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Tasers used on suicidal, mentally ill in Ottawa
By Neco Cockburn | More than half the people shocked with a Taser by Ottawa city police over the last eight years have been suicidal, mentally ill or emotionally disturbed, reports obtained by the
Read More »Printer dots raise privacy concerns
By Thomas Frank | The affordability and growing popularity of color laser printers is raising concerns among civil liberties advocates that your privacy may not be worth the paper you’re printing on. More manufacturers are
Read More »Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies, says report
By Robert Verkaik and Chris Green | Britain is responsible for the abuse of hundreds of failed asylum-seekers at the hands of private security guards during their forced removal from this country, a report
Read More »Call for system to ensure proper use of CCTV
By MICHAEL SETTLE | A new system should be introduced to ensure that the growing number of CCTV cameras are used properly, Ann McKechin, the Labour MP for Glasgow North, will propose in the House
Read More »ID cards won’t solve society’s biggest problem
As the current spate of murders and knife-related attacks reaches a new high with another four violent deaths, we should maybe get things in a proper context. Millions of pounds are being committed to
Read More »Cotati CA Council Votes to Impeach Bush, Cheney
Press Democrat | The Cotati City Council is the third in Sonoma County to weigh in on impeachment for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to
Read More »Arizona JAG officer wants Bush tried for war crimes
By Mark Yannone | From the KPHX radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, Colonel Joe Abodeely told his worldwide radio audience on Saturday exactly how and why he expects George W. Bush to be prosecuted
Read More »Khadr interrogation raises troubling questions
Canadian officials knew youth was being tortured By Michelle Shephard | The first time Omar Khadr was questioned, he was lying in a military hospital bed in Afghanistan with two gaping holes in his
Read More »Military commander rules out cutting UK’s force in Iraq
By IAN BRUCE and MICHAEL SETTLE | The prospect of Britain’s 4100-strong force in Iraq being cut this year was yesterday ruled out by the nation’s top military commander but he made clear numbers
Read More »Get spied on without doing anything wrong
By D. PARVAZ | If you’re wondering how desperate of a pickle we’re in in our “war on terror,” check out the following item: The Department of Justice is mulling over whether to let the
Read More »Single Brain Neurons are Smarter Than You Think
By David Gutierrez | Stimulation of a single brain cell is enough to transmit sensations, Dutch and German researchers have discovered, and report in a study published in the journal Nature. Researchers have long
Read More »Mainstream Media Promotes Medical Myths by ‘Dispelling’ Them
By Neil McLaughlin | The MSNBC TODAY Show recently teamed up with drug companies to help “dispel” several “medical myths” that were “passed down by your grandparents” and which may have led you to
Read More »New Book Reveals Existence of Secret Red Cross Torture Report
By Kate Klonick | In a secret report last year, the International Committee of the Red Cross found that the CIA’s interrogation techniques were “categorically” torture, a new book reveals. From the New York
Read More »Chomsky: Bush & Cheney Always Saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal
By Noam Chomsky | U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world’s major energy reserves. The deal just taking shape
Read More »Barack Obama doesn’t rule out Hillary Clinton for vice president
By Peter Nicholas | Barack Obama told a potential donor to his campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton is on his list of possible vice presidential running mates, but that her husband’s status as a
Read More »They’re not going to lock up Rove, Former Bush aide insists
By David Edwards and Muriel Kane | Rep. Sanchez: Rove should be “held accountable for his complete disregard of the law”. Karl Rove refused this week to testify before Congress about the politically-motivated prosecution
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