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Marine Col. James Sabow: coverup questions surface again
CSMonitor/BLN
Col. James Sabow was a Marine officer who was found dead in 1991 at his home at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif.
A number of official investigations have concluded that Sabow committed suicide. Members of his family have long insisted this to be untrue and say that Sabow was murdered because he knew of [...]
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Drill will simulate shooting at Metro station
February 24, 2010 – 8:07am/WTOP.com
hat tip~ Legitgov
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS, Md. – If you see lots of police and hear commotion at the Friendship Heights Metro station late Wednesday night, relax. It’s just a drill.
But it is a drill that will simulate gunfire between two shooters in the station, with multiple passengers injured or killed.
Also posted in 911, Created Terror, Latin America, Mass Shooting, Organized Crime, The Octopus, War Games Tagged 911, DARPA, drug smuggling, Friendship Heights Metro, John Patrick Bedell, Pentagon, War Games Leave a comment
US must bear responsibility for Latin American drug violence
Of course the right wingers refuse to accept that Americans are responsible in any way for the troubles they cause other countries but it’s refreshing to see that some members in the US government can own up to the facts. The US demand for drugs, the “anti-drug” efforts by the US, the intelligence agencies and [...]
Marine reportedly killed by opium-fueled private contractors
Pentagon originally said Marine killed in combat
RawStory.com Headlines/John Byrne
The Pentagon confirmed late Tuesday that it is investigating the death of a 24-year-old Indiana Marine after he was shot to death in Afghanistan, allegedly by several US-paid private security contractors.
Also posted in Created Terror, Middle East, Military Industrial Complex Tagged Afghanistan, Heroin, Mercenaries, Opium, Pentagon Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Guatemala
Guatemala’s attorney general says authorities have detained the national police chief and the country’s anti-drug czar in a case of stolen cocaine that led to the deaths of five police agents.
Attorney General Amilcar Velasquez says national police chief Baltazar Gonzalez and anti-drug czar Nelly Bonilla and a third, unidentified official were being held for their [...]
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Drug Trafficking to Russia Transits through Georgia
Global Research/Itar Tass
MOSCOW — The territory of Georgia has been turning into one of powerful ways of drug trafficking to Russia, leader of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) Viktor Ivanov said at a meeting of its collegium on Saturday.
“The key directions of drug trafficking go through the area of water of the Black [...]
Angie Sanselmente Valencia, Lingerie Model, Runs One Of The World’s Largest Drug Gangs, Police Say (PHOTO)
HuffPo
Angie Sanselmente Valencia is a stunning young lingerie model who, authorities believe, is also the leader of the one of the world’s largest drug gangs.
As the Telegraph reports, an international arrest warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Valencia, who is believed to be on the run in either Mexico or Argentina.
Bringing a little glamor [...]
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Shorter Question Everything
US: Utah
Imagine being forced to skip your senior year of high school. Or having the option.
If you live in Utah, that could become a reality. In an effort to bridge a $700 million budget shortfall, Republican state Sen. Chris Buttars has put forth a plan to eliminate 12th grade in high school, the Los Angeles [...]
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Anthrax found in London heroin user
BBC
A heroin user in London has tested positive for anthrax, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced.
The case is the first in England linked to the Class A drug, but follows the deaths of nine users in Scotland from anthrax infection.
The HPA said the unnamed user was being treated in a London hospital and that [...]
Shorter Question Everything