I Can't Believe That George Bush Actually Pardoned John Forte

I find the news that John Forte has been pardoned to be quite shocking! I mean, that's the last person that I thought Bush would have mercy on. It's funny,but have you noticed just how much George Bush has mellowed out. He does not seem angry anymore. I think he has resigned himself to the fact that he is the most unpopular president in the history of the United States! George Bush seems like he's just counting the days until it's all over. A whole lot of people are afraid that he may do more damage than he has already done. So, when he pardoned John Forte that irked a lot of conservatives. Lou Dobbs just said that George Bush pardoned a "drug dealer"! It's not as if he hasn't served enough time for his first drug offense already. Here's a little background on his case from freejohnforte.com:

"John Forte's life was forever changed in July of 2000. He agreed to transport a package, and in turn was arrested on a drug trafficking charge. He did not accept the plea bargain offered him, as he maintained that he was innocent of the charges against him.

In 2001, John Forté stood trial in a Texas court and was convicted of this non-violent crime. It was his first offense. Due to the outdated mandatory minimum sentencing laws currently in place, he received the only prison term available for the judge to hand down - 14 years in a federal penitentiary. John is not eligible to be released until he is at least 38 years old.


Many judges (both liberal and conservative) agree that Mandatory Minimum last leave them unable to use their own discretion in evaluating individual cases. Even Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court calls them "harsh and unjust."
(END OF EXCERPT) Link to the site here:http://freejohnforte.com/AboutJohn.shtml

Racism Is Still Going Strong In South Africa! 19-Year Old Gets Life After Killing 4 Blacks!

This is an update to the story that I posted about the South African teenager who went on a racist killing spree where one of the victims was as young as three months! Well, this guy showed no emotion as he was given his four life terms by the judge who find racism intolerable. Because racism is alive & well the judge on this case has received numerous death threats. Here's an excerpt from BBC:

"Police spokesman Lesego Metsi said Judge Ronald Hendricks and the prosecuting lawyer were under police protection after receiving 50 death threats on their mobile phones, the South Africa Press Association reports.

Superintendent Metsi told South Africa's Times newspaper that all the callers were white, who said Judge Hendricks would be killed if he handed down a life sentence."(END OF EXCERPT) Read it all here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7741301.stm

I thought I'd post a video about racism in South Africa from Louis Theroux of BBC. I find his interviews to be quite refreshing & witty! There's always a hint of sarcasm in the way that he poses his questions. This time he's talking to the racist Boers of South Africa.Watch!

Beenie Man Detained In Antigua Because Of A Work Permit! But Some Suspect That It Was For Political Reasons!

A whole lot of Jamaican artists speak out on the oppressive political system of their country. Apparently, Antigua doesn't appreciate Beenie Man's opinions about the prime minister of Antigua. They claim he was detained for questioning about a work permit, but according to Antigua Sun:

"Allegedly, at a Labour Day rally, Beenie Man called PM Spencer by a particular name and this landed the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall in hot water with the UPP administration. It is not clear how this implicates future performances of the artiste in Antigua.


At last Saturday night’s event, Davis did make it clear that he would never disrespect the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda because the country had become like a second home to him.


Browne also spoke out against the actions of the authorities in trying to prevent Davis from performing. “When they tried to stop Beenie Man from performing, we got to stand up and say Beenie Man is going to perform tonight,” Browne told supporters.


“I want to say to the Baldwin Spencer administration, we are not afraid of you.


"Comrades, I want to caution you, it is Beenie Man tonight but it is you tomorrow and if you don’t stand up for justice in this country, we are going to have a fundamental problem.”


Browne called on ALP supporters to stand up against victimisation after referring to Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer with derogatory labels."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here: http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=403355077211242008&an=220529097211232008&ac=Local