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Members of Promise Arizona, Leonila Martinez, left, Patricia Rosas, and Gustavo Cruz, right, react to the United States Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB1070, as the ruling comes down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Supreme Court Strikes Down Portions Of Ariz. Immigration Law, Upholds ‘Show Me Your Papers’

Archives for June 2012

Army Wardrobe Changes Put Soldiers’ Lives In Danger, Cost Taxpayers Billions

(MintPress) – After spending millions of dollars to revamp the camouflage pattern on soldiers’ uniforms just a few years ago, the United States Army is now changing uniform designs again after fielding criticism from military personnel who say the initial upgrade made them more visible to hostile forces. After soldiers complained to lawmakers about the […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant
Spc. Eddie L. Williams, a computer detection repairer at Fort Belvoir, Va., models the new MultiCam Army Combat Uniform, which were issued to soldiers deploying to Afghanistan beginning in July 2010. (Photo by The U.S. Army via Flikr)

(MintPress) – After spending millions of dollars to revamp the camouflage pattern on soldiers’ uniforms just a few years ago, the United States Army is now changing uniform designs again after fielding criticism from military personnel who say the initial upgrade made them more visible to hostile forces. After soldiers complained to lawmakers

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Occupy Tel-Aviv? Arrest Of Prominent Israeli Protester Reignites Demonstrations For Social Justice

(MintPress) – Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv Saturday, nearly 90 of whom were arrested, following the detention of Daphni Leef, an activist who led tens of thousands of Israelis to protests against widening social inequality in Israel in 2011. In what was seen as a reignition of 2011 Tel Aviv […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Israeli activists raise their hands during a social protest in Tel Aviv, Israel early Sunday, June 24, 2012. Israeli police say 85 protesters were arrested on Saturday after clashing with officers and vandalizing banks in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

(MintPress) – Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv Saturday, nearly 90 of whom were arrested, following the detention of Daphni Leef, an activist who led tens of thousands of Israelis to protests against widening social inequality in Israel in 2011. In what was seen as a reignition of 2011 Tel Aviv protests, dubbed the

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US Lambastes Russia Over Human Trafficking While Russia Claims US Is World’s Largest Trafficking Importer

(MintPress) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich suggested hypocrisy by the United States when the U.S. put Russia on its watch list for human trafficking, its ninth consecutive year on the list. The listing of Russia as a Tier 2 Watch List country for trafficking comes during a time when relations between the two powers have been […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
This image released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, shows Brazilian nationals inside a tractor-trailer after they were discovered at the Falfurrias, Texas, Border Patrol checkpoint, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

(MintPress) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich suggested hypocrisy by the United States when the U.S. put Russia on its watch list for human trafficking, its ninth consecutive year on the list. The listing of Russia as a Tier 2 Watch List country for trafficking comes during a time when relations between the two powers have

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Chicago’s Homicide Rate Jumps 38 Percent In One Year, Reflects Impact Of Police Budget Cuts

(NEW YORK) MintPress – As global leaders and their delegations left Chicago on May 21, following this year’s NATO summit in the Windy City, Mayor Rahm Emanuel proudly declared it a success. “We are…a world class city that can put on a world class event,” he announced. Yet for all of Emanuel’s pronouncements of glory, […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
In a June 5 2012 photo, police arrest a suspect in Chicago. The CPD narcotics division has been conducting undercover investigations in order to move in on suspected drug dealers in parts of Chicago's South and West sides. In the fight against Chicago's gang and drug problem Chicago Police patrol the streets 24/7. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – As global leaders and their delegations left Chicago on May 21, following this year's NATO summit in the Windy City, Mayor Rahm Emanuel proudly declared it a success. “We are...a world class city that can put on a world class event,” he announced. Yet for all of Emanuel’s pronouncements of glory, in contrast to what is

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Police Code Of Silence Still Plagues NYPD Whistleblowers

(MintPress) – James Griffin has become the personification of what the ostracizing of a police officer doing the right thing looks like. Griffin did what his Patrol Guide required him to do: Report corruption and wrong doings he witnessed within the New York Police Department (NYPD). But those that have come forward to report their […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Former New York city police officer and legendary whistleblower Frank Serpico, left, and the Rev. Joseph Tromboli, formerly a police officer in the Internal Affairs Department, share their thoughts before a New York City Council hearing on police corruption and brutality in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

(MintPress) – James Griffin has become the personification of what the ostracizing of a police officer doing the right thing looks like. Griffin did what his Patrol Guide required him to do: Report corruption and wrong doings he witnessed within the New York Police Department (NYPD). But those that have come forward to report their fellow officers

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Syria Blamed For Turkish Provocation

(CHICAGO) – On June 22, two Turkish warplanes provocatively entered Syrian airspace low and fast. Doing so showed hostile intent. The Obama administration’s dirty hands are all over this incident. Washington and Ankara wanted a reaction and got it. Expect what’s ahead to unfold as planned. Turkish officials claim Syria downed its aircraft in international waters. […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

(CHICAGO) - On June 22, two Turkish warplanes provocatively entered Syrian airspace low and fast. Doing so showed hostile intent. The Obama administration's dirty hands are all over this incident. Washington and Ankara wanted a reaction and got it. Expect what's ahead to unfold as planned. Turkish officials claim Syria downed its aircraft in

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