Last night I recapped a Reuters story about the murder of "emo" teens by fundamentalists in Shi'ite neighborhoods around Baghdad. Human … [Read more...] about Iraqi Death Squads: Targeting Emos, Gays, Or Both?
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‘Emo’ Kids Stoned To Death In Iraq
In February, Iraq's Interior Ministry denounced the music and fashions known collectively as "emo" as Satanic. Shortly thereafter, … [Read more...] about ‘Emo’ Kids Stoned To Death In Iraq
More on the Reported Surge in Anti-Gay Violence in Iraq
A few days ago there was a report from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission "of a wave of targeted killings of individuals … [Read more...] about More on the Reported Surge in Anti-Gay Violence in Iraq
Report: 40 People Kidnapped, Tortured, Murdered in Surge of Anti-Gay Violence in Iraq
Via press release from the IGLHRC: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has today received reports from Iraq of a wave of … [Read more...] about Report: 40 People Kidnapped, Tortured, Murdered in Surge of Anti-Gay Violence in Iraq
NEWS: Google Spies, Cheney Betrays, Preacher Molests, Spielberg Loses: VIDEO
In a week, Google will begin to store records of all your Googlings. Here's how to clear your Google records before it … [Read more...] about NEWS: Google Spies, Cheney Betrays, Preacher Molests, Spielberg Loses: VIDEO
Veterans Fill Iraqi Restaurant in Massachusetts After Vandal Hurls a Rock Through Its Window: VIDEO
After a rock was thrown through the window of an Iraqi restaurant in Lowell, Massachusetts this week, Veterans for Peace organized an eat-in:Patrick … [Read more...] about Veterans Fill Iraqi Restaurant in Massachusetts After Vandal Hurls a Rock Through Its Window: VIDEO
The Year In Review
Watch AFTER THE JUMP as Talking Points Memo does the year in 100 seconds. TPM being TPM, it's a very American kind of recap, and quite politcal. … [Read more...] about The Year In Review
NEWS: Goodbye Iraq, Goodye Vaclav Havel, Goodbye Prop 8
The last convoy leaves: The last troop movement out of Iraq, which included about 110 vehicles and 500 soldiers, began in darkness. Around … [Read more...] about NEWS: Goodbye Iraq, Goodye Vaclav Havel, Goodbye Prop 8
NEWS: Light In A Bottle, Bradley Manning, Newt Gingrich
Camera technology can now keep pace with the speed limit of the universe: Pseudo-photographic technology now exists which shoots quickly enough to … [Read more...] about NEWS: Light In A Bottle, Bradley Manning, Newt Gingrich
U.S. Satellite Photographs Chinese Aircraft Carrier for First Time
A Chinese aircraft carrier was photographed by a U.S. satellite for the first time at sea on December 8, the Guardian reports: Stephen Wood, director … [Read more...] about U.S. Satellite Photographs Chinese Aircraft Carrier for First Time