Articles: Black Panthers gearing up for "National Day of Action"
Region: United StatesThe New Black Panther Party, a group described by many as being the largest organized anti-Semitic and racist Black militants in America, has used troubling language to describe several of the events scheduled to be held Saturday, April 23, in New York City, Washington, DC and about 40 other cities across the United States during its "National Day of Action. The leaders of the NBPP have stated that opposing Jews and "Zionism" is one of the "pres... more
Views: 2032Obama's immigration meeting a farce, say amnesty critics
Region: United StatesOn Tuesday without the usual fanfare for a White House special event, President Barack Obama held an immigration conference to discuss how to fix America's broken immigration system with a group accused of being responsible for breaking the system in the first place. The White House claimed that the invitees represented a "broad group of business, law enforcement, faith and former and current elected leaders from across the political spectrum." Howeve... more
Views: 1566Border Patrol report shocks many Americans
Region: United StatesFor the third time in only a few months, a federal report on Friday exposed how the U.S. government prioritizes environmental preservation over national security by keeping Border Patrol agents out of wildlife refuges that are heavily transited by Mexican drug and human smugglers. "For years, Border Patrol agents have been prohibited by the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service from actively patrolling such areas because it threatens natural resources," Tom Fitton, presid... more
Views: 1116Mexico arrests mass murder suspect
Region: MexicoThe Mexican Navy on saturday captured one of the prime suspects in the mass murder of 145 people whose bodies were exhumed from mass graves in the northern state of Tamaulipas. Omar Martin Estrada -- a/k/a El Kilo -- is the alleged local leader of Los Zetas, arguably the most deadly and brutal drug cartel in Mexico. He was nabbed in San Fernando, where the buried bodies were found. A $1.2 million reward had been offered for his arrest. ... more
Views: 2048Salafists execute Italian activist in Gaza
Region: Israel"Salafist jihadists are extremist Sunnis who believe they are the only true interpreters of the Koran. They are beginning to concern counterterrorism experts since Salafists are gaining more and more power in Egypt following the ouster of President Mubarak." A pro-Palestinian activist from Italy was discovered dead in Gaza a mere few hours after being abducted, according to the Israeli Defense Force. According to IDF officials, 36-year old Vittorio Arrigoni was seized on... more
Views: 1734Obama's speech: President plans cuts to defense budget
Region: United StatesPresident Barack Obama, during his much heralded speech earlier today, mentioned his desire to "seek additional savings" within the U.S. Armed Forces which likely entail cuts to the Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget, Mirroring President Bill Clinton's 1990s reductions in defense spending that some critics claim led to the terrorist attacks against the US and its interests, Obama is planning his own set of defense cuts with the blessings of his Secretary of... more
Views: 1656CSI Mexico: Secret mass grave discovered in Tijuana shocks police
Region: MexicoPolice investigators and forensics technicians this week dug up bones, body fragments and teeth at a secret mass grave in Tijuana, Mexico, in a discovery that shocked even the most hardened law enforcement veteran. The excavation project is part of a police search for the possible remains of 60 missing people believed killed in the Mexican drug war. DNA samples will be examined from the remains and compared with tissue sam... more
Views: 1674Airport snafu: Security easily compromised by terror suspects
Region: United States"[O]n at least 23 occasions its highly specialized Behavior Detection Officers failed to stop terrorists from boarding planes, investigators found. At least 16 people who were later charged or pleaded guilty to terrorism charges slipped through eight different U.S. airports with SPOT programs, according to the GAO’s findings." "Years after implementing a costly passenger screening program, the Homeland Security agency responsible for protecting the nation’s tran... more
Views: 1148Mexicans discover mass graves while protesting drug war
Region: MexicoA national protest -- with demonstrations in two dozen Mexican cities and towns -- against drug-related violence was abruptly interrupted by news reports of the discovery of 59 bodies in mass graves. The bodies were discovered by police officers investigating the hijacking of a busload of civilians by suspected narco-terrorists in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The location of the mass graves is a known hotspot for violence related to the powerful&nb... more
Views: 1093Death penalty: States switching to new drug to execute murderers
Region: United StatesMississippi criminal-justice officials are planning to administer a new drug in executing three men at the end of April, a law enforcement source told the Public Safety Examiner on Wednesday. The state plans to use the powerful sedative pentobarbital a drug used to "put down" large animals. Currently Mississippi uses sodium thiopental to carry out death sentences. Part of the reason for the switch is the beli... more
Views: 1361
