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Who Dropped The Bag Which Killed Richard Martin, if it Wasn't Dzhokhar?

Ralph Lopez — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 22:57:24 +0000

As the 2015 Boston Marathon approaches, the US Department of Justice has not been able to answer one question: why is the backpack that the FBI says killed eight-year-old Richard Martin black, while the backpack Dzhokhar Tsarnaev carried that day, in every item of photographic evidence, white?

New Tsarnaev Prosecution Exhibit Shows Backpack Different Color as One Tsarnaev Was Carrying

Ralph Lopez — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 05:40:26 +0000

Cross-posted at MarathonTrial.

High quality image files from just-posted evidence exhibits in the Tsarnaev trial by the US Department of Justice show conclusively that the backpack carried by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a surveillance video, and the one said to contain the bomb which killed eight-year-old Richard Martin, do not remotely match in color. The US Department of Justice exhibits show that one is black and the other is white.

Tsarnaev Never Allowed to Speak with Attorney without FBI Present

Ralph Lopez — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:41:06 +0000

Cross-posted at MarathonTrial.

Tsarnaev defense fails to ask hardest questions

Ralph Lopez — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 23:50:59 +0000

Defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, (L-R) Miriam Conrad, Judy Clarke and Timothy Watkins walk into the federal courthouse.

Most Trusted Man in Afghanistan Accepting Donations for Mudslide Victims

Ralph Lopez — Thu, 08 May 2014 06:15:41 +0000

Dr. Ramazan Bashardost, 2009 Afghan presidential candidate, scholar, and former Minister of Planning, is accepting donations for Afghan landslide victims. Dr. Bashardost's history of outspoken criticism of corruption from all sides in Afghanistan, and his integrity beyond reproach, has earned him the title 'most honest man in Afghanistan.' In an email to friends and supporters Dr. Bashardost has assured that 'every penny' of donations made to the designated account will reach the neediest victims directly.

Activists announce call campaign to repeal NDAA with truckers

Ralph Lopez — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:11:17 +0000

Washington - With over 2,000 truckers estimated by organizers due to start arriving in the nation's capitol today, anti-NDAA activists have announced a call campaign to Congress to demand it enact one of the truckers' principle demands, repeal of the NDAA. The National Defense Authorization Act, or the NDAA as it has come to be known, authorizes the US military to detain US citizens without charge or trial, indefinitely, in secret, upon mere suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity.

The truckers are carrying the message "Restore the Constitution." They are gathering at a staging area in Virginia today and will be descending on Washington, DC tomorrow.

'One Million Truckers' Ride to Restore Constitution Next Week

Ralph Lopez — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:17:16 +0000

Originally published at:
http://digitaljournal.com/article/358989

Having had their Facebook page shut down by Facebook administrators earlier this month, a group spearheaded by the Independent Truckers of America is calling for a three-day 'buy nothing' period from October 11 - 13.

Taliban Attack on Afghan Workers is Sign That One Program is Working

Ralph Lopez — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 23:51:50 +0000

The execution of six Afghan development workers by the Taliban last month who were doing work for the NSP, the Afghan National Solidarity Program, may be a sign that after 11 years, development may be starting to work. The attack signaled an escalation in the violence previously aimed at foreign non-governmental organizations like the Red Cross, and western corporations and their employees. The NSP is an indigenous program which, until now, insurgents have pretty much left alone.

Flash! Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Reporting War Crimes

Ralph Lopez — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:40:57 +0000

Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Ten Charges.

Bradley Manning wasn't committing a crime, he was reporting crimes. First the torture of Iraqi dissidents by the puppet government then firing on wounded being evacuated.

Chase Mader at Huffington Post wrote in 2011:

When Bradley Manning deployed to Iraq in October 2009, he thought that he’d be helping the Iraqi people build a free society after the long nightmare of Saddam Hussein. What he witnessed firsthand was quite another matter.

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to reporting war crime

Ralph Lopez — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:53:13 +0000

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