Credit: Brad Gregg If the Manning case has taught Americans anything, it is that irony remains alive and well. Federal authorities, outraged over how the leaked documents spotlighted the U.S. military at its most questionable, responded by keeping Manning in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. During much of that time, he was forced to […]
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Profile of courage
It concerns me that the majority of U.S. citizens seem fine with the disturbing secret operations and lack of accountability of our government, as well as the ever-increasing rarity of truly objective, investigative reporting. —Jackie Schmid, Oklahoma City
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Cracking the code
“They asked me if I knew what his frame of mind was, or if even back then he had any anti-American sentiments,” said Radford, the editor and owner of the Crescent Courier newspaper. “They asked me if we had received any information electronically or in packages from him.” He had not. “As soon as they […]
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Oklahoma’s ablaze
With winds gusting up to 27 mph, fires continued to break out in northeast Oklahoma City Wednesday, destroying many homes, wildlife and property. Fire and rescue teams including Oklahoma City, Crescent, Coyle, Oak Cliff, Marshall and Sooner battled hot spots and flames near Air Depot and Hefner Road. Click through the slideshow below to see […]
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WikiLeaker?
The helicopter circled the dead and dying lying in the street. Moments prior, the troops in the Apache helicopter had opened fire, killing several people, some possibly armed, standing in the Baghdad suburb’s street. A lone survivor began to crawl away, but when a van pulled up to load him, the helicopter opened fire again, […]