Attack Targeted ‘Associate’ of Maulvi Nazir A pair of US drone strikes against Pakistan’s South Waziristan Agency have killed at least 33 people, 16 in South Waziristan and 17 in North Waziristan and wounded four others in the past 24… Read More ›
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Defense: George Zimmerman in police custody
MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, surrendered to police Sunday and was booked into jail after having his bail revoked two days earlier. Zimmerman’s legal team said in… Read More ›
Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin and the protection of police murder in America
Once again another young Black man has been shot and killed, under highly questionable circumstances, by a representative of law enforcement. Also once again, African Americans and our allies fear that justice will not be served on the perpetrator. Unfortunately,… Read More ›
Protests erupt in Egypt over Hosni Mubarak verdicts
Huge crowds have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest against the verdicts on Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his co-defendants. Although Mubarak got life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters in last year’s uprising, the acquittal… Read More ›
Black woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for warning shot in Florida
Fla. woman Marissa Alexander gets 20 years for “warning shot”: Did she stand her ground? (CBS) – Last Friday, Jacksonville mother Marissa Alexander was sentenced by a Florida judge to 20 years in prison for firing what she says was… Read More ›
U.S. Navy’s Pacific Presence to Expand, Panetta Says
U.S. naval power in the Pacific will increase as the Pentagon rebalances American forces toward the Asia-Pacific region, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in Singapore while calling on countries to beef up their capacity. By 2020, the “Navy will re-posture… Read More ›
Zimmerman back to jail; judge says he lied
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin’s shooter must return to jail, a judge ordered Friday in a strongly worded ruling that said George Zimmerman and his wife lied to the court about their finances to obtain bond in a case… Read More ›
Obama’s kill list – All males near drone strike sites are terrorists
Depending on whom you ask, the Obama administration has either executed hundreds of civilians abroad with poorly planned drone strikes or none at all. A new report, however, finally offers insight into those conflicting conclusions. A New York Times article… Read More ›
Obama sped up cyber attacks on Iran after Stuxnet leak
US president accelerated pace of computer sabotage in 2010 even after Stuxnet leak, according to New York Times report President Barack Obama’s administration has taken direct responsibility for a rapid acceleration in cyber-attacks against Iran’s nuclear programme. According to anonymous… Read More ›
Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page
Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Some Republicans have taken their criticism to the extreme. In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message… Read More ›
Ephren Taylor Accused of $11 Million Christian Ponzi Scheme by SEC
By STEVE OSUNSAMI and KATIE HINMAN Ephren Taylor stepped into the pulpit with the ease of preacher’s son, taking the microphone at the New Birth Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the powerful pastor Eddie Long was introducing him to the… Read More ›
Did U.S. send paratroopers into North Korea? Military accused of ‘secret mission’ to spy on nuke facilities
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 ›
US commandos parachuted into North Korea: report
WASHINGTON — US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media. Army Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of US… Read More ›
Four witnesses in Trayvon Martin case change their stories
Three key witnesses in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman change their accounts in ways that could damage the defendant. The fourth abandons her initial story altogether. By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence released last… Read More ›
“We didn’t know it was impossible, so we did it!” The Quebec Student Strike celebrates its 100th day
by Malav Kanuga Origins of an unlimited general strike (“grève générale illimitée”) Students in Quebec are marking their 100th day of an unlimited general strike on Tuesday, May 22nd, the culmination of the most stunning mass protest movements of recent… Read More ›
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