We all knew this was coming, but now its official: Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, “The defendant now stands convicted.” The one count of conspiring to commit bribery is punishable for […]
The Boston Globe questions McCain’s constant chastising of Middle East adversaries by saying they don’t embrace our “Judea-christian values”: At the end of a long list of reasons to be suspicious of the Iranians, McCain declared: “And they sure don’t share our Judeo-Christian values.” It seemed at the time to be an odd thing to […]
Will we hear the outrage on this story? Money transfer agencies like Western Union have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have names like Mohammed or Ahmed, company officials said. In one example, an Indian driver here said Western Union prevented him from sending […]
For those that just think the high prices at the pump are a simple case of economical supply and demand, a new memo has surfaced that might open your eyes a little more: A Chevron memo is raising suspicion that oil executives intentionally reduced refining capacity in an effort to boost profits. The 1995 memo, […]
Those were the first words that came to my mind when I was looking through the released Abu Ghraib photos on Salon’s site. To see how we are treating these people while sitting there and trying to claim “we are the beacon of freedom” is pure bull shit. Every single person involved from civilian leadership […]
Now this is a suprise…. better watch your back choir boys: The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has revealed 102 priests working in Dublin are suspected of abusing children since 1940. At least 350 children are believed to have been sexually or physically assaulted over the past 66 years. The Irish government is expected to […]
Via ABC News Australia Bank robbers go underground to steal $85m Thieves have dug a 200-metre long tunnel to break into a Brazilian bank’s safe, stealing at least $85 million in the biggest bank heist in the country’s history. The thieves penetrated the Banco Central bank in the north-eastern city of Fortaleza on the weekend […]