Drug war madness
In 1936, a church group commissioned a film “to strike fear in the hearts of young people tempted to smoke marijuana.” But it was not until the 1970s that Reefer Madness — billed as “the original classic that was not afraid to make up the truth” due to its grotesque portrayal of the supposed dangers [...]
1,500 murders ordered by leader of Mexican Murder, Inc.
Law enforcement officials in Mexico claim that a vicious and ruthless cartel leader they arrested boasted of ordering the murder of more than1,500 people in northern Chihuahua state, a U.S. drug enforcement source tells Law Enforcement Examiner. The 33-year old gang leader, Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, is also suspected of masterminding the 2010 attack on [...]
Rights group urges Bangladesh to ensure fair trial for mutineers
A western rights group has urged Bangladesh to stop mass trials for the hundreds of paramilitary border guards accused in the February 2009 mutiny that left 74 dead, mostly army officers. New York-based Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said that those responsible for the deadly mutiny should be held accountable, but in military and civilian [...]
Two brothers were hanged in southwestern Iran
Two men were hanged in the prison of Dezful in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan. According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, two men identified as Karim and Rahim Pourmahmood were hanged in the prison of Dezful early this morning. The men were convicted of kidnapping and murder of a 16 years old [...]
Mexicans blast execution of criminal alien murderer in Texas
Mexicans on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are protesting the upcoming execution of a criminal alien rapist and murderer scheduled for July 7, 2011, in Texas. Because the convicted killer is a Mexican citizen, the Calderon government is questioning the procedures that were utilized in sentencing the death row prisoner, Humberto Leal Garcia. The [...]
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