On October 21, 2013 Senator John McCain of Arizona sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing concern over the release of Rafael Caro Quintero – who was convicted in the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Even though the Mexican government subsequently issued a warrant for […]
Narcotics traffickers in Colombia pose a continuing “National Emergency” to the United States
The following was noted in the Congressional Record on October 17, 2013 dealing with a special communication from President Barack Obama to the United States House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Poe of Texas) laid before the House the following message from the President of the United States; which was read and, together with the […]
Prescription Drug Use Is The Leading Cause of Accidential Deaths
This article caught me off guard as I read it in a Fox News.Com report stating political leaders in Kentucky had called a local retailer, the Urban Outfitters, to advise them to halt the sale of flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses because they look like real prescription pill bottles. The Kentucky Republican chairing the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, […]
The Ryan Ferguson Case Highlights The Difficulty Of Correcting A Wrongful Conviction
Ryan Ferguson was wrongfully convicted in 2001 of second-degree murder of Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ferguson is one of roughly 2.3 million people currently housed in America’s prison system. The United States incarcerates more people than any civilized nation on earth. A majority of those […]
Energy Drinks Contain Too Much Caffeine
Popular energy drinks that are sold throughout the U.S. are troubling for parents and for adults too. Not all people can withstand the effects of heavily caffeinated beverages. I know that my son when he is under the influence of a lot of caffeinated beverages has suffered rapid heartbeats and it landed him in the emergency […]
Sarai Sierra: Manhunt Continues But Questions Still Abound
The case of Sarai Sierra, the New Yorker killed in Turkey while traveling there on what the media has termed as a "photo- taking vacation," continues to be shrouded in mystery although an elusive suspect, a transient paper collector, known only Ziya T. is now the subject of a manhunt along the Syrian border. According […]
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