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Stunning Court Ruling May End Bush's War Crime Trials @ Gitmo & Mil Com Act
krazypuppy submitted, made popular 2 hours 2 min ago (www.texaskaos.com)
The AP is reporting that a military judge has thrown out terrorism charges against Omar Khadr, a detainee at Guantanamo that could undo the whole War Crimes trials system. However, what may be more stunning is that this ruling could throw out THE ENTIRE WAR-CRIMES TRIAL SYSTEM. And how? Because a technicality which appears to have been caused by More…
NYPD Will Arrest You For Asking Questions
sixthplanet submitted, made popular 5 hours 32 min ago (www.gothamist.com)
Robert Carnevale was arrested while videotaping an NYPD bicycle raid after he asked one of the officers for his badge number. Carole Vale, a nurse observing the scene, was also arrested when she asked why Mr. Carnevale was being detained. Mr. Carnevale was held for 22 hours and Ms. Vale was held for 13 hours. More…
CompUSA sells man empty camera box; won't issue refund
boisemedia submitted, made popular 10 hours 36 min ago (www.lostremote.com)
This TV news consultant bought at $270ish digital camera from a CompUSA clearance -- but only gets an empty box. A staffer blamed the buyer! "It ’s not just 'buyer beware,' it’s 'don’t be a buyer.' More…
RIAA Accused Of Extortion and Conspiracy
mac26 submitted, made popular 11 hours 46 min ago (consumerist.com)
Recording Industry vs The People, a new RIAA case in Tampa, Florida has some interesting counterclaims by the consumer, including extortion, conspiracy, and deceptive trade practices. More…
US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
blackolive submitted, made popular 11 hours 52 min ago (www.aclu.org)
"The [autopsy] documents show that detainees were hooded, gagged, strangled, beaten with blunt objects, subjected to sleep deprivation and to hot and cold environmental conditions." More…
CIA running black propaganda operation against Iran, Syria and Lebanon
tarkullu submitted, made popular 12 hours 33 min ago (rawstory.com)
The Central Intelligence Agency has received approval at least twice in the last several years to conduct an information war against several countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Syria. In addition, the Bush Administration has been running operations out of the Defense Department that are not subject to Congressional oversight. More…
HOWTO: Build A Better Soda Can Stove
kevinrose submitted, made popular 15 hours 36 min ago (ygingras.net)
"The outdoorsman value light gear. It's part of his nature. It's enough work to carry oneself over rough portage; who would want to carry a hard wood boat?" More…
Google's Mathematical Limit
msaleem submitted, made popular 15 hours 44 min ago (www.geekwithlaptop.com)
How high can Google count? Very high it turns out but there is a limit. More…
$1,000,000 Netflix Prize Still Up For Grabs
msaleem submitted, made popular 16 hours 42 min ago (www.nytimes.com)
Last October, Netflix, the online movie rental service, announced that it would award $1 million to the first person or team who can devise a system that is 10 percent more accurate than the company ’s current system for recommending movies that customers would like. The improvement level is now at 7.42%, still 2.58% short. More…
Crazy! Life in prison for $2 robbery after police found Dope in his system!
moojj submitted, made popular 16 hours 50 min ago (www.mankatofreepress.com)
Tyrone Brown was 17 when he committed a $2 robbery, and Dean put him on probation but changed it to life in prison when Brown shortly afterward tested positive for marijuana. More…
850,000 phones meet death by toilet yearly in the UK
rBennett submitted, made popular 17 hours 44 min ago (www.wirelessinfo.com)
A mobile phone company says brits drop 850,000 phones down the toilet, while only leaving 810,000 at pubs. Um... seriously brits, you should really think about investing in a bluetooth headset. More…
‘No-Knock’ Searches Get People Killed
erasmocbc submitted, made popular 17 hours 46 min ago (www.lewrockwell.com)
Last week, we were asking how police found themselves in the bedroom of a naked couple in Lancaster, Calif., in 2001, guns drawn. This led to a discussion of the problem with "no-knock" – or even "shout-once-and-storm-in" – search warrants. More…
What Happened when McDonalds Reached Africa! [Photo]
2courtneysmile submitted, made popular 19 hours 52 min ago (www.offbeatenough.com)
McDonalds reaching Africa had a greater impact on Animals than Humans :) More…
GOP head: We need more 'attacks on American soil'
TruthOrLiesMike submitted, made popular 20 hours 32 min ago (truthorlies.org)
In his first interview as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, Dennis Milligan told a reporter that America needs to be attacked by terrorists so that people will appreciate the work that President Bush has done to protect the country. More…
Major time imbalances pointed to in CNN-moderated Democratic debate
veritas22 submitted, made popular 21 hours 42 min ago (rawstory.com)
A chart published by the Presidential campaign of Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) indicated a major imbalance in the time allotted to different Democratic hopefuls by CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer, who moderated tonight's two hour debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. More…
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