The confession specifically named US military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq as motives for the attack, and called the Boston Marathon bombing victims ‘collateral damage’ in the same vein that Muslim civilians had been killed in American led wars, CBS news reports.”When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims,” the note allegedly added. Dzhokhar reportedly declared he did not mourn the death of his older brother Tamerlan – the other suspect in the bombings, who died from injured received during a shootout with police – saying he was already a martyr in paradise. Dzhokhar added that he expected to join his brother in the afterlife. Law enforcement sources told the network the wall the note had been scribbled on was riddled with bullet holes. Police unloaded a volley of shots after Dzhokhar lifted up the tarpaulin, claiming they feared he had another bomb. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was severely bleeding from injuries to his left ear, neck and thigh. Initial reports said his neck wound was possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a botched suicide attempt, though it was later revealed that Dzhokhar was unarmed when captured in Suburban Watertown Massachusetts on April 19. His arrest followed a massive manhunt which brought the greater Boston area to a standstill. Police say the contents of the confession mirror many of the things he communicated to investigators while recovering from his injuries at a hospital several days later. The confession will be admissible in court. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is currently convalescing in a federal prison hospital in Massachusetts and has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the deadly attack which killed three people and injured 264 near the marathon finish line on April 15.If found guilty, he could face the death penalty. … Read More
America Is Embracing The Secret Police Culture Of The Nazis
In many ways we have already surpassed the secret police culture. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union never had facial recognition cameras, “enhanced pat-downs”, automated license plate scanners, voice recognition software, mobile backscatter vans or drones in the skies. … Read More
Diane Sawyer to host first televised interview with Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who became an international icon for women’s rights after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban, will speak to “ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer in her first televised interview ever. The interview will air in October 2013, marking the one-year anniversary of the Taliban’s attempt on her life. BBC’s Mishal Husain will also interview Malala in partnership with ABC News. Per the press release, the broadcast of the interviews will be coordinated with the publication of Yousafzai’s upcoming memoir, “I Am Malala.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Ohio Catholic student pulls gun and shoots himself in classroom suicide attempt
A Ohio Catholic high school student was rushed to the hospital on Monday after he reportedly pulled out a gun in a classroom and shot himself in what was thought to be a possible suicide attempt. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Hamilton County police confirmed that a student at La Salle High…
Condoms shouldn’t be a crime
New York City loves condoms. The municipality has its very own brand of rubbers. Every month, the Department of Health hands out more than 3 million of them. But the NYPD considers those same city-issued condoms, along with your run-of-the-mill Trojan, to be evidence of a crime: prostitution. (Some have suggested that this is a blatant attempt by law enforcement to meet quotas.)The health impact is clear: As Human Rights Watch reported,”Police use of condoms as evidence of prostitution has the same effect everywhere: despite millions of dollars spent on promoting and distributing condoms as an effective method of HIV prevention, groups most at risk of infection … are afraid to carry them and therefore engage in sex without protection as a result of police harassment.” What’s more, “Outreach workers and businesses are unable to distribute condoms freely and without fear of harassment as well.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Boston suspect reportedly responding to questions in writing
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the bombings at the Boston Marathon, is reportedly beginning to respond to investigators questions by writing down answers, due to a serious wound to his throat that is preventing him from speaking.NBC News reports:Nearly 48 hours after he was taken into custody following an intense gun battle and manhunt, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was communicating with a special team of federal investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. He was responding to questions mostly in writing because of the throat wound, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The suspect remains in serious condition. The throat wound may be the result of a suicide attempt, investigators said.Continue Reading… … Read More
Bangladesh – Four bloggers facing 14 years in jail and 100,000 euro fine
Reporters Without Borders is appalled that four bloggers – Asif Mohiuddin, Russell Pervez, Mashiur Rahman and Subrata Adhikari – continue to be detained in Dhaka on charges of posting “false, indecent or defamatory” information and “hurting religious sentiments” in their blogs. They are facing the possibility of a 14-year jail sentence and exorbitant fine of 10 million takas (100,000 euros). “The charges against these four bloggers are completely unfounded and stem solely from a lack of courage (…) … Read More
