According to a news report out of Houston this morning, police there found an AT-4 shoulder-mounted rocket launcher like the one shown in the photo above, alleged to belong to a man by the name of Nabilaye I. Yansane, in a southwest Houston apartment complex. Though I have yet to see comments by members of [...]
How Will Obama Administration Officials Respond to Discovery of Rocket Launcher in Houston?
December 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments
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An Arresting Tale: From Podium to Pokey in 10 Days
October 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments
On Oct. 2, Catherine Bleish was one of a handful of speakers who revved up a crowd of 2,000 at the St. Charles (Mo.) Tea Party. Ten days later, she found herself in jail in the South St. Louis city of Maplewood. “I was standing in line outside,” the 25-year-old told me Monday afternoon during [...]
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Letter Reveals Much About 1918 Flu Pandemic
May 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments
Rather than look at today’s version of a flu pandemic, which involves hundreds of cases at most, I wanted to find out what it was like to live during the influenza outbreak of 1918 when 50 million people around the world died. Toward that end, a visit to the National Archives produced a letter written [...]
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Cyclists’ Battle with NYPD Reaches ‘Critical Mass’
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments
At issue in a video (above) making the news today is an ice hockey-style body check that a New York City police officer delivered to a biker participating in a Critical Mass bike ride Friday night in Times Square. While, on the surface, the video appears to show a cop acting recklessly and endangering the [...]
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