NYC: Home to the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (but don’t worry, whit...

"With the NYPD facing difficult challenges such as combating terrorism and stopping the flow of illegal handguns into the city, what are the police arresting people for at a rate ten times greater than before 1997? Marijuana. But they aren't arresting everyone who possesses...

Thailand Make Moves To Fight Child Exploitation

"Permanent secretary for justice Jarun Pukditanakul has instructed the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to expand its role to begin combating child exploitation, especially through pornography and transnational organised crime."

Pakistan warns US not to send troops after al-Qa'ida

General Musharraf is facing numerous difficulties ahead of elections later this year. Could it be that were the US to go after al Qaeda in Pakistan, regardless of whether Musharraf assists the US, that such action would lead to toppling him. Its not clear that regime change...

Washington Complains to WTO over China Piracy

Somehow I don't think the Chinese government will cave to Washington's threats, and I'm not sure how they could comply to the US's satisfaction, knowing what we know about how piracy works (it's not really state-sponsored!), and how hard it is to stop. Exacerbating this is...

Somali clerics want Muslim prayer room built at Minneapolis-St. Paul Internat...

"Debbie Hamilton at Right Truth has posted an article today simply named, “Success in the war against sharia.” It is an interesting article citing the small successes we have had against Islamic oppression and obsession within our country and how we are combating it....