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Robert Bales, Accused in Afghan Deaths, Hires Flashy Lawyer John Henry Browne
Before the public even knew the name of the Army staff sergeant accused of murdering 16 Afghans in cold blood, his lawyer John Henry Browne, a 6-foot-5 Seattle attorney who’s defended Ted Bundy and the ‘Barefoot Bandit,’ was busily trying the case in the media. After he defended ’70s serial killer Ted Bundy, before he…
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Rush Limbaugh Defended Joseph Kony, Leader Of Rebel Militia Accused Of Atrocities
Joseph Kony, the African strongman who is suddenly a major villain thanks to a viral video about his atrocities, has a friend in Rush Limbaugh. In 2011, President Obama sent American troops to fight Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a guerilla group in Uganda. The LRA has been condemned for human…
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Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect
By GENE JOHNSON FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider has a sketchy memory of the night of the massacre. Lawyer John Henry Browne said Robert Bales…
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Dharun Ravi Guilty of Hate Crimes for Suicide of Tyler Clementi in Webcam Spy Trial
By KATE ZERNIKE NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A former Rutgers University student was convicted on Friday on all 15 charges he had faced for using a webcam to spy on his roommate having sex with another man, a verdict poised to broaden the definition of hate crimes in an era when laws have not kept…
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St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish Struggle
St. Patrick’s Day is typically portrayed as a day for drinking, festivities and revelry. However, we in the American Party of Labor believe that revolutionaries should set aside some time every year to remember the tragedy of discrimination the Irish people have faced here in the United States, and to celebrate the memories of Irish-American…
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The World is a Ghetto: Global Slums – Out of Sight and out of Mind: Deterioration of the Human Condition
It has been estimated that more than one to two billion human beings live in slums or shanty towns all over the world. One in every three people in the world will live in slums in the next coming twenty to thirty years, unless all the governments control unprecedented urban growth. A Report from the…
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On Emotionalism
When we come together to discuss the problems of our world, their solutions and the means by which we can achieve these ends, it is often that emotions come to the forefront. This is understandable, since it is impossible to demand that someone engage in discussion of world-defining subjects without having strong feelings about the…
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Santorum Doesn’t Seem to Mind Offending Puerto Rico
By Eric Randall Campaigning in Puerto Rico, Rick Santorum doesn’t show any signs that he wants to pander Wednesday, telling voters (erroneously) that they must declare English their only official language to achieve statehood. You’d think Santorum would want to butter up Puerto Ricans a bit more deftly, given the fact that Mitt Romney’s victories…
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Investigation of Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Shot Teen Trayvon Martin Reveals Questionable Police Conduct
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO ABC News has uncovered questionable police conduct in the investigation of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white neighborhood watch captain in Florida, including the alleged “correction” of at least one eyewitness’ account. Sanford Police Chief Billy Lee said there is no evidence to…
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Shootings further dent Americans’ support for war
By ANNE GEARAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The weekend massacre of Afghan civilians, allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier, further undermines the rationale for a war that a majority of Americans already thought wasn’t worth fighting. But the Obama administration and its allies insisted Monday the horrific episode would not speed up plans to pull…
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