Chinchilla Elected First Female President of Costa Rica

"Chinchilla, 50, is a career politician who has held numerous positions in the Costa Rican government and served on the cabinet of outgoing President Oscar Arias" Costa Rica continues to hold free and fair...

We should not absolve Islam of the crimes committed in its name

"Rod Liddle says it’s difficult to ignore the fact that the worst violations of human rights happen in countries dominated by an Islamic ideology. ... A young girl in Bangladesh has been sentenced to 101 lashes for having become pregnant as a consequence of being raped. Her...

Impeach egregious Justices

Senator Pat Leahey sent to me an email that I share below. He declares that corporations are not people, and I agree. The Supreme Court made a mistake giving corporations the same rights as people, we think....

Terrorist Asset Frozen By Gordon Brown

''Government measures to freeze the assets of people suspected of terrorist involvement were overturned by the Supreme Court.'' 5 men had all there assets frozen under an order brought in by Gordon Brown, when he...

Britian's newest Jekyll and Hyde

Stephen Marsh and Sarah Bush may not look like the infamous duo of Jekyll and Hyde that once terrorized and stole strangers off dark streets through the pages of a Robert Louis Stevenson book.  Recent...

Police slap abetment to suicide charge against Rathore

New Delhi: In further trouble for disgraced former DGP SPS Rathore, Haryana Police on Tuesday slapped a fresh charge of abetment to suicide against him in the Ruchika molestation case. A third FIR against Rathore...

Interlinear Defense Strategy

The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice must operate to the highest standards in prosecuting criminals including terrorists. In so doing, they seek an iron clad case before prosecution. Terrorists,...

Eye for an eye, ear for an ear, nose for a nose, everything goes

While I am aware of the eye-for-an-eye brand of justice, it seems to me that rendering such can be as brutal and heinous as the crime itself. In the instance reported below, men brutalized a woman in a ridiculously...

Sri Lankan Security Forces's War Crime video is authentic, Times

Recently, a video emerged showing cruel killings of naked Tamil by Sri Lankan Security Forces. However, the Sri Lankan government challenged the authenticity of the video released. On Dec. 15, 2009, Times of UK...

SC of Pakistan Declares NRO unconstitutional

" ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared National reconciliation ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional, Chief Justice of Pakistan announced the verdict of 17 member larger bench of Supreme Court on...

Woman Named Merry Christmas Arrested In Boynton Beach

Please put your coffee down before you read this article, as I split mine over my keyboard and lap, lol   Is this a christmas joke? Is there actually a woman called Merry Christmas? More important is her...

Greek police caught framing innocent bystander during demo

The police chase and apprehand a mask wearing man who is in possession of a bag full of petrol bombs ready to used against shops or fellow officers.Quickly he is subdued, detained and arrested, Mission accomplished....

Sex abuse church elder McConaghy 'too fat for jail'

"A 66-year-old church elder convicted of indecently assaulting a child will not be sent to jail because his obesity means his health is "precarious". John William McConaghy, from Urbal Road, Dervock, County Antrim, was found guilty of indecent assault. " Well hasn't this...

Martial law in Maguindanao?

I really hate to see military power wilded in such away, but possibly its the only answer to rid this area of private armies. But isn't the military and the police already trying to do just that? " A congressman asked yesterday President Arroyo to declare martial law in...

Many Teachers 'face false claims' - William Golding Was Right.

"Nearly 30% of school staff have been the subject of a false allegation of misconduct by a pupil, a survey by a teaching union suggests.The Association of Teachers and Lecturers said false claims blighted careers and damaged private lives. The ATL, which surveyed 1,155...

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