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Salem-News.com (Feb-22-2012 02:04)

Peace Chaplain - From the Book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War

RADICAL PEACE is a collection of reports from peace activists in the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - White dove To celebrate Armed Forces Day the military base near my seminary held an open house, to improve their image and boost recruiting.

They invited the public in for a marching band parade, a precision flying show, and sky divers, even free lemonade and cookies.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-22-2012 00:57)

Crowd Vandalizes UNRWA Clinic After Death of Woman Allegedly Denied Care

According to the UNRWA statement, the cause of death is being investigated by Rasul Azam hospital.

(SIDON, Lebanon Daily Star) - Palestinian Walaa Sleiman A crowd of Lebanese and Palestinians, furious over the death of a woman allegedly denied adequate treatment, vandalized an United Nations Relief and Works Agency clinic and pharmacy near the southern city of Tyre Tuesday.

The crowd broke into the clinic, which is located in the Shabriha Palestinian refugee camp in the Tyre district, destroying computers and scattering documents.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-22-2012 00:48)

SRI LANKA: Calls Mount for Government Action on War Inquiry

Thousands of prisoners who went missing during the war remain unaccounted for.

(COLOMBO IRIN) - A witness giving evidence at the sittings of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission © Contributor/IRIN As Sri Lanka comes under increasing international pressure to implement war commission recommendations, IRIN asked analysts which recommendations were most easily achievable.

Human rights groups and governments have widely criticized the lack of accountability in the report by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2012 22:25)

Khader Adnan Is A Requested Palestinian Gandhi; Yet They Saw Him Not

Three of mainstream media’s major pundits have yet to address the Khader Adnan story.

(CHICAGO) - Khader Adnan Khader Adnan has reached an agreement with the Israeli military authorities. He promises to end his hunger strike, but only if Israel guarantees to give him back his freedom April 17.

Israel blinked, saying, in effect, “Yes, you may go free April 17, four months after we put you in prison without charges. Your administrative detention will end and you may return to your wife and two daughters.”

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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2012 21:28)

PAKISTAN: Young Woman Released After a Year of Assault, Abuse and Rape

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - Pakistan sex abuse After moving to Karachi to earn money and support her ailing father, a 19-year old woman was abducted by a perpetrator and raped by 10-15 men every week, for a year, and then she was then sold off to a pimp.

The most appalling aspect is a witness report, that 11-12 woman are currently being held against their will by the same, named perpetrator...

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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2012 18:59)

Monk Sentenced to Death After 50 Years

In 1962 a monk was sentenced to death over the assassination of former Prime Minister S.W.R.D Bandaranaike.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Gavel A Buddhist monk has been sentenced to death by the Tangalle Magistrate over the murder of a farmer. Another suspect was also given the death sentence over the murder of the farmer by the Tangalle Magistrate today.

This is the first time that a monk has been sentenced to death since 1962, the Magistrate had said.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2012 17:41)

The Stupidity of American Exceptionalism

Perhaps with an open mind, which no longer exists in this country, we could learn much from others.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - American Exceptionalism One of the worst features of American Exceptionalism, the belief that the US is the best in everything, is that it leads to the inevitable conclusion that since we are the best in everything we can learn nothing from anyone else in the world.

Along with this attitude comes a bunker mentality that no one has anything worthwhile to offer the US, since we are the best in everything; so wave the flag, call yourself a patriot, and the rest of the world be damned.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2012 17:09)

Romney`s Comeuppance

Santorum’s rhetoric is reminiscent of that of priests of his church who are against everything women are for.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Rick Santorum Rick Santorum is a Catholic of the first order whose recent remarks is aimed less at President Obama, it seems to me, than at Mitt Romney who is of the Mormon persuasion with a capital M.

It seemed obvious to me from the beginning that Mitt Romney was, in the eyes of the Republican Holy See, not its choice as nominee of the GOP.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-20-2012 23:48)

A Criminal Monk To The Police Commission

It is clear that in this (as in any other) opportunistic alliance between politician and monk, it was the politician who reaped the long-term advantages.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Gunawanse The recent appointment of Elle Gunawanse to the Police Commission shows just how unacceptable the new framework for independent bodies is.

Gunawanse was a firebrand Buddhist monk who played an important role in the events of July 1983, that led to the Murders of 1000's of Tamils.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-20-2012 20:09)

Morocco: Rescind ban on Le Nouvel Observateur and Le Pèlerin

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - Salem-News.com The banning of the French weeklies violates the right of Moroccans to read – or not to read — publications of their choosing...

Our goal with Eye on the World is to illustrate and highlight politically oriented problems and tragedies that traditional media channels don't have time or interest in covering.

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