That portion of the public that follows the process of high-profile criminal trials has been gripped in recent months by the capital murder trial of 32-year-old Jodi Arias. Arias, who killed her lover, Travis Alexander, in June 2008, was convicted in May of first degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances, a conviction that “qualified” her […]
Guantanamo As Prison and Courtroom: Is a White House Policy Unraveling or Coming Together?
By Dafna Linzer Last August, President Obama’s national security advisers, including Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, met in the White House situation room to decide whether and how to go forward with trials for some Guantanamo prisoners. Congress, even in the hands of Democrats, opposed moving […]
Why Obama’s Plans for NY Terror Trials Appear to Be Unraveling
U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay Cuba at the White House on January 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) For anyone wondering how one of President Obama’s signature pledges seemed to unravel between Monday and Friday, here’s a look […]
Congo Peace Deal Unraveling
A ceasefire signed by more than 20 militia groups earlier this year is being broken repeatedly. By Peter Eichstaedt in Goma The fragile peace that has restored some calm in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, is in danger of collapsing, say key militia groups. “They attacked our positions. It […]
An Interview with UK Fine Artist, Katie Bright!
UK-born artist Katie Bright is a rare creative force whose work spans the gamut and includes everything from ornate costumes and hand sewn masks to illustrations that are often accompanied by stories she’s written. Over the last year Bright has lent her unique creative genius to designing the wallpaper for the Surftides Lincoln City hotel […]
Goal is to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIL, says Senator Flake
I received the following email communication today from Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona regarding ISIL: “Dear Mr. Tilford: Thank you for contacting me about the ongoing crisis in Iraq. In the time since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq at the end of 2011, sectarian tensions and regional instability have fomented the rise of […]
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