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The Outrageous
Trial of Cecily McMillan
Michelle Goldberg, The Nation
Goldberg writes: "In a just world, she would be getting restitution from the City. Instead, in a grotesque act of prosecutorial overreach, she's currently on trial for assault and facing up to seven years in prison."
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Michelle Goldberg, The Nation
Goldberg writes: "In a just world, she would be getting restitution from the City. Instead, in a grotesque act of prosecutorial overreach, she's currently on trial for assault and facing up to seven years in prison."
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Guantanamo
Hearings Halted Amid Accusations of FBI Spying on Legal Team
Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman reports: "The US government's troubled military trials of terrorism suspects were dealt another blow on Monday when proceedings were halted after an allegation surfaced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation turned a member of a 9/11 defendant's defense team into a secret informant."
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Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman reports: "The US government's troubled military trials of terrorism suspects were dealt another blow on Monday when proceedings were halted after an allegation surfaced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation turned a member of a 9/11 defendant's defense team into a secret informant."
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Bullets,
Blood, Then a Cry of 'Heil Hitler'
Steven Yaccino and Dan Barry, The New York Times
Excerpt: "He looked like who he was, in part: a retiree who was said to have just spent part of his weekend at a casino. Then, from the back seat, he shouted a hoary phrase tinged with a Southern inflection: 'Heil Hitler!'"
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Steven Yaccino and Dan Barry, The New York Times
Excerpt: "He looked like who he was, in part: a retiree who was said to have just spent part of his weekend at a casino. Then, from the back seat, he shouted a hoary phrase tinged with a Southern inflection: 'Heil Hitler!'"
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Russia Says
Ukraine on Brink of Civil War
Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove, Reuters
Excerpt: "Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an 'anti-terrorist operation' against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armored personnel carriers seen near a flashpoint eastern town."
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Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove, Reuters
Excerpt: "Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an 'anti-terrorist operation' against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armored personnel carriers seen near a flashpoint eastern town."
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Three Ways
That Nevada Rancher and His Right-Wing Militia Supporters Could Wind Up Behind
Bars
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy speaks like a man from another century. In an interview with conservative radio host Dana Loesch, Bundy claims that 'this is a sovereign state of Nevada.' Though he swears that he will 'abide by all of Nevada state laws,' he adds that 'I don't recognize [the] United States Government as even existing.'"
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy speaks like a man from another century. In an interview with conservative radio host Dana Loesch, Bundy claims that 'this is a sovereign state of Nevada.' Though he swears that he will 'abide by all of Nevada state laws,' he adds that 'I don't recognize [the] United States Government as even existing.'"
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Alabama: The
Next Tar Sands Frontier?
Alison K. Grass, Food & Water Watch
Grass writes: "Called 'dilbit' for short, it's a corrosive cocktail rich in heavy metals, sulfur and sediments that can grate against insides of a pipeline, increasing wear and tear and the likelihood of pipeline failure. In fact it's responsible for one of the worst and most expensive oil spills in U.S. history."
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Alison K. Grass, Food & Water Watch
Grass writes: "Called 'dilbit' for short, it's a corrosive cocktail rich in heavy metals, sulfur and sediments that can grate against insides of a pipeline, increasing wear and tear and the likelihood of pipeline failure. In fact it's responsible for one of the worst and most expensive oil spills in U.S. history."
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