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Thousands Head for Seattle`s Hempfest 2010 Honoring Jack Herer

"This one's for you, Jack!" The 19th Annual Seattle Hempfest is dedicated to the late hemp guru.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - Hippies and hempsters from high and low are coming together at the biggest hemp festival in the United States this weekend, August 21-22. The Seattle Hempfest celebrates its 19th year by remembering the late, great Jack Herer, a moniker of hemp events whose absence is greatly felt throughout the cannabis community.

For over forty years, Jack Herer, the Emperor of Hemp, shouted from the rooftops, "Hemp will save the world!" He spoke to advocates and critics alike, filling in the gaps created by propaganda and misinformation.

Is there a `Peoples` Solution` to Wrongful Convictions in Oregon?

The shortest and quickest route to justice here is to demand that Governors exercise their Constitutional duties.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - All I can say is that there is already a "solution" to wrongful convictions, which is the authority of the Governor to pardon wrongfully convicted individuals, completely superseding the entire judiciary, even the Supreme Court of the U.S. (for State convictions, not for Federal).

Governors in general, and certainly in Oregon, have abdicated their Constitutional duties and responsibilities in this area.

Surfer Chuck Patterson Up-Close to Great White Sharks at San Onofre

This is a lot closer to the shark immortalized by Jaws than most ocean-goers would ever get...especially on purpose.

(SAN ONOFRE, Calif.) - A surfer in Southern California has wowed the world with some up close and personal footage of two great white sharks, that he shot from his board.

The underwater video was shot off San Onofre, California on Monday, August 9th by Chuck Patterson of Dana Point, California. He sat on his board using a camera mounted on a 10-foot pole, while the great whites circled the area, which is near the infamous surf spot, Trestles.

Dinosaur Found Alive: Two Species Recorded in Papua New Guinea

Jurassic Park in New Guinea? Not quite, but close...

(PAPUA, New Guinea) - The Ropen or ‘demon flyer‘ is a monstrous creature that’s terrified the natives of Papua New Guinea for thousands of years. Another smaller creature, the Duah, is possibly related to the Ropen; this creature haunts some of the far flung outlying islands.

Now sensational eyewitness reports—collected by determined exploration teams seeking strong evidence of the creatures—have led serious researchers to the conclusion that two distinct animals exist.

Gaza Flotilla Survivor Ken O`Keefe Will Visit Northwest for Speaking Tour

If you are in Oregon and you'd like to host a visit/speaking event from Ken and his entourage on our bus, let me know so we can make it happen.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Ken O'Keefe, survivor of the Israeli attack on an unarmed passenger ship seeking to break the illegal military blockade of Gaza, is coming to Oregon and Washington in the later half of September.

This is a priceless opportunity to help spread a valuable and powerful message, and contribute to a very high profile international event.

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.

Follow Up on Incident at Al-Walaja

The struggle and resistance continue every day.

(AL-WALAJA, Occupied Palestine) - My last post included a video showing the assault on peaceful demonstrations in Al-Walaja, I mentioned six Palestinians abducted.

There were also 15 Israelis abducted and many charged and most had to sign a paper to promise they would not come near the wall again for 60-180 days.

Obama Warned Israel May Bomb Iran

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity issue memo over possible War With Iran.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - We write to alert you to the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran as early as this month. This would likely lead to a wider war.

Israel’s leaders would calculate that once the battle is joined, it will be politically untenable for you to give anything less than unstinting support to Israel, no matter how the war started, and that U.S. troops and weaponry would flow freely. Wider war could eventually result in destruction of the state of Israel.

International Petition for Full Freedom for Mordechai Vanunu

All Vanunu has wanted since he emerged from 18 years in a tomb sized windowless cell on April 21, 2004, has been the right to leave Israel and fade into the world, to have a job, a home and family.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - During my first of seven trips to Israel Palestine in 2005, I was in the midst of writing my first book, KEEP HOPE ALIVE.

If all goes as planned I will be in Iran this November researching for my fourth book, What YOU were doing when my gods were Beatles and Dylan.

Evidence Shows Oregon Inmate Was Falsely Convicted

DNA clears African-American inmate serving 19-year sentence for sex abuse.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Documents in the case of an African-American man serving a 19-year sentence for sex crimes against a child, spell out what may be one of Oregon's more significant miscarriages of justice.

38-year old Terrence Kimble's story is very hard to believe, yet it is a fact that this man has had to live with for almost ten years while incarcerated in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. From the beginning of his ordeal, Kimble has been denied a lie detector test