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Discovery Channel Claims To Put JFK Conspiracies to Rest
Discovery Channel recreated the JFK assassination to debunk the conspiracy theories. The question is: Will this finally convince everyone? By Eric Bland Discovery News Nov. 13, 2008 — A team of experts assembled by the Discovery Channel has recreated the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Using modern blood spatter analysis, new artificial human body surrogates,…
Booze and Bogus Bomb Threat Spelled Trouble For Northwest Flight 552
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Denver’s U.S. Atty. Troy Eid summed it up best in a prepared statement Wednesday. “I’ll keep saying it: Alcohol abuse and commercial aircraft don’t mix. This time the defendant claimed to have explosives — forcing every passenger to be re-screened — and must face the consequences.” The defendant, Mark Randall Rayborn,…
Suspicious White Powder Sent to Mormon Churhces in LA and Utah
The white powder craze is back. Envelopes filled with suspicious powder were sent to Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Utah. By Tami Abdollah Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The Mormon temple in Westwood was closed Thursday afternoon after an envelope filled with an unidentified white, powdery substance was delivered to temple employees, Los…
Columinist: Anthrax Probe Not FBI’s Prouder Moment
The long, drawn out anthrax investigation is sure to be sliced and diced by critics for years to come. Gabriel Schoenfeld of Commentary Magazine takes a shot. By Gabriel Schoenfeld Commentary Magazine The FBI’s investigation of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks was the most complex and important in the bureau’s history. Immense resources were invested…
Sen. Boxer’s Aide Charged With Kiddie Porn
Now that the election is over, it’s time for more scandal on Capitol Hill. Here’s the latest. Henry K. Lee San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer WASHINGTON –An aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has been charged in federal court in Virginia with receiving and distributing child pornography. Jeff Rosato, 32, of Arlington, Va. was arrested…
Feds Indict Mississippi Biz Man and Local Politico In Bribery Scheme
Nothing says “I Love You” more than big paper bags full of money. Well the feds say that’s how the love was shown here down in the deep south in Greene County. By WLOX-tv GREENE COUNTY, Miss — A Greene County Supervisor and a Lucedale businessman are accused in a bribery scheme over Katrina debris…
Air Marshals’ Crimes On the Rise — A little Scary
We depend on them to keep our flight from getting hijacked. But some of these guys should be in handcuffs, not on our planes with guns. By Michael Grabell ProPublica Shawn Nguyen bragged that he could sneak anything past airport security using his top-secret clearance as a federal air marshal. And for months, he smuggled…
Major Overhaul of Justice Department Seen
The Justice Department’s image under A.G. Alberto Gonzales was seriously damaged. The Obama team will be working to repair it. It may take a while. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — As a transition team for the Obama administration begins work on a Justice Department overhaul, the key question is where to…