WASHINGTON – Six officers with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were charged today [July 14, 2010] in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced today. The incident resulted in the death of two civilians and the wounding of four others.
Uganda bombings, US Connection? By Tristan McConnell GlobalPost/TheUrbanFly Published: July 14, 2010 06:53 ET in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — The failed bombing of a nightclub Monday in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, which came just one day after twin explosions killed more than 70 people there, highlights the growing sophistication of African Islamist groups and raises concerns about their ability to strike abroad, security officials and analysts said.
Photo courtesy: WorldNewsSlides Uganda: training to fight Al Shabaab By Paul Ames GlobalPostTheUrbanFly Published: July 13, 2010 08:01 ET in Africa
Editor's note: The bombings that killed more than 70 people in Kampala Sunday have drawn attention to Uganda's involvement with the African Union force fighting the Al Shabaab militia in Somalia. Al Shabaab, an ally of Al Qaeda, vowed to continue its terror strikes against Uganda and other African countries that support Somalia's transitional government.
Here is an inside account of how Uganda is hosting a camp where European Union advisers are training Somali soldiers in ways to combat Al Shabaab.
Photos courtesy: LB23KZ, FoxSportsNorth. Photo composite: Jon Letness
LeBron James and Joe Mauer: To Leave, or Not To Leave? Clayton Feate Sportz Correspondent/the UrbanFly July 12, 2010
Minneapolis – Two hometown heroes. Two destinations.
LeBron James of Akron Ohio, will cease his employment with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers and play for the Miami Heat in the 2010-11 season. The contract was reported to be for 5 years and is worth close to $99m.
Video courtesy: Fugumble Joe Barton Apologizes to BP Last week US Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), accused the US government of shaking down BP in its efforts to get the oil giant to take responsibility for cleaning up the Gulf oil spill,l as well as compensating those who have been victimized by it or have had their livlihoods destroyed or interrupted. Here are links to three editorial responses to Barton who, apologized for his remarks and also appeared to back away from his apology.
Posted By Conn Carroll On June 17, 2010 @ 3:00 pm In Rule of Law Joe Barton is Right: There Was a $20 Billion Shakedown in the White House. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is under fire from the White House and the Beltway media for his statement to BP today: “I’m only speaking for myself. I’m not speaking for anyone else, but I apologize. I do not want to live in a county where anytime a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, [it is] subject to some sort of political pressure that, again, in my words, amounts to a shakedown.” For more... Editorial from Ft.Worth/Star Telegram June 22 Joe Barton was wrong. Mostly. Barton, an Arlington Republican who in Congress represents about a third of Tarrant County and most of seven other counties stretching toward Houston, was out of place and out of touch Thursday when he issued his now infamous apology to BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward for "a $20 billion shakedown" at the hands of President Barack Obama. For more... Roland S. Martin Blog, June 17, 2020 Republican Congressman Joe Barton is truly an Aggie joke. Any sane person would be ashamed at the response thus far of BP, as well as the insensitive and asinine comments that have been spoken by company representatives. For more...
Toronto-My city feels like a crime scene and the criminals are all melting into the night, fleeing the scene. No, I’m not talking about the kids in black who smashed windows and burned cop cars on Saturday.
Photo courtesy: usocean.gov Oil Spills: A recurring worldwide problem
Mel Reeve TheUrbanFly June 28, 2010
Earlier this month, a Chevron oil company pipeline spill caused over 33,000 gallons of oil to spill in Salt Lake City's, Red Butte Creek. Some of the spilled oil traveled in the creek through the city to the Jordan River, which drains into the Great Salt Lake.
By C.M. Sennott-GlobalPost/TheUrbanFly Published: June 23, 2010 17:17 ET in Worldview
President Obama’s decision to call upon General David Petraeus to take the helm as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan looks like a political and strategic stroke of brilliance.
