Iraq's War Porn - "We believe the war would end if the media showed more images of the human horrors in Iraq, yet we turn away when they're placed in front of us. Not anymore."
Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely - "A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that the government has wide latitude under immigration law to detain noncitizens on the basis of religion, race or national origin, and to hold them indefinitely without explanation."
Guantanamo should shut, says Bush - "IMPRISONING terror suspects without trial at Guantanamo Bay provides ammunition to those who accuse the US of not upholding the values it encourages elsewhere, President Bush admitted yesterday."
Government Increasingly Turning to Data Mining - "As federal agencies delve into the vast commercial market for consumer information, such as buying habits and financial records, they are tapping into data that would be difficult for the government to accumulate but that has become a booming business for private companies."
Why the Dollar Bubble is about to Burst - "And worse for Bush. It makes sense for Europe, China, India and Japan -- as well as all the other countries mentioned above -- to buy and sell oil in Euro's. They will certainly have to stock-up on euros now, and they will sell dollars to do so. The euro is far more stable than the debt-ridden dollar. The IMF has recently highlighted US economic difficulties and the trade deficit strangling the US -- there is no way out."
Police don't have to knock, justices say - "A split Supreme Court ruled Thursday that drug evidence seized in a home search can be used against a suspect even though police failed to knock on the door and wait a "reasonable" amount of time before entering."
Report: Shock therapy hurts kids at school - "A state report on a Massachusetts school for the disabled said electric shocks were administered to students - sometimes as they bathed - for offenses as minor as nagging, swearing and sloppy appearance."
Girls Can Marry at 15, Colo. Court Finds - "A 15-year-old girl can enter into a common-law marriage in Colorado, and younger girls and boys possibly can, too, a state appeals court ruled Thursday."
The Naked Truth About Sex Ed - "It's a book on honest communication about sex, with an emphasis on sexual pleasure and emotional health. It recognizes that sex is so much more than intercourse and encourages readers to have an extensive pre-sex discussion, or PSD, before becoming sexually involved with a partner. And it advises not committing monogamously to one partner too soon. ... And even though the title perfectly captures what's between the covers -- The Naked Truth About Sex: A Guide to Intelligent Sexual Choices for Teenagers and Twentysomethings -- it is apparently so dangerous in America to acknowledge that teenagers have sexual feelings and behaviors that few media outlets are willing to risk bringing attention to it."
74% hate their job - "That's not necessarily because Americans are lazy, experts say. The main problem is that most companies are simply rotten places where people are forced to waste their lives in exchange for a paycheck that will never be big enough. According to employment author Curt Coffman, no more that 15% of companies provide the kind of workplace that lets people enjoy actually working."
Yahoo 'Strictest' Censor in China - "Yahoo is stricter than any other search engine in China when enforcing censorship, said a journalism-advocacy group Thursday."
The US Wises Up To the World Game - "Even as the world stops to watch the World Cup, a survey of American public opinion published this week by the Pew Research Centre seemed to confirm the country's disdain for the "world sport". Only 4 per cent of Americans said that it was their favourite sport to watch. How did this compare with the made-in-America sports? American football commanded first place with 34 per cent, basketball was next with 14 per cent and baseball enjoyed 13 per cent. The chief reason for US wariness of soccer, as with the metric system, is its foreignness. ... It has become a political symbol. "Opinion on soccer doesn't divide precisely along political lines, but it has become an emblem of yuppie liberals - like me - and it's generally opposed by conservatives," says Foer, who is also the editor of the magazine The New Republic."
Quote of the Day
"Now I'm leaving normal and I'm heading for who knows where."
~ Cowboy Junkies
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