Monthly Archives: August 2007

Governor Perry commutes sentence of Kenneth Foster

VICTORY!!! August 30, 2007 Movement to Save Kenneth Foster Wins Historic Victory Family members and supporters of Kenneth Foster, Jr. are jubilant in the reaction to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s today’s announcement today that he would commute the death sentence … Continue reading

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Justice For All?

Jury Selection – The Widow Maker by Reinaldo A. Dennes – Death Row Artist Polunsky Unit TX USA

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DePaul Cancels Controversial Prof’s Last Class

Norman Finkelstein Says He May Commit Civil Disobedience (AP) CHICAGO DePaul University canceled the one remaining class taught by a controversial professor who has accused some Jews of improperly using the legacy of the Holocaust. Norman Finkelstein, whose work led … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu Urge Texas to Stay Execution of Kenneth Foster

Democracy NOW! 29 August 2007 Former President Jimmy Carter and South African archbishop Desmond Tutu have urged Texas to stop Thursday’s scheduled execution of death row prisoner Kenneth Foster. Meanwhile, Foster’s attorney has filed a last minute appeal to the … Continue reading

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The price of a pizza in Iraq: an eye and a leg

By Peter Graff, Reuters, 29 August 2007 Click photo to enlarge BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chilli peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he … Continue reading

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