LA protests over police killing highlight frustration of immigrant area hardhit by recession

LA protests underscore frustration of immigrants

LOS ANGELES – The smell of corn roasting on sidewalk grills, the oompah beat of Latin music blasting from mom-and-pop stores, colorful signs touting tongue-twisting names like Atitlan and Quetzaltenango.
This central Los Angeles neighborhood could almost be plucked right out of Guatemala City.
Long ago a well-heeled area of Los Angeles, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : LA protests over police killing highlight frustration of immigrant area hardhit by recession.

Pentagon tries to block book on 9/11 plotter

LONDON – The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) tried to block a book giving details of a project which identified the 9/11 plotter well before the hijack of the plane used in the attack, a media report said.

According to Fox News, it has obtained a letter in which the DIA says that national security could …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pentagon tries to block book on 9/11 plotter.

US now sees home-grown terrorism as biggest threat

WASHINGTON – Nine years after the Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks, the United States is looking at the terrorism issue differently, with experts saying that the biggest threat to the country comes not from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border regions, or from the Middle East, but from home-grown terrorists.

The 42-page analysis by the non-partisan National Security Preparedness …. Read the original article  : US now sees home-grown terrorism as biggest threat.

Catholics in England: a long journey from outlaws to rejoining the Establishment

Catholics in England suffered long repression

STONOR, England – For nearly three centuries after the Reformation, Catholics in England were outlaws.
But in the turmoil and persecution that followed the break between King Henry VIII and Rome, noble families such as the Stonors clung to their faith, “in spite of dungeon, fire and sword,” as the Victorian … Original article on : Catholics in England: a long journey from outlaws to rejoining the Establishment.

Iran balks at release of American woman held for more than a year, pointing to internal split

Iran balks at release of American woman
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities abruptly halted plans to release an American woman Saturday after more than a year in jail with two friends, dashing their mothers’ hopes and pointing to the internal rivalries within Iran’s leadership.
The about-face was an embarrassment to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had …. Source  : Iran balks at release of American woman held for more than a year, pointing to internal split.

Mumbai II may provoke full blown India-Pakistan war: US panel

WASHINGTON – Another Mumbai type terrorist attack on an Indian city may provoke a full blown India-Pakistan war, a panel of top US counter experts has warned on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

“One of the more predictable foreign policy challenges of the next years is a ‘Mumbai II’, a large-scale attack on … Read : Mumbai II may provoke full blown India-Pakistan war: US panel.

9/11 anniversary: little respite for India from terrorism (Comment)

On the ninth anniversary of 9/11 (Sep 11), which marked the chilling climax of the Age of Terrorism, there is both good and bad news for India.

The good news is that there hasn’t been any major terrorist attack after the Mumbai massacre of Nov 26, 2008. Only the German Bakery blast in Pune last February … Read more »»».

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ sentenced to 5 years for selling millions of marijuana seeds

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ sentenced to 5 years

SEATTLE – Canada’s so-called Prince of Pot, who sold millions of marijuana seeds to U.S. customers before his 2005 arrest, has been sentenced to five years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to a drug charge.
At his sentencing Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Marc Emery told … Read more : Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ sentenced to 5 years for selling millions of marijuana seeds.

25 people killed in Mexican border city, 85 escape from border prison

25 slain in Mexican city; 85 escape border prison
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city. Farther east on the border, 85 inmates scaled the walls of a prison and … Original source on Gaea Times at : 25 people killed in Mexican border city, 85 escape from border prison.

Capturing bin Laden important to national security: Obama

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama has said that capturing terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is still extremely important to national security although it won’t “solve all the problems”.

Nine years after masterminding the 9/11 attacks and evading the US forces, the Al Qaeda leader has “gone deep underground”, but the US will continue to hunt … Original article on : Capturing bin Laden important to national security: Obama.

Los Angeles officer involved in deadly shooting subject of civil rights lawsuit

Officer involved in deadly shooting being sued

LOS ANGELES – The police officer who shot and killed a Guatemalan immigrant who authorities said was threatening people with a knife is being sued by a man claiming he was unlawfully shot by the officer in 2008.
Joseph Wolf, who was 19 at the time of the incident, said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Los Angeles officer involved in deadly shooting subject of civil rights lawsuit.

Federal investigations conclude Arizona violates the rights of students learning English

Feds say Ariz. violates rights of English learners

PHOENIX – Two federal investigations have found that Arizona is violating the civil rights of some students who are not native English speakers by denying them access to special programs for English learners.
In one case, the U.S. Education and Justice departments concluded that Arizona is inappropriately classifying students …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Colombian reporter denies links to rebels, says contacts purely for journalistic work

Colombian reporter denies links to leftist rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela – A Colombian reporter accused of conspiring with leftist rebels denied the allegations Friday, saying his contacts with the guerrillas were purely for his journalistic work.
William Parra said in an interview with The Associated Press in Venezuela, where he lives, that police and military in his home …. Original source  : Colombian reporter denies links to rebels, says contacts purely for journalistic work.

N. Calif. police chief accepts blame for not finding second body at house

CA police chief accepts blame for not finding body

OAKLAND, Calif. – A Northern California police chief accepted blame Friday for his officers’ failure to quickly find a second dead body hidden in a home where a 73-year-man was discovered fatally beaten two weeks ago.
Hercules police Chief Fred Deltorchio said he was disappointed that it took … Read this article on Gaea Times at : N. Calif. police chief accepts blame for not finding second body at house.

Alaska woman who took on new identity to escape abuse gets almost 5 years in bizarre scam

Alaska woman with 2 identities gets almost 5 years

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Rhodes and Fulbright scholar who pleaded guilty in a bizarre case of deception and double identities has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution.
U.S. District Judge John Sedwick sentenced Rachel Yould to …. Original article  : Alaska woman who took on new identity to escape abuse gets almost 5 years in bizarre scam.

Los Angeles officer involved in deadly shooting is subject of civil rights lawsuit

Police officer in deadly LA shooting is being sued

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a Guatemalan immigrant authorities said was threatening people with a knife is being sued by a man claiming he was unlawfully shot by the officer in 2008.
Joseph Wolf, who was 19 at the time, said … Read more >>>.

25 people killed in Ciudad Juarez, marking deadliest day in 2 years for Mexican border city

25 slain in Mexican city; deadliest day in 2 years
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city. And farther east on the border, 85 inmates scaled the walls of a … Read more >>.

2 plead guilty in Seattle to scheme that helped wealthy avoid paying $240M in taxes

2 plead guilty in Wash. to massive tax scheme

SEATTLE – Two Seattle-area men pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from an illegal tax shelter that enabled wealthy clients – including philanthropist Robert Wood Johnson IV and Hollywood mogul Haim Saban – to avoid paying taxes on $1.3 billion in capital gains.
The men ran an …. Source article  : 2 plead guilty in Seattle to scheme that helped wealthy avoid paying $240M in taxes.

Yvonne Hiller Shoots 3 People in a Kraft Store

PHILADELPHIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Shootouts by their very nature is shocking. But what separates the incident at the Kraft Store involving one Yvonne Hiller from the rest is the gender of the killer. We have seen a lot of stand offs recently, but this may just be the most shocking.
The disgruntled employee following a suspension … Read more : Yvonne Hiller Shoots 3 People in a Kraft Store.

Detective: Suspect in Chandra Levy killing shook, seemed ‘nervous’ in Calif. prison interview

Detective: Levy killing suspect shook in interview

WASHINGTON – A detective who investigated the disappearance of Chandra Levy told a judge Friday that the suspect in the killing of the federal intern appeared to be “nervous” and “shaking” when he was interviewed in a California prison.
Detective Todd Williams of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department appeared in court …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Detective: Suspect in Chandra Levy killing shook, seemed ‘nervous’ in Calif. prison interview.