re Here to Change News in America
Tim King Salem-News.com
Salem-News.com is News for Smart and Brave People.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) -
Many still believe television news is a defining aspect of our society and sadly it is, yet we all know that the completely ridiculous advertisements from big pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies are the only things keeping an entire industry alive.
Isn't it telling how their powerful, non-stop deep pocket advertising knows no bounds? It is up to media to regulate who pays for its existence.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 19:54:00)
Protest To Your Own War Criminals? Call For Their Arrest Prosecution Punishment!
Jay Janson Special to Salem-News.com
Americans can prosecute their own war criminals or wait until the world prosecutes Americans.
(WASHINGTON DC CounterCurrents) -
Those intending to stop fellow Americans from continuing to mass murder in defenseless nations must no longer be silent about fellow peace advocates protesting ad infinitum to divert the rest of us from calling for the immediate prosecution of those responsible for the millions slaughtered.
Perpetrators of homicidal crimes are not normally protested to.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 19:25:00)
John Lennon`s 72nd and a Light Still Shines on Truth
Eileen Fleming Salem-News.com
The former Beatle became a thorn in the side of the Nixon Administration for speaking up against the Vietnam War and for the unofficial anthem of that generations Peace Movement with Give Peace a Chance
(CLERMONT, FL) -
John Lennon could have celebrated his 72nd birthday this Tuesday.
Two days shy of his 35th birthday, the New York State Supreme Court reversed his deportation order, which allowed Lennon to legally remain in the United States.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 18:29:00)
Eye Witness to Lasantha`s Murder Abducted in White Van?
Nirmala Kannangara Lanka Standard
Man had to escape from the abductors after he was tortured repeatedly.
(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ) -
An eye witness to the January 8, 2009 murder of newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge says attempts have been made to abduct him and he is unable to return to Sri Lanka.
Mr. K Mudalige claims he witnessed part of the elaborate process that finally took Lasantha Wickrematunge’s life and for that he is now in grave danger.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 18:11:00)
Law and Order in Myanmar
Aung Aung Oo for Salem-News.com
Prejudice and violence against Rohingya and religious minorities such as Kachin are pushing the risk of dividing the country and back stepping its commendable national reconciliation efforts.
(SITTWE AKYAB, Myanmar) -
Today 7th Oct 2012, 300 Rakhine Buddhists attacked ancient central Mosque of Sittwe, Akyab, the biggest historical Mosque in Arakan State.
First the Rakhine burned the Imam and Muazin houses which were located in the compound of Mosque, and later they burnt all those Rohingya houses near the Mosque.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 17:36:00)
5 Broken Cameras- A Must See for All
Salem-News.com
Any decent person who has a spare video camera, or is upgrading should send one to someone in the occupied territories so that Israel's utter disregard for human dignity can be displayed far and wide. - Anthony Lawson
(BIL'IN, Occupied Palestine) -
The reviews on the new film '5 Broken Cameras' which tells the story of a Palestinian farmer's attempt to document the Israeli attacks on this community, are solid and humbling.
We have brought our viewers many stories over the years replete with video and photos, showing the reality of this community under intense occupation.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 14:23:00)
Pakistani Pastor Attacked by Muslim Extremist Group
Shamim Masih Salem-News.com
The government says religious extremist groups are banned, but they still exist.
(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) -
The government of Pakistan has put an absolute ban on as many as 45 political and religious groups in a short span of just 11 years which clearly speaks of the violation of their self made notions of human rights, freedom of expression and sense of tolerance.
According to the official reports, the government has outlawed 45 organizations since 2001.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 12:00:00)
Nepal: Foreign Interference and Political Impasse
Arun Shrivastava CMC Special edition for Salem-News
Four years and one hundred million dollars later, the people of Nepal are still waiting for a Preamble and Objectives’ Clause of their Constitution.
(CHENNAI, India) -
When people forget history, mystery repeats itself.
History tells us that Nepal evolved a sophisticated democratic system over two thousand years before Aristotle’s Greece did; the mystery is that ethnic identity federalists are still groping for a viable one and the Maoists want a Stalinist solution.
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Salem-News.com (Oct-07-2012 10:59:00)
Police Accused of Murdering U.S. Soldier in New York
Salem-News.com
"We did not find a weapon." - police spokesman
(NEW YORK) -
He was chased by an unmarked police car as he drove home. His tearful mother is demanding justice for her son. 'They are going to pay for this,' she said. 'We want justice.'
The shooting, which occurred at 5:15 a.m., was the latest in a series of episodes in which police officers fatally shot or wounded civilians.
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