Blind Iranian artist brings awareness for victims of acid attacks

Blind Iranian artist brings awareness for victims of acid attacks

Massoumeh Attaie, 35, is an Iranian citizen who was the victim of a brutal acid attack by her father-in-law. She was seeking to divorce her husband but according to Iranian law, her eye’s were equivalent to only one of his. She had blackened her husband’s eye by the move so his father decided to remove […]

IED attack, Philippines declared a ‘State of Lawlessness’

IED attack, Philippines declared a ‘State of Lawlessness’

Investigators have discovered mortar round shrapnel and the remnants of an IED in the preliminary findings of the post-blast analysis from the scene of the explosion. Bunching munitions together, such as mortar round, and tying them together, most typically on an electrical circuit/initiation system, and in conjunction with land mines, artillery shells, and/or homemade explosives (HME), such as pentaerythritol tetranitrate, more commonly referred to as PETN.

Arkan’s paramilitaries: Tigers who escaped justice

Arkan’s paramilitaries: Tigers who escaped justice

His special forces sponsor, Radovan Stojicic, was gunned down in a restaurant in Belgrade in 1997, while his alleged political puppet-master, Slobodan Milosevic, died in custody in The Hague in 2006.

Mexican president: No way we’re paying for a wall

Mexican president: No way we’re paying for a wall

ump’s characterizations of Mexicans that Trump used to kick off his presidential campaign, saying he “cannot agree with such a generalization for Mexicans” being rapists, drug dealers and criminals.

The Problem with Prosecuting Border Crimes

The Problem with Prosecuting Border Crimes

On the border, I heard a reoccurring issue from Customs and Border Protection and other federal agents in the field. That many of the arrests they make for criminal acts on the border are not prosecuted. Despite overwhelming evidence collected by investigators for assault on federal agents, possession of narcotics, and smuggling, it remains a challenge for […]

Navy SEALs Face Mainstream Media Trial of Public Opinion

Navy SEALs Face Mainstream Media Trial of Public Opinion

Tabloid-level allegations are clouding a possible renewed investigation of four Navy SEALs, initially conducted by the deputy staff advocate and Combined Forces Special Operations Command, Afghanistan. The accused now face a possible double jeopardy situation, having been previously cleared of charges. Renewed anxiety for the SEALs is now prevalent thanks to hoisted media hype and manipulated document leaks. […]