Kenneth Boyd is scheduled to be executed in North Carolina tomorrow. If it goes through, it will be the 1000th execution in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Mr. Boyd has a very low IQ of 77. He is a Vietnam Veteran and suffers from flashbacks, alcoholism and severe depression. After he committed his crimes, he went directly to the police and confessed his guilt. He has shown remorse for his crimes and been a…
The first case of AIDS was diagnosed on this day in 1981. World AIDS Day was observed for the first time on December 1, 1988, after a summit of health ministers from around the world called for a spirit of social tolerance and a greater exchange of information on HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day aims to strengthen the global effort to face the AIDS pandemic, which continues to spread in all regions of the world and to encourage public support for…
Move over Martha Stewart. Here’s how to decorate your house with holiday lights: Putfile – WizardsofWinter SM (Tip of the hat to Bob N)
This is just one of the reasons you don’t hire private contractors to act like soldiers. Are private security thugs just killing civilians for the fun of it? Telegraph | News | ‘Trophy’ video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers A “trophy” video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal. The video has sparked concern that private security…
Check out your state today… State by State GOP Scandal Scorecard at WayneMadsenReport.com. (Hat tip, Daily Kos)
Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot has warned the US government that if it continues to ‘hide’ over reports of secret prisons in eastern Europe, Dutch contributions to US-led military missions could be affected. ‘The US should stop hiding. It will all come out sooner or later,’ Bot told the Dutch parliament, according to ANP. Bot added that the Americans ‘are on the borderline’ in their fight against terrorism. The minister would not say at what point the Netherlands might end…