Amnesty International has reportedly prepared some very frank new ads for the Beijing Olympics.
Drawing awareness to ongoing human rights abuses in China, they depict atrocities with an Olympiad theme, linking them to specific Olympic events.
Direct links to the images are available here and here.
Discussion about whether or not these are legitimate or [...]
Bush was naturalizing citizens in Monticello, today. AP reports:
Anti-war protesters shouted out calls for Bush’s impeachment on nine occasions during Bush’s brief remarks, and the president responded by saying he agrees that “we believe in free speech in the United States of America” [...]
The last six Fourth of July holidays have taken place amid [...]
Christie Blatchford had a bit of a run in with the security state last week. In her article in Saturdays Globe Blatchford recounts the excitement that began with a discussion of ongoing terrorism trials in Canada:
… I told Rosie about some evidence at the Khawaja trial, particularly the testimony of a key witness, himself [...]
Wired on coffee for The Enlightenment, and drugs and body enhancements for the second Enlightenment.
UN Data opens up to the public - Massive database now available online
Treasury Dept confiscates domain names of Brit travel agent who booked Cuba tours - Appears the Wikileaks seizure might have been only the first of many attacks on global [...]