Pamela at Atlas Shrugs ("the news you will not hear from the mainstream media, providing original reportage, covering little-reported events of great import, and giving an unblinkingly honest examination of global affairs") relates coverage of an asylum case.
Quote(s):
"The ABC affiliate in Houston aired this story last night, about a woman from Mali being pressured by her family to return home for an arranged marriage and clitorectomy. She may have to return home eventually when her student visa expires. Fortunately, she does have lawyers working pro bono to help her attain asylum, but it's clearly not a sure thing."
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"She needs apostate asylum. If the US sends her home, she's as good as dead."
Showing posts with label Houston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Houston. Show all posts
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
S&S - Judge dismisses Ind. Guard suit against KBR over chemical exposure
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Judge dismisses Ind. Guard suit against KBR over chemical exposure
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes Online Edition, Friday, February 26, 2010
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by 47 Indiana National Guard soldiers who claim the military contractor KBR failed to protect them from exposure to a potent carcinogen during a 2003 deployment to Iraq.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The case was dismissed in the Southern District of Indiana because the court does not have jurisdiction over KBR, which is headquartered in Houston and has no offices in the state, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young wrote in his ruling, a copy of which was obtained by Stars and Stripes.
Young’s ruling did not address the validity of claims the contractor hid the existence and risks of hexavalent chromium at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility from Guard members, who provided security during restoration of the facility.
The claims will be filed soon in another federal court jurisdiction, plaintiffs’ attorney Mike Doyle said in a statement."
"Hundreds of Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, West Virginia and South Carolina were notified last year that they might have been exposed to the carcinogen while securing Qarmat Ali during summer 2003, according to the U.S. Army."
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"Guard members said they came down with chronic bloody noses and sickness while at Qarmat Ali and still suffer illnesses.
KBR denies it hid the existence and health hazards of the anti-corrosive, which is being phased out by the Department of Defense in coming years due to health and environmental risks."
Stars and Stripes
Judge dismisses Ind. Guard suit against KBR over chemical exposure
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes Online Edition, Friday, February 26, 2010
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by 47 Indiana National Guard soldiers who claim the military contractor KBR failed to protect them from exposure to a potent carcinogen during a 2003 deployment to Iraq.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The case was dismissed in the Southern District of Indiana because the court does not have jurisdiction over KBR, which is headquartered in Houston and has no offices in the state, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young wrote in his ruling, a copy of which was obtained by Stars and Stripes.
Young’s ruling did not address the validity of claims the contractor hid the existence and risks of hexavalent chromium at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility from Guard members, who provided security during restoration of the facility.
The claims will be filed soon in another federal court jurisdiction, plaintiffs’ attorney Mike Doyle said in a statement."
"Hundreds of Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, West Virginia and South Carolina were notified last year that they might have been exposed to the carcinogen while securing Qarmat Ali during summer 2003, according to the U.S. Army."
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"Guard members said they came down with chronic bloody noses and sickness while at Qarmat Ali and still suffer illnesses.
KBR denies it hid the existence and health hazards of the anti-corrosive, which is being phased out by the Department of Defense in coming years due to health and environmental risks."
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
TH - ‘Indian linked to Mumbai blasts issued fake Pak passport’
From my archive of press clippings:
The Hindu
‘Indian linked to Mumbai blasts issued fake Pak passport’
Islamabad, January 12, 2010
Three Indian citizens, including a man linked to the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, were issued Pakistani passports by the country’s consulate in the U.S. city of Houston, an anti-corruption court has been told by a senior diplomat.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Pakistan’s Consul General in Houston, Aqil Nadeem, appeared as a witness in the accountability court in Rawalpindi on Monday and confirmed that Pakistani passports were issued by the consulate to Indian nationals Aziz Moosa, Saleem Ali and Abdul Sadiq.
Mr. Nadeem told Judge Wamiq Javaid that the passports were issued by the Houston consulate as had been alleged by the National Accountability Bureau, the country’s anti-corruption agency, in its case against former Consul General Ghulam Rasool Baloch and other persons."
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"An American passport bearing the name Syed Nazar Ali was found after the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai and probe revealed the man was actually an Indian national named Aziz Moosa."
The Hindu
‘Indian linked to Mumbai blasts issued fake Pak passport’
Islamabad, January 12, 2010
Three Indian citizens, including a man linked to the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, were issued Pakistani passports by the country’s consulate in the U.S. city of Houston, an anti-corruption court has been told by a senior diplomat.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Pakistan’s Consul General in Houston, Aqil Nadeem, appeared as a witness in the accountability court in Rawalpindi on Monday and confirmed that Pakistani passports were issued by the consulate to Indian nationals Aziz Moosa, Saleem Ali and Abdul Sadiq.
Mr. Nadeem told Judge Wamiq Javaid that the passports were issued by the Houston consulate as had been alleged by the National Accountability Bureau, the country’s anti-corruption agency, in its case against former Consul General Ghulam Rasool Baloch and other persons."
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"An American passport bearing the name Syed Nazar Ali was found after the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai and probe revealed the man was actually an Indian national named Aziz Moosa."
Friday, April 3, 2009
AWM - AAA Texas: Begin Passport Process Now If Planning Summer Travel Abroad
Ajax World Magazine
AAA Texas: Begin Passport Process Now If Planning Summer Travel Abroad
Mar. 31, 2009 02:14 PM
HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 03/31/09 -- As a result of the positive response in Houston offering free and discounted passport photos last week, AAA Texas is expanding the offer to include the Dallas-Ft. Worth area offices Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3. AAA Texas reminds all vacationers to begin the passport process if you need to get it in time for summer travel.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Houston area offices will also provide the discounted passport photo service again this week. Additionally, the Houston offices will extend the offer to include the last Thursday and Friday of every month through the end of the year.
The U.S. Department of State website reports routine passport applications can take 4 to 6 weeks to process and expedited service can take 2 to 3 weeks for completion. It's now essential to have a passport if you plan to travel outside of the United States. Regulations under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will be tightened in less than two months. On June 1st, 2009, the U.S. government will implement the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the Department of Homeland Security. For more information go to http://travel.state.gov "
AAA Texas: Begin Passport Process Now If Planning Summer Travel Abroad
Mar. 31, 2009 02:14 PM
HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 03/31/09 -- As a result of the positive response in Houston offering free and discounted passport photos last week, AAA Texas is expanding the offer to include the Dallas-Ft. Worth area offices Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3. AAA Texas reminds all vacationers to begin the passport process if you need to get it in time for summer travel.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Houston area offices will also provide the discounted passport photo service again this week. Additionally, the Houston offices will extend the offer to include the last Thursday and Friday of every month through the end of the year.
The U.S. Department of State website reports routine passport applications can take 4 to 6 weeks to process and expedited service can take 2 to 3 weeks for completion. It's now essential to have a passport if you plan to travel outside of the United States. Regulations under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will be tightened in less than two months. On June 1st, 2009, the U.S. government will implement the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the Department of Homeland Security. For more information go to http://travel.state.gov "
Saturday, March 21, 2009
JG - No significant impact to Jamicans says consulate
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
No significant impact to Jamicans says consulate
Published: Sunday February 22, 2009
Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter
THE JAMAICAN community in Antigua is not expected to be adversely affected by the clipping of the financial wings of Sir Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire who has significant investment in the Eastern Caribbean country.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Septimus Rhudd, Jamaica's Consulate in Antigua and Barbuda, said that the majority of the 10,000 Jamaican nationals in Antigua should be spared the effects of the United States' (US) justice tentacles that have been lodged into Stanford's operations."
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"Stanford was served with civil documents on Thursday by US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, acting on the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleged that Stanford International Bank in Antigua, acting through Houston-based investment advisers Stanford Group Co, and Stanford Capital Management sold $8 billion in certificates of deposit by promising higher returns than on typical bank CDs."
Jamaica Gleaner
No significant impact to Jamicans says consulate
Published: Sunday February 22, 2009
Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter
THE JAMAICAN community in Antigua is not expected to be adversely affected by the clipping of the financial wings of Sir Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire who has significant investment in the Eastern Caribbean country.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Septimus Rhudd, Jamaica's Consulate in Antigua and Barbuda, said that the majority of the 10,000 Jamaican nationals in Antigua should be spared the effects of the United States' (US) justice tentacles that have been lodged into Stanford's operations."
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"Stanford was served with civil documents on Thursday by US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, acting on the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleged that Stanford International Bank in Antigua, acting through Houston-based investment advisers Stanford Group Co, and Stanford Capital Management sold $8 billion in certificates of deposit by promising higher returns than on typical bank CDs."
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