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Tue16Sep2008

Deadly Blasts During El Grito Celebrations

Last night, Mexico celebrated it's independence day from Spain with El Grito celebrations throughout Mexico. Unfortunately, one of those events was marred by two explosions that killed seven and wounded at least fifty: The explosions occured shortly before midnight... Read more »

Tuesday, September 16 2008 | 14:09 H

Fri08Aug2008

U.S. Wants You : Young Latino Men, Even If They Have to Drag You Kicking and Screaming

The U.S. Military is so desperate to fill in the blanks that dead soldiers have left, that they are threatening to send high school students to jail if they dare to choose college over boot camp. The recruiter from the... Read more »

Friday, August 08 2008 | 20:05 H

Wed06Aug2008

Hiroshima's Legacy : 63 Years Later

It was 63 years ago today that the United States government unleashed an atomic attack on the civilian Japanese city of Hiroshima. The 9,700-pound uranium bomb lovingly named "Little Boy" killed about 150,00 people from the impact and continued to... Read more »

Wednesday, August 06 2008 | 17:44 H

Fri18Jul2008

Towns In D.R. Subject to Raids

I set my google alert to notify me of all instances of "raids" being discussed in the news recently. And the results have been surprising. I expected to get links to stories about ICE raids here in the U.S., but... Read more »

Friday, July 18 2008 | 12:57 H

Thu29May2008

A Sad Statistic : Army Suicides Up

Just as the number of casualties of both civilians and soldiers in Iraq continues to rise, the military reached another sad milestone today. Last year saw an increase in the number of army suicides, up to 108.The 108 confirmed deaths... Read more »

Thursday, May 29 2008 | 14:14 H