Alleged former Nazi guard raided
Posted in: History | Comments (0)
BERLIN – German police on Thursday raided the flat of an 88-year-old man suspected of having helped murder hundreds of thousands of Jews and others while a guard at the Nazi death camp Belzec, prosecutors said.
The man, named only as Samuel K., is suspected of having been a guard at the camp between in 1942 and 1943 and of personally shooting dead several Jews, prosecutors in the western German city of Dortmund said.
He admitted being a guard at Belzec in German-occupied Poland in World War II but he denied being personally involved in killing people, according to the statement. No incriminating material was recovered in the raid. MORE>>>
admin @ January 21, 2010
Survivor describes Nazi camp at Demjanjuk trial
Posted in: History | Comments (0)
MUNICH – Jewish prisoners had to unload decomposed corpses at the Nazi death camp at Sobibor and were forbidden to warn new prisoners that they would be gassed within the hour, a survivor testified Thursday at the trial of John Demjanjuk.
The Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old retired Ohio autoworker, is accused of serving as a low-level guard at the Nazi camp in occupied Poland and is charged with accessory to murder in 27,900 deaths. Demjanjuk rejects the charges, saying he never served in Sobibor or any other Nazi camp.
Sobibor survivor Philip Bialowitz told the Munich state court that Jews being brought from western Europe largely believed the Nazi ruse that they were being resettled and arrived at the camp relieved that their long journey was over. More on page 2830
admin @ January 21, 2010
Another God That Failed
Posted in: Government | Comments (0)
By Patrick Buchanan
“America is Losing the Free World,” was the arresting headline over the Financial Times column by Gideon Rachman. His thesis:
The largest democracies of South America, Africa, the Middle Eastand Asia — Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, India — are all moving out of America’s orbit. “(T)he assumption that the democracies would stick together is proving unfounded.”
President Lula of Brazil has cut a “lucrative oil deal with China, spoken warmly of Hugo Chavez,” hailed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his election “victory” and honored the Iranian president with a state visit.
In the Security Council, South Africa sided with Russia and China in killing human rights resolutions and protecting Zimbabwe and Iran. Turkey has moved to engage Hezbollah, Hamas and Tehran, and spurnIsrael. Polls show anti-Americanism surging in Turkey. From trade to sanctions on Iran and Burma, India sides with China against America. More on page 2826
admin @ January 10, 2010
Nuclear Poker with Iran
Posted in: Government | Comments (0)
By Patrick Buchanan - On New Year’s Day, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki issued an ultimatum to the West: Accept a swap of part of our 2 ton stockpile of low-enriched uranium for your higher-enriched uranium for our U.S.-built reactor, or we start enriching to 20 percent ourselves.
Though the White House is on the defensive for its initial nonchalant response to al-Qaida’s attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day and has a need to show toughness, to dismiss Iran’s proposal out of hand may be a mistake.
For, bluster aside, this deal appears consistent with the twin U.S. goals: no nuclear-armed Iran, no war with Iran. Moreover, Iran’s take-it-or-leave-it deal is a variant on an idea first hatched by the White House — to offer Iran uranium that cannot be used for a bomb for the uranium Iran has been producing. More on page 2823
admin @ January 5, 2010
A year into Obama’s presidency, is America postracial?
Posted in: Government, Race & Racism | Comments (0)
By Walter Rodgers, Christian Science Monitor Washington – A year ago, many Americans, mostly white ones, congratulated themselves on having moved beyond the nation’s “original sin” of slavery into a “postracial America.”
Amid the fervor over the nation’s first black president, few beyond the black media bothered to ask black Americans if they also felt the country had entered a new era.
Most of us recall that Barack Obama beat John McCain handily. Few recall that he (like most recent Democratic presidential candidates) would have lost big-time if only white votes counted. A black friend who didn’t want to be named cynically told me that “white folks” only voted for Mr. Obama because they “decided things were so bad they would vote for the other guy even if he was black.” More on page 2820
admin @ January 5, 2010
Israeli officers cancel UK trip for fear of arrest
Posted in: Crime, Government | Comments (0)
JERUSALEM – An Israeli military delegation has canceled an official visit to Britain, officials said Tuesday, the latest in a string of politicians and army officials to put off travel to the U.K. because of fears of war crimes prosecution.
Israel complained that the practice, spearheaded by pro-Palestinian activists, is harming relations, and Britain’s visiting attorney general said an urgent solution must be found.
The Israelis called off their trip because their British army hosts could not guarantee they would not be arrested, the Israeli officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Neither the Israeli military nor the British government would comment. MORE>>>
admin @ January 5, 2010
Israel admits organ harvesting
Posted in: Crime | Comments (0)
srael’s military has admitted forensic pathologists once harvested organs from dead bodies – both Israeli and Palestinian – without the permission of their families.
Four months ago Israel threatened legal action against a Swedish newspaper which published claims that Israeli soldiers had killed Palestinians to harvest their organs.
But now, Israeli television has broadcast part of an interview with the former head of Israel’s Abu Kabir forensic institute who has acknowledged pathologists did harvest heart valves, skin, corneas and bones from Israeli soldiers and civilians, Palestinians and foreign workers. More on page 2815
admin @ December 25, 2009
Winter Solstice celebrated in Europe
Posted in: History | Comments (0)
LONDON – Hundreds of people have celebrated the winter solstice atStonehenge, braving snowy travel conditions and a morning fog.
About 700 people — including pagans and druids — saw the sun rise at the ancient rocks near Salisbury, England.
Peter Carson, Stonehenge’s director, said it “was really looking picture-postcard perfect.”
Carson said winter solstice can fall between Dec. 20 and 23. He said this year, winter solstice came after the sun set on Dec. 21, making Tuesday the shortest day of the year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091222/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_winter_solstice;_ylt=AjOEnO3300VVr4OWa6wlqAOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFpMWZzYnF2BHBvcwMzOQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDZHJ1aWRzcGFnYW5z
admin @ December 22, 2009
Target requires employees to provide legal papers- 40 workers quit
Posted in: Immigration | Comments (0)
When a Target store in Walnut Creek, California requested employees to present their legal documentation in order to keep their jobs, they were surprised to receive resignations instead of proper paperwork.
The Northern California store lost approximately 40 employees overnight and in place of the employees Target was presented with a legal wrangle by La Raza Centro Legal guru, Rocio Avila who is now representing the illegal immigrants.
A spokesperson from Target, Kate Gillen explained the employees had an opportunity to prove their eligibility in order to continue working, however most resigned without incident. More on page 2807
admin @ December 20, 2009
Somali youth attack and rob in Maine
Posted in: Crime, Immigration | Comments (0)
LEWISTON — In the early evening on the first day of summer, a large group of Somali boys approached a woman on the corner of Ash and Pierce streets. According to police reports, they intimidated the woman and slapped her in the back of the head before scattering into the downtown.
Five days later, shortly after midnight, a man was accosted by a group of Somali boys outside the Big Apple on Main Street. Police reports say several members of the group punched the man and took money from him. They then fled in a car.
Later that night, a woman in her late 60s was beaten by a group of Somali boys and relieved of cash while walking in Kennedy Park.
Five nights later, another man was jumped by a group of similar description. He resisted the gang and was beaten badly. He required surgery. More on page 2804
admin @ December 20, 2009
Eurostar train services canceled indefinitely
Posted in: Uncategorized | Comments (0)
The only passenger rail link between Britain and the rest ofEurope has been shut down indefinitely, Eurostar said Sunday, promising more travel misery for thousands of stranded passengers just before Christmas.
Services have been suspended since late Friday, when a series of glitches stranded five trains inside the Channel Tunnel and trapped more than 2,000 passengers for hours in stuffy and claustrophobic conditions. More than 55,000 passengers overall have been affected. More on page 2801
admin @ December 20, 2009
Illegal Border Crossings: There’s an App for That
Posted in: Immigration | Comments (0)
Ricardo Dominguez describes himself an “artivist” — a cross between an artist and activist — and he calls his newest act of civil disobedience a “Transborder Immigrant Tool.”
It’s a cheap Motorola cell phone retrofitted with GPS technology. Dominguez, an associate professor of new media arts at the University of California, San Diego, hopes to get the tool into the hands of people making the treacherous crossing of the U.S.-Mexico border on the so-called Devil’s Highway.
“It’s designed to save lives. It’s not going to promote the crossing or stop the crossing,” says Dominguez, 50, who developed the technology with other researchers at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. MORE>>>
admin @ December 19, 2009
Poland tightens border in hunt for Auschwitz sign
Posted in: History | Comments (1)
OSWIECIM, Poland – Polish authorities stepped up security checks at airports and border crossings and searched scrap metal yards Saturday as the search intensified for the infamous Nazi sign stolen from the Auschwitz death camp memorial.
The brazen overnight theft Friday of one of the Holocaust’s most chilling and notorious symbols sparked outrage from around the world, and Polish leaders have declared recovering the 5-meter (16-foot) sign a national priority. MORE>>>
admin @ December 19, 2009
Antisemitic Chants at Suburban Basketball Game
Posted in: Race & Racism | Comments (0)
A suburban high school basketball game took an ugly turn on Tuesday night when fans began chanting antisemitic remarks. Now, the incident is being investigated by police and the Anti-Defamation League.
Upper Darby High School’s basketball team drew a large crowd for its home opener. Opponent Lower Merion also sent a large contingent. Fans from both schools who were present say the students were chanting back and forth to each other.
Upper Darby made reference to Lower Merion’s large Jewish population and, the fans say, toward the end of the game began chanting, “Warm up the oven.”
In a letter to parents, Lower Merion principal Sean Hughes said the chant “could only be classified as hate speech.” MORE>>>
admin @ December 18, 2009
GM to discontinue Saab after deal talks collapse
Posted in: Economy | Comments (0)
NEW YORK – General Motors Co. said Friday it will shut down Saab after talks to sell the brand to a Dutch carmaker collapsed, marking the third time this year that a deal by GM to sell an unwanted brand has fallen through.
GM said it had a small window of time to complete the deal and issues arose during the sale talks with Spyker Cars that could not be resolved. GM Vice President John Smith said representatives from GM, Spyker and the Swedish government were still in discussions Friday morning when talks fell apart. Smith declined to elaborate on the reasons. MORE>>>
admin @ December 18, 2009
Congress proposes legalizing illegal immigrants
Posted in: Immigration | Comments (0)
Lawmakers pushing for immigration reform say job losses and a sluggish economy should not deter legislation legalizing illegal immigrants.
A coalition of Democrats say fixing the immigration system can help American workers as well.
Black, Hispanic, Asian, progressive and other Democrats unveiled the kind of immigration reform they want at a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday.
They are proposing that illegal immigrants register with the government, pay a $500 fine for each adult, learn English, pass background checks and meet other requirements. They then are eligible for a six-year visa and when that is done a green card. SOURCE>>>
admin @ December 15, 2009
Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack
Posted in: Immigration | Comments (0)
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Four Pennsylvania police officers have been led into a courtroom in handcuffs for arraignment on charges that they orchestrated a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant.
A federal indictment announced Tuesday accuses Shenandoah Police Chief Matthew Nestor and three officers under his command of charges including witness tampering and lying to the FBI in the 2008 death ofLuis Ramirez.
The officers are awaiting their arraignment in a Wilkes-Barre courtroom Tuesday.
The indictment also charges two former high school athletes with ahate crime for allegedly shouting racial epithets at Ramirez while they were beating him. MORE>>>
admin @ December 15, 2009
Racial Tensions Boil Over in Phila. School
Posted in: Race & Racism | Comments (0)
In her first public comments on the racial tension and violence at South Philadelphia High, the school’s principal today said she was “very disappointed and upset at last week’s fights and racism.”
LaGreta Brown apologized to those hurt in the fights, and said she will “establish a culture where the entire student body feels like one big family.”
The announcement came at a news conference outlining new security measures at the 900-student school, rocked last week by racial violence. More on page 2781
admin @ December 12, 2009
The War on [White] Cops
Posted in: Government, Race & Racism | Comments (0)
By Michelle Malkin – The left’s police-hating chickens are coming home to roost. While partisan liberals have gone out of their way to blame conservative media and the Tea Party movement for creating a “climate of hate,” they are silent on the cultural and literal war on cops that has raged for decades — and escalated tragically this year.
The total number of law enforcement officers shot and killed this year is up 19 percent over last year, according to the Christian Science Monitor. More officers have died in ambush incidents this year than in any other since 2000.
The Lakewood, Wash., massacre on Thanksgiving weekend claimed the lives of four dedicated officers getting ready for work at a coffee shop Sunday morning. Maurice Clemmons — the violent career thug who received clemency from former Arkansas GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee and benefited from fatal systemic lapses in the criminal justice system — had many other enablers. More on page 2779
admin @ December 5, 2009
