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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Texas Wildfire Victim Returns To What Was Home (VIDEO) | Roland S. Martin Blog

David Mattingly accompanies a Texas homeowner who returns to find her house burned up by a wildfire.

Defense.gov News Article: Pentagon Raises Force-Protection Level for U.S. Bases

By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 – By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has authorized raising the force-protection level for military installations mainly in the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

3quarksdaily: Behold this unctuous knave, a disgrace to his nation as few before him...

Here is a man who, more than anyone else in the Bush administration, trafficked in the campaign of deceit that caused tens of thousands to die, wasted trillions of dollars in resources and indelibly sullied the legacy of this nation through the practice of torture, which Cheney defends to this day. Still this villain claims that, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the horrid methods he endorsed were a necessary response to the threat of Osama bin Laden. How convenient to ignore that it was Barack Obama, a resolutely anti-torture president, who made good on the promise of Cheney and the previous administration to take down the Al Qaeda leader.

UK Riots: Blacks Shut Out of Post-Mortem

Three weeks have passed since England witnessed mayhem, looting and rioting on its streets. Images of rioters burning down their own communities, trashing their local amenities and clashing head-to-head were transmitted worldwide. Video footage of hooded males smashing shops and loading up cars with plasma televisions, designer clothes and sneakers stunned the British public. It was hard for us to digest that such a level of disorder could be allowed to escalate from London to Birmingham and Manchester and other pockets of England.

Raw Video: Indonesia Earthquake Damage - YouTube

A powerful earthquake jolted the western Indonesian island of Sumatra early Tuesday, killing a 12-year-old boy and sending people streaming from houses, hotels and at least one hospital in panic. (Sept. 6)

De Kalb Texas Insider: Texas wildfires destroys hundreds of homes - YouTube

At least two people have been killed and hundreds of homes destroyed as dozens of wildfires burn across the US state of Texas.

Strong winds from Tropical Storm Lee have been fuelling the flames as forecasters predict more dry weather.

Monday, September 5, 2011

UN Peacekeepers removed from Haiti after sexual assault charges (GRAPHIC...

Haiti's President is demanding answers after an 18-year-old man alleged he was raped by UN soldiers from Uruguay.

Mobile phone footage of the alleged attack has also surfaced, fueling anger in the country.

Please note that Nazanin Sadri's report contains images some viewers may find disturbing.