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Ten Eighty-Six

Here is a gift.

Let us know if it explodes.

No Warrant Required for Seizing Your Laptop

We are quite familiar with the young woman who had her laptop “killed” with three bullets by Israeli security forces on a recent trip to Israel — but are you aware there is still a Bush-Era standing search and data
seizure policy that gives any U.S. Customs official or Border patrol agent the right to take your laptop and papers without a warrant or even a suspicion of illegality?

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Wondering Why about the Sears Tower

Just because technology allows you to live outside the box by standing outside the building in a box — should you?

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The Red Light Gun Fight

How soon will we begin to fight back against the invasion of our privacy in public?

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Who is Watching Pakistan?

Mumbai is still trembling.  There is a want for blood and retribution.  What was Pakistan’s role in the bloodbath?  Will Pakistan pay for their role in reaping the carnage?

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Can Russia and Cuba Save Guantanamo?

Will it take the threat of Russian President Medvedev and Fidel Castro intervening at Guantanamo Bay to end the monstrosity of wrongful imprisonment?

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Palin the Pig: 091101 NYC and the Child Martyr

It’s that time of year again when New York City once again feels sorry for itself and the parade of 9/11 martyrs make their mandatory appearance in the pit of what used to be the World Trade Center.  This morning, we witnessed the young children of the dead — they “do not remember their father” — but are nonetheless forced to pretend to recall him on television, in speeches they did not write, to help perpetuate the offensive and utterly meaningless “Why Us?” chest thumping that has replaced healing and rediscovery of a forward-propelling hope in America. 

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