Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists. Campus police arrested at least four people who refused to leave the university's law school building. The demonstrators said John Yoo should be dismissed, disbarred and prosecuted for war crimes for his work as a Bush administration attorney from 2001 to 2003, when he helped craft legal theories for waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Protesters want Yoo fired from Berkeley
Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists. Campus police arrested at least four people who refused to leave the university's law school building. The demonstrators said John Yoo should be dismissed, disbarred and prosecuted for war crimes for his work as a Bush administration attorney from 2001 to 2003, when he helped craft legal theories for waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.
The TRUTH about Amsterdam
"Most people know that the Fox channel isn't the most objective news source on American TV. But in a pretty recent broadcast Amsterdam is so falsely portrayed as a city of crime, drugs and anarchy, that I had to show the facts."
Check the drug related stats at the end of the clip and then tell me that prohibition works.
Check the drug related stats at the end of the clip and then tell me that prohibition works.
Insound - I think I love you!
Here.I have to say that I am more than impressed by the service from Insound.
I have Richard Hell's 'Destiny Street Repaired' vinyl album on pre order and then I noticed that they also have this t-shirt in their catalogue.
Insound have a policy that they do not take the money out of your account until the order is actually shipped, so I thought I would e/mail to see if it was possible to add this 't' to the order and maybe save a little on postage, which is quite a lot to Australia (tho' it has to be said they are cheaper than I have seen in other places.)
Anyway I received a message back within a couple of hours (if that) from the ever charming Kimberly saying that it had been added and that even if they were posted separately they would only charge postage for one item!
What can I say?
Unbelievable...and do check Insound out as they also offer free mp3's from some of their ever building catalogue.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Sly Stone living on welfare?
Funk legend Sly Stone is living on the dole, according to a new film, staying in cheap hotels and campervans. A forthcoming documentary by Willem Alkema alleges that Stone was betrayed by manager Jerry Goldstein, cutting off access to his royalties.@ 'The Guardian'
No stranger danger to Bob
If you are going to use a former prime minister to highlight cultural and social differences between Australia and the U.S. pick carefully. On Friday night delegates to the annual American - Australian Leadership Dialogue in Melbourne were taken to the MCG for a match; as a bonus, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou organised for them to go out on the ground at half time for a photo. After the match a participant by the name of Bob Hawke was headed for the team bus when a car came by, its young driver calling out "Hawkie, you're a bloody legend." Came the reply "Well if I am such a bloody legend, why don't you give me a lift back to my pub?" Moments later the erstwhile PM rode off into the dark with perfect strangers. As one US participant noted, "That could never happen in America."James Jeffrey - 'The Australian' 18/08/09
It's time to legalise drugs
"Undercover Baltimore police officer Dante Arthur was doing what he does well, arresting drug dealers, when he approached a group in January. What he didn't know was that one of suspects knew from a previous arrest that Arthur was police. Arthur was shot twice in the face. In the gunfight that ensued, Arthur's partner returned fire and shot one of the suspects, three of whom were later arrested..."
@ 'Wahington Post'
Well thought out piece by two former police.
This blog has called many times for the legalisaion of ALL drugs.
Prohibition has proved itself not to work again & again...
“Narcotics have been systematically scapegoated and demonized. The idea that anyone can use drugs and escape a horrible fate is anathema to these idiots. I predict in the near future right wingers will use drug hysteria as a pretext to setup an international police apparatus. I’m an old man, and I may not live to see a final solution of the drug problem.”
-William S. Burroughs in 'Drugstore Cowboy'
'Horse's Ass'
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