The last of the U.S. marines charged in the 2005 Haditha massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians, Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, received no jail time after he pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty and avoiding charges of involuntary manslaughter. Under his sentencing, Wuterich now faces a maximum penalty of a demotion to the rank of...
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Iraqis Voice Outrage as Haditha Massacre Trial Ends in No Jail Time for Accused U.S. Marines
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Headlines for January 26 2012
Obama Pushes Millionaire Tax in Iowa; Romney Slams SOTU Address, Romney and Gingrich Seek Florida Latino Vote, Fed Preserves Low Interest Rate, Predicts Slow Recovery, Geithner: No 2nd Term as Treasury Secretary, U.S. Could Expand Military Presence in the Philippines, Record Turnout Estimated at...
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Glock As Giffords Exits a Look at the Gun Used in Tucson Rampage and Other U.S. Mass Shootings
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resigned her seat this week, roughly a year after she was shot through the head during a meeting with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. The attack left six people dead and 12 others injured. As Giffords steps down, we look...
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quotHe Says One Thing and Does Anotherquot Ralph Nader Responds to Obama’s State of the Union Address
Responding to President Obama’s State of the Union address, longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader says Obama’s criticism of income inequality and Wall Street excess fail to live up to his record in office. “ says one thing and does another,”...
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quotIn Tahrir Squarequot HBO Doc on Egypt’s Revolution Through Eyes of Democracy Now’s Sharif Kouddous
Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous is the central character in the new HBO documentary airing tonight, “In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution.” The film chronicles the uprising though the reporting of Kouddous, and it looks at what the protest meant...
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