5 American soldiers dead after helicopter crash Helicopters crash in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said. The coalition was announced on Tuesday. The news release said there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident. The chopper went down in the Daman district of southern […]
Will women finally be safe. Will legislation help give police better powers to help victims.
VAWA Passes House Eighty-seven Republicans joined all 199 Democrats in passing the “Violence Against Women Act today. The Senate version was passed 90 minutes after a vote was taken on a Republican House re-write. A group of the GOP attempted to remove provisions that would protect the LGBT community, Native Americans, and Immigrants. The revised […]
U.S. Forces Must Leave Afghanistan
Allegations against Afghans fighting with American troops in the Wardak Province have compelled Afghanistan President Karzai to ask U.S. forces to leave the province within two weeks. This report comes from the BBC this morning. The Afghanis who are with American forces are accused of “disappearances, and torture”. Wardak Province is near Kabul and is […]
