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Military Rape Back in Headlines
Services Increasingly Appearing as Broken Institutions

Military sex and violence will not go away.

(SALEM) - A new award-winning documentary about military rape has kicked this political football into full public view.

It is an ugly, detestable problem that the military leaves basically unaddressed.

AMA Member: Inflammatory article twists facts, denigrates motorcyclists

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) works to protect your freedoms to ride!

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - An article by Fairwarning.org published June 7 and picked up by USA Today and other news outlets, “Despite Death Toll, Motorcycle Groups Strive to Muzzle U.S. Regulators,” contains biased reporting and derogatory language toward motorcyclists.

Motorcycle Awareness Rallies Hundreds of Bikers at Oregon Capitol

"There are people from all walks of life here, that just chose motorcycles as their primary method of transportation" ~ Quiet Mike

(SALEM, Ore.) - Hundreds of motorcycles made their way across the state of Oregon, up the freeway, through the mountains and into the capitol city, Salem.

They were there for the first Saturday of May- the biggest "Motorcycle Awareness" event to date.

WFP Humanitarian Convoy Attacked in Parwan, Province

It's the first time a WFP-marked convoy was directly attacked in Afghanistan.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - A convoy of WFP trucks carrying humanitarian food supplies was attacked by unknown assailants, 4 June.

The drivers are safe, but three of the trucks and their contents were burned.

Drug Czar Kerlikowske: Misinformed Anti-Cannabis Attack Pit Bull

Punishing the sick & PTSD Veterans.

(MOLALLA, OR) - I just don’t know where this guy came from. I have read much garbage about him and I can distill it into two words, “IGNORANT SCOUNDREL”.

His latest diatribe before Memorial Day made me sick.

Vietnam Women`s Union Speaks Out Over Dow Chemical Sponsorship of Olympics

"...the Vietnam Women's Union would like to call upon IOC to reconsider your decision to accept Dow Chemical Corporation as a sponsor of the Olympic events"

(HANOI, Viet Nam) - The women of Vietnam are raising a voice in objection to the inclusion of Dow Chemical as a sponsor in the upcoming Olympic games.

US Government Continues to Neglect Returning War Veterans

We send our soldiers off to fight, then neglect them as veterans.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On Monday, the nation observed Memorial Day, an annual federal holiday observed each May in the US.

As we remember those who died, shouldn’t we also remember the veterans living among us?

Medical Marijuana and Anti-Cannabis, Microcephalic, Contentious Cretins:
ARE THEY PSYCHOPATHS AGAINST SICK PEOPLE?

Who really believes the reefer madness line anymore? Ask Dwight Holton.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I cannot get over the television advertisements regarding the Oregon Attorney General election. Dwight Holton, a recent carpetbagger to the State, appeared to have lots of money for his T.V. advertisements and it was acutely interesting to me to discover where all this money was coming from.

White House Statement on Medical Marijuana: Another Step Back for Veterans

'Use marijuana and go to prison' - Gil Kerlikowske's message to Veterans on Memorial Day

(WASHINGTON DC) - Veterans For Medical Cannabis Access issued the following news release after receiving word that their attempt to see medical marijuana legalized for Vets, was simply rejected yet again.

Relying on the wisdom of Gil Kerlikowske, the nation's 'drug czar', veterans are reminded on Memorial Day that their sacrifices only gain them a small amount of credibility.

Roundup of Latest News from Afghanistan

Violence, bloodshed, politics, war, ruby thieves, and efforts for peace.

(KABUL ANS) - This is a critical time in the history of Afghanistan, the United States and so many other countries tied to the ongoing U.S.-led war effort.

Afghanistan News Center in Kabul provides an excellent roundup of stories and while we have carried individual articles sourced from their reports, this is for the first time, a collection of their entire dispatch.