"Morality is needed wherever the vulnerable must be protected from the powerful." - Holmes Rolston III

Hamid Karzai faces claims of fake polling | The Australian

AFGHANS loyal to President Hamid Karzai set up hundreds of fake polling sites where no one voted but hundreds of thousands of ballots were still recorded for the President in last month's election, reports said yesterday.

History teacher says creationism is "religious, superstitious nonsense"; found guilty of violating 1st amendment. (Yes, 'violating', not 'exercising')

A Mission Viejo high school history teacher violated the First Amendment by disparaging Christians during a classroom lecture, a federal judge ruled today.

Lesbian/Gay/Bi students now not allowed to use washrooms at Kentucky high school

Yesterday, students at Franklin County High School in Kentucky protested an e-mail sent by the Assistant Principal, Karen Buzard, instructing teachers not to let homosexual students go to the restroom during class.

Pt. 2: Full video footage of riot police brutality at the G20 protests

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Pt. 1: Full video footage of riot police brutality at the G20 protests

Following the G20 protests in London, the Guardian has received video footage from a number of people that appears to show police using excessive force or questionable tactics in dealing with demonstrators and the press.

What was it again that the terrorists hate? (comic)

Oh yeah...

Congressman: "No global warming!" Why?: "Bible says so!"

From the March 25, 2009 hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Italian doctor completes brain surgery WHILE having a heart attack

An Italian doctor completed a brain operation despite having a heart attack after realizing his patient would never recover if he stopped the surgery.

Rockefeller Declares War on Free Internet (w/video)

When a Rockefeller says something publicly, you can bet he doesn't just express his humble personal opinion but speaks on behalf of the Family.

World News - Footage of Israeli Military Shooting Gaza Farmers

Israeli Military Shoot Gaza Farmer - 18th February 2009 Israeli forces shot a twenty year-old Palestinian farmer as he worked his land in the village of Al-Faraheen, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

UK finger-printing children: "It's part of an enormous softening-up exercise, targeting society's most impressionable, so they'll accept cradle-to-grave state snooping and control."

As voters express concern about surveillance technology, is it becoming second nature to the Facebook generation – used to publishing intimate details of their private lives on the worldwide web – who, in later life, may be less vociferous in their opposition to such schemes?

Colour me unsurprised, Noah's flood not rooted in reality at all.

The ancient flood that some scientists think gave rise to the Noah story may not have been quite so biblical in proportion, a new study says.

Do you know how many days you can be held in custody without charge? (img)

This info might shock you about the UK.

Texas Teacher suspended for being "Liberal" and an "atheist"

For the past few days I have been in contact with Mr. Richard Mullens a school teacher in Brookeland Tx. Brookeland Tx, is an incredibly "Conservative" area of Texas, and only 16 miles up the road from Jasper Tx. the scene of several incidents of racial violence and murder.

Teenage girl kidnapped 8 years ago by... hamster?

From the YouTube description: "This was a news story on our local WFSB 3. Instead of the Picture of the Suspect, a picture of a hamster shows up."

CCTVs installed in UK school washrooms

A Teenage pupil has been withdrawn from her school after CCTV cameras were installed in the pupils' toilets.

President Obama orders air strike on Pakistan, 18 killed

Barack Obama gave the go-ahead for his first military action yesterday, missile strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan which killed at least 18 people.

Wait, who wants WHO wiped off the face of the planet?

Hmm...

The video the Israeli army doesn't want you to see.

Normally, the Israeli army censors anything it finds unappealing from the national and international media. One Israeli news network broke the embargo.

Israel admits: Israeli spokesman Merk Regev admits: "NO Hamas rockets were fired during ceasefire."

The Israeli Spokesman (Australian born!) Merk Regev, accepts that Hamas did NOT violate the Ceasefire UNTIL AFTER Israel attacked the Gaza Strip on the 4th November! This proves that it was ISRAEL that broke the ceasefire!

Media bias about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict exposed. (Some graphic images)

Why is the American (and Canadian) media so biased in the coverage of the Israeli - Palestine conflict?

You Know the 9/11 Mastermind's Confession? Yeah, That Didn't Really Happen.

George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just doesn't work.

NYPD Wants to Jam Cell Phones During Terror Attack

The New York Police Department wants to be able to shut down cell phones, in case of a terrorist attack.

The Greatest Greatness of George W. Bush

"May you live forever, you son of a @!$%#."

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    AFGHANS loyal to President Hamid Karzai set up hundreds of fake polling sites where no one voted but hundreds of thousands of ballots were still recorded for the President in last month's election, reports said yesterday.