20-year-old Convicted in Toronto Terror Plot

The first person convicted under Canada's new terror act legistlation is a 20-year-old member of the so-called 'Toronto 18', men who prosecutors claim trained to carry out deadly attacks against the Canadian Government. His name has not been released as he was under the age...

Former KKK Member's Conviction Vacated

James Ford Seale, the former KKK member who was convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy last year in the 1964 murder of two black teens was granted an acquittal by the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.The court said...

Convicted Bomb Plot Terrorists Planned to Bring Down Seven Transatlantic Planes

A court heard how three young British Muslims planned to bring down at least seven transatlantic planes and made a video in which they made "You Will Be Destroyed" jibes.   " Three young British Muslims who...

Guilty as Ordered

This makes a nice contrast to President Bush's criticism of China's human rights record today. Maybe he should also spend a bit of time cleaning up civil rights abuses in his own country. " Now that was a real nail-biter. The court designed by the White House and its...

Three plead guilty to explosives plot

The British men who were caught allegedly plotting to blow up an airliner using liquid explosives in 2006, which caused the ensuing worldwide ban on carrying liquids onto planes, have pleaded guilty to the crime today."LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded...

Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges

After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...

Men charged over 'Tigers' support

Four men have been arrested in London by UK authorities, charged with 'conspiring to support' the rebel Tamil Tiger group in Sri Lanka, which is fighting for independence for the island's Tamil minority."Four men have been charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil...

Terror plot targeted Air Canada flights, trial told

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Canada's complacency that "It couldn't happen here" is put to rest as Terrorists in London, much like the 17 accused in Canada who are currently on trial for...

Russian arms dealer to face trial in Thailand-police

It will be interesting to see how this develops, particularly in terms of jurisdiction." BANGKOK, March 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Bout, the alleged "Merchant of Death" of the clandestine arms trade arrested in a U.S....

Padilla guilty in US terror trial

"US citizen Jose Padilla has been found guilty of plotting to kill people overseas and supporting terrorism. His two co-defendants, Lebanese-born Palestinian Adham Amin Hassoun and Jordanian-born Kifah Wael Jayyousi, were convicted on the same counts. All three denied charges...

MEMORANDUM: SUMMARY OF PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF TREASON

"MEMORANDUM The September 11, 2001 Attacks as Acts of Treason under Article III(3) of the U.S. Constitution The United States Constitution, in Article 3, Section 3, says that it is treason for a citizen of the USA to engage in “levying war” against the United States. If...

Former IRS District Director Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Tax Fraud

"Cota, 65, of Vista, Calif., admitted in his plea agreement that from 1997 though April 2002, the conspirators, through Renaissance, operated a scheme to defraud the government and individuals by marketing a program designed to sell illegal tax deductions through false and...

N.C. Officer arrested on serious drug charges

"David Brown Jr. was taken into custody at about 11 p.m., according to a press release from the State Bureau of Investigations. He was taken to the Duplin County Jail and placed under a $200,000 secured bond. Brown, 31, was charged with conspiring to sell cocaine, conspiring...

Memphis: Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations

"Alexander Johnson, a former officer with the Memphis Police Department, pleaded guilty today to a one-count felony violation for conspiring to deprive individuals of their civil rights."

Google maps "airbrushes history" of Hurricane Katrina

People using Google Maps' satellite imagery as an accurate window into their world now have good reason to doubt what they're seeing--recently it was revealed that the imagery of New Orleans currently reflects the...

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