Arizona National Guard

ACLU Looking Into "Militarization" of Arizona Police Agencies, Including Drone Usage

The ACLU is trying to find out the extent of "militarization" of police forces across the country, including 10 law enforcement agencies in Arizona.Arizona's ACLU, as well as those in 22 other states, are filing public records requests "to determine the extent to which local police departments are u ... More >>

Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Tosses Armed Militia into the Mix of Poorly Training Border Patrol Agents With Use of Force Issues

A recipe for disaster: U.S Customs and Border Patrol's lax policies over the use of lethal force. Inadequately trained agents sent to patrol rough desert terrain blanketed with fear and tension that's fueled by potential danger. A border-hawk sheriff putting weapons in the hands of unpaid civilia ... More >>

Sylvia Allen, Uber-Wingnut, Chickens Out of LD 6 Run

Score a triumph for redistricting a little more than a half-year ahead of the November elections. The Payson Roundup reports that Republican state Senator Sylvia Allen has turned yellower than an egg-sucking cur at the prospect of running in the newly formed Legislative District 6, where a recent po ... More >>

Paul Babeu Supports Gay Marriage and Gays in the Military

Dennis Gilman's raw footage of Babeu's Saturday presserIn addition to Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's admission to being a gay man during a Saturday press conference, wherein he denied allegations published in my colleague Monica Alonzo's expose concerning deportation threats against his ex-lover, ... More >>

Retired Colonel James Burnes Pleads Guilty to Charges in $2 Million Military Charity Theft

​Retired Colonel James Burnes pleaded guilty today to two felonies related to thefts totaling $2 million -- from charities. Military charities.According to a court spokesperson, Burnes entered a guilty plea for two of the initial eight charges for stealing the money that was supposed to go to mili ... More >>

Sylvia Allen's "Arizona Guard": Disaster in the Making

If you need an example of wigged-out, dysfunctional democracy verging on outright insanity, look no further than state Senator Sylvia Allen's Border Security, Federalism and States' Sovereignty Committee.Here, Chairwoman Allen and a cadre of right-wing loons hold sway. Rational questions and reasone ... More >>

Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

Jan Brewer Brigade Bill Passes Senate, and the Arizona Guard's Tim Guiney Speaks

patriotactionnetwork.com"Tim Guiney" will show no mercy to Kyl or McCain (sorry for the poor quality reproduction)... Despite all this blather about immigration-related bills being "held" by state Senate President Russell Pearce until there's a budget, Senate Bill 1495, which would give the governor ... More >>

Why a Russell Pearce Run for Congress Would Be a Good Thing

Jan Brewer's Bogus SB 1070 "Counterclaim"on a Road to Nowhere

photosbyjosemunoz.comGee, if we're being "invaded," Jan, why not declare a state of emergency?Add one part delusion to three parts grandstanding, mixed with a healthy glob of nativism, and what do you get?Governor Jan Brewer's SB 1070 "counterclaim" against the federal government for not protecting ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Fantasy Dictatorship, and John Kavanagh as Josephine

Cute couple, eh?Jared Lee Loughner should run for the Arizona state Legislature. He'd feel right at home, particularly amongst the Russell Pearce Republicans, who are so delusional and high on their own supply right now that I'm half expecting to see state Senate President Pearce dressed up as Napol ... More >>

Remember 9-11 5K Run and Fun Walk @ Westgate City Center

Jan Brewer for President Comment at Military Conference Raises Eyebrows

Odd moment recently at the symposium for the Arizona Coalition for Military Families, which we attended at a conference center in south Phoenix.   ​Joey Strickland, director of the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services, was giving a nice little speech about how Arizon ... More >>

Papago Military Vehicle Show

Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

Tanks for the Memories

Enthusiasts make half-tracks to Papago

Fit to be fun: The heck with the gym this year. Here's to exercise that isn't a drag

"Duck the Balls"

Governor Janet Napolitano (a.k.a., "Manet") criticizes "don't ask, don't tell," Howie Fischer's head doesn't explode.

Death by Electrocutioner

In a worst-case scenario for stun guns, a Phoenix cop kills a suspect with an 84-second tasing

Cash Cabal

Powerful developers must be stopped from sullying scenic Papago Park with another Valley resort

Quiet, Please

Art at work in exhibition

Do Not Disturb

At the San Carlos, ghosts check in, but they don't check out

Border Censors

Scott Stanley wants to publish photos of illegal immigrants who died in the desert; Pima County said no, then sued him

Night & Day

May 6 - 12, 1999

The Hack and the Quack

The "Phoenix Lights" made Frances Emma Barwood the darling of the global space-alien lobby. And it'stransformed computer geek Jim Dilettoso into a star in the UFO firmament.

Calendar for the week

Best of Fife Vol. II

Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

Casualty Sex

This National Guard sexual harassment case gives new meaning to the term "weekend maneuvers"

Scottsdale's Drinking Problem

It's crystal clear that the city of Scottsdale served its citizens water laced with a suspected carcinogen. But did city officials do it on purpose?

Kid Pics for the week

Buffaloed Soldiers

NFL dumps Arizona group representing black military units as Super Bowl colorguard

ESTEEM ROLLERS

SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TRADE CAMOUFLAGE FOR FINGER PAINTS

THE GENERAL'S LAST CAMPAIGN

DESERT STORM WAS ONE THING. BUT BATTLING THE SOLDIERS OF THE ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD WAS THE WAR OF GENERAL OWENS' CAREER.