2 posts tagged ‘politicians’
Top British general illegally concealed report that its special forces executed handcuffed prisoners
Boing Boing,
SAS soldiers claimed to have executed handcuffed detainees in Afghanistan and this was reported to General Gwyn Jenkins, now the second-most senior officer in the British Armed Forces. Jenkins, instead of referring the report to Military Police, locked it in a safe. — Read the rest
Right-wing Pennsylvania school district superintendent gets "staggering" $630,000 severance package after abruptly quitting
Abram Lucabaugh, superintendent in Pennsylvania's Central Bucks School District, got his contract renewed weeks ago but is already quitting—and pocketing a $630,000 severance package. He's getting a full year of his salary, and a $50,000 "settlement" which may expand further to include a $10,000 "consulting" fee and $1,000 per-day fees for further "consulting." — Read the rest