Monthly archives for February, 2009
Written by Jail warning for knife carriers
A tougher approach to knife crime has led to more offenders being jailed, according to prosecutors.
More than 600 people have been prosecuted on indictment since new guidelines were issued in June 2006.
A total of 69% of those arrested were remanded in custody. Those later jailed received an average term of just over 11 months.
Solicitor General Frank Mulholland said the figures sent out the message that anyone carrying a knife risked jail.
“You risk going to prison and staying there for a long time,” he said.
“Anyone thinking of carrying a knife should think again. We will not be relaxing our robust prosecution policy.”
Israeli Secret Service Mossad Link Found to One of Key 9-11 Hijackers – A NEW ISRAELI CONNECTION
A NEW ISRAELI CONNECTION to the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 has recently been unveiled. Buried in a New York Times story on Feb. 19 was the eye-opening revelation that a Lebanese Muslim Arab who has been taken into custody by the Lebanon—which has accused him of being a spy for some 25 years for Israeli intelligence —just happens to be a cousin of one of the Muslims alleged to have been one of the 9-11 hijackers.
U.S. security chief seeks to ease Canadian fears
OTTAWA – The new boss of the U.S. homeland security department rejects suggestions Canada and the United States have a “thickened border” because of excessive security regulation since 9/11.
Still, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, speaking to Canadian reporters in a conference call from Washington, signalled an important shift in American rhetoric from the Bush years, going out of her way to say an “important balance” between trade and security at the border needs to be struck.
Napolitano refused to divulge the “preliminary” results of a review she ordered of the Canada-U.S. border’s “vulnerabilities.” She portrayed it as an information-gathering exercise.
Radio chip coming soon to your driver’s license?
Privacy advocates are issuing warnings about a new radio chip plan that ultimately could provide electronic identification for every adult in the U.S. and allow agents to compile attendance lists at anti-government rallies simply by walking through the assembly.
The proposal, which has earned the support of Janet Napolitano, the newly chosen chief of the Department of Homeland Security, would embed radio chips in driver’s licenses, or “enhanced driver’s licenses.”
“Enhanced driver’s licenses give confidence that the person holding the card is the person who is supposed to be holding the card, and it’s less elaborate than REAL ID,” Napolitano said in a Washington Times report.
St. Louis riverfront draws rally against Obama stimulus plan
ST. LOUIS — Critics of President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan gathered beneath the Arch Friday to cheer speeches over a bullhorn and toss tea into the Mississippi River.
A few conservative activists organized and promoted the rally, with help from talk-radio hosts. Pleased with the turnout in 35-degree bluster, leaders said they had stolen a page from liberal tradition by taking to the streets with homemade signs.
“If I had known this many people would show up, I’d have charged admission,” said Bill Hennessy of Ballwin, the lead organizer. “We’ll do this every chance we get until Congress repeals the pork — or we retire them from public life.”
Hennessy estimated that more than 1,000 people showed up. There was no official count, but the crowd spilled across roughly one-fourth of the grand staircase from the Arch to Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard. Former state Sen. John Loudon, R-Chesterfield, said, “We conservatives are usually pretty pathetic at making crowds. But this one’s good.”
Senate Panel to Pursue Investigation of C.I.A.
WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee is completing plans to begin a review of the C.I.A.’s detention and interrogation program, another sign that lawmakers are determined to have a public accounting of controversial Bush administration programs despite White House concerns about the impact of unearthing the past.
9/11 Truth & Diana Murder Activist Found Washed Up Dead On Beach
9/11 Truth webmaster Paul Vigay found dead in sea near his Portsmouth home
Paul Vigay was found washed up on the beach at Southsea on Friday morning, 20 Feb after being reported missing the previous evening.
