BELGRADE — According to a signal from the electronic tag around his ankle, Nenad Borojevic last left his apartment building at 6.25 p.m. on January 10. It was the festive season in Serbia; the capital was enjoying the lull between Orthodox Christmas and New Year. Police said Borojevic, a doctor, headed to Kosutnjak park, a [...]
Archives: February 2012
February 29, 2012
February 29, 2012
Prosecutors rest case in ex-state senator's EnCap bribery trial
Federal prosecutors closed their bribery case against former state Sen. Wayne Bryant on Tuesday, arguing that he cared more about making money and pushing deals for the EnCap developers than about the welfare of his South Jersey constituents. “He wasn’t dedicated to improving Camden. He was dedicated to improving his bank account,” said Assistant U.S. [...]
February 29, 2012
Berlusconi Acquitted of Bribery: A Return to Politics?
For those hoping to watch another nail driven into Silvio Berlusconi‘s coffin, the decision last weekend by a Milan court to cut short his corruption trial must have come as a disappointment. “Everybody was waiting for the verdict to knock him out,” says Paolo Guzzanti, an independent member of Parliament and a onetime ally of [...]
February 28, 2012
Special Report: A Prescription for Western World Corruption…
BELGRADE (Reuters) – According to a signal from the electronic tag around his ankle, Nenad Borojevic last left his apartment building at 6.25 p.m. on January 10. It was the festive season in Serbia; the capital was enjoying the lull between Orthodox Christmas and New Year. Police said Borojevic, a doctor, headed to Kosutnjak park, [...]
February 28, 2012
Clinton begs and begs and begs for Syrians to abandon Assad
How can you tell a Clinton is Lying? They open their mouth and speak… ——————————– “The longer you support the regime’s campaign of violence against your brothers and sisters, the more it will stain your honor. If you refuse, however, to prop up the regime or take part in attacks on your fellow citizens, your [...]
February 28, 2012
Russia thwarted plot to kill Putin
State television showed the two men confessing to conspiring to kill the Russian strongman in a bombing attack that was revealed to the public less than a week before Putin’s likely victory in Sunday’s election. The plot’s existence was confirmed by Putin’s spokesman as well as the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and its Russian Federal [...]
February 28, 2012
WikiLeaks begins publishing Stratfor emails
The emails, snatched by hackers, could unmask sensitive sources and throw light on the murky world of intelligence-gathering by the company known as Stratfor, which counts Fortune 500 companies among its subscribers. Stratfor in a statement shortly after midnight EST (0500 GMT) said the release of its stolen emails was an attempt to silence and [...]
February 28, 2012
9 Afghans die in blast outside NATO base
The bombing in the city of Jalalabad follows six days of deadly protests in the country over the disposal of Qurans and other Islamic texts in a burn pit last week at a U.S. military base north of Kabul. American officials have called the disposal of the books a mistake and have issued a series [...]
February 28, 2012
Iran has the most successful human rights record in Muslim world: FM
Salehi made the remarks during a speech at the 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which opened in Geneva on February 27 and closes on March 23. In his speech, Salehi said that Iran has made considerable achievements in the field of human rights, adding that the elections that have been held [...]
February 28, 2012
Enemies are yet to realize Iran’s capabilities: defense minister
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has many secret things to say” and will say them should the need arise, Vahidi told the Fars News Agency in an interview published on Tuesday. He added, “Today, the Americans are afraid that they will not be able to stand against the Islamic Republic’s strong power in the event [...]
February 28, 2012
Iran congratulates Syria on successful referendum
“Despite the extensive efforts made by the enemies of unity and cohesion of Syria ahead of the referendum, the turnout sent a clear message to those who are lying in wait to” create discord among the Syrian people and hinder efforts meant to work out a peaceful solution to the Syrian issue, Amir-Abdollahian stated in [...]
February 28, 2012
Salehi asks Switzerland to help release Iranian prisoners in U.S.
Salehi made the request during a meeting with Didier Burkhalter, the head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in Geneva on Monday, which was held on the sidelines of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council that opened in Geneva on Monday and runs until March 23. Iran and the United States do [...]
February 28, 2012
Is Philly 8th Most Corrupt City in US and Other Crap!
Is Philadelphia the eighth most corrupt city in the United States? A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs thinks so. But like so many finger-pointing “corruption” allegations, it’s complicated. The researchers based their study on public corruption convictions between 1976 and 2010. [...]
February 28, 2012
Jury to get gambling corruption case Wed.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The jury in Alabama’s gambling corruption trial in Montgomery will begin deliberations Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson laid out a schedule Monday that calls for attorneys’ closing arguments to take all day Tuesday and two hours Wednesday morning. Then he will instruct jurors and they will begin deliberations. Casino owner [...]