Kratom is actively used to treat opiate withdrawals and help addicts during the recovery process. The DEA has found enough cause to pass multiple motions to ban the healing plant. This spells disaster for not only kratom harvesters, but for people who depend on kratom leaves to successfully conquer their opioid-addiction withdrawals. At low doses, […]
Jason Chambers posts misinformation on Facebook to defend his opposition to DNA testing in Jamie Snow case
A petition was recently launched asking McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers to allow DNA testing in the Jamie Snow case, in Illinois. The petition, which was launched by Injustice Anywhere on Change.org, has people asking the simple question: “Why not test the DNA?” Jamie Snow was convicted in 2000, of a 1991 “cold case” […]
Knox and Sollecito: Dissection of a conviction
Introduction I am personally a firm supporter of Knox and Sollecito’s innocence, it should be known by now, but however I state it here again for all the readers who may be new to the case. I am also Italian-born and have always lived in Italy except for short periods abroad, so when I write […]
Critical commentary on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Knox-Sollecito trial.
Note:Excerpts of the SC ruling appearing in the article were translated from Italian to English by the author. This article is intended to provide a critical analysis of the ruling of the Italian Supreme Court 26455/13 dated March 25, 2013 (announced the next day with publication of the motivation report on June 18, 2013 ) […]
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and the forgotten murderer
“Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt” – Francois La Rochefoucauld The real forgotten man of the Meredith Kercher murder case is Rudy Guede – the lone killer who has been allowed to get away with a reduced sentence and is likely to be out […]
Dengue Outbreaks on the Rise in Singapore
Written by Mong Palatino Singapore recorded 4,632 [1] dengue cases in 2012. This year it went up to 9,847 [2] already. This is a record high [3] for Singapore which last experienced a dengue outbreak in 2005. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has launched the ‘Do the Mozzie Wipeout’ campaign [4] to promote awareness about […]