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Sir Geoffrey Nice QC Announced He Will Represent Victims of Mavi Marmara at Int`l Criminal Court

Milošević-prosecutor, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, confirms today he is representing Mavi Marmara victims at the International Criminal Court.

(LONDON) - The court is being pressed to investigate the deaths, injuries and other suffering of those on board the Mavi Marmara when, four years ago, it was part of a humanitarian convoy attacked by Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

On 31 May 2010, the IDF conducted a pre-planned attack on a flotilla of aid ships in international waters. The flotilla, consisting of 6 ships carrying passengers of very many different nationalities, travelled under the joint name of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla towards Gaza where they hoped to deliver humanitarian aid.

Grand Jury Rules Use of Force on April 30 was Justified in Marion County

Domestic violence continues to be a raging problem in our communities.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today a Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that Salem Police Department Officer David Baker was justified in his use of deadly physical force against 46-year old Michael Conley, on April 30, 2014.

A total of nine witnesses testified before the Grand Jury, including Heidi Conley, Michael Conley’s wife. The witnesses consisted of four civilians and five police officers from different agencies.

One Nation the U.S. Actually Should Liberate: Hawai`i

Jon Olsen's new book, Liberate Hawai'i: Renouncing and Defying the Continuing Fraudulent U.S. Claim to the sovereignty of Hawai'i, makes a compelling case.

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) - Some nations the United States should probably not liberate -- except perhaps the 175 nations which could be liberated from the presence of U.S. soldiers. But one nation I would make an exception for, and that is the nation of Hawai'i.

Olsen's case, in very condensed summary, looks like this: Hawai'i was an independent nation, recognized as such by the United States and numerous other nations, with treaties in effect between Hawai'i and other nations, including the United States, that have never been terminated.

The Prospect of a Fascist Coup in Israel

A new historical era has begun. Any army can rebel by internet.

(London Redress News & Analysis) - Just before Israel’s 66th anniversary, the country acquired a new national hero. If it is true that every nation gets the national heroes it deserves, it was a rather worrying spectacle. The video clip that turned David Adamov from an anonymous soldier into a national figure was taken with a Palestinian camera in Hebron.

Such video cameras have become the bane of the Israeli army. They have been widely distributed to young Palestinians throughout the occupied territories by Israeli peace organizations, especially B’Tselem.
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Salem Police Officer Involved In Fatal Shooting of Woman

The deceased suspect in this case has been identified as 25-year Jacklynn Rashaun Ford. Her next of kin has been notified.

(SALEM) - A Salem Police Officer was involved in an on-duty shooting on the evening of May 9 in northeast Salem.

Officer Trevor Morrison, a 12-year veteran of the Salem Police, made a traffic stop on a vehicle on Watson Ave NE near Alameda St NE at approximately 10:07 pm. A cover officer was requested, a foot pursuit ensued and shortly thereafter shots were fired and the suspect was wounded.

Marine Turned VA Civilian Discusses Saving Veterans from Foreclosure in New ``I Am AFGE`` Documentary

AFGE member and VA Loan Specialist Christopher Lee Castle helps veterans like himself every day

(DENVER) - Christopher Lee Castle joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2008, eager to give back to the military community after having served in the Marine Corps.

It was the height of the Great Recession, and Christopher's job as a loan specialist in the Veterans Benefits Administration meant he was soon counseling veterans and family members who were going through foreclosures on their VA guaranteed home loans and facing other economic hardships.

Tasering Taxpayers to Death in Salem

The bottom line is that the Salem Police adopted this dangerous, controversial practice knowing how serious of a threat the "taser" is to the people it is used against.

(SALEM) - FOX-12 showed video this week of a Salem Police officer confronting a skateboarder at the Salem Transit Mall, then shooting him with a taser in a way that seems extremely unnecessary.

Salem Police know how dangerous the taser can be. In fact they exemplified the dark side of the act once when one of their own senior supervisors was tased during training a number of years ago, falling and receiving a very serious head injury.

Woman Falsely Convicted of Sex Crime and Set Free Talks to Tim King About Oregon Justice

Lucinda Hites-Clabough, says Oregon needs an Ombudsman to oversee the integrity of district attorneys, judges and even the attorney general. A similar program was launched in Washington in the late 90's.

(SALEM) - Lucinda Hites-Clabough is a school teacher who was falsely convicted of first-degree sexual abuse, and later had her conviction overturned.

Her case is one of many in Oregon that involves a legal system that insiders say, has no check or balances. Years of official corruption clashed with a gross lack of skills in determining an actual suspect from a contrived one, today define Oregon's justice system.

Salem-News.com Writer Joins Zohydro Opponents Protesting FDA-Approved Drug

“The FDA has to be swept clean from the top to the bottom. It is corrupt,” said Marianne Skolek of Myrtle Beach, S.C., who writes about the pharmaceutical industry for Oregon-based Salem-News.com.

(BOSTON) - Activists rallied Tuesday against Zohydro, a new painkiller Gov. Deval Patrick attempted to ban before being rebuffed by a federal judge.

The “Massachusetts Says No to Zohydro” rally included the AFL-CIO, Learn to Cope and the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery.

``US seeks to destabilize Muslim nations`` (VIDEO)

Press TV has interviewed Tim King, editor of Salem-news.com to discuss the situation of Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003.

(TEHRAN / SALEM) - Press TV: Now, we are seeing a lot of bloodshed. This month alone, over 500 casualties, deaths that is, as a result of terrorist attacks on Iraqi soil. How do you see terrorism basically, impeding Iraq’s progress towards democracy?

King: Well, I don’t think we even really know what the source of this terrorism is. You know, the new movie by Jeremy Scahill called Dirty Wars that details the US Joint Special Operation Command’s (JSOC) ventures all over the world over the last few years makes me wonder if this is even a Sunni versus Shia matter.