(NEW YORK) MintPress — Noticeably absent from last week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa was former President George W. Bush, who left office in 2009 with a 22 percent approval rating. Ironically, he appears to be mentioned more at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. “Bush is sort of political herpes. He is just going […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — Noticeably absent from last week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa was former President George W. Bush, who left office in 2009 with a 22 percent approval rating. Ironically, he appears to be mentioned more at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. “Bush is sort of political herpes. He is just going […]
On July 12 2007 a US apache helicopter shot several Iraqi civilians in an incident that shocked the world when footage of the event was published by whistleblower website, Wikileaks. The footage, taken from the helicopter, shows people fleeing for the safety of buildings being pursued, then the buildings they run to blown up. The […]
On July 12 2007 a US apache helicopter shot several Iraqi civilians in an incident that shocked the world when footage of the event was published by whistleblower website, Wikileaks. The footage, taken from the helicopter, shows people fleeing for the safety of buildings being pursued, then the buildings they run to blown up. The […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — The U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay suffered minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac, but it is once again being hit by allegations of detainee abuse. A piece in the medical journal Tropical Medicine and International Health is raising questions about possible medical abuse at the prison facility because of the use of a controversial […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — The U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay suffered minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac, but it is once again being hit by allegations of detainee abuse. A piece in the medical journal Tropical Medicine and International Health is raising questions about possible medical abuse at the prison facility because of the use of a controversial […]
(MintPress) — As 2,286 delegates arrive in Tampa, Fla. for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), police and the FBI are anticipating a large contingent of protesters from the Occupy movement and from more radical anarchist groups like the black bloc and Anonymous. While there has been relatively little violence at major political conventions since the 1968 […]
(MintPress) — As 2,286 delegates arrive in Tampa, Fla. for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), police and the FBI are anticipating a large contingent of protesters from the Occupy movement and from more radical anarchist groups like the black bloc and Anonymous. While there has been relatively little violence at major political conventions since the 1968 […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
The hours are long, the work is back-breaking, and the workers can be as young as 12: an NBC Bay Area investigation into child labour in the US reveals thousands of children working in farming. Reporters encountered over two dozen children working in large farms in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, picking and trimming fruit and […]
The hours are long, the work is back-breaking, and the workers can be as young as 12: an NBC Bay Area investigation into child labour in the US reveals thousands of children working in farming. Reporters encountered over two dozen children working in large farms in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, picking and trimming fruit and […]
(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]
(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]