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Archives for April 2012

Poverty: The New Slavery In The US?

(MintPress)— “Poverty is the new slavery,” Princeton University professor Cornel West recently concluded. “Oligarchs are the new kings. They’re the new heads of this structure of domination.” Nearly half of Americans are living in poverty or can be considered low income, according to the latest census data. While the  U.S. Department of Labor has reported […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant
Homeless people sleep on pews at St. Boniface Church in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

(MintPress)— “Poverty is the new slavery,” Princeton University professor Cornel West recently concluded. “Oligarchs are the new kings. They’re the new heads of this structure of domination." Nearly half of Americans are living in poverty or can be considered low income, according to the latest census data. While the  U.S. Department of Labor

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US-Japan Deal To Move Marines Is Still A Work In Progress

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Just days before Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, the two countries have, after months of bilateral talks,  finally reached an agreement on moving U.S. Marines off the island of Okinawa. Nearly half of the 19,000 Marines currently stationed in Okinawa will be relocated, with […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
Japan US Military

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Just days before Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, the two countries have, after months of bilateral talks,  finally reached an agreement on moving U.S. Marines off the island of Okinawa. Nearly half of the 19,000 Marines currently stationed in Okinawa will be

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Evidence In British Court Contradicts CIA Drone Claims

A major case in the British High Court has revealed fresh evidence of civilian deaths during a notorious CIA drone strike in Pakistan last year. Sworn witness testimonies reveal in graphic detail how the village of Datta Khel burned for hours after the attack. Many of the dozens killed had to be buried in pieces. […]

Chris Woods
By Chris Woods
London’s Royal Courts of Justice: scene of latest drone legal battle (Nick Garrod/ Flickr)

A major case in the British High Court has revealed fresh evidence of civilian deaths during a notorious CIA drone strike in Pakistan last year. Sworn witness testimonies reveal in graphic detail how the village of Datta Khel burned for hours after the attack. Many of the dozens killed had to be buried in pieces. Legal proceedings were begun

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Supreme Court Moves To Center Of Presidential Race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the November election. The court, sometimes an afterthought in presidential elections, is throwing a new element of uncertainty into the campaign taking shape between President Barack Obama and […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. Suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, the Supreme Court is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration just before the election. President Barack Obama already seems to be running against the justices at times in a year that's brought unprecedented campaign spending after the high court rewrote the nation's election finance laws. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the November election. The court, sometimes an afterthought in presidential elections, is throwing a new element of uncertainty into the campaign taking shape between

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US: Mexico Seized 68,000 Guns From US Since 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. The flood of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that the U.S. is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern neighbor. Six years […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
FILE - In this April 2, 2012 file photo, Mexican President Felipe Calderon participates in a joint news conference with President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. The flood of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that the U.S. is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern neighbor. Six years of

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Ex-Marine Aims Camera At Self To Show Hardship Of War

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-Marine filmmaker whose unit carried pocket digital cameras into some of the worst fighting in Iraq is using that footage, and post-war interviews, to open viewers’ eyes about combat and help himself deal with the lasting emotional impact. The videos are stark. One Marine is so badly hurt he filmed […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This Tuesday, April 10, 2012 photo shows Garrett Anderson, left, and his associate Antonio de la Torre in Palmdale, Calif. Long forgotten, except by the people who fought in it, the Second Battle of Fallujah was one of the deadliest, most terrifying events of the Iraq war. Anderson, a young Marine whose platoon was ambushed during that battle in November 2004 is documenting, not the bloodiest day of fighting he witnessed, but the impact it had on him and a dozen comrades who survived it. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-Marine filmmaker whose unit carried pocket digital cameras into some of the worst fighting in Iraq is using that footage, and post-war interviews, to open viewers' eyes about combat and help himself deal with the lasting emotional impact. The videos are stark. One Marine is so badly hurt he filmed himself giving himself

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