New Report: How Safe are you in a Federal Building?

Do you feel safe when you walk into a Federal Building?  Following 9/11 one would think with the Department of Homeland Securities Federal Protective Service was designed to provide high safety standards to...

High-security terror trial puts jail safety in spotlight

"High-security terror trial puts jail safety in spotlightNeco Cockburn, The Ottawa CitizenPublished: Friday, June 27, 2008In light of the extraordinary displays of security at the Ottawa courthouse during...

Iran arrests death penalty opponent; hangings increase

"DEATH PENALTY-IRAN: Top Campaigner Harassed, Hangings Increase By Kimia Sanati Credit:ILNA /Sajad Safari Emaddedin Baghi TEHRAN, Jan 14 (IPS) - Emaddedin Baghi, Iran’s leading anti-death penalty campaigner, is back behind bars in the country’s notorious Evin prison after...

Leaked Online: Guantánamo Prison Manual

Leaked rules detail rewards and penalties at Guantánamo.Military claims its out of date, but still should not have been released, for fear it might "give the 'enemy' an advantage"."The inner workings of the Guantánamo detention camp, ranging from items allowed in cells to...

Blame Canada: Pranksters Invade APEC

I find this story really funny, though I bridle at the concept of "special APEC laws"... there's a city within a city in Sydney right now, and it's my opinion that residents have a right to be angry. Meanwhile,...

Open Garden Squares a Great Escape

Open Squares weekend is a chance for the public to view the impressive garden squares, normally kept locked to the public. One category-B square in particular is never open... "At HMP Wandsworth, the largest...

Rebel Love: Shining Path Leader to Wed

Publicly-reviled Sendero Luminoso leader "Presidente Gonzalo" has asked his lover, Elena Iparraguirre, to marry him. Both are in prison, so Iparraguirre's mother acted as messenger. "Gonzalo" (real name Abimael...

Al-qaeda plot to bring down UK Internet

"SCOTLAND YARD has uncovered evidence that Al-Qaeda has been plotting to bring down the internet in Britain, causing chaos to business and the London Stock Exchange. In a series of raids, detectives have recovered computer files revealing that terrorist suspects had targeted...

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