War Crimes Trials for Israelis for Gaza? Almost impossible

"The International Criminal Court in The Hague has no jurisdiction to investigate in the Gaza Strip, as it is not a state. Though the Palestinian Authority has been functioning as an interim sovereign polity since...

Iraq pressured on future of U.S. troops. To leave in 2011?

" Iraqi officials say the draft calls for U.S. troops to leave the country by the end of 2011 unless the Baghdad government asks them to stay. But legal immunity for U.S. soldiers under Iraqi law has emerged as...

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

UN not guilty in Srebrenica case?

Hague’s International Criminal Court  has declared it  had no jurisdiction to judge UN failure to protect Muslim in Srebrenica in 1995. But such declaration does not meen UN is not responsible. According to a CSM article, this is Europe's only genocide since World...

Untouchable women stripped & Beaten up in India

Dalits caste also known as untouchables are still suffering  exploitation from upper & rich in rural India. Although Indian government has been working to improve their social and economic conditions for...

The truth about the European Constitution, now called the Lisbon Treaty

"the European Constitution "What need we fear who knows it, When none can call our power to account?" Lady Macbeth (Macbeth, Act V Scene 1) What is the Constitution? The Constitution is a document that would define the relationship between ...

Zimbabwe poll officials detained

Five officials have been arrested by police in Zimbabwe for allegedly under-counting votes cast for President Mugabe in the election last month.Mugabe is just not going to go quietly."Police said the election...

Attempted Robbery Defendant used Finger Instead of a gun

"A South Daytona teen was arrested for an unusual attempted robbery that happened Sunday night. Armed with only a pistol-shaped fist, the man demanded that the clerk of a convenience store near Daytona Beach hand...

B.C. introduces carbon tax

British Columbia 's Liberal Government introducing a Carbon Tax has Citizens fuming over what is seen as a Massive Tax Grab, contrary to what Politicans say to the media.  Past and present Polls shows an...

Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles

"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...

Conrad Black denied permission to return to Canada

"Conrad Black denied permission to return to Canada Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | 6:24 PM ET CBC News Conrad Black will not be allowed to return to Canada before his sentencing in November on fraud charges, a judge ruled Wednesday. Black had asked the court for...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

US Federal Government Pursues Death Penalty Against States' Laws

"At a time when many states are backing away from capital punishment, the federal government is aggressively pursuing -- and winning -- more death sentences, including in jurisdictions that traditionally oppose them. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors in New York persuaded a...

SOA Protesters Sentenced

"Grayman Ward, 20, of Raleigh, N.C., was the only one to plead no contest to entering military, naval or Coast Guard property -- a federal crime that carries a maximum sentence of six months. He lost his job when his employer found out about his arrest. Faircloth found Ward...

Will Plainfield be another Waco?

by Mark Yannone - In defending themselves against a federal government they claim is operating outside the government's jurisdiction, Ed and Elaine Brown have filed 42 motions in Concord, New Hampshire's, US District Court and had every one denied. The couple then spent three...

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