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Top Revolutionary Guard Official Wants Reformist Leaders Tried, Police Chief Admits Prisoners Abuse

Top Revolutionary Guard Official Wants Reformist Leaders Tried, Police Chief Admits Prisoners Abuse

Today, Yadollah Javani, a top official of Iran revolutionary guard said that a “plot to topple the Islamic  regime has been exposed,” he made the statement after the publication of an article in the weekly publication of the revolutionary guard. In the article Javani denounced the velvet revolution and said: “The question is who were […]

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Iran: The Sham Trial Resumes In Tehran

Iran: The Sham Trial Resumes In Tehran

Today, the parody of justice continued in Tehran. This time around the target of the Ahmadinejad regime was clearly Western Europe:Specifically Britain and France. Two Iranian employees, one from the British embassy and one from the French embassy, were in the dock alongside Clotilde Reiss, a 24 years old French woman. IRNA “news” agency (the […]

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The Obama Administration Wants To Block The Release Of Torture Photos

The Obama Administration Wants To Block The Release Of Torture Photos

Today, the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a court ruling requiring the release of 21 photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners held in US custody at overseas locations.

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Hiroshima Survivor Remembers That Horrific Day

“If you cut off a piece of fingernail and burn it…that’s what burning human flesh smells like,” said Seiko Fujimoto, who was just three years old when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

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Fannie Mae Gets $10 Billion More In Bailout Money

Taxpayers will fork over $10.7 billion more to Fannie Mae, bringing the company’s total bailout to $44.9 billion. Fannie’s twin Freddie Mac hasn’t reported its second quarter results yet, so we’ll have to wait a bit to get the new total for the two, which currently stands at $95.6 billion.

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