The thug that killed Laquan McDonald could easily have remained at a greater distance where McDonald could not possibly have hurt him. If he felt "threatened", his own incompetence was to blame.

Will the thugs who erased the video be prosecuted for obstruction of justice? That is called for.

Americans will protest next to the Guantanamo prison, across the border in Cuba.

Cuba does not respect human rights either, but as a patriotic American I am most pained by these crimes when they are committed by my own country.

The US Army says that the crew of the plane shelling the MSF hospital in Kunduz thought they were in a different place attacking a different building. Their inability to recognize the error was due to several systems that were nonfunctional or even missing.

Do the rules say that the crew was supposed to continue the mission despite such problems? If so, the US is asking for such mistakes, and must be considered responsible due to negligence.

Salafi Arabia fired a UK-made cruise missile at a ceramics factory, for no apparent military reason.

Pervasive anxiety about security helps right-wing politicians make budget cuts that make everyone's lives insecure.

These budget cuts are likely to kill a lot more people than terrorists, even if you consider only the suicides.