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Ahmadinejad Underlines Iran's Trans-National View


Fars News
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:00 UTC
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© UnknownIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined the Iranian nation's respect for humanity and all races and religions, and said Iran does not hold racist or nationalist beliefs as it wants progress and advancement for all nations.

"The emphasis on Iran's importance in man's exaltation is not rooted in nationalist and racist views at all since Iranians have never been racists in the history," Ahmadinejad said in Tehran on Monday.

He said Iranians are strongly opposed to racist views, and have always viewed other nations through an outlook beyond racial values and geographical borders and based on humane values.

His remarks came after the Zionist-led media launched an intensive propaganda campaign against the remarks of Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi at a recent UN anti-drug conference, where he condemned Zionists, and not Jews, for inciting global drug trade and addiction in a bid to annihilate other nations.
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Bad Guys

Sex abuse scandal rocks U.S. air base


RT
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:34 UTC
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A US air force investigation has identified 31 female cadets who were sexually assaulted by their trainers at a Texas military camp. The scandal has raised concerns that the US armed forces are not doing enough to protect women in the military.

An internal probe is currently looking at 12 male military instructors that were serving at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas. Six of them face charges of misconduct, including allegations of rape and adultery.

The majority of those under investigation were from the 331st training squadron, whose commander was dismissed from duty last week. He was not charged with sex crimes but was relieved because of the unacceptable level of misconduct in his unit.

"We are taking a comprehensive look, not only at the cases we know, but in trying to assess whether there are other cases out there," said General Edward Rice during a Pentagon briefing. He added that to his knowledge, all 31 women who reported to have been victims of abuse were still in the military.

As well as the investigation, Rice has ordered an independent probe into the Air Force's reaction to the scandal to assess whether more action is needed. Moreover, Air Force command is currently looking at the possibility of female cadets being trained by only female instructors.
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Beer

TSA Fires 14 After Drinking Incident

Carly Okyle
Travelers Today
Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:13 UTC
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After having to fire workers for sleeping on the job and firing more employees for being implicated in a bribery scandal, the Associated Press is reporting that the Transportation Security Administration is now firing eight federal air marshals in the New York office, including a supervisor, for allegedly drinking alcohol during a training day. In addition, the TSA is suspending six more individuals for not reporting the misconduct, the agency said on Friday.

While one of the employees accused had probationary status and was therefore immediately fired, all of the other workers can appeal the decision. At the time the AP article was written, the TSA wasn't sure if any workers had retained attorneys.

The TSA said that the workers were drinking at a restaurant in February. The article said that "the incident was reported to a website that allows employees to alert leadership of inappropriate behavior."
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Heart - Black

US airport security guard opens jar of man's ashes, spills them on the floor, then 'stands and laughs' as grandson scrambles to gather them up


Daily Mail, UK
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00 UTC
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© theindychannel.comJohn Gross, of Indianapolis, was trying to bring Mario Mark Marcaletti's ashes home from Florida and had them in his bag in a tightly sealed jar clearly marked 'human remains'.

A man suffered humiliation and distress at the hands of an airport security agent when she insisted on opening a jar containing his grandfather's remains and then dropped them on the floor.

John Gross, of Indianapolis, was trying to bring Mario Mark Marcaletti's ashes home from Florida and had them in his bag in a tightly sealed jar clearly marked 'Human Remains'.

The 91-year-old's remains had been divided up among family members after he died in 2002 and Gross had been given a share by his uncle during his trip.

He was confronted by the TSA officer and explained what was in the container.

'They opened up my bag, and I told them, "Please, be careful. These are my grandpa's ashes,"' he told theindychannel.com.

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Black Cat

Cop with Violent History Keeps Job After Beating a Man into Critical Condition


RT.com
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:04 UTC
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© Mike ArchambaultBrian Vander Lee, 43, of Ramsey, lies in a hospital bed after he was allegedly punched by an off-duty Minneapolis police sergeant and SWAT officer on Saturday night.
A Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer with a history of violence is out of jail and on paid home assignment after allegedly beating a man into critical condition while off the clock.

Sgt. David Clifford is still on the force even after the man he pummeled nearly two weeks earlier remains hospitalized. Brian Vander Lee, 43, has received two separate brain surgeries after an altercation with the 47-year-old Minneapolis Police SWAT Unit officer earlier this month almost ended in tragedy.
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Bad Guys

Head of Institute of Directors Calls for UK Banks Purge

Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Heather Stewart
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Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:59 UTC
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© Dylan Martinez/ReutersCalls for Bob Diamond to resign as CEO of Barclays are growing becoming more vociferous.
The head of the Institute of Directors (IoD) led the mounting clamour on Friday from the City, business leaders and politicians for a cull at the top of Britain's banks. In an unusually strong condemnation of the culture of banking, Simon Walker, director general of the IoD, said it was "high time" for a clearout of top bankers after a wave of mis-selling scandals and market manipulation.

His remarks came on a day when pressure was mounting on Bob Diamond to step down as chief executive of Barclays in the wake of the record-breaking £290m fine for the bank's attempt to fix a crucial interest rate and as the Financial Services Authority ordered Barclays and three other high street banks to compensate up to 28,000 small businesses that were mis-sold products designed to minimise their risk against interest rates going up.
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Sherlock

Montreal Police Find Human Remains Linked to Luka Rocco Magnotta


The Vancouver Sun
Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:40 UTC
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© The Canadian Press/Graham HughesA police forensic vehicle leaves a Montreal park where they carried out a search on Sunday, July 1, 2012.
Montreal - A published report says Montreal police have found human remains linked to alleged killer Luka Rocco Magnotta.

Radio-Canada is reporting that body parts were found in a Montreal park on Sunday.

Montreal police spokeswoman Anie Lemieux says the remains were found after a link with Magnotta.

Police are not saying who told them about the possible links with Magnotta.

Magnotta is accused of the murder and dismemberment of Concordia University student Jun Lin.

Lin's torso was discovered stuffed in a suitcase behind Magnotta's apartment building. His hands and feet were mailed to political parties in Ottawa and two B.C. schools.

Source: The Canadian Press
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Bad Guys

US Attorney General Holder Will Not Be Prosecuted Over Gun-Tracking Scandal


PressTV
Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:58 UTC
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The US Justice Department has said that it would not prosecute Attorney General (AG) Eric Holder for contempt, after he refused to turn over to Congress documents about a gun-tracking scandal to Mexico.

The Republican-led House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday to hold the attorney General in criminal contempt of Congress. The Republicans accused Holder of refusing to provide certain documents related to the Justice Department's failed Fast and Furious operation, intended to track weapons sold along the Mexican border.
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Black Cat

Sexual Predators in the Police Targeting Victims They are Supposed to be Helping

Sandra Laville
The Guardian
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:32 UTC
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© North News & PicturesNorthumbria police constable Stephen Mitchell, who was jailed for life after admitting charges of rape, indecent assault and misconduct in public office.
Guardian investigation finds sexual predators in police are abusing their power to target victims of crime

Sexual predators in the police are abusing their power to target victims of crime they are supposed to be helping, as well as fellow officers and female staff, the Guardian can reveal.

An investigation into the scale and extent of the problem suggests sexual misconduct could be more widespread than previously believed.

The situation raises questions about the efficacy of the police complaints system, the police's internal whistleblowing procedures, the vetting of officers and a failure to monitor disciplinary offences.

Police officers have been convicted or disciplined for a range of offences from rape and sexual assault to misconduct in public office relating to inappropriate sexual behaviour with vulnerable women they have met on duty. Others are awaiting trial for alleged offences, though many are never charged with a criminal offence and are dealt with via internal disciplinary procedures.
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Dollar

Banking Scandal: 'the Rot Was Widespread, the Corruption Endemic'

Vince Cable
The Guardian
Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:11 UTC
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© Dylan Martinez/ReutersBob Diamond of Barclays. Vince Cable argues that shareholders must play a more aggressive role in controlling the direction of banks.
Urgent action is being taken by the coalition to tackle the incompetence and greed exposed by interest-rate rigging affair

Last week's banking scandals demolished a convenient myth: that the banking crash was all the fault of a few colourful rogues like Fred the Shred of RBS and Adam Applegarth of Northern Rock. We have been reminded, instead, that the rot was far more widespread. Incompetence, corruption and greed have been endemic in British banking. The RBS/NatWest computer failure illustrated the incompetence. Millions of households and firms now have to clean up the mess caused by accidental missed payments, bounced cheques and cash shortages.
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