As in any political election there is always a certain amount of scandal, or even the rumor of a scandal which is hanging in the air regarding one opponent or another. However, in this Presidential election cycle there seems to be a groundswell of scandals that are coming to the surface in the alternative […]
Belgrade Dismisses Croatia Genocide Claim
Serbia tells ICJ judges that crimes in Croatian war of independence were not genocidal. By IWPR and RFE staff in Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo and The Hague (TU No 553, 30-May-08) At a preliminary hearing in Croatia’s genocide lawsuit against Serbia at the International Court of Justice, ICJ, Belgrade’s representatives said this week that both sides […]
Pentagon Report Shows Suicide Rates Amongst Army Troops Is At A New High
On Thursday, May 29, an official with the United States Army released the following report: back in 2007, there were at least 115 reported suicides amongst active Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve. It was a slight increase over the rate reported back in 2006, which was at 102. But, the official that gave the […]
Parents Suing for Iraq Soldier Ryan Maseth’s Death Lie
Back in January, the parents of Staff Sargeant Ryan Maseth were informed that their son had been killed while serving in Iraq. The cause of death? Bringing an electrical appliance into a shower. Ryan Maseth’s parents were skeptical. “I knew Ryan would not get into a shower with an electrical appliance, and having wires hanging […]
MySpace sexual assault suit dismissed
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) — Federal law gives MySpace.com immunity from a lawsuit over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl by a man she met on the social networking Web site, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that a Texas girl’s […]
Phishing : Hi-Tech Way to Fraud
Time comes again for those who use the Internet for banking have been cautioned about the ‘phishing’ and dangerous, unsolicited e-mails. Phishing is a common term used to describe online fraud. It literally means laying a trap. It is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card […]