Browse All News Articles on Salem-News Page 929

PAULFEST and `We are the Future` Rally speech at USF SunDome in Tampa August 24th-26th 2012

We “The Fringe” elements are from all walks of life that supported Dr. Paul with an exuberance you will not find with any other presidential candidate.

(OKLAHOMA CITY) - Sometimes we are blessed to get a second chance. And at the end of August that is precisely what occurred for me.

Azerbaijan: Sentencing of Human Rights Defender Mr Ilham Amiraslanov to Two Years Imprisonment

Authorities in Azerbaijan should immediately quash the conviction of human rights defender Ilham Amiraslanov and effect his immediate and unconditional release

(SALEM) - It seems you never know which country will be the next to offensively strike against a human rights defender. Mr. William Gomes, our Human Rights Ambassador, names too many countries in these consistent reports.

A (Former) Little Child Shall Lead Them

John Deegan and his group are something else. They're walking the walk.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FLA) - John Deegan of Dublin was abused as a child. Today, he's in the vanguard of a courageous group in Ireland who are showing the way for all of us.

For months, John has headed a group who have succeeded in holding meetings with Dermot McDiarmid, the Archbishop in Dublin and second Catholic poo-bah in Ireland after Cardinal John Brady.

A Wake-up Call - Stuart Littlewood

This is not an academic book. It’s a wake-up call, a snapshot of the situation in Palestine through ordinary westerners’ eyes.

(LONDON) - Irrepressible Palestinian children… But smiles of happiness may turn to tears of frustration when they grow up to find their dreams dashed in a country ravaged by decades of military occupation… where lands and resources have been stolen, education curtailed, freedom cancelled and travel made almost impossible.

How will they build a career or raise a thriving family?

Sketch of Lake Oswego Murder Suspect Released

Anyone with information concerning this crime is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line...

(PORTLAND, OR) - Attached is a sketch from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Forensic Artist of the suspect in todays Lake Oswego murder.

The suspect description is: white male adult, 20-40 years old, 6 feet tall, slender build, beard, thin face with sharp features, wearing light colored long sleeved top, and a headwrap.

Capitalism 2

This is the text of a talk I delivered to the Calgary group Poverty Talks on the first anniversary of the OWS movement.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Why are so many people in our society poor? Because they’re animals. And because they’re animals, it’s difficult, if not impossible, for them to escape from their lives of deprivation and degradation. Political scientist and social activist Francis Fox Piven summarized the plight of the poor and working poor:

“Some of the aged, the disabled, the insane, and others who are of no use as workers are left on the relief rolls, and their treatment is so degrading and punitive as to instill in the laboring masses a fear of the fate that awaits them should they relax into beggary and pauperism.”

Behind the Presidential Curtains

Edited by: Jennifer Fierberg: Un-answered questions about the death of Gen Fred Rwigema.

(SALEM) - It has been nearly 22 years since Gen Fred Rwigema died in his mother-land leading before leading an exodus of Rwandan children who had been incarcerated in exile for over 30 years.

Fred Gisa Rwigema (10 April 1957 – 2 October 1990), born Emmanuel Gisa was a founding member and leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Rwigema was born in Gitarama, in the south of Rwanda.

Eastern Province Election: The Big Lie About Shared Power in Sri Lanka

East is now undisputed proof, this regime is not for any form of devolved power.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - A week gone by and the claim by President Rajapaksa – that his leadership paved for ten successive victories for the UPFA which by itself is a historic feat – is being severely challenged in the East. People are strangling the conscience of the SLMC leadership and the SLMC shopping list is being ignored by President Rajapaksa.

To begin with, the PC elections were NOT free and fair in any way...

Stuart Littlewood: A Story of Betrayal - 1

Is the west quickly running out of excuses for the treatment of Palestinians?

(LONDON) - A seventeen-year-old girl trembling with grief and rage told me how she witnessed her teenage cousin being shot through the head by Israeli soldiers.

UO Women`s Golf Release: Ducks Fly to Tennessee for Mason Rudolph Championship

Cassy Isagawa, Caroline Inglis, Cali Hipp, Monica Petchakan and Hanule Sky Seo will be competing for the Ducks.

(EUGENE) - The University of Oregon women’s golf team is coming off a third place finish at the 2012 Topy Cup and looks to build off that performance in their second tournament of the fall season at the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship in Nashville, Tenn.