213 results found for "boston marathon bombing"

The Google Election Threat, Hillary’s Server & Chomsky On Iran: Aug 21, 2015

By 08/21/2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. With the Boston Marathon Bombing defense seeking a new trial, in part because of prejudicial media coverage, we figure this is a good time to remind people about one news organization that worked overtime […]

Tsarnaev Loses Bid to Move Trial; Dissenting Judge Excoriates Majority

By 03/02/2015

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev unsurprisingly lost his second appellate bid to move his trial by a vote of 2-1. But dissenting Judge Juan R. Torruella issued a scathing opinion, arguing that the refusal by both the trial and appeals courts to move the case were abuses of discretion. Further, he argued that if Tsarnaev’s case couldn’t prove overwhelming pretrial prejudice, no case could. Read on for more highlights from the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals opinion.

The Hidden Story of Katrina, China’s Crash & Zombies: Aug 24, 2015

By 08/24/2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. With the Boston Marathon Bombing defense seeking a new trial, in part because of prejudicial media coverage, we figure this is a good time to remind people about one news organization that worked overtime […]

Why We Fight With the Pen & NBC’s Tortured Soul: Apr. 7, 2015

By 04/07/2015

NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Why We Fight With the Pen by Russ Baker 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. WHO GOP Hawks Set to Ruin Rand […]

RadioWHO: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Everything But the Truth

By 03/20/2015

Criminal trials are often anything but a search for the truth. That’s certainly the case with the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tune in with RadioWHO host Jeff Schechtman for a conversation with WhoWhatWhy Editor-in-Chief Russ Baker and reporter James Henry for some essential context about the trial and the evidence being presented.

How the FBI Got Tsarnaev’s Friend to Turn on Him

By 01/05/2016

The evidence suggests the FBI went to extraordinary lengths to set up one of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s best friends, to ensure his help in convicting the accused Boston Marathon bomber. Stephen Silva, who testified against Tsarnaev, was released on December 22, 2015, and is now a free man after being sentenced to time served:17 months. Had he not agreed to testify for the prosecution, he would have faced a maximum of 40 years for selling heroin — something the FBI manipulated him into doing.

Tsarnaev Judge Did Not Practice What He Preaches

By 04/14/2016

The U.S. District Court judge who presided over the trial of convicted Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seems to have forgotten crucial details about the jury pool he interviewed during voir dire. Why do I seem to remember more about this aspect of the trial than the presiding judge?   When I heard that Judge […]

Carlyle Group’s Latest Acquisition: the JFK Library (!)

By 06/29/2014

Some things you just can’t make up. The Carlyle Group is funding a facelift for the John F. Kennedy museum and archives. It’s just the kind of huge global company Kennedy did battle with before his assassination. Sadly, the irony has been lost on a lot of people.