By Daily Mail Reporter Controversial report says soldiers parachuted into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground tunnels U.S. military denies report, saying quotes were ‘made up’ A team of specially-trained U.S. commandos infiltrated North Korea in a spy mission… Read More ›
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Ludicrous Bill In New York State Senate Endeavors To End All Anonymous Posting On The Internet
You know SOPA and you know CISPA, so you might think you have a good handle on crazy Internet legislation. You might think you’ve seen the crazy stuff, but unless you’ve seen Thomas F. O’Mara’s bill S06779, you ain’t seen… Read More ›
CIA Identifies, Memorializes Fallen Covert Officers
By Lee Ferran The CIA has revealed the identities of 15 of its fallen officers, some of whose secret ties to the spy agency are being made public for the first time in almost three decades. Engraved on a memorial… Read More ›
2 more anti-NATO protesters facing charges
Two more NATO protesters have been charged with felonies in the wake of Sunday night’s demonstrations in downtown Chicago. Alex Cerajewski, 20, of Indiana, was accused of hurling two Gatorade bottles at police and urging “Black Bloc” anarchists to blend… Read More ›
NATO 3 protesters being held in isolation, lawyer says
BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter Three out-of-state anti-NATO protesters accused of making Molotov cocktails and planning a violent attack during the international leaders’ summit have been kept in isolation in the Cook County Jail, a lawyer for one of… Read More ›
NATO protests in Chicago: Police van drives into protesters
“Occupy” movement participants and an array of protest groups are among those gathering in Chicago this weekend to demonstrate outside the NATO summit. Sunday, protesters are ramping up for the largest demonstration of the weekend. So are police and Homeland… Read More ›
National Lawyers Guild Releases Photograph of Suspected Police Informant Involved in Terrorism-Related Cases
by Occupy Chicago Press Relations PRESS RELEASE Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release: May 21, 2012 National Lawyers Guild Releases Photograph of Suspected Police Informant Involved in Terrorism-Related Cases Chicago, IL — Investigations by the NLG… Read More ›
Registry tallies over 2,000 wrongful convictions since 1989
The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system’s failings. By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO
By SHANNON MCFARLAND and TAMMY WEBBER CHICAGO (AP) — Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO… Read More ›
Would-be underwear bomber a double agent
By John Miller (CBS News) The would-be bomber in the recently-uncovered plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner leaving Yemen was an undercover intelligence agent. The plot was revealed to U.S. intelligence officials based on a tip by Saudi intelligence… Read More ›
Obama signs 10-year deal on surprise Afghan trip
by Ben Feller President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan under the cover of darkness last night on the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden to sign an agreement cementing US commitment to the nation after American combat troops… Read More ›
The Subsidized Student Loan Scam
How the US Government is Profiteering Off of Struggling Students by DAVE LINDORFF The Senate is currently deadlocked on taking action to prevent the interest on new Stafford guaranteed student loans from rising on July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8%,… Read More ›
Why the Romney bully story matters
By Carly Rothman/The Star-Ledger It would hardly seem fair to judge a 65-year-old man for the shameful things he did in high school, as long as he also regarded them with shame. That doesn’t seem to be the case with… Read More ›
Dekalb County Police: it’s within policy for our officers to kick pregnant women in the stomach
By Rob Beschizza When Dekalb County, Ga., police officer Jerad Wheeler tased her brother, Raven Dozie started crying and demanding to know why. Wheeler kicked the heavily-pregnant woman in the stomach. While he is now under criminal investigation, his superiors… Read More ›