The jury made the right decision in the George Zimmerman murder trial, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday.
I think the jury made the right decision based on the evidence presented, because the prosecution inadvertently set the standard so high that the jury had to be convinced that it was a deliberate act by Zimmerman that he was not at all defending himself, and so forth, Carter told Atlanta news channel WXIA. Its not a moral question, its a legal question and the American law requires that the jury listens to the evidence presented.
Carter said he agrees with President Barack Obama and accepts the jurys decision.
When asked if the trial says something about the state of racial relations in the United States, Carter said he feels America will put aside the feelings about the past.
Ive seen outbreaks of this before, in California when a man was beaten up by police and when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; there were terrible race riots. And I think eventually no matter how deep the emotional feelings and moral feelings might be, with time passing, we start seeing what we can do about the present and the future and put aside the feelings about the past, Carter said.
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I don't care if he's right or not, I still think he's a mad cow. If Roslyn wasn't nuts herself she have him committed. I just wish he'd shut up and go back to his little farm.
[An Nahar] The president of the Central African Republic, Michel Djotodia, said Tuesday that the leader he ousted in a violent coup can return from exile when the situation in the country stabilizes.
Djotodia, who toppled president Francois Bozize in March, made the comments during a visit to Benin, his second stop on a west African diplomatic tour.
"Bozize is Central African. He can return home when calm is restored. He is free and we will not oppose his return," Djotodia told journalists ahead of his meeting with Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi.
In May, Central African authorities issued an international arrest warrant for Bozize on charges of "crimes against humanity" and "inciting genocide."
Djotodia made no comment on whether Bozize would be jugged Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! upon his return.
Bozize's whereabouts are unknown, although there are indications that he is still in Cameroon, where he fled after being ousted.
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[An Nahar] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... announced on Tuesday new rules to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers, most of whom are from South Asia, but stressed they must "respect" Islam and "obey" their employers.
Labor Minister Adel Faqih said the new rules require employers to pay workers "the agreed monthly salary without delay, and give them a day off each week," in remarks carried by the official SPA news agency.
Employers are also required to provide domestic workers with "suitable accommodations, as well as granting them time to rest for at least nine hours each day," Faqih said.
Under the new guidelines, workers are entitled to paid sick leave and a one-month paid vacation after putting in two years of work as well as end of service compensation equal to one month salary after four years, he said.
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This one's dead too, That's three.
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[An Nahar] President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday inspected huge military exercises Russia's army is carrying out close to the borders with Japan and China, in one of its biggest shows of force in the Asia-Pacific region of recent years.
Thousands of tanks, 160,000 servicemen, 130 aircraft and 70 ships are involved in manoeuvres which extend over a vast area from southeastern Siberia on the border with China to Sakhalin Island north of Japan.
Putin on Tuesday visited Sakhalin Island and state television showed him peering through binoculars at the operations alongside Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu before taking to a helicopter to watch from the air.
Despite the proximity to two of Russia's most important neighbors, Moscow insists that the exercises carry no hostile intent and are within international law.
"I can report that no actions that would violate international obligations have been allowed," said Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
The manoeuvres are part of a series of last minute drills that the military was ordered to carry out in order to check out their battle-preparedness.
The forces involved had to mobilize swiftly after receiving orders this weekend to carry out the war games.
Antonov said foreign military attaches in Moscow were then immediately informed about the tactical exercises which are due to end on July 20.
The defense ministry said that two Russian Tu-95 fighter jets, which carried out a seven-hour flight as part of the exercises, were accompanied part of the way by a pair of jets from both the Japanese and South Korean airforces.
"The flights were made in strict accordance with international rules using airspace over neutral waters, without violating the borders of other states," the defense ministry said.
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Then he rolled a 0 on a D-10 and suffered cascading morale failure.
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"Pootey Bear" is no fool - he knows both China + Japan are seeking to deny the other access to Sakhalin in case a shooting war breaks out in the East China Sea.
Turkish police arrested about 30 people in Istanbul on Tuesday after briefly detaining more than 1,000 in a widening crackdown after weeks of violent anti-government protests, lawyers and local media reports said.
An Istanbul prosecutor also rejected the release of detained members of Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella group of activists including trade bodies, political parties and non-governmental organisations that helped organise the demonstrations. Police have accused Taksim Solidarity of disturbing public order by organising the protests. Local media said several student dormitories were targeted in Tuesday's raids.
"We understand that about 30 people have been detained today," lawyer Hasan Kilic, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association board, told Reuters.
"In total, the bar association estimates 1,042 people were detained and that about 40 have been arrested, while the rest were released," Kilic said.
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Arrested 30, Briefly detained 1,000, sounds about right, Got the Agitators.
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[Dawn] Police confirm a group of around 15 armed men kidnapped and raped four teen girls in India's Jharkhand Province. [Video] A dozen armed tough guys head out to the next village, where they kidnap a dozen girls aged twelve to fourteen from a vo-tech school and rape them. Naturally, when the cops show up at their village they bravely beat feet. Demonstrations ensue, which may do something to nudge the Jharkand govt into tracking down and trying the culprits, but probably won't. A couple weeks from now the whole thing will have been forgotten by everybody but the girls.
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Four "Youths" from a "Nearby" area. (No names)
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[An Nahar] Lebanese citizen Rabih A., 39, who hails from the Akkar town of Hrar, was found maimed at the square of the Aley town of Baisour with his penis cut off, state-run National News Agency reported.
Lebanese Red Thingy medics rushed the man to the West Shahhar Hospital with life-threatening injuries, NNA said.
The agency said the incident happened after Rabih eloped with a woman identified as Rudeina M., who hails from the town of Baisour.
"When the relatives of the girl learned of the issue, they investigated the circumstances and found out that Rabih and Rudeina were at a chalet in Tabarja, so they went there and brought them to Baisour, where they severed the man's penis and left him at the town's square," NNA said.
Meanwhile, ...back at the wreckage, Captain Poindexter wished he had a cup of coffee. Even instant would do... security sources told LBCI television that Rabih arrived at hospital suffering from "extreme fatigue after he was severely beaten."
The man arrived at hospital "without his penis, which was chopped off, while his testicles were smashed," the sources added.
"After Rabih and his girlfriend agreed to tie the knot despite the objection of her family, her relatives telephoned him and said they wanted to make a reconciliation and agree to the marriage," LBCI said.
"They agreed to have dinner at a restaurant, but after the dinner the man was kidnapped and severely beaten," it added.
The relatives "severed his penis to punish him for marrying their daughter," LBCI said.
"The tragic incident caught the attention of the political circles and a high-ranking leader fiercely rebuked the girl's family and the group who committed the crime," the TV network revealed.
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Now THAT'S revenge.
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I guess the alternative would be to wack the daughter for disgracing the family.
Not very good choices...
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He won't do it again, will he.
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Thankfully my in-laws were 1600+ miles away in upstate NY when my wife and I eloped 35 years ago. Bavarians can be prickly as well. My defense to this day: She moved to Texas, I didn't go to NY and steal her.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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The jury made the right decision in the George Zimmerman murder trial, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday.
