In this Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Anthon […]
Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday. Prosecutors in rural Long County, near the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said the militia
In this Aug. 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. Moni […]
There may be some anxiety from male Marines as female officers work their way into infantry and other combat jobs that historically have been open only to men, Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, said Tuesday. Amos said early steps to begin moving women into artillery, tank air defense and combat engineer units have been successful,
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks with a Texas delegate on […]
Feeling slighted, supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul's presidential bid chanted and booed Tuesday after Republican convention delegates adopted new rules that could impede insurgent candidates in the future. The brief uproar was a rare unscripted moment in a carefully-choreographed convention that organizers hoped would showcase Republican
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted from a cou […]
On the other side of the Atlantic, the last four weeks have largely been a positive time for whistleblowers and their supporters. In late July, America’s newest whistleblower protection programme celebrated its first anniversary. The Obama administration promised the post-financial crisis legislation, introduced under the 2010 Dodd-Frank
George Martinez, former Democratic District Leader from […]
(NEW YORK) Mint Press — The March on the RNC has begun, and the protests are expected to continue all week. “We are a Coalition uniting groups from around the country to say NO to this political system that only works for the 1%,” said organizers in a statement. “We therefore are marching at the Republican National Convention to let our voices be
In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a […]
(MintPress) — An estimated 5,000 activists demonstrated in Washington D.C. July 27-29 to demand a national ban on hydraulic fracturing. Stop the Frack Attack, a national coalition of more than 136 environmental, social and faith-based organizations, issued a collective demand of Congress: Ban fracking because of environmental and human health
