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Filmmaker Juliano Mer-Khamis was Murdered Today in Jenin

This brutality could be the work of an IDF special unit.

(LONDON) - Palestinian genius film maker, actor and political activist Juliano Mer-Khamis, 53, was shot dead on Monday in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

Standing Ovation in Salem for BBC`s `Most Famous Woman in Afghanistan` Malalai Joya

Hard truths have a soft landing at historic Oregon university- includes video coverage of Willamette event.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Former Afghan Parliament Member Malalai Joya spoke to a welcoming and enthusiastic packed house at Willamette University's Smith Auditorium Sunday night.

Her talk to a wide ranging audience led to a minutes-long standing ovation; it seemed like a clear indication of Salem's interest in this far away land occupied by U.S. troops locked in a fierce war claiming an escalating number of lives on all sides.

Goldstone: the Real Face of Change

A traitor's heart shines brightly for Israel.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Judge Richard Goldstone's report following the tragic unprecedented attack 'Operation Cast Lead' concluded that Israel was guilty of a number of war crimes.

Now he has stepped back from his earlier findings and thinks Israel's slaughter of civilians, including one specific family, the Samouni clan of Gaza, which lost 29 members of their family

Quileute Tribe Seeks to Relocate Village on Washington Coast to Avoid Tsunami

Bill (HR 1162) Introduced to House

(QUILEUTE RESERVATION, Wash.) - Situated along the Pacific Ocean and bordering the Olympic National Park, the members of the tiny one square mile fishing village are placing their hopes of moving to higher ground on the recently filed Quileute Tsunami Protection legislation (HR 1162) introduced by Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Maria Cantwell (D).

Italy Battles Islamic Caliphate

Muslims are endeavoring to absorb Italy into an Islamic caliphate?

(ISTANBUL) - Oppressed populations around the world acquired a new rival on Wednesday with the announcement by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of his campaign to “Free Lampedusa” within 48-60 hours. What the Sicilian island requires freeing from: thousands of migrants, primarily arriving from North Africa.

Why it requires freeing: residents are not pleased, and Berlusconi sympathizes. (So much so that he has spontaneously purchased a villa on the island.)

Land Day 2011 and BDS All The Way Until Israel Ends the Occupation

"I am an Israeli Jew and I am responsible to change something about this situation. We all need to do this together."

(NEW YORK) - As part of the Global BDS Day of Action commemorating Land Day, Adalah-NY: the New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel grabbed the attention of busy commuters with a song and dance twisted to remind people to boycott Israel and honor Land Day.

“Land Day” commemorates the killing of six Palestinians, 96 wounded and 300 arrested in March 1976, in the Galilee.

Obama`s Omissions and Universal Rights

"Obama agrees to keep Israel's nukes secret [and] reaffirmed a 4-decade-old secret understanding that has allowed Israel to keep a nuclear arsenal without opening it to international inspections." - Washington Post

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - On Monday evening, President Obama went on TV to focus on the need for intervention in Libya.

On Tuesday morning, it was reported that the Israeli Interior Ministry announced a decision would be reached next month regarding final approval to build another 1,500 Jewish only apartments in east Jerusalem and begin annexing major West Bank settlement blocs.

Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition? `OCTA 2012` is Approved for Signatures

The petition drive could lead to ending the failed prohibition law.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If passed, the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 2012 will regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores, allow adults to grow their own, license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for state-licensed stores and allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food.

OCTA 2012 organizers need to gather 90,000 registered voters' signatures.

Saving Gaza One Family at a Time

Learn more about the Samouni Family Community Centre/Classroom.

(GAZA CITY) - Two years on, the Samouni family in Gaza is still without basic needs and the children continue to suffer from the trauma of Israel's extended attack called Operation Cast Lead and the ultimate loss of parents, siblings and other family members.

Many of these children were made to live next to the corpses of their loved ones for days, so you can imagine what is happening in their heads and their hearts.

Monsters, Fools and Liars, Gaddafi and the Press

The Grand Myth, Gaddafi's adopted daughter - 'Gaddafi's propaganda campaign, his phony 'civilian dead' started years ago, in 1986.

(CINCINNATI ) - We all know the story. The press told us thousands of times. The year in 1986. Libya stood accused of bombing a Berlin night club, Americans were killed and President Reagan ordered a retaliatory air strike.

There is one casualty, Colonel Gaddafi’s young daughter.