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William Nicholas Gomes: the Enemy`s Enemy

Asian governments are out of line with their obligations toward humanity and he won't stop writing about it.

(SALEM) - Blatantly false claims are published in Bangladesh over our human rights ambassador, a highly effective journalist / activist named William Nicholas Gomes.

William has been under constant attack by pro-government media and they are dastardly in their methodical attempt to discredit our writer. It is not going to work out for them however.

A Journalist Killed Every Five Days, Six New `Predators` Brings Total to 41

Six new predators have joined this evil “club” in 2012.

(NEW YORK RFP) - Today, World Press Freedom Day 2012, Reporters Without Borders condemns the furious pace of physical attacks on news providers and reports that a total of 21 journalists, and 6 netizens and citizen journalists have been killed since the start of 2012, many of them in war zones such as Somalia and Syria.

This is a rate of one news provider killed ever five days.

Israel`s Nuclear Whistle Blower`s June 6 Appeal Seeking Revocation of Citizenship as the Way to Freedom from Israel

"This administration tells me I am not allowed to speak to foreigners, the Media, and the world." - Vanunu

(JERUSALEM) - Eileen Fleming, author, reporter and now a candidate for US House of Representatives from Florida, began documenting the ongoing saga of Mordechai Vanunu, Israel's Nuclear Whistle Blower, in June 2005.

In 1987, Vanunu was convicted of espionage and treason. Fleming contends he was only guilty of revealing Israel's nuclear Facility at Dimona.

56% Favor Legalizing, Regulating Marijuana

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on May 12, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A solid majority of voters nationwide favor legalizing and regulating marijuana similar to the way alcohol and tobacco cigarettes are currently regulated.

Most also don’t believe it should be a crime for people to smoke marijuana in the privacy of their own homes.

IDF on `Hunt` for Draft Dodgers, Deserters

Israel's vengeance toward its own who resist violence, keeps growing.

(TEL AVIV) - According to Israeli military records, there are 2,700 deserters and 1,780 draft dodgers in Israel.

In the last week alone, the IDF has arrested 474 of them as part of its largest-ever operation to apprehend them.

William Gomes, a Poet with Power

Our revolutionary poet is causing a stir in his native country of Bangladesh, where human rights are often nonexistent.

(SALEM) - William Nicholas Gomes; a promising name, a poet, journalist and human rights activist.

He is well known for his outspoken, impartial, uncompromising position on the issues of human rights violations.

U.S. MARINES! A Few Good Men Except For Toxic Waste

A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, stands with the best works of New Journalism and Creative Nonfiction.

(CINCINNATI) - This poem celebrates the new book, A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, which focuses on the contamination of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and other U.S. military bases.

It's co-authored by Salem-News.com writers Bob O'Dowd and Tim King.

Bullying Hezbollah... Is Jeffrey Feltman Iran`s Best Friend in Lebanon?

The Beirut Daily, As-Safir, reported that Feltman’s sole purpose was to lash out at Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah.

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - Key Iranian and American officials arrived in Lebanon last week to assess the strength of their local allies in the fast approaching and crucial legislative elections.

The Lebanese public and media heard plenty of policy nuances and even similar and seemingly repeated statements by the two well-listened to guests.

Response to the 60 Minutes Segment on Israel

This program was an extreme disappointment. I thought 60 Minutes had more integrity and courage.

(WEST KINGSTON, R.I.) - On Sunday 60 Minutes did a rather disgraceful segment to please Zionists. I was sufficiently disgusted to send the following hasty response via their web site.

Tonight’s segment on Israel (May 20, 2012) gave a totally distorted picture of the Middle East conflict.

Important Call to Action: A Message From Moira Jilani

None of our children are safe in a world in which the children of Gaza can be imprisoned and bombed.

(GAZA) - My beloved husband, Ziad Jilani, was executed by Israeli Border Policeman, Maxim Vinogradov on June 11, 2010.

There is undeniable evidence that my husband was lying unarmed and wounded on the ground, posing no threat when Israeli Border Policeman Maxim Vinogradov shot him point blank in the head.