State Representatives John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford (from left) at a press conference today at the Thompson Center, where they asked Gov. Pat Quinn to send the Illinois National Guard to Chicago.
At right is Willie Williams, who lost his son to gun violence.
(Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)
Two state representatives called on Gov. Pat Quinn Sunday to deploy the Illinois National Guard to safeguard Chicago's streets.
Athens will have to adhere strictly to stability program or restructure its debt
Another Greek tragedy? The worst-case scenario with Greece’s acceptance of the EU-IMF support mechanism could see tragic results for the country in both the socioeconomic and political aspects of public life.
The inquests into the deaths of 56 people who died in the 2005 London bombings should be a public investigation into whether police and security services could have done more to prevent them, a court heard on Monday.
Christopher Coltart, representing seven of the victims' families, told a pre-inquest hearing that the inquests should consider whether the state had breached its obligation under the European Convention of…
Abe Denmark directs the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. This is his first post for Danger Room.
China’s decades-long military modernization effort is paying off. After assembling a revamped arsenal of new ships, subs, planes, and missiles, the People’s…
Having attended several Tea Party meetings in the Dallas area, I was interested in getting a perspective on the national level. So we got airline tickets and flew to Washington DC to attend the April 15th Tax Day Rally. I must say in the two days prior to the rally we took in the DC area to get a feel for the land…Continue
Added by Doc Vega on April 27, 2010 at 1:39am —
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The Pentagon’s plan
to fire ballistic missiles at terrorists isn’t just a nuclear
Armageddon risk. It’s a ludicrously expensive way to accidentally
start World War III: each weapon could cost anywhere from a few hundred
million to $1 billion.
WASHINGTON D.C.—Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta told 300 Sacramento Metro Chamber Cap-to-Cap delegates that the next “Pearl Harbor” is likely to be an attack on the United States’ power, financial,…
While on a speaking engagement in Malaysia organized by "Success Resources Company", former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the object of an articulate protest movement demanding his indictment for war crimes.
This was no ordinary protest. Tony Blair has been accused of war crimes in a legal initiative led by the country's former Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
A War Crimes Tribunal as well as a War Crimes Commission were set up integrated by renowned jurists.… Continue
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In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has long been wise to a problem: Weapons designed for Cold War combat are often too powerful — and too lethal — for low-intensity conflict and counterinsurgency. Now it seems the CIA is catching on to the concept as well.
In today’s Washington Post, Joby Warrick and Peter Finn report that the… Continue
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Most of this is from the fire station in Burnsville North Carolina on Friday, September 27 on US Highway 19W in Egypt, Burnsville.If you’re able to, please ...
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After having a conversation about the Craft with Chat GPT a few weeks ago (https://youtu.be/i8KBPzlvXac), this week I thought we'd explore the world of Artif...