It appears that genocide is a term that is simply not used among friends. Continue reading “President Opposes Genocide Resolution as an Inconvenient Truth”
Month: October 2007
In Santa Ana, California a Catholic Bishop faces a criminal charge of contempt of court. Continue reading “Catholic Bishop Faces Contempt Charges”
ConAgra Foods Inc. has had to stop production of its Banquet pot pies after 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. Continue reading “ConAgra Faces New Salmonella Incident”
The same week that the democrats have indicated that they will largely cave into the demands over the domestic surveillance program, it now appears that the democratic leadership has decided to pull back efforts to force a troop withdrawal from Iraq. Continue reading “Democrats Reportedly To Back Off of Iraq Troop Withdrawal Legislation”
In Orange County, Florida, the city elders do not like people feeding the homeless, so they made it a crime. Continue reading “Man Found Not Guilty of Feeding the Homeless”
The Senate appears ready to again yield to the President on the surveillance bill after democrats promised voters to fight on such issues. Continue reading “Senate to Give Into Demands From White House and Telecommunications Companies”
In an interesting test of the same-sex marriage barrier, a lesbian couple married in Massachusetts is seeking a divorce in Rhode Island, which does not expressly permit (or expressly bar) gay marriage. Continue reading “Lesbian Couple Seeks Divorce in Rhode Island”
Rights on the Rack: Alleged torture in terror war imperils U.S. standards of humanity Continue reading “U.S. Torture and the Loss of American Identity”
The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of Khaled el-Masri, 44 who alleged that he was kidnapped by CIA agents in Europe, held in an Afghan prison for four months, and tortured. Continue reading “Supreme Court Refuses to Hear El-Masri Case”
With the start of the Detroit trial, the following column from the L.A. Times October 2003 may be of interest. Continue reading “Nuns, Sailor-Mongers and Terorrism”
In Detroit, a terrorism prosecutor is facing criminal charges for allegedly lying and obstructing justice. Continue reading “Former Prosecutor Faces Trial Stemming From Terrorism Case”
January 20, 2006
This is the opening statement from the hearing immediately after the disclosure of the NSA program. Continue reading “Prior Testimony on the NSA Program”
The Democrats unveiled their new proposal for a surveillance bill today. It is a document that is far more about contemporary politics than constitutional principle. Continue reading “Some Dems Appear Ready to Cave on Surveillance Law — Again”
A jury finally as the case of Priscilla Slade, former president of Texas Southern University, a small predominantly black institution. Slade is accused of spending more than half a million dollars on decorations and high lifestyle at a school with fewer than 10,000 students – 85% of whom are on financial aide. Continue reading “Former University President’s Case Goes to the Jury”
The basis for arrest in many cases is often a field test of suspicious substances. A case out of Tampa Florida shows how unreliable these tests can be. Continue reading “Field Tests Under Question: Woman Jailed for Contraband Cat Urine”