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Haiti Earthquake: Will Criminal Gangs Exploit Chaos? (Time)
When darkness fell over earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, residents reported hearing gunfire. That was hardly a surprise: in Haiti, during emergencies — natural or political — gunshots can be as ubiquitous a sound at night as barking dogs, with armed gangs taking over the streets. One of their favorite chants is “Rat pa kaka” — [...]
How To Protect Yourself From Debit Card Scams (Consumer Reports)
Whether by choice or necessity, American consumers are increasingly relying on debit rather than credit cards. Debit cards are expected to account for nearly 60 percent of purchases made with plastic in 2009, according to the Nilson Report, a newsletter that tracks the consumer payment industry.
When you use a debit card, the money is immediately [...]
U.S. Intensifies Airport Security In 14 Nations (New York Times)
Citizens of 14 nations, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, who are flying to the United States will be subjected indefinitely to the intense screening at airports worldwide that was imposed after the Christmas Day bombing plot, Obama administration officials announced Sunday.
But American citizens, and most others who are not flying through those 14 nations [...]
Napolitano Tells Today Show “Air Security System Failed” (Washington Post)
The system aimed at keeping air travel secure failed when a Nigerian man who was suspected of ties to militants managed to smuggle explosives aboard a flight, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Monday.
“It did,” Napolitano said in an interview on NBC’s Today Show, when asked if the system “failed miserably.”
“And that’s why [...]
THEY NEED A NEW FILING SYSTEM: 22 Million E-mails Missing From Bush White House Found (Wired.com)
White House computer technicians have found 22 million e-mails that were believed to have been lost during President George W. Bush’s administration, according to the Associated Press.
The discovery was announced Monday by the National Security Archive and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which filed lawsuits against the Executive Office of the President [...]
Fort Hood Update 11/12: Suspect Charged With 13 Counts of Premediated Murder (Yahoo! News)
The Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey told a news conference Thursday at the Texas base that additional charges may also be filed against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
Hasan is suspected [...]
Fort Hood Update: Friday Evening 11/6
FORT HOOD UPDATE:
KILLEEN, Tex. — Amid a public outpouring of grief on Friday for those gunned down at the Fort Hood Army base, new details emerged about the chaotic moments of the shooting and the Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on dozens of his fellow soldiers.
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Army Doctor Held as Fort Hood Rampage Kills 12 (New York Times)
An Army psychiatrist facing deployment to one of America’s war zones killed 12 people and wounded 31 others on Thursday in a shooting rampage with two handguns at the sprawling Fort Hood Army post in central Texas, military officials said.
It was one of the worst mass shootings ever at a military base in the United [...]
AMERICAN TEENAGERS IN CRISIS: Teen Gang Raped At School, Witnesses Do Nothing
A 15-year-old girl who went to her homecoming dance was repeatedly gang raped and beaten at Richmond High School for at least two hours while more than a dozen witnesses saw the assault but failed to call police, authorities said today.
The attack occurred Saturday around 9:30 p.m. after the girl had left the dance and [...]
450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform
A new report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Obama to adopt dozens of reforms to help curb gun violence, including steps to crack down on problems at gun shows and the creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking unit.
The “Blueprint for Federal Action on Illegal Guns,” a copy of which was obtained [...]
