US Scholars: Israeli Extremists Should be Designated Terrorists

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Citizens for Legitimate Gov

Amid a rising spate of Jewish extremist violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank, two prominent US Middle East scholars are urging the United States to officially designate as terrorists those Israeli extremists who perpetrate terrorist violence against Palestinian civilians, Israeli citizens and even moderate elements of the settler movement. The US, "much like Israel... should consider designating individuals involved in acts of violence against Palestinians as terrorists," Daniel Byman and Natan Sachs, researchers at the Brookings Institution Saban Center, wrote in the current issue of Foreign Afffairs.

No Surprise: Chavis Carter’s Hands NOT Checked For Gun Residue

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NewsOne

The girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in the back of an Arkansas patrol car told an investigator that he called her from the car and said he had a gun with him, police said Wednesday. Jonesboro police offered those and other new details in a four-page statement about the investigation into the July 28 death of 21-year-old Chavis Carter. The death was ruled a suicide in an autopsy report released earlier this week. So he also could make calls while he was handcuffed?

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Armed White man arrested for alleged Obama threat

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Citizens for Legit Gov. 

The Secret Service on Tuesday arrested a Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President Obama and brandishing a shotgun at officers who came to his door. Anton Caluori, 31, was arrested at an apartment in this south Seattle suburb for investigation of making threats against the president and assault on a federal officer, said Brian Leary, a Secret Service spokesman in Washington, D.C. Caluori is scheduled to appear at 2 p.m. Wednesday in federal court, Leary said.

Justice Dept. clears Virginia's "less strict" voter ID law

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Politico

The Department of Justice has cleared Virginia's new voter ID law to take effect for the November election. The new law -- labeled a "strict non-photo identification law" by the National Conference of State Legislatures -- expands the range of acceptable forms of identification, including some non-photo forms of ID. However, the law eliminates the option for voters to sign an affidavit if they do not have adequate ID -- now, if voters don't have a correct form of ID they can cast a provisional ballot and must show an ID at their local election office by noon on the third day after the election, or their vote will not be counted.

Voting laws in a handful of states -- including Virginia -- must be precleared by the Justice Department under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

Massacre in South Africa: Police Defend Killing of 34 Striking Workers at Platinum Mine

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Democracy Now

South African police shot dead 34 striking workers at platinum mine last week, setting off a wave of protests. In what has been described as "South Africa’s first post-apartheid massacre," the miners were killed after demanding more pay and walking off the job at the Marikana mine, the world’s third largest producer of platinum. South Africa’s national police chief Riah Phiyega is drawing public outrage for defending her officers. She said, "It was the right thing to do" though “we are sorry that lives were lost.”