Fine for pot in Denver could go down to $1

DENVER – A city panel in charge of overseeing marijuana possession crimes in Denver recommended on Wednesday that the fine for possession be set at $1. If Denver’s presiding judge accepts the recommendation from the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, the fine would be the lowest in the entire nation for marijuana possession. The panel [...]

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Family of man shot by San Bernardino police hires lawyer

The family of Cedric May Jr., who was shot and killed by San Bernardino police on Monday, has hired a lawyer. The family says May was repeatedly tased and then shot while handcuffed; police say May grabbed the taser and pointed it at an officer’s head.

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Argentine Supreme Court rules personal marijuana use punishment unconstitutional

In an eight-page writ unveiled today, the Argentine Supreme Court said it is unconstitutional to punish marijuana consumers, if that action does not harm third parties. The decision would put an end to a long-term debate, in which users had claimed that the incumbent drug law violated privacy rights. However, the ruling of the Court [...]

Gun groups to sue over Montana-made and retained firearms

BELLEVUE, WA – the Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) have formed a strategic alliance to litigate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), passed by the 2009 Montana Legislature and signed into law by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. The MFFA declares that any firearms made and retained [...]

No bail for NY Marine in fatal DWI accident

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A Marine has been ordered held without bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges of driving drunk in a crash that killed two brothers as they crossed a Long Island highway. Staff Sgt. James Farr was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. Authorities say Farr’s blood-alcohol level [...]

2 Marines arrested in stabbing death

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Two Marines based at Camp Pendleton were arrested early Monday and booked into the county jail on murder and conspiracy charges in the fatal stabbing of a local automotive shop owner, police said. Oceanside police identified the Marines as Raphael Roshod Davis Ramey, 20, and Xavier Akeam Adams, 19, both from Texas. [...]

CIA OIG Report on Detention and Interrogation Activities Available

CIA OIG Report on Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities (September 2001-October 2003) As widely reported in the press yesterday, the CIA Office of Inspector General has just released material on past detention practices in the ‘War on Terrorism’. The release of this material came about following a FOIA request by the American Civil Liberties Union, [...]

America’s jailed youth: tortured and abandoned

While Americans rightfully demand justice for the horrendous acts of torture at Guantanamo, many prisoners here at home are victims of America’s overburdened incarceration system. Youth are the most vulnerable prisoners in our overcrowded and understaffed jails. A report by the United States Department of Justice highlights abuses at four juvenile residential centers and raises [...]

Journalists’ recent work examined before embeds

As more journalists seek permission to accompany U.S. forces engaged in escalating military operations in Afghanistan, many of them could be screened by a controversial Washington-based public relations firm contracted by the Pentagon to determine whether their past coverage has portrayed the U.S. military in a positive light. U.S. public affairs officials in Afghanistan acknowledged [...]

Deputy’s gun used in Ontario double slaying, suicide

A service weapon belonging to a San Bernardino County Sheriff‘s deputy was used in Saturday’s double slaying of a mother and son by a parolee who then shot himself to death, authorities confirmed Monday. Sheriff’s officials said the details of how a parolee managed to acquire Deputy Andrew Gressley’s department-issued Glock .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol remain [...]

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DA involved with another county employee

New reports have surfaced out of the District Attorney’s Office indicating that our illustrious Mr. Ramos has found himself another woman…… Yes. You read it correctly. Unfortunately, Ramos is feeding at his own trough again. In other words another employee in his own department. Sources say this time it’s a 28-30 year old blonde investigative [...]

Trial date postponed in sheriff’s deputy’s assault case

INDIO — An off-duty San Bernardino County Sheriff‘s deputy accused of assaulting a tow-druck driver with a handgun appeared in court this morning, and his trial date was postponed more than two months. Richard Charles Heverly, of La Verne, is now set to stand trial Oct. 28 in Indio Superior Court on four felony charges, [...]

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ICE: Teams Will Arrest Non-fugitive Illegals

SAN DIEGO — The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents searching for people who ignore deportation orders will continue to arrest others in the country illegally who happen to be around when they show up. John Morton spoke to reporters Wednesday in San Diego about ICE’s fugitive operations _ a program that [...]

Up to 11,000 U.S. veterans may have been mistakenly infected with HIV

11,000 veterans who had colonoscopies at U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. The veterans were advised equipment used during their treatment was not sterilized. Of those so far that responded by having follow-up blood checks, 8 have tested positive for HIV. Twelve of the veterans have [...]

Marine pleads to role in fire at Wisconsin plant

MILWAUKEE — One of the Milwaukee brothers accused of starting a $50 million fire has pleaded guilty, and his brother is expected to do the same next week. Kurtis J. Popp, 25, and Joshua J. Popp, 23, are each charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Prosecutors say last month’s fire at a meatpacking plant was [...]

White House Report on H1N1 Preparations Now Available

Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for 2009-H1N1 Influenza “In late June, President Obama requested that his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) undertake an evaluation of the 2009-H1N1 epidemic and the nation’s response to a probable recurrence. In this Executive Report, PCAST assesses the emerging Federal response to a second wave, [...]

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Biologists napping while work militarized

As researchers discover more agents that alter mental states, the Chemical Weapons Convention needs modification to help ensure that the life sciences are not used for hostile purposes, says Malcolm Dando. In October 2002, Chechen rebel fighters held more than 750 people hostage at a Nord-Ost production in a theatre in Moscow. The siege was [...]

A question of control

Scientists must address the ethics of using neuroactive compounds to quash domestic crises. A number of countries are investigating the use of neuroactive compounds as a nonlethal way to deal with riots and other domestic crises. The idea is to stun people temporarily, or otherwise change their behaviour, to help the authorities exert control (see [...]

Michael Huemer argues we shouldn’t fight a war on drugs, we should legalise them

Let me begin with a story, and see what you think about it. A man named Flip owned a computer. Flip, however, took very bad care of his computer. He often ate and drank over the computer, which resulted in his spilling Coke on the keyboard on three occasions, ruining the keyboard each time. He [...]

Operation Terrorization: Coming To A Neighborhood Near You!

A program started by San Bernardino City Mayor, Patrick J. Morris, supposedly developed to stop gang activity is being considered in Washington. The program, dubbed “Operation Phoenix,” was supposed to be a collaboration between law enforcement, social services, code enforcement and many others to “reach the community” through community centers, sweeps in high crime neighborhoods [...]

100 Professors Suspected of Ph.D. Bribes in Germany

BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors are investigating about 100 professors across the country on suspicion they took bribes to help students get their doctoral degrees, authorities said Saturday. The investigation is focused on the Institute for Scientific Consulting, based in Bergisch Gladbach, just east of Cologne, which allegedly acted as the intermediary between students and [...]

View from America: Want to come to America?

Of course! Even if you’re a heart-throbber, a show-stopper, a lady-killer, still if your last name is Khan, sorry wrong number. Detention and grilling awaits your arrival at airports in America. The ‘Gestapo’ brigade hired to scrutinize all the brown sahibs stepping foot on their soil are armed with lists of names like Khan, Hassan, [...]

US workplace suicides jump 28 percent

A US report has found a record 28% rise in workplace suicide rates last year as the global economic meltdown continues to take its toll in the country. According to a report by the US Labor Department, 251 people committed suicide at the workplace in 2008, amid widespread layoffs and overall belt-tightening. That’s the highest [...]

Teachers feel police stepped over the line with pro-U.S. comic

SEOUL — South Korean police plan to distribute a comic book this fall aimed at changing the minds of elementary and middle school students who admire North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and want the U.S. military to leave their country. The move is condemned by a leading teachers union as a return to the country’s [...]

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LEAP Volunteers Needed

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is seeking professional, articulate volunteers to support LEAP by booking speaking engagements in your area. LEAP is growing quickly as more and more distinguished members of law enforcement join us to speak out about the harms caused by our current drug policies.  As you know, LEAP’s strategy is to send our [...]

Pigs kill 8, mostly kids, over traffic infraction

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) – The death toll climbed to eight in a crash tied to a police pursuit in central California, authorities said Sunday. An 8-year-old injured in Saturday’s crash died at a hospital that night, said John Maxfield of the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred when police tried to stop a Dodge [...]

SanBernardinoCity: Sheriff Hoops Fouls San Bernardino

It was requested of this reporter to pay a visit to the Arden Guthrie area of San Bernardino by some concerned residents on August 7th of 2009. There were reports that S.M.A.S.H. team was gearing up at a local Target parking lot and the residents were concerned that, due to complaints of officer misconduct, there [...]

WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of H1N1

WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and Other Influenza Viruses The World Health Organization has just released new guidelines for pharmacological management of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. “The purpose of this document is to provide a basis for advice to clinicians on the use of the currently available antivirals for patients [...]

Retiree pleads guilty in videotaping of girls

A retired Navy supply officer who was featured on the “America’s Most Wanted” Web site for hiding a video camera in his step-daughters’ bathroom was sentenced Aug. 18 to a year in jail, a prosecutor said. Retired Lt. Cmdr. Robert Thomas Franks, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree violation of personal privacy and [...]

Court-martial for captain on rape charges

SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps captain will face a court-martial Feb. 8 in a rape case involving three University of San Diego students. A judge set the date Wednesday for Capt. Douglas S. Wacker, who was charged with 11 criminal counts including rape, attempted rape and conduct unbecoming an officer. The alleged rapes took [...]

Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging government-financed treatment for drug dependency free of charge. The law sets out maximum “personal use” amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no [...]

Site tracks banned books on Google map

A Google map on the Banned Books Week Web site shows more than 120 book challenges that have occurred across the country since 2007. Are some parts of the United States more prone to censorship than others? Not according to a new map of book censorship incidents that has just been posted on the official [...]

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Sheriff Arpaio Slapped With Another Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Arrests

The man who boasts he is “America’s Toughest Sheriff” — and who is being investigated by the Department of Justice for civil rights violations — this week added another lawsuit to thousands already pending against him. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona are suing Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, [...]

CIA Furious Over New Secret Site Expose

Already wrestling with a renewed controversy over contract killers, the CIA reacted angrily Thursday to a news organization’s revelation of yet another secret interrogation center.ABC News reported that the CIA had a secret site in Lithuania where interrogators grilled terrorist suspects,  “one of eight facilities the CIA set-up after 9/11 to detain and interrogate top [...]

Convicted Special Forces GI on the Lam

VILSECK, Germany — A manhunt is under way for a U.S. Special Forces soldier who fled after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a German woman. Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart — who was found guilty of multiple charges including kidnapping, forcible sodomy and aggravated sexual assault of a woman in an August [...]

Friendly Atheist under attack by Christian hate group

Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, is under attack by a right wing Christian hate group. The Illinois Family Institute, led by Laurie Higgins, is harassing celebrity atheist Mehta. According to Mehta, a high school math teacher, Higgins emailed his boss, his high school’s entire administrative staff, and every school board member to inform them about [...]

Texas public schools now required to teach the Bible

As of the 2009-2010 school year public schools in Texas are now required to offer a high school elective course on the literature of the Bible and history of that era. House Bill No. 1287 explains that the course “must be taught in an objective and non-devotional manner that does not attempt to indoctrinate students [...]

Ex-Army surgeon facing probe leaves university

ST. LOUIS — A Washington University School of Medicine surgeon and researcher has resigned amid allegations that he falsified results of a study. The university says in a statement that Dr. Timothy Kuklo submitted a resignation letter effective Sept. 30. He will have no clinical, research or educational duties during his remaining time at the [...]

Ex-airman gets prison sentence in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — A former Air Force sergeant was sentenced Wednesday to more than two years in prison for his role in a cocaine and corruption sting that snared nearly 70 mostly military and law enforcement personnel in Arizona. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Rommel I. Schroer was given a 28-month prison term by a federal judge, [...]

C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help to Kill Jihadists

WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater USA as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top operatives of Al Qaeda, according to current and former government officials. Executives from Blackwater, which has generated controversy because of its aggressive tactics in Iraq, helped [...]

Worldwide Fuze Identification Guide Dec, 1997

August 18, 2009 Summary Restricted 336 page book by the US Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) on the identification of explosive fuzes. December 1997. The book covers most arms making countries. DOWNLOAD/VIEW FULL FILE FROM fastest (Sweden), slow (US)

Permission Now Needed to Travel Within U.S.

Starting this year, Americans will have to get government approval to travel by air. As Privacy Journal revealed last fall, henceforth “Permission Now Needed to Travel Within U.S.” Getting a reservation and checking-in for air travel will soon require Transportation Security Administration authorization. That permission is by no means assured: For example, if your name [...]