AMANDA KNOX: RUNNING SCARED?
Region: Italy
The Honorable Judge Mike Heavey, a King County (Washington State) Superior Court Judge continues to advocate for the innocence of Amanda Knox. Judge Heavey is often a guest speaker; he speaks as an American Citizen with the First Amendment Right to the Freedom of Speech. Judge Heavey is continuing his crusade against the injustice of the false conviction and four-year imprisonment of Am... more
Views: 4791AMANDA KNOX: TORTURED BY A RELIGIOUS ZEALOT?
Region: Italy
This sensationalized headline could be straight from a 1690s Salem Witch Trial. However, they would have punctuated it slightly different: AMANDA KNOX: TORTURED BY A RELIGIOUS ZEALOT!!! _____________________________________________________ If you need any background in the Amanda Knox case, please see DENVER or the meticulously and accurately revised chronicle on Wikipedia... more
Views: 5523AMANDA KNOX: SLANDER or POLICE BRUTALITY?
Region: Italy
Just when you think the Italian Judicial System has obtained some level of order and discipline over their wily judicial staff in Perugia, Italy, they have surprisingly decided to defend their tarnished honor with more insanity. _____________________________________________________ If you need any background in the Amanda Knox case, please see DENVER or the meticulously and accurately revised chr... more
Views: 8458AMANDA KNOX: The Fourth Reich or a Slippery Slope?
Region: ItalyNote: I use “The Forth Reich” strictly as juxtaposition to an unchallengeable system. The Italian Judicial System has proven its integrity to justice by providing one of their finest judges, The Honorable Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman, to ascertain the truth in the Amanda Knox case. Judge Hellman’s job was to, without prejudice, evaluate the evidence and proclaim Amanda Knox an... more
Views: 6695Black Women in European Politics: from Struggle to Success
Region: Italy
Written by Abdoulaye Bah Nowadays, it is a common occcurence to witness African-born women having successful careers in Europe. Despite the evident challenges, many of them have also distiguished themselves in politics. Still, it was not so long ago that such success would have seemed impossible. To achieve greatness, these women have often come a long way, both literally and figuratively. In order to bet... more
Views: 1151AMANDA KNOX: NOT ARRESTED - short update
Region: ItalyA story was released that Amanda Knox was arrested on multiple outstanding arrest warrants when she went to visit a friend at the Calipatria State Prison on Christmas day. It was a bit gleefully sarcastic as: “Amanda Knox not having a good Christmas.” It took about fifteen seconds to Google the Calipatria State Prison and discern that it is in California. They repor... more
Views: 11109New FAO Study Shows Accurate Images Of Forest Loss
Region: Italy
A new, satellite-based survey released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provides a more accurate picture of changes in the world’s forests, showing forest land use declined between 1990 and 2005.The report comes at a time when the ongoing UNFCCC climate summit (COP17) is slated to discuss several forest-related issues including Redusing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD).&n... more
Views: 1475Manipulation in the name of a murdered girl
Region: ItalyI have never liked being manipulated. And there is something about what we are being told right now that makes me feel that we are, and by people who are themselves making the accusation of manipulation. I am referring, you may think insensitively, to some family members of a poor girl who was violated and stabbed to death in Perugia, Italy, four years ago almost to the day. Well, can you get more outrageo... more
Views: 6911Wikipedia: black out against the gag law
Region: Italy
The italian page of free encyclopedia Wikipedia disappears. A strong paper against the new wiretrapping act proposal explains the black out. Over the past ten years, Wikipedia has become part of the daily habits of millions of web users looking for a neutral, free-content, and - above all - independent source of Knowledge. A new, huge multi-lingual encyclopedia, freely available to all, at any time, and free of ... more
Views: 1625Unarresting the Arrested:FBI Profiler John Douglas on Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito
Region: ItalyThis article was originally supposed to be published for Il Messaggero. It was given to me as an assignment, after the editor and legal expert of the newspaper saw the Maxim interview with famed FBI profiler, John Douglas, in the January 2011 issue. When the article was turned in, albeit shortened, my editor told me – “We can't print this article. It's too dangerous to print in Italy”. ... more
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