“A C.I.A. abduction in 2004 landed them in Libya, where the man was tortured by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s security forces and imprisoned for six years.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/world/europe/britain-libya-apology-cia-rendition-torture.html
“A lot of people don’t realize US veterans, if they are not citizens, can get deported.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/border-wall-mural-repainted/index.html
“The justices said the automobile exception does not apply when searching vehicles parked adjacent to a home.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/05/29/us/politics/ap-us-supreme-court-vehicle-search.html
“A confidential informant claimed to have bought pot from him for a total of $100. On April 16, 2015, the task force battered Betton’s door open with a ram, then almost immediately opened fire, releasing at least 29 bullets, nine of which hit Betton. An expert hired by Betton’s legal team estimates that over the course of his lifetime, his medical bills will run between $6 million and $17 million.”
Echoes from the past in modern-day Amerika:
“The federal government took 13 years of his life savings. But first they strip-searched Kazazi and interrogated the 64-year-old, covered with a towel, without a translator.”
“The idea that Russia would be cutting its military spending seems counterintuitive to us. But that’s just what Vladimir Putin is doing with his new budget.”
“All are anxiously watching what might happen next. But the German credit unions won’t give up easily.”
Read more: https://global.handelsblatt.com/finance/small-german-banks-iran-deals-sanctions-924599
“Several hedge funds have become newspaper barons in recent years. Alden Global now owns about 60 daily newspapers. Private-equity firm Fortress owns almost 150.”
“WikiLeaks has called for a ‘global blockade’ of Coinbase, after the world’s biggest bitcoin brokerage banned the whistleblowing organisation’s online store from using its service.”
“Tehran announced that it will start reporting foreign currency amounts in euros rather than US dollars, as part of the country’s effort to reduce its reliance on the American currency.”
Read more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180419-iran-switches-from-dollar-to-euro/