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PTSD Betrayal: Personality Disorder Sequel (Even Major`s & Colonel`s get PTSD)

A sucker punch to the guts...

(MOLALLA, OR) - I could not believe that the military, Army, Navy, Marine Corps & Air Force and VA could be more viciously cruel than they have been to our war veterans. The VVA, Vietnam Veterans of America, have finally been able to get into the cesspool of the records of this continuing mind destroying practice against ALL of our PTSD destroyed, battle veterans.

They actually found that the Navy and Air Force were the worst offenders. After the egregious scandal at Fort Lewis, Washington, it’s difficult to believe that things could be worse.

International Greens Call for Democracy and Green Action

The continent is ready for democracy and sustainable development, said Frank Habineza, founder and chairman of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and president of the African Green Federation.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Over 600 participants from 70 countries met in Dakar, Senegal for the first ever Global Green Congress in Africa.

They tackled issues such as solidarity, democracy, biodiversity, climate change, and the future of the Global Greens parties.

Philippines: Address Human Rights Violations the Armed Forces

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - In a December 2011 change of command ceremony, the Chief of Staff with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Lt. Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa, addressed corruption within the military.

It is imperative that he uses his leadership as an opportunity to end impunity for human rights abuses within the armed forces, and leave as his legacy a professional, accountable military.

Sri Lanka Genocide: Mass-Rape Alleged in Theavipuram Amid Civilian Slaughter

More evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sri Lanka Genocide against Tamils.

(WASHINGTON DC TamilNet) - The US-based activist group Tamils Against Genocide, that seeks legal redress to Tamil war victims, is piecing together evidence of mass rapes near the village of Theavipuram, in April 2009.

Eye-witnesses testified that up to 20 women were alleged to have been raped by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers near the village in this event.

Behind The Presidential Curtains: A Hungry President the Truth Behind Congo War

Former bodyguard for Paul Kagame reveals more background on Rwandan President.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - After the overthrow of Mobutu of Zaire and naming it Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame was convinced that his Government will have the biggest access of Congo’s wealth and the right to do whatever he wished without any hindrance.

Kagame made Desire Kabila the new president of the DRC, convincing himself that he would use him to control and grab all he laid his hands on in the Congo.

Veteran Salem-News.com Writer Henry Clay Ruark Passes Away in Seaside

At 94, 'Hank' Ruark was America's oldest working journalist.

(SEASIDE, OR) - It is a sad day in our newsroom today, as we regretfully announce the passing of our longtime writer, Henry Clay Ruark. He passed away early this morning in his sleep at the age of 94.

From our humble beginning in 2004, Henry, or 'Hank' as we often called him, has been a dedicated member of our team, Salem-News.com's Op-Ed Writer.

Dennis Weichel Reminds Us Who Americans Really Are

Dennis Weichel's heroic death brings us the other side of the story in Afghanistan.

(SALEM) - The story of Rhode Island soldier Dennis Weichel makes it easy to remember why I left Afghanistan in 2007 thinking that a lot of good Americans were engaged in that conflict.

They were there then and they are there now, as this father of three who gave his life to save an Afghan child, showed us.

Rwanda Peoples Party Calls for End to Ongoing Grenade Attacks

"... We don’t need the memories of the 1994 tragedies to revisit our country and people once again."

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - Tragedy blanketed Rwanda which continues to endure the most persistent brutality of killings and persecutions for over five decades.

The total incompetence and failures of all Rwanda governments that come and go including that of president Kagame and his RPF regime, to protect the lives and properties of Rwandan people.

Continuing the Legacy of Lies at the NYT

This is truly an extinction level event dragged out over time by lies and purposeful mis-information by people like these Psychopaths at the NYT.

(LOS ANGELES) - Hmm, when they lie, they still let info drop.

The Times included this factoid: "was just two feet deep, rather than the 33-foot level estimated by Tepco officials when the government declared the plant stable in December."

Dow Chemical Greenwashing Exposed

Dow's PR folks got a big surprise with this one...

(CAMBRIDGE, MASS) - When a Dow Chemical PR firm asked "green" author Anna Lappé to contribute a video about the future of water for Dow's greenwashing effort, she provided what they had asked for.

In her 60-second submission, Lappé stressed that toxic chemicals are one of the biggest global threats to water and people, and that Dow itself is one of the biggest sources of such threats.