Day: September 4, 2009

California: Not guilty pleas in group attack of Latino man

California: Not guilty pleas in group attack of Latino man
— Orange County Register reports:

— “‘White Power’-tatooed people face attempted murder, hate charges”
— “Four people authorities describe as white supremacists pleaded not guilty at an Orange County Superior Court today to attempted murder after prosecutors and police say the group attacked a Latino man in Huntington Beach”
— “Erin Brooks, 24, Brian Hanson, 26, Michael Powell, 21, and Bret Hicks, 30, also pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault with hate crime enhancements, which could lead to 20 years in prison each. The four did not comment during today’s hearing and were represented by private attorneys.”
— “The four are being identified as white supremacists based on their tattoos, which say “Skinhead,” “White Pride” and “Hate” and have references to “Heil Hitler” and a Nazi swastika, prosecutors and court documents said.”

Communist China: Shanghai Petitioner Poisoned by Authorities, Husband Says

“Shanghai Petitioner Poisoned by Authorities, Husband Says”
— Epoch Times reports on Ms. Zhou Minzhu:
— “Both Mr. Tang and Ms. Zhou are members of the Chinese League of Victims, a Hong-Kong-registered society of people with grievances against the Chinese authorities.”
— “She was arrested shortly after returning and taken to Shanghai’s Huangpu District Detention Centre, where she was told that if she didn’t withdraw from the Chinese League of Victims, she would be sent to a labor camp.”

Report: North Korea in ‘final phase’ of uranium enrichment

Telegraph: North Korea in ‘final phase’ of uranium enrichment
— “North Korea, which already has a handful of plutonium nuclear devices, had promised to begin enriching the uranium three months ago after UN Security imposed sanctions on Pyongyang following its second nuclear test in May.”
— “If successful, it would give North Korea a second way of making nuclear weapons”

Communist China: Google China chief quits suddenly after months of clashes with censors

Google China chief quits suddenly after months of clashes with censors
— Telegraph reports:
— “The head of Google in China, Kaifu Lee, has quit the company abruptly after several turbulent months of clashes with the Chinese government.”
— “‘My next move is to create a platform for young Chinese. I want to be actively involved in the work and to have full control of it,’ he wrote, on his popular blog.”