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He Cried for His Dad as Police Beat Him to Death

Kelly Thomas begged for his dad like a little boy, as Fullerton cops laid waste to him.

(FULLERTON, CA) - The video below shows police beating a homeless man to death. It is very hard to watch, however you should, to understand what your country and the state of California have come to.

"This is what a police state looks like", and if trends continue they way they are, it might be your son or daughter who dies next due to the actions of police whose morals have slipped beneath the blue haze of injustice.

Oregon: Global Cannabis March Unites Three Legalization Initiatives

By Michael Bachara, OCTA 2012, Sensible Oregon and OMPI Supporter

(PORTLAND, OR) - This weekend, Portland experienced solidarity from multiple cannabis legalization groups as hundreds assembled from across the region to have their voices heard in the 13th Annual Global Cannabis March through the streets of downtown.

Complete with a police escort, marchers began and ended in Portland's living room, Pioneer Courthouse Square.

OWS Week - Police Tactics of Intimidation

Occupy Wall Street Week: new episode airs each week, now you can catch it here.

(SALEM / TEHRAN / EL PASO) - Since joining in solidarity with OCCUPY MARINES, we have been hearing and seeing amazing things.

One is a weekly TV show that is being produced from two points; El Paso and Tehran; yes you read that right. OWS Week is the professional weekly roundup of OCCUPY News and Marines and other Veterans and the graphics, the tempo, everything about it is interesting and highly informative.

Agent Orange Dump Site Is Oregon Desert`s Toxic Legacy

Back in '76, Oregon’s DEQ pushed 25-thousand crushed barrels of chemicals – the prime ingredients of Agent Orange – notorious for its use during the Vietnam War, into unlined trenches, then shoved dirt on top.

(PORTLAND, OR) - One of the most toxic dumps in Oregon remains in legal limbo.

Fukushima Daiichi Site: Cesium-137 Is 200 Times Greater Than At Chernobyl Accident

Begins with Urgent Request on UN Intervention to Stabilize the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel

(WASHINGTON DC) - I believe the team at NaturalNews said it well: "The news you are about to read puts everything else in the category of 'insignificant' by comparison".

What Jesus Would Say
Israel and United Methodist`s Failure to Act According to the Christian Manifesto

United Methodists and Jewish allies called for an end to Israel’s occupation, but opponents spread fear and misinformation that carried the day.

(CLERMONT, FLA) - In describing the trial of Jesus before Pilate, Luke the Evangelist brilliantly described the mood of the crowd when he wrote:
"But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed." (Luke 23:23 NIV)

Gotcha Again America

Looks like those days we have feared, where China takes the US without a single shot, may have begun.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - We were told that the vast amounts of stimulus monies that had been set aside and earmarked were to be dedicated to bringing our economy back from the brink.

Why are these funds being spent to help Chinese industries and to provide jobs to Chinese workers when U.S. industries are hurting so badly and U.S. workers are losing their homes?

Ken O`Keefe Calls IDF Closure of Samouni Family Slaughter Investigation `One of the Great Crimes of this Century`

Israel's final insult in this war crime game, in turn becomes a call to renew efforts to boost trade in Gaza.

(SALEM) - Our regular readers know about the Samouni family in Gaza and the relationship our writer Ken O'Keefe established with them in the wake of their terrible loss.

Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes Phone-hacking Report

The Murdoch's are in the gun sights of English Parliament.

(LONDON) - The Culture Media and Sport Committee today publishes its Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12, News International and Phone-hacking (HC 903-I).

Links below will lead you to the report on News International and Phone-hacking, the Inquiry: Phone-hacking, and additional information from the Culture, Media and Sports Committee.

One of the Most Amazing UFO Stories You Probably Haven`t Seen

The real Battle for Los Angeles is a shocking story, then or now...

(SALEM) - There are an endless number of so-called 'UFO' sightings recorded throughout history, but one unidentified flying object that defies all explanation to this day, known as the 'Battle for Los Angeles' on 25 Feb 1942, represents a turning point in the discussion.


That night, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, something was spotted in the sky that set off the nerves of a population literally on edge due to the very recent attack on Pearl Harbor.