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Open Letter to Olympic Committee Members in London Over Down Sponsorship

The idea of Dow's advertising being plastered on the front of the stadium absolutely ruins the idea of what the Olympics are supposed to be.

(LONDON) - In a few weeks, unless you take action, the Olympic Stadium will have been surrounded by a wrap comprising 336 giant panels made by a company responsible for deaths of many thousands.

That company is Dow Chemical, whose record was known to each and everyone of you through the many court cases it has had brought against them in the US for disposing of tonnes of highly toxic waste into rivers and lakes near its plants.

Nazi Germany`s Goering Brothers: Unwitting and Humble Saviors of the Jews

Like Oskar Schindler, Albert Goering was a German Savior of Jewish lives.

(SALEM) - From my study of history, there really have always been two men named Hermann Goerman.

One is the fabled World One Ace who flew with the 'Red Baron', the other, is the fat, Nazi slug who started Hitler's Gestapo, or secret police. They are the same man, as different as they may seem.

Woodburn Man Dies From Fall at Silver Falls State Park

Preliminary investigation indicates Daniel Bonham slipped while hiking and fell about 100 feet to where he was found.

(SALEM) - 56-year old Daniel Frank Bonham of Woodburn, died Friday night after apparently slipping and falling to his death while hiking in Silver Falls State Park.

Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of Marion County Sheriffs Office and the medical examiner, are continuing the investigation. Mr. Bonham's body was recovered Saturday morning.

The Helmet and Sudden Victims

The Helmet from the Sudden Victims collection... you never see brains in a helmet in a John Wayne movie.

(GUIFORD, IN) - The Helmet, a brief story from my collection Sudden Victims, is part of an unfinished novel, The Holey Grail, about my fictional character Maxwell Monk, his Vietnam War experience and PTSD.

I may never finish the novel. I work on it when I get the urge, but that part of my past is hard to deal with at times.

Occupy the Legislature

Consider this a tribute for Occupy and all of its supporters - editor

(SALEM) - Hundreds of activists from Occupy groups from around the state converged on the State Capitol today to bring the message of the 99% to the halls of power in Oregon.

Occupiers explain that the intent is to maintain a symbolic “Occupation” of the Capitol building as long as the Legislature is in secession.

Marie Colvin Remembered in Jaffna

Marie Colvin will always remain an inspiration to the Tamil journalists, who continue their work under severe threat to press freedom...

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Tamil journalists came together Monday in Jaffna with civil society members and student representatives of Jaffna University, to pay tribute to the slain war correspondent in Syria, Marie Colvin.

Paying floral tribute, the event, organized by Nimalarajan Memorial Foundation, remembered the late Marie Colvin as a Journalist Friend of Tamils.

A Very Uncivil War
Ghastly Images- Gross Detail and Denial of Sri Lanka`s Genocide

Sri Lanka's vaunted 'military victory' over the Tamil Tigers was more like shooting fish in a barrel.

(SALEM) - In the Sri Lanka Tamil Genocide, civilian refugees were routed into so-called 'safe zones' - where the Sri Lanka Army just smashed people into pieces.

This is just one part of the terrible Sri Lanka civil war under a microscope with the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Gunmen executing people in the streets - Homs eyewitness

Western-backed rebels in Syria are gunning down Christians from rooftops...

(MOSCOW RT) - People have been left without water or electricity as rebels destroy water pumps and power converters. Civilians are forced to stay inside as snipers shoot from the rooftops.

RT in Damascus managed to contact an eyewitness in Homs, who says gunmen are killing civilians in the streets. Galina says leaving home is out of the question, as snipers “can shoot you in the back.”

High Stakes in Geneva in 2009 and 2012: Dayan Jayatilleka recalls

Includes interview for the benefit of readers with due acknowledgement to Dianne Silva and the Daily Mirror.

(GENEVA) - The 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has commenced in Geneva from February 27th.

It is very likely that Sri Lanka would figure as item 10 on the agenda during the concluding stages of the conclave in the days between March 21st to 23rd.

An Open Letter to Congressman Chandler Over Support of War Criminals

No politicians should endorse war crimes.

(HARRISVILLE, NH) - Your support of the Sri Lankan war criminals, as evidenced by the letter you recently penned to the President of the United States, is not just surprising, it is repulsive.

That anyone would support a government that takes part in the killing of innocent children is simply not understandable to me. Rape, torture, and mass murder of civilians constitute crimes that must not go unpunished.