Month May 2005

U.S. ‘thumbs its nose’ at rights, Amnesty says

In coordinated broadsides from London and Washington, Amnesty International accused the Bush administration on Wednesday of condoning “atrocious” human rights violations, thereby diminishing its moral authority and setting a global example encouraging abuse by other nations. FBI memo reports Guantanamo…

Rampart scandal victim awarded $6.5 million

A jury today awarded $6.5 million to a man who was shot and framed by corrupt Los Angeles Police Department investigators. Today’s verdict was against Los Angeles County and Deputy Public Defender Tamar Toister, who represented Ovando in the criminal…

Thought for the day

We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it. Saul Alinsky