"San Francisco Department of Technology employee Terry Childs was in a jail cell Friday, accused of illegally locking out fellow authorized network administrators from the city computer network he helped build. But as the case against Childs entered its sixth day, questions...
: If there was a prosecutorial Hall of Fame, Vincent Bugliosi would be one of its top stars. He is responsible for putting Charles Manson behind bars for the murders of Sharon Tate and six others in 1969, and with a...
I applaud the new Federal "Jane Doe rape kit" initiative, but there is another equation here. What about those women who are traumatized and do not seek initial help or gather evidence? What about the women who do...
South Korea is in an uproar over the government's plan to resume US beef imports. Remarkably, Korean middle and high school students have taken a lead in protesting government policies. Korean students as...
In a national crisis that has threatened stability in South Africa, the electoral officials in Zimbabwe stated today that the opposition party won only 47.9 per cent of votes. This isn't enough for a full win and...
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The ongoing ethnic cleansing and violence, sparked by the elections on december 27th. The announcement was made by Kenyan Minister of Information Samuel Poghisio that the press ban will be lifted today.The government says it is tracking text messages that may have incited...
That seems to be the DOJ position. Where is the NYTimes on this? Why aren't they writing more about it?"Ever since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times'...
Reuters reports that a UN investigator believes the CIA has tortured suspected terrorists being held at Gitmo. No charges, no trial -- no abuse, right?"A United Nations investigator said on Thursday he strongly...
"A Turkish prosecutor is considering whether to prosecute the Turkish publisher of Richard Dawkins' bestselling atheist polemic, The God Delusion, on the grounds that it incites religious hatred.
The publisher, Erol Karaaslan, said today that he expected to be questioned on...
Good thing he didn't dip anyone's pigtails in an inkwell- it could have been so much worse!"A boy of 12 boy was dragged through the courts for three months after being charged with grievous bodily harm for flicking a piece of paper at a classmate.
He was told to go to his...
The El Salvadoran journalist Sanchez Roque was shot dead near his home ealrier this month. The killing was condemned today by UNESCO director General Koichuri Matsuura.The Rory Peck Trust is working on this issue. "The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura today...
UPDATE: Michael Vick is now facing Virgina charges of torturing and killing dogs, as well as dogfighting. Each count is a felony, and could send him to prison for several years. Michael Vick may find that his...
More people die from (mesothelioma) exposure to asbestos than accidents on British roads. In the next 30 years 150-250,000 UK citizens will die of lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. The Asbestos Hazards...
"MEMORANDUM
The September 11, 2001 Attacks as Acts of Treason under Article III(3) of the U.S. Constitution
The United States Constitution, in Article 3, Section 3, says that it is treason for a citizen of the USA to engage in “levying war” against the United States. If...
"Let's be clear about what it is – when it comes to "withdrawal" from Iraq – that the president will veto this Wednesday. Section 1904(b) of the supplemental appropriations bill for the Pentagon, H.R. 1591, passed by the House and Senate, mandates that the secretary of...