December 2010
Drone attack 'kills two Britons' in Pakistan | The... →
‘White British al-Qaida members said to have died in Hellfire missile strike by US drone near town of Datta Khel’
So, we’re back to The News For Parrots, are we?
The fact that the US is running missile strikes in Pakistan — a country with which they are not at war — might be a little more important than the nationality of some of the victims.
Sorry, I try to...
“STUDENTS ARE CALLING PRESIDENT JOHNSON EN MASSE TO PROTEST THE BOMBING AND...”
– — Alt-text for this xkcd.
The Julian Assange case: a mockery of extradition?... →
‘This month I watched proceedings in Westminster magistrates’ court as Jacek Jaskolski, a disabled 58-year-old science teacher, fought an EAW issued against him by his native Poland. Jaskolski – also the primary carer for his disabled wife – has been in the UK since 2004. His crime? Ten years ago, when he still lived in Poland, Jaskolski went over his bank overdraft limit.’
Theresa May moves to rule out use of water cannon... →
‘Tradition of policing based on popular consent has to continue, says home secretary’
Student protests video allegedly shows police pulling man out of wheelchair | guardian.co.uk
‘Police launched an internal investigation last night after footage emerged of a man allegedly being pulled out of his wheelchair and dragged across the road by an officer during Thursday’s...
Police officers 'tried to stop hospital staff... →
She said that he was then asked to take Alfie to another hospital. “The ambulance man was appalled and he said: ‘I’m getting angry now, and I’m not going to do this.’
“The senior nurse in charge took us into a resuscitation room to keep us away from the police because, she said, they were finding it upsetting to see protesters in the hospital.”
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Never Let the Terrorists Know How We're Storing... →
‘The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the state after it refused to release the construction plans for a barn used to store road salt, on the basis that doing so would be a security risk.’
In fact, it’s possibly even stupider than that. The plans are a matter of public record; but the state refused to release their copy when someone wanted to compare...
Men fined over indecent fashion show makeup |... →
‘“The court thought that they were indecently dressed … The judge thought that wearing makeup could be offensive for men and allowing a woman to put makeup on men was against the law,” said Adib.’
BuyThisSatellite: $150K crowdfunding project to... →
‘A new NGO called A Human Right is attempting to raise $150K in a bid to buy one of the world’s highest capacity communications satellites from its bankrupt owners in order to re-task it to supply Internet access to the world’s poorest people. They plan on building their own super-cheap satellite modems as well.’
