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Parents of Trayvon Martin ask feds to investigate state prosecutor for nixing efforts to arrest George Zimmerman
The Martin family will send a formal request for a review of State’s Attorney Wolfinger’s actions to the Justice Department on Monday, lawyer Ben Crump told CNN Sunday The parents of Trayvon Martin are asking the feds to investigate the state prosecutor who overruled the cop who wanted to arrest their son’s killer. On the…
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Trayvon Martin case: Mayor says police resisted release of 911 tapes
SANFORD, Florida — The mayor of the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says he overruled police and prosecutors who opposed the release of tapes of 911 calls, telling them: “We’re not here to hide anything.” Jeff Triplett, who is a senior vice president at United Legacy Bank and part-time mayor of Sanford, said he…
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911 Call: Trayvon Martin cried for help before gunshot
After repeated calls for the release of the 911 audio in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the Sanford police department finally released the audio on Friday. Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton of Miami Gardens, arrived at Sanford City Hall to hear the tapes. Martin broke down and “cried like a baby,”…
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Miami Police detective says racism “alive and well”
(Reuters) – A black veteran Miami police officer said on Tuesday that “racism is alive and well” in the United States and is evident in the case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African American teenager gunned down by a neighborhood watch volunteer in central Florida last month. George Zimmerman, the white Hispanic crime watch volunteer,…
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7 Right-Wing Bomb-Making Militia Members Acquitted
George Zimmerman and these people walk free, but the state executed Troy Davis. The reasons why should be obvious – nationalism and racism. — Red Phoenix Editorial Staff By Robert Snell and Christine Ferrett Detroit— A federal judge acquitted seven members of the Hutaree militia Tuesday of the most serious charges following six weeks of testimony…
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New Black Liberation Militia group to attempt citizen’s arrest in Fla. shooting of Trayvon Martin
By Crimesider Staff (CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. – The leader of a self-described black militia group says members will go to Sanford next week to attempt a citizen’s arrest on George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader who admitted to fatally shooting unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin. Najee Muhammad, a member of the New Black Liberation Militia,…
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The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games
by Gary Younge When John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, it changed 20th-century history – and his own life – for ever. How does he feel about it now? You’re probably not familiar with the name John Carlos. But you almost certainly know his image. It’s 1968…
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In Afghan killings, victim No. 17 remains unknown
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — As the U.S. military pursues charges against the Army sergeant accused of killing Afghan civilians in what commanders say was a freelance rampage, a new question has arisen: Who was victim No. 17? Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder “with premeditation” in the March 11…
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Suspicious school test scores across the nation
By Heather Vogell, John Perry and Alan Judd and M.B. Pell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. The newspaper analyzed test results for 69,000 public schools and found high concentrations…
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Cuba’s Lung Cancer Vaccine Could Save Your Life
Cuba, famed maker of delicious (and cancery) cigars, may just have an anti-lung cancer vaccine that’s worth getting excited about. CimaVax-EGF isn’t preventative, but it may make this horrible deadly disease just a plain old horrible disease. The newly available CimaVax-EGF is the product of 25 years of cancer research by Cuban medical authorities. While…
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