Read Boston Jury’s Life or Death Form
The Boston Marathon Bombing trial jury is currently deliberating the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Click here to read the form the jury must complete in rendering its verdict on appropriate punishment.
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RadioWhoWhatWhy Extra: What the Boston Jury Never Heard But America Must
In this post-trial discussion with radio host Peter B. Collins, WhoWhatWhy Editor in Chief Russ Baker discusses the amazing and consequential elements of this terror mystery that never got aired in court.
Boston Bombing Disinfo/Google Funds Climate Deniers/And More
Brazilian Rainforest Destruction Soars ; Companies That Fund Climate Deniers ; Ferguson Protest Leader Killed in Burning Car …and More Picks
Russians + Boston Bombing/”Trump Can’t Win” – Rove/More
No Recovery for Major Oil? ; Trump Still Withholding Tax Returns ; ‘Brexit’ Not So? …and More Picks
Police State Gears Up
Does your local police department really need an armored vehicle capable of surviving explosive devices like those buried in the roads of Afghanistan or Iraq? A Republican legislator in New Hampshire, troubled by the increasingly militarized police force in his town, is trying to do something about it.
Police Bring Used Weapons of War onto Main Street, U.S.A.
WhoWhatWhy first brought you the story of the disturbing trend of police departments arming themselves with surplus weapons from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to patrol Main Street, U.S.A. Others are finally picking up on this explosion of police firepower.
Carmen Ortiz’s Sordid Rap Sheet
Carmen Ortiz has garnered much attention following the suicide of information activist Aaron Swartz, considering her office threw the book at him for a very minor offense. But what other skeletons hang in her closet, and what does it tell us about federal prosecutions these days?
The Terrorist ID Oddity, Meet the New Saud & Jeb the Pot-Smoking Bully: Feb. 2, 2015
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy The Lost and “Found ID” Oddity in Terror Cases—Stupid or Sinister? by Russ Baker Committing an assassination? Carrying out a terrorist attack? Tradecraft usually dictates leaving your ID back at the hideout. So how come so many suspects keep dropping them at the scene of the crime? How Secrecy May Uncover […]
Hijacking Cars, Controlling Weather & Obama’s Libyan Failure: Feb. 20, 2015
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Car Hacking Report Refuels Concerns About Michael Hastings Crash by Mary Papenfuss A chilling 60 Minutes demonstration of how easy it is for hackers to take over a vehicle’s controls is refueling suspicion about the death of gonzo journalist Michael Hastings. Marathon Bombing Suspect’s Slim Chance of Moving His Trial from […]
MEDIA FAIL: Abject Ignorance About Tsarnaev’s Black Muslim Flag
Imagine if someone looked at a Christian cross on the wall, and took it to be representative of the cross-burning Ku Klux Klan? That’s the logic some reporters are applying to the black Muslim flag found on Boston Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s wall. They’re equating the flag, a common symbol of a Muslim’s faith, to a sign of affiliation with al Qaeda.
Why We Fight With the Pen
The Boston Marathon bombing and trial has not been covered responsibly by the media, which has allowed the case to proceed and the trial to near its end with many important questions unanswered and unexplored.
Tsarnaev Guilty, but Who Made the Bombs?
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces the sentencing phase of his trial, even with questions about the case left unanswered. The most crucial of these: Who constructed the Marathon bombs and where?