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Is the Salem NAACP Ready to Fight?

The goals may remain distant if priorities center around friendly relations with the right organizations...

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has new officers and the change could represent a brighter future for people here who are faced with challenges due to the color of their skin.

Among those in attendance were four local men with law enforcement backgrounds, who are all Black, with fairly amazing stories of what they perceive as racially charged justice.

Israel faces Tougher Line from EU after Former Heads Call for Palestinian State

Former EU leaders sign letter urging creation of state with East Jerusalem as capital and settlement freeze.

(LONDON GUARDIAN UK) - Twenty-six European grandees have urged the EU to adopt a tougher stance towards Israel including taking "concrete measures" and exacting "consequences" over continued settlement building on occupied land; illegal under international law.

The former EU leaders say the EU and other international bodies should put forward a "concrete and comprehensive proposal for the resolution of this conflict".

Dragging the Gut Drives Crowds to Relive The Good Ole Days in McMinnville

Live music, free movies and a sock hop were the precursor for a night of cruising reminiscent of years gone by...

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - McMinnville, Oregon had a real blast from the past over the weekend. A cruising event known locally as dragging the gut that's been banned since 1989, was reborn with a vital resurgence.

Hundreds if not thousands, descended on this semi rural city Saturday night while hundreds of local cars, many put away in garages since the 1989 police cruising ban...

Demonstrators Protest Local Newspaper Over Racism

Former prison guard's determination for fighting prison racism sees a new front.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A group of demonstrators in Salem are angry with a local newspaper for ignoring racism, corruption and Civil Rights violations against African Americans; both inmates and guards, in the state prison.

The protest was led by former Corrections Officer William Coleman of Salem, who suffered extreme retaliation over blowing the whistle on racism in Oregon Corrections.

Terrorists United Against Peace-Illusion versus Reality

It is time for the UN must assert its responsibility for all its member states and resolve a conflict that has plagued the world for the past 60 years. It’s time illusion gives way to reality.

(LA VERNE, Calif.) - A confluence of news stories emerged this past week that, if related, shed an unusual light on the deteriorating crisis in the mid-east, most especially on Palestine and Iran.

On June 27th, Ha’aretz made this observation about discussions at the G-8 meeting in Ontario: “World leaders ‘believe absolutely’ that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter from acquiring nuclear weapons,” citing a statement made by Italy’s PM Silvio Berlusconi.

Bibi Back at the White House

The Consistency of Israeli Duplicity Comes Ever More Clearly into Focus.

(TEMPE, Az.) - With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the White House July 6th, it’s time to recall how Tel Aviv deceived Washington throughout the entirety of the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

U.S. military leaders will be watching this meeting very closely, as will the veterans community.

Nasrallah May Have Addressed Allies as `Yo, Ayatollah` During July War

Excerpts from a BBC interview between Bush and Blair.

(LONDON) - One week from today—July 12—will mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the July War in Lebanon, which lasted 34 days and resulted in the deaths of approximately 1200 Lebanese civilians and 43 Israeli civilians.

None of the latter nationality were liquidated by Apache helicopter after being ordered by Hezbollah to abandon their villages.

June is Adopt a Cat Month

It can be a matter of life and death.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I am sitting on my couch watching a bounding nine-week old kitten race around my living room. Bouncing on things and attacking everything in sight. He is an orange tabby with blue eyes and long fuzzy kitten hair.

He is absolutely, irresistibly adorable. And he will probably be euthanized within two weeks.

Oil and the Falklands

In the long run, I would seriously doubt BP would do a risky deep sea drilling after the recent disaster that has been swarming all over news.

(SALEM, Ore.) - BP plc is a British-based global energy company which is the third largest energy company and the fourth largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company, BP is Great Britain’s largest corporation.

Israel Wouldn`t Stand a Chance Against the UK in Armed Conflict

All I heard when I was in Israel was just how much better their rag tag military was from the rest of the world, and how they have “kicked ass” against joint training with the British SAS and the American Navy Seals, and so on and so on.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The future will likely see the new British Prime Minister behaving more aggressively towards any ongoing threat.

Also, knowing that Britain will have full backing from other powerful nations with military clout like France and Germany, as well as fair weather friends like Russia, it should not be an impossible task to take on such an egotistic country like Israel... and not walk away being bankrupt after taking such actions.