After more than a year of investigating the Fort Hood massacre, Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins on February 3, 2011, released their report, “A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government’s Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack.’ The report concluded that the November 5, 2009, terrorist attack, which took the lives […]
“Had The Trekkers Paid Heed to Weather Report The Annapurna Disaster Could Have Been Prevented” Says India’s Top Mountaineering Expert Satyarup Siddhanta
The tragic expedition: The beautiful valley with snow covered mountains has turned into tragic valley. No one could ever imagine that the charming Himalayan region would be affected so much by strong chilly winds due to this year’s Hud Hud. Annapurna circuit trek is quite popular with mountaineering circles. Many first time mountaineers start expeditions with […]
Government shutdown prevented the Department of Defense from paying death gratuities to service members on a timely basis
In a tersely worded press release, the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel lambasted the government shutdown and said that he was personally “offended, outraged and embarrassed” regarding the prevention of timely death benefits to soldiers due to the government shutdown. “Today I am pleased to announce that the Department of Defense is entering into an […]
Supreme court held 1993 Mumbai blasts could have been prevented—-Police acted irresponsibly
On Thursday, the apex Court of India held that the blasts in Mumbai in 1993 could have been prevented had Mumbai police been effective in controlling its police personnel from contributing to the smuggling of arms, explosives, contraband and bribery. The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice P Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan, “If Bombay […]
Bushmen prevented from bringing water into one of world’s driest regions
Authorities in Botswana are preventing Kalahari Bushmen from bringing water to their relatives in one of the driest places on earth. The move suggests the government is stepping up its long-running campaign to force the Bushmen out of their ancestral homeland and into government resettlement camps. Wildlife scouts have told Bushmen attempting to bring water into the […]
Ex-Minister prevented from travelling out of Ghana
A Minister of Information in the past Ghanaian government was yesterday June 14 prevented from boarding a British Airways flight on his way to the US with his family. Officials of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) – Ghana Prime investigative body stopped the minister Mr Asamoah Boateng when he was going through departure formalities […]
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