A 22-year sentence was unreasonably lenient for Al Qaeda-trained terrorist Ahmed Ressam, who drove a trunk full of powerful explosives into the United States from Canada with the intent of bombing Los Angeles International Airport, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 7-4 ruling by the full U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to a Seattle federal judge for resentencing with the recommendation that the Algerian-born prisoner be given a term more in line with federal sentencing guidelines that call for 65 years to life for the offenses for which Ressam was convicted. Disputes over the appropriate punishment for Ressam have roiled the federal courts for more than a decade,…
Argentina’s La Nación Becomes Major Shareholder in ImpreMedia – New America Media
Tue Mar 13 , 2012
mediabistro.com Argentina's La Nación Becomes Major Shareholder in ImpreMediaNew America MediaWASHINGTON, DC – After months of negotiations, impreMedia today announced an agreement with US Hispanic Media Inc. (USHM) that will open editorial bridges between Latin American and North American markets. Under the new arrangement, USHM, a subsidiary …US Hispanic Media […]