By Cool Revolution Last week it was revealed that an undercover officer from the Intelligence Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department had been posing as a demonstrator at several protests organized by United Students Against Sweatshops. A lawsuit filed on behalf of USAS against the District of Columbia and the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
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By John Zangas Casualties mounted in Egypt for a second day as Egyptian Army Forces and the Muslim Brotherhood continued to clash. The Egyptian Health Ministry reported Thursday that over 630 men, women and children had died in violent altercations. Three noted journalists were among those killed in the act […]
By John Zangas Early Wednesday morning in Cairo clashes erupted between pro-Morsi protestors of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Army security forces. Hundreds haven been reportedly killed, including two notable press personalities who died while reporting on the security force crackdown. Mick Deane, 61, a Sky News cameraman for 15 years, was killed in […]
by Cool Revolution Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a memorandum today effectively ending the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense civilian employees in mid-August. Mandatory one-day-a-week leave of the civilian work force will end five weeks earlier than scheduled–as well as their corresponding twenty percent pay […]