Dec

31

Tsunami Relief Effort

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There are many organizations working on disaster relief. Here’s some links to organizations to consider:
American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/
Building on AFSC programs and contacts in Asia, AFSC will help provide relief and longer-term recovery, particularly to those who might be overlooked by other agencies or relief programs.
Network for Good
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx
People across Southeast [...]

Dec

31

Justice Dept Rewrites Torture Memo

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[Associated Press]
The Justice Department released a rewritten legal memo on what constitutes torture, backing away from its own assertions prior to the Iraqi prison abuse scandal that torture had to involve “excruciating and agonizing pain.”
The 17-page memo omitted two of the most controversial assertions made in now-disavowed 2002 Justice Department documents: that President Bush, as [...]

Dec

31

Military Lab Proposed Gay-Aphrodisiac Chemical Weapon

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Thanks to a FOIA request from the Sunshine Project, a fascinating document has now come to light. In June 1994, the US Air Force Wright Laboratory wrote a proposal titled “Harassing, Annoying, and ‘Bad Guy’ Identifying Chemicals.” While listing the categories of chemical weapons they planned to develop, the military scientists wrote:
Chemicals that effect [sic] [...]

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