Private First Class Kimberly Rivera -- a conscientious objector and pregnant mother of four children -- was sentenced to military prison yesterday (April 29, 2013) for refusing to serve in the Iraq War, according to the Democracy Now website.
Rivera, 30, was on a two-week leave from the Army in December 2006 when she decided she would not return to Iraq for a second term of duty. Unfortunately, the U.S. military does not allow a person to leave the service before his or her enlistment date ends.
Seeking asylum in Canada, Rivera and her family fled to Toronto -- thus becoming AWOL (absent without official leave) from the service -- in February 2007, and lived there until their deportation to the United States last year.
On April 29, 2013, a military court sentenced her to 10 months behind bars -- effective immediately -- and she received a bad conduct discharge. Her fifth child is due in December. Kimberly's husband, Mario Rivera, is now the primary caretaker of their four young children.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Obama: Homeschooling Is Not a Right of Parents; Seeks to Usurp Right Americans Had for Centuries
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently shocked a plethora of Americans when he said that "homeschooling is not a parent's right," the Charisma News website reports today (April 30, 2013).
Nations -- like Germany and Sweden -- have shown that when governments take away homeschooling rights, it's a prelude to no parental rights. Most homeschoolers in America have been left alone by the government for centuries.
The Romeike family came to the United States from Germany five years ago to homeschool their children in freedom, because they were opposed to the anti-Christian teachings that are common in the German schools. A federal judge in the U.S. granted the family asylum.
But now the Obama administration is trying to deport them, arguing that homeschooling is not a parental right. The Romeike family case is currently before a federal appeals court.
Nations -- like Germany and Sweden -- have shown that when governments take away homeschooling rights, it's a prelude to no parental rights. Most homeschoolers in America have been left alone by the government for centuries.
The Romeike family came to the United States from Germany five years ago to homeschool their children in freedom, because they were opposed to the anti-Christian teachings that are common in the German schools. A federal judge in the U.S. granted the family asylum.
But now the Obama administration is trying to deport them, arguing that homeschooling is not a parental right. The Romeike family case is currently before a federal appeals court.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Tsarnaev Family Received Over $100K in Benefits; Amount of Taxpayer Funds Granted Was Stunning
The Tsarnaev family -- the two suspected terrorist brothers and their parents -- benefited from more than $100,000 in taxpayer-funded assistance ranging from cash and food stamps to Section 8 housing from 2002 to 2012, the Boston Herald website reports exclusively tonight (April 29, 2013).
"The breadth of the benefits the family was receiving was stunning," said a person with knowledge of documents handed over to a legislative committee today.
The state of Massachusetts has handed over more than 500 documents to the 11-member House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, which today met for the first time and plans to call in officials from the Department of Transitional Assistance to testify.
"I can assure members of the public that this committee will actively review every single piece of information we can find because clearly the public has a substantial right to know what benefits, if any, this family or individuals accused of some horrific crimes were receiving," said state Rep. David Linsky (D-Natick), the committee's chairman.
"The breadth of the benefits the family was receiving was stunning," said a person with knowledge of documents handed over to a legislative committee today.
The state of Massachusetts has handed over more than 500 documents to the 11-member House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, which today met for the first time and plans to call in officials from the Department of Transitional Assistance to testify.
"I can assure members of the public that this committee will actively review every single piece of information we can find because clearly the public has a substantial right to know what benefits, if any, this family or individuals accused of some horrific crimes were receiving," said state Rep. David Linsky (D-Natick), the committee's chairman.
Greek Parliament Axes 15,500 Civil Service Jobs; Cuts Required for Greece to Get $11.5B in Loans
The Greek parliament passed a bill yesterday (April 28, 2013), which will see up to 15,500 public-sector workers laid off by 2015. The job cuts are among conditions set by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in return for 8.8 billion euros in emergency loans, according to the France 24 website.
The bill in Parliament -- which passed on a 168-123 vote -- will allow for Greece's first civil service layoffs in more than a century.
About 2,000 civil servants will be laid off by the end of May, with another 2,000 following by the end of the year, and a further 11,500 by the end of 2014 for a total of 15,500.
The legislation is the latest wave of Greece's draconian austerity program. Greece agreed this month with its bailout rescue lenders -- the EU and the IMF -- to implement the measures as a condition to receive new emergency loans worth 8.8 billion euros ($11.5 billion).
The bill in Parliament -- which passed on a 168-123 vote -- will allow for Greece's first civil service layoffs in more than a century.
About 2,000 civil servants will be laid off by the end of May, with another 2,000 following by the end of the year, and a further 11,500 by the end of 2014 for a total of 15,500.
The legislation is the latest wave of Greece's draconian austerity program. Greece agreed this month with its bailout rescue lenders -- the EU and the IMF -- to implement the measures as a condition to receive new emergency loans worth 8.8 billion euros ($11.5 billion).
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Man Stabs 4 Choir Members at Cath. Mass Today; Did It at St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Albuquerque
Police say a knife-wielding man ran into an Albuquerque, New Mexico Catholic Church around noon today (April 28, 2013), jumping pews before stabbing four choir members, according to the New York Daily News website.
He yelled "fake preacher!" as he started his stabbing spree, witnesses said.
Several parishioners jumped on and held down the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Lawrence Capener, an Albuquerque police spokeswoman told the New York Daily News.
The four victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Officer Tasia Martinez said. The suspect is not a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church on the city's west side, where the stabbings occurred. He faces numerous felony charges, Martinez added.
He yelled "fake preacher!" as he started his stabbing spree, witnesses said.
Several parishioners jumped on and held down the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Lawrence Capener, an Albuquerque police spokeswoman told the New York Daily News.
The four victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Officer Tasia Martinez said. The suspect is not a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church on the city's west side, where the stabbings occurred. He faces numerous felony charges, Martinez added.
KY Woman Defies Cath. Church, Ordained a Priest; Rosemarie Smead to Start Her Own Congregation
In an emotional ceremony filled with tears and applause, a 70-year-old Louisville, Kentucky woman was ordained a priest yesterday, as part of a dissident group operating outside of official Roman Catholic Church authority, the Reuters website reports today (April 28, 2013).
Rosemarie Smead is one of about 150 women around the world who have decided to defy the Roman Catholic Church by not waiting for it to lift its ban on women priests, but to be ordained and start their own congregations.
In an interview before the ceremony, Smead said she is not worried about being excommunicated from the Catholic Church -- the fate of the other women ordained outside of Vatican law.
"It has no sting for me," said Smead, a petite gray-haired former Carmelite nun. She added, "It is a Medieval bullying stick the bishops used to keep control over people and keep the voices of women silent. I am way beyond letting octogenarian men tell us how to live our lives."
Rosemarie Smead is one of about 150 women around the world who have decided to defy the Roman Catholic Church by not waiting for it to lift its ban on women priests, but to be ordained and start their own congregations.
In an interview before the ceremony, Smead said she is not worried about being excommunicated from the Catholic Church -- the fate of the other women ordained outside of Vatican law.
"It has no sting for me," said Smead, a petite gray-haired former Carmelite nun. She added, "It is a Medieval bullying stick the bishops used to keep control over people and keep the voices of women silent. I am way beyond letting octogenarian men tell us how to live our lives."
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Man Wearing Burqa Robs a Md.Liquor Store; Police Arrest Him After His SUV Slams a Car
A burqa-wearing man -- pretending to be a woman -- is in police custody after an armed robbery and dramatic police chase yesterday afternoon, the Creeping Sharia website reports today (April 27, 2013).
Police say around 3 p.m. Harford County Sheriff's deputies were called to Third Base Liquors on South Fountain Green Road in Bel Air for a report of a robbery. When officers arrived witnesses told them a man wearing a burqa covering his entire face -- except for his eyes -- entered the store and asked the clerk about beer.
Police say the man altered his voice to sound like a woman and chose a case of beer. As the clerk leaned over to pick up the beer, the fake lady flashed a gun and announced a holdup. The clerk gave the burqa-wearing female impersonator an undisclosed amount of cash and the robber left the store and jumped into a white SUV.
A short time later, police saw the SUV in Edgewood and attempted to stop it. As the Divine wannabe fled west on Route 40, he clipped a car and lost control. The man was critically injured and taken to Shock Trauma for treatment. Police have not yet identified the driver.
Police say around 3 p.m. Harford County Sheriff's deputies were called to Third Base Liquors on South Fountain Green Road in Bel Air for a report of a robbery. When officers arrived witnesses told them a man wearing a burqa covering his entire face -- except for his eyes -- entered the store and asked the clerk about beer.
Police say the man altered his voice to sound like a woman and chose a case of beer. As the clerk leaned over to pick up the beer, the fake lady flashed a gun and announced a holdup. The clerk gave the burqa-wearing female impersonator an undisclosed amount of cash and the robber left the store and jumped into a white SUV.
A short time later, police saw the SUV in Edgewood and attempted to stop it. As the Divine wannabe fled west on Route 40, he clipped a car and lost control. The man was critically injured and taken to Shock Trauma for treatment. Police have not yet identified the driver.
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