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The West to Pay a High Price for Targeting the Syrian Government, Security Experts Claim

“... suicide carried out by Western governments. These sanctions can only be categorized under stupidity..." - Walid Zeitouni, a former Lebanese Army General

(BEIRUT) - A number of analysts and security experts who specialize in intelligence and security subjects in Lebanon and France have expressed this week shock at the way many Western authorities are avoiding engagement with the Syrian authorities.


They are missing important avenues to help end the crisis in Syria.

The Return of Kevin Annett

Recorded five days ago...

(SACRAMENTO / COUNTY CLARE, Ireland) - Salem-News.com is not just an organization of reporters and photographers, some of our team members have heroic tendencies and are highly controversial. One of these razor's edge activists is Kevin Annett.

He exposed the Genocide of Native American children in Canada; along with ITCCS.org (International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State), and Kevin has forced great change inside of the Catholic Church, he was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize.

International Physicians Protest Against American Academy of Pediatrics` Policy on Infant Male Circumcision

Includes the Salem-News.com anti-circumcision songs, Leave those babies alone and Day after day by Ace. and Jonathan Conte's presentation of the SHAME award to AAP.

(BERLIN) - There are no compelling health arguments in favor of circumcision, while it can have serious long-term urological, psychological and sexual consequences.

Performing medically unwarranted circumcision of underage boys conflicts with good medical practice. Male infant circumcision conflicts with child rights and the doctors’ oath not to do harm.

A Dark Day in Santa Monica: Gunman Opens Fire Near College Campus

Police confirmed there was also an emergency on the campus of Santa Monica College, but did not confirm a shooting.

(SANTA MONICA KTLA) - KTLA reports that an alleged gunman was arrested near Santa Monica College Friday after one person was killed in a shooting and two bodies were discovered in a nearby house.

The incident began when the alleged gunman broke into one home then set fire to another property, sources told the Los Angeles Times.

UPDATE: Ben Fellows Alive and Well

Ben Fellows was missing for several hours, catch the interview with Julia Fellows.

(LONDON) - Journalist and former child actor Ben Fellows has gone missing after writing several articles accusing Ken Clarke of touching him up when he was 15 years old.

His YouTube channel disappeared, and his wife Julia Fellows says she has no idea who took it down. Ben Fellows' accusation against Clarke was immediately followed by his disappearance. As you will learn in this video, his wife was told by police that they are not going to investigate.

Road Warrior Crossroads: Taking Veteran`s Issues to the Street

Announcing Tim King's plan to visit different regions of the U.S. to raise awareness of Veteran's health issues and motorcycle rider's civil rights.

(SALEM / SACRAMENTO) - Tim King is taking a new military assignment and you can help.

He isn't reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan this time, Tim's covering an ongoing war here at home where Veterans are fighting for their rights, and he'll be checking in with motorcycle riders who are busy defending their civil rights in regard to club membership and other issues.

Three Oregon Prisons Targeted by Bomb Threats (VIDEO)

Three Oregon prisons have been targeted with bomb threats. Law enforcement is responding. The Oregon Department of Corrections says they're taking steps to ensure the safety of the staff and adults in custody while the police are investigating.

(SALEM) - On June 5, 2013, beginning at approximately 12:50 p.m., the Oregon Department of Corrections received three bomb threats. The Oregon State Police have been notified.

At approximately 12:50 p.m., Oregon State Penitentiary, located in Salem, received a phoned-in bomb threat.

Former Mexican President Proposes Worldwide Decriminalization of Marijuana

Mexico's former President Vicente Fox believes legalizing cannabis will bring great prospects for peace and prosperity south of the U.S. border and beyond.

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has a heck of a proposition, he wants to see medical marijuana legalized worldwide and he's starting with a chain of dispensaries in Washington state.

The former political leader is serious and believes it will bring peace and prosperity to his nation and beyond.

We Will Not Forget, Nor Let It Be Forgotten
Third Anniversary of Mavi Marmara Attack

"When the blockade is lifted, Mavi Marmara will be given as a gift to Gaza," said IHH President Atty Bülent Yıldırım

(ISTANBUL) - The land of Palestine is under occupation. Gaza is under blockade. Thousands of Palestinians, including children and women, are tortured in Israeli prisons.

Israel is committing numerous crimes against Palestinians each passing day. Israel, which expects the whole world to condone its actions, is carrying on with the embargo it has imposed on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Doctor in One Flew Over The Cuckoo`s Nest

No Kidding? Me Too! (NKM2), founded by Joe Pantoliano, is a non-profit organization who's main purpose is to stomp the stigma that surrounds brain disease.

(SALEM) - Joe Pantoliano interviews Dr. Dean Brooks, the former Superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital from 1955 to 1981. Brooks participated in the film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" when the producers cast him as Dr. Spivey and shot the film at the hospital in Salem, Oregon during the mid-1970's.

Brooks talks about how he started in psychiatry, became involved with the film, and what he learned about acting from Jack Nicholson.