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Local Veteran Releases Encouraging New Memoir

The book is available through bookstores nationwide.

(FOREST GROVE, OR) - Author Onan A. Hill announces the release of his encouraging new memoir, “Dear Wanda.”

“Dear Wanda: A Memoir of World War II” is a very personal account of Onan Hill's life for four years in the military from 1942 to 1946. This long letter was written specifically for his wife and four children.

Hugo Chávez

When Vice President Nicolas Maduro suggested possible American involvement in Chávez’s death, the US State Department called the allegation absurd.

(WASHINGTON DC) - I once wrote about Chilean president Salvador Allende:

Washington knows no heresy in the Third World but genuine independence. In the case of Salvador Allende independence came clothed in an especially provocative costume – a Marxist constitutionally elected who continued to honor the constitution. This would not do. It shook the very foundation stones upon which the anti-communist tower is built:...

Is it Justice or is it Revenge?

The death penalty was made legal by statute in 1864. Oregon has a rich history of killing death-row inmates.

(PORTLAND, OR) - BANG BANG, You’re Dead!

And so at 12:01 a.m. on January 17, 1977 the state of Utah exacted what it called “justice,” when Gary Gilmore was shot to death by a “volunteer” firing squad of 5 police officers.

How the Mighty have Fallen: The Next Steps in Reclaiming our World and Ourselves A Special Communique from ITCCS Central

The mask has finally slipped, for those who can see and understand.

(BRUSSELS ITCCS Central) - In just over one month, history has been made.

One Pope has fallen, the Vatican is in disarray, and heads of state are evading arrest warrants after being publicly tried and sentenced for Crimes against Humanity.

Cardinal Mahony: The Catholic Church`s Cross to Bear

No one can say for sure how many Catholics have left the church over this crisis, but many of those that have done so have said they left more because of the cover ups than because of the actual crimes.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Pope Benedict XVI has fled the Vatican and left the Catholic Church still deeply mired in a pedophilia crisis he could have alleviated, but didn't.

The horrific cases of priests sexually abusing young boys (mostly) in their care are well known and don't need to be recounted here.

Does Hugo Chavez`s Death Mean The End Of His Bolivarian Revolution?

I personally like the idea of a Latin American union similar to the European Union largely free from U.S. control.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On March 5, 2013, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias, the president of Venezuela, died of a massive heart attack and his cancer was very advanced when he died.

Was his dream of a "Bolivarian Revolution" buried with him?

Dusty Old Helmet, Rusty Old Gun

I salute my old friends in the corner,
I agree with all they have said -
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!

(CARLINVILLE, IL) - Many years ago I quoted the 2^nd paragraph in a speech I gave to a group of veterans in Carlinville Il.

They saw an article about it and wrote me on how to get permission to use it on a granite veterans memorial they were building. I ended up as the guest speaker at its dedication.

American Women Must F.U.C.K. More Effectively!

Where are we, in March 2013, the month we celebrate women’s achievements?

(SALISBURY UNIVERSITY) - With respect to International Women’s Day, March 8^th, 2013, this also applies to every country where women’s rights are being challenged, including the Middle East (where this student visited last year.) We need to Fight our fears; Use our brains; Control our destinies; Know our strengths.

It’s time for us to F.U.C.K., as in: Face our oppressors. Unchain our voices and ambitions. Challenge the prejudices unleashed against us. Knock down those who are trying to return us to the dark ages.

DALET: Another Dirty Word in the Conspiracy to Steal the Land of Palestine

Zionist terror plan is still legitimized by political half-wits in the West.

(LONDON) - I have to admit, I was only dimly aware of the Dalet Plan before reading Alan Hart's latest article ’The green light for Zionism’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine’.

Attempt To Assassinate Sheikh Hasina Failed Before, Could it Happen Again?

Bangladesh has a bloody past, the father of Hasina, Mujib, was assassinated.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The 2004 attempt to assassinate Sheikh Hasina failed; but in the midst of growing civil unrest in Bangladesh the threat remains.

In his twitter response to Sabir Mustafa, William Gomes mentioned that the last failed coup in the military and involvement of outlawed Islamist outfit Hizbut Tahri reminds us that the threat is high at this time.