This is what happens when you don’t turn off your cell phone at meetings

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After Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Marine Left Dying on Tampa Street

By ALEXANDRA ZAYAS & MICHAEL A. MOHAMMEDSt. Petersburg Times - Published Sunday, July 29, 2007TAMPA - Just after the first bomb exploded in the Iraq war, Miguel Angel Suarez enlisted in the Marines. His parents and five siblings warned him of the dangers abroad, but Suarez said he wanted to repay this country for the better life his family found after moving here from Mexico City when he was7 years old. It was March 2003, and this new war was his chance. He survived tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. When his four-year enlistment... [Read the full story]

Are Gang Members Using Military Training?

Military Police Have Briefed Local Police That Troops Could Be Sharing Their Skills July 28, 2007——————————————————————————–Four U.S. Marines in South Carolina were recruiting local kids, some as young as 13, into the Crips street gang. (CBS/Richland Co. Sheriff) A Quote “The numbers are increasing like crazy around the U.S. and adding this extra fuel is just... [Read the full story]

Gang activity more common in military

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) — Urban street gangs have moved from U.S. cities into the U.S. military, with gang graffiti even showing up on Humvees in Iraq. Hunter Glass, a retired police detective in Fayetteville, N.C., where Fort Bragg is located, said strains on the military because of Iraq and Afghanistan make it difficult to keep gangs out of the military. “It’s obvious that many of these people do not give up their gang affiliations,” Glass told CBS News. The Army Criminal Investigation Command... [Read the full story]

Exclusive: Gangs Spreading In The Military

CBS News Talks To The Family Of A U.S. Soldier Killed In Gang InitiationJuly 28, 2007——————————————————————————–Shavon Striggles, a Marine corporal, poses in gang colors inside the barracks on Parris Island. (Richland County Sheriff) A Quote “I feel like I didn’t prepare him enough to deal with this and I should have. But how would I have known there... [Read the full story]

Second soldier is jailed in gang beating death

By Steve Mraz, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Wednesday, July 25, 2007 MANNHEIM, Germany — Sgt. Rodney Howell was sentenced to six years confinement and a dishonorable discharge Tuesday for his role in the 2005 beating death of Sgt. Juwan Johnson. Howell, who faced a possible 19 years behind bars, is the second soldier in as many weeks to be convicted, sentenced to jail time and given a dishonorable discharge for killing Johnson. Last week, Pvt. Terrence Norman was sentenced to 12 years in prison. An eyewitness testified... [Read the full story]

Soldier gets 19 years in killingJudge gives midrange sentence to man with role in murder of comrade

ADAM LYNN; The News Tribune Published: July 25th, 2007 01:00 AM A federal judge sentenced a Fort Lewis soldier to 19 years in prison Tuesday for setting in motion a series of events that led to the murder of his former Army buddy. U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton told Michael Antonio Jordan he bore responsibility for the death of Christopher Jerry, even though it was another man who fired the gun that killed him. “A buddy, or a former buddy, is dead, and it’s because of you,” Leighton said during Jordan’s... [Read the full story]

NCO accused of beating chooses judge over jury

By Steve Mraz, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Tuesday, July 24, 2007 MANNHEIM, Germany — Sgt. Rodney Howell opted Monday for a judge to determine the outcome of his court-martial instead of a jury composed of fellow soldiers. Howell faces five charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in a 2005 alleged gang initiation beating that resulted in the death of Sgt. Juwan Johnson. Last Thursday, a jury convicted Pvt. Terrence Norman of involuntary manslaughter and associated charges in Johnson’s death. Shortly after... [Read the full story]

All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

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Multimedia Story Telling

I’m not a regular CNN.com website visitor but I was drawn there while searching for information about the crazy muggals waiting in line for the last Harry Potter Book.  While there I became fascinated with the way their story pages are designed.  Talk about multimedia!  The story was told in text for easy reading along with video, photos, and interactive features.  CNN.com has done a wonderful job of basically getting away form the boring text heavy non-interactive form of storytelling so common... [Read the full story]

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