Duterte offers cabinet posts to Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (tags)
On Sunday (17 May 2016), Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines president-elect, announced that his administration, which is due to take office on June 30, would restore capital punishment and issue shoot-to-kill orders to the police and military.
Is Western Condemnation of Cultural Destruction Reserved Exclusively for Enemies? (tags)
Djulfa’s destruction, like that of the Bamiyan Buddhas and Timbuktu shrines, merits widespread coverage, unwavering condemnation, and international liability, no matter who the perpetrator is.
Statement of Facts/Call to Action Re: Burial Site (tags)
"STOP THE DESECRATION! 90+ burials (at present) being disturbed in the development of the Mexican Cultural Center at LA Plaza/Olvera St. They have attempted to not follow the law at the discovery of remains. Please support and help - call, write letters, emails. Voice your disgust...Tongva people tired and in pain." - - Tongva Elder
Please Stop Removal of Native American Cemetery in Huntington Beach (tags)
A developer is building a housing complex in Huntington Beach and is removing the remains of some 80 Indigenous people. Please write letters expressing your concerns or offense to the coastal commission.
muslims plan to desecrate Jewish Graveyard. (tags)
Muslims plan to build a "Museum of Tolerance" in Jewish graveyard.
US Dept. of Veterans: 73,846 US troops dead, 1,620,906 disabled (tags)
The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, in conjunction with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has released the truth because they need all people to know the US military is literally destroyed. They are under orders to conceal the truth at all costs, so they let slip a report which now cannot be "un-slipped."
Human rights activist lead a caravan to draw attention to the death and suffering taking place along our southern border. Marcha Migrante 2 started on February 2nd from San Ysidro and will travel all along the US/Mexico border until reaching Brownsville, Texas. During the two week caravan, human rights and immigrant rights activist will gather at various stops along the way and meet with people suffering from the current conditions plaguing the border region.
Caravana Por Justicia!
Michael Estrella, a Local Marine Killed in Iraq, Honored (tags)
Relatives, friends and supporters bid their last farewell to Marine Cpl. Michael Estrella in emotional services Friday. Estrella, 20, a 2003 Hemet High School graduate, was killed June 14 in combat in Iraq, the 2,500th member of the U.S. military to die in that country since the war began, according to Marine officials.
Luis Santos, Local Soldier Killed in Iraq, Remembered (tags)
More than 100 family members, friends and supporters paid tribute to Spc. Luis D. Santos on Monday. Services were held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Rialto then proceeded in a police-escorted motorcade to Riverside National Cemetery, where Santos was laid to rest.
Kevin Zeese: “Both Parties Selling Country to Highest Bidder!” (tags)
Kevin Zeese, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, accused both parties, Democrats and Republicans, of “selling the country to the highest bidder.” He spoke at a Forum, in Baltimore, MD, on June 4, 2006. Zeese emphasized the importance of breaking the straightjacket the two parties have on the voters in order to give them a real choice. Zeese also underscored that our fragile environment is headed for a global disaster, unless serious policy changes are made within the next five to ten years.
Arlington Cemetery West (tags)
Video of the Veterans for Peace - Arlington Cemetery installation on Santa Monica Beach commemorating those who have died in Iraq. Requires Real One player.
CODEPINK TURNS BLACK IN MOURNING (tags)
goes black in mourning and grief. U.S. disarms the unarmed Dramatic Display Of Grief And Mourning In White Face, Dressed In Black With A Dash Of Pink For Their Desire For Peace, Women And Men In A Funeral Procession At The LA National Cemetery.
Dramatic Funeral Procession Wednesday With Children’s Coffins And Body Bags Will Mark Peaceful Prayer Vigil To Los Angeles Resting Place For US Veterans Of Wars
Funeral Held for Italy G8 Protester (tags)
The coffin of Carlo Giuliani, the 23-year-old Italian protester who was shot dead by a police officer during massive riots at the G8 summit last week, is wrapped in a AS Roma soccer team flag, Giuliani's favorite team, during a funeral in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 25, 2001. Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at a Genoa cemetery to pay respects to Giuliani, the first fatality since the anti-globalization movement began staging protests at world meetings in Seattle in 1999. (AP Photo/Italo Banchero)
Fans flock to Morrison's grave (tags)
Morrison was found dead in the bath of a Paris apartment on 3 July 1971, aged 27.