According to thechallengernews.com, Back in 1976, John Walker Jr., Darryl Boyd, Darryn Gibson, Floyd Martin and, TyroneWoodruff, were convicted of the robbery and murder of William Crawford an elderly man who was leaving The Golden Nugget Bar and Lounge, on Filmore ave, in Buffalo New York. Although the crime scene photographic evidence supported the fact that there was one lone assailant, and not five.
There was never any DNA evidence recovered or presented to the courts at the time of the trials back in 1977. Three of the convicted Buffalo 5, spent a total of 84 years altogether behind bars for a crime they did not commit. Two of the men, prior to Crawford s passing, have always proclaimed their innocence in the matter.
here s the commentary. america s latest straighter joins a colorful tradition of spy who is have turned on their country. before edward snowden, aldrich ames, robert hanson and john walker jr., all work in the service of america before the rot set in. all remain in prison. one notorious spy who avoided incarceration became a toast of the left in the 1970s and remain in the cold for most of his adult life. a man without a country, after the u.s. revoked his passport. later, cuba became his substitute him. his weakness for women and spirits led him into the clutches of the soviet spy apparatus in latin america, encouraged by the eager sponsors, he wrote a sensational book about his adventure, entitled, inside the company, a
both sides of the aisle are responding to the latest claims. steve centanni is live in washington with more. steve. reporter: former vice-president dick cheney, one of the architects of our current security arrangement said that nsa leaker eric snowden is a traitor and that president obama is wrong when he says the war on terrorism is winding down. first of all, he s wrong. it is not winding down. if you look at part of the world that is available as safe harbor sanctuary for terrorists and botched ooh tacks against the united states, it runs across north africa. all the places that the muslim brotherhood has come to power. the threat s bigger than ever. and we have the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. reporter: intelligence community briefed congress on the justification for the surveillance programs and claimed that dozens of terrorist attacks were prisoned, though few details were given. cheney supports the program and the need for se
0 force to disperse a memorial for a protester killed in a previous demonstration. eric: it has been a deadly day across iraq. nearly a dozen bomb attacks have occurred. shootings have killed at least 32 people so far and injured dozens of others. these attacks have hit half a dozen cities and towns and appear to have been coordinated because of that number. most of the car bomb, they said, targeted shiite muslims. but so far there has been no claim of specific responsibility. another story, a terrifying plane trip for passengers from egypt to new york city. their flight, which was bound for jfk was forced to land in britain. there you see it on the ground in the egypt airplane on the ground. a passenger on board that flight found a threatening letter in the bathroom. authorities say that letter said, quote, i ll set this plane on fire. fighter jets have escortedñi the plane to glasgow for hours. there was an extensive search of the plane, it was allowed to continue to new york, aft