U.S. soldier gets eight months in Iraq killings

VILSECK, Germany – A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of accessory to murder and was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a canal.

Spc. Steven Ribordy, 25, of Salina, Kan., also will receive a bad conduct discharge from the Army as part of a plea deal. In addition, he agreed to testify against other members of his unit.  >>>>>

UK jury rejects aircraft bomb plot

BRITISH police and prosecutors were locked in crisis meetings last night after a jury rejected what they believed to be the strongest terrorism case ever presented to a court.

At the end of a pound stg. 10million ($21.7million) investigation and trial lasting more than two years, jurors found three men guilty of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign, but could not find enough evidence to convict them of a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners. >>>>>

It is common for prosecutors to stack charges of varied kinds in order to get some conviction. Expect this one to go to an appellate process.

Voice of power threatens voice of dialogue

Kaunas, Lithuania: They always come at night, George Orwell told us. You wake up to find people holding flashlights and surrounding your bed.  This image always reappears during times of tension and mistrust around the world – the faceless secret agency whisking off the unsuspecting to unspecified horrors because of the way they look or their refusal to conform.   >>>>>

Four US soldiers charged with conspiracy to murder Iraqis

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Four US soldiers have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the deaths of several detainees in Iraq in early 2007, the US Army said Wednesday. …..

Unfortunately, this will get a lot of play to show how just we are as a nation.  But expect not much to happen in the long run.  It’s a shame that the Muslim detainees at Gitmo, who haven’t done anything wrong are incarcerated for years without representation; yet the soldiers in this article will get an eventual heroes’ welcome.  Even if they are detained; they will know exactly what they did wrong and will be incarcerated in a place that is considered a 5-star hotel compared to the human zoo that exists in Gitmo.

Why Vincent Bugliosi’s “Bush Is a Murderer” Book Is Too Risque Even For Don Imus

You might think cable news networks, morning gab shows, and Comedy Central’s unique offering of satire soapboxes might be interested in the new book from Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles county prosecutor who put Charles Manson behind bars, who’s now promoting The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, which has sold a quite remarkable 130,000 copies.
You would be wrong.

Bugliosi and his publicity team can’t get him booked on Today or Good Morning America, let alone Countdown or The Colbert Report. Book review publications, so far including the New York Times (it’s “under consideration”), won’t write up his manuscript. Don Imus won’t even accept his advertising. Don Imus! (Bugliosi has, however, conducted some 100 radio interviews.) Read entire article…

It’s a shame when a respected and reputable attorney, does his job properly and those who claim to be fair and balanced and want to report the truth simply say “We are not interested.” I guess Jack Nicholson was right in A Few Good Men when he shouted “YOU CAN”T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!”