Guns – What Are They Good For
War The Wikipedia section on the history of guns makes it clear that the history of guns and war are clearly intertwined, guns being developed primarily as a means to…
Mass Murder
Please Help Save the Brutalized Albinos of Malawi
As you may know, I despise bullies of any kind with a passion. Especially those who terrorize children.And this has to be one of the most horrifying bullying stories I've…
Je Suis Charlie
I had never heard of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo prior to the assault on it’s staff. From what I have come to understand it produces cartoons that normally…
Egypt’s Government – The One We Like – Mass Murderers?
A Human Rights Watch investigation into the deaths of more than 800-protesters by Egyptian security forces at last August’s Rabaa massacre finds the slaughter was both planned and politically motivated.…
Israeli propaganda and spin seeks to justify Gaza attack: yet another civilian bloodbath
Top: Wounded Palestinian girl following strike in northern Gaza strip Below: Israeli strike on buildings in Khan Younis / Palestinian boy with younger wounded sibling upon learning family was killed…
Pope Francis and the Complicity of Silence
Even though he belongs to the most conservative wing of the Catholic Church, and is a fierce enemy of the equality of women and gay people. Even though he is…
The Missing Women: The Sorrow and the Horror
And so it's finally over. So many years after they went missing, were murdered by a monster, and all but traces of them destroyed.The police have apologized, again, for not…
How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship
by Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas…
Matt Damon “‘I Would Kiss George W. Bush on the Mouth’ for His AIDS Work”
Matt Damon: I would kiss George W. Bush on the mouth for what he did on PEPFAR. Reporter Jeffrey Goldberg: How long would you kiss him? Matt Damon: Three seconds.…