In Oakland, Progress in Bailey Murder Prosecution
Irregularities in the Oakland police investigation into the murder of one of the Bay area’s most respected community journalist, Chauncy Bailey, have been called out by Bay-area colleagues.
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The Local Newsman – A CPJ Special Report By Frank Smyth
/in The Comittee to Protect Journalists/by Frank SmythThe newsman was hard to forget. He carried a handheld camera to record interviews. While on the cell phone, he scribbled notes on yellow Post-its, sticking them one by one up his arm.
Bush’s Brush with Latin America’s Drug Lords
/in The Nation/by Frank SmythPresident George W. Bush’s trip to Latin America also comes in the wake of evidence that organized crime has infiltrated the top law enforcement agencies of two nations on his travel itinerary.
Israel’s future could be on the line in Iraq
/in Newsday/by Frank SmythFor all the talk about Iraq and whether we should send more troops, one subject has gone ignored: Israel. What happens to America’s closest ally in the region in case of a wider war marked by more anarchy and violence?
“Is Weller’s Beach an Ethics Breach?”
/in Chicago Reader/by Frank SmythRep. Jerry Weller in Illinois owns several pieces of property in Nicaragua, some of which he’s disclosed to Congress as required by its rules—and some of which he apparently hasn’t.
The Congressman and the Dictator’s Daughter
/in Chicago Reader/by Frank SmythREP. JERRY WELLER WAS running for reelection when he announced that he was engaged to Zury Rios Sosa, an outspoken Guatemalan legislator and daughter of former dictator General Efrain Rios Montt.
Time for Hard Choices on Leaving Iraq
/in Newsday/by Frank SmythWhile the unexpected crisis involving Israel and Lebanon rages on with no end in sight, the United States needs to stay focused on the Iraqi crisis of its own making, as it becomes clear that U.S. efforts are not going well.