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Don`t Kill the Messenger: Looking Back at the Death of Reporter Gary Webb

Gary Webb reported treasonous activities within the US govt relating to the contra rebels and lost his life in a most unusual manner.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Investigative reporting is not for the faint hearted. Gary Webb, an excellent investigative reporter, was dead eight years on December 10, 2012.

Webb’s death from two gun shots wounds to the head was ruled a suicide by Sacramento County coroner Robert Lyons.

More than 100 Attend The Compassionate Friends 16th Worldwide Candle Lighting

Loved ones gather to honor those who passed.

(SALEM) - Communities across the globe joined in The Compassionate Friends 16th Worldwide Candle Lighting on December 9, 2012.

The organization's Salem Chapter held their candle lighting event on the Oregon state capitol steps. The names of children who have passed were read aloud to a gathered crowd of more than 100 people.

Al Jazeera Documentary Tells Story of Rohingya Genocide in Burma

The targeted persecution of the Rohingya is similar to that of other regime unwanted minorities in Burma, which has been instigated by the national military and any local allies.

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - A brand-new documentary by Al Jazeera traces the history of ethnic cleansing in Burma, now known as Myanmar.

It is important that a major network invested time in the subject, however beware of pre-attack historical inaccuracies that absolve the central Burman authoritarian rulers of responsibility.

Steel Company POSCO Sends Thugs to Beat Indian Villagers

Update from India's POSCO opposition which continues to suffer unjust cruelty for refusing to give up private land.

(GOBINDPUR VILLAGE, Orissa) - POSCO's scholarship offer at India's most prestigious educational institutions is a sly move to gain sympathy and support of the academia.

They are funding goons to beat up villagers and bribing police to file false cases against villagers; they have been at it for at least four years.

Family Barely Escapes Home During Raging Fire

Estimated damages are $170,000.

(SALEM) - On December 8, at 2:12 a.m. Jefferson Fire District was dispatched to a house fire on 1891 Steiwer Rd SE Jefferson, Oregon 97352.

Marion, Stayton, Turner Fire District and Engine 9 from Salem were also dispatched to assist with the call. At 4:24 a.m. the fire was deemed under control.

Silenced Voices and The Petrie Report discussed on TVI`s Crossroads Program

Beate Amestad & UN Report (EP35) - CrossRoads "TVI"

(TORONTO) - Manjula Selvarajah of TVI, interviews Beate Arnestad, who produced the film "Silenced Voices", story of 3 exiled journalists from Sri Lanka.

Canada`s Official Whitewash of its own Genocide Exposed

Participants in the "Truth and Reconciliation" Forums tell their Experience of Fraud, Shutdown, Cover-up.

(VANCOUVER, B.C.) - Two participants at Canada's expensive "Truth and Reconciliation Commission" (TRC) forums went public today to expose the corrupt proceedings.

Survivors describe in the enclosed interviews a regime of silencing and intimidation at the TRC...

Up Close Look at Israel`s Carnage in Gaza

The footage from the assault on Gaza was recorded by an Indonesian film crew...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - In the U.S., few people take the time to examine the struggle of Gaza from an inside perspective.

What the video below conveys, Something the Americans termed 'shock and awe' (the unleashing of heavy weapons on a civilian community) really amounts to horror and raging, epic fear and grief, shock and disbelief.

Newsic Revolution - a Newsical Odyssey

“Lest the reader assume that there is something didactic about these songs, he may be assured that beyond the messages he will find the music, the voices, the lyrics, and the delivery exciting, at times poignant, and always entertaining.” —Jay R. Crook, Ph.D.

(BOSTON / SALEM) - What is different about Newsic?

`Quand Les Rebelles Se Dressent`

Aucun enfant ne mérite cela, dressons-nous, soyons forts, intelligents et courageux.

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - En Amérique, nous sommes élevés à être logiques, puis, comme adultes, confrontés aux attentes les plus contrastées.

L'une est que nous soutenions un gouvernement comme celui d'Israël qui tue si souvent des enfants qu'il en fait tourner la tête.