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The Australian: US to release 38 Guantanamo detainees [March 30, 2005] · Mar 29, 07:55 am

38 of 558 detainees misclassified as enemy combatants

The Australian: Dead and buried but backing Mugabe [March 30, 2005] · Mar 29, 07:27 am

78% of Zimbabweans who died since 1980 are expected to “vote” for Mugabe – including opposition supporters killed in suspicious circumstances

A Few Notes from the Grokster Argument · Mar 29, 06:08 am

Some Justices “seemed troubled by how an inventor would know, at the time of inventing, how its invention might be marketed in the future.”

AP: Some Pakistanis Jailed Without Charge · Mar 29, 05:47 am

Pakistan holds 39 ex-Guantanamo prisoners without charge; no plans for release

Secret Service investigating removal of three from Bush visit · Mar 29, 05:36 am

Ejected, investigated for “No Blood for Oil” bumper sticker?

Chavez's Censorship (washingtonpost.com) · Mar 28, 01:08 pm

New Venezuelan law allows 30 year sentences for disrespectful journalists

U.S. broadcasters brace for siege · Mar 28, 10:51 am

FCC wants even broader powers, increased fines to punish indecency

Airport security incident upsets PNG PM · Mar 28, 10:37 am

Removing shoes is beneath him?

Reason: Religion in Art? Nyet!: Casualties in Russia's culture wars · Mar 28, 10:22 am

120 Nepali protesters arrested · Mar 28, 10:18 am

Pro-democracy marchers arrested for defying a ban on protests

In Test of Free Speech, Russian Court Rules Against Art Show · Mar 28, 09:30 am

Museum director, curator found guilty on criminal charges for exhibiting blasphemous paintings and sculptures

Forum poster sued for libel · Mar 28, 09:09 am

Anonymity and confidentiality confused, once again

Anti-Indecency Forces Opposed (washingtonpost.com) · Mar 28, 09:04 am

Signs of growing resistance to decency standards on US radio and television

US Supreme Court to hear on landmark P2P case · Mar 28, 08:56 am

Will decide whether network operators are responsible for the actions of users

TCS: The Coming War on Blogs · Mar 28, 08:13 am

3 ways in which the mainstream media might look to use government intervention to protect itself from blogs

TCS: Capital Punishment · Mar 28, 08:12 am

Zimbabwe’s economy is now 1% of its value since Mugabe’s land grabs begain 5 years ago

Egypt moves to silence popular Islamist party - World - www.smh.com.au · Mar 28, 08:00 am

90 Muslim Brotherhood members detained, demonstration blocked by riot police; 60 arrested for “possessing anti-government literature”

Wired News: Report: 'Secure Flight' Isn't · Mar 28, 07:45 am

9 of 10 security criteria not met; govt “doesn’t know if there are mistakes on the terrorist watch lists”

DHS review of the TSA's passenger data security failures (PDF) · Mar 28, 07:43 am

TSA Work Sloppy, but Not Illegal · Mar 28, 07:42 am

TSA won’t be punished for failing to secure millions of airline passenger records, and then lying about it.

New city police cars will have cameras · Mar 28, 07:11 am

External microphones on Chicago police cars “so powerful it can pick up conversations on the street”

FEC drafted strict controls on web political speech · Mar 28, 07:03 am

Draft FEC rule proposed strict limits on political speech online, restricting any web site that allowed public access.

DNA Key to Decoding Human Factor (washingtonpost.com) · Mar 28, 06:58 am

US Secret Service takes advantage of poorly chosen passwords, lax PC security to crack suspects’ encryption. Most of the time, passwords can be found in email browser cache on their hard drive.

Britons to carry ID cards for first time in decades · Dec 20, 09:35 am

Bill passes second reading by 385 to 93

The decay of civil society in Britain · Dec 20, 07:58 am

“Tolerance for dissenting views would appear to be a thing of the past”

Constituency changes favor Mugabe · Dec 20, 07:57 am

“increased seats in strongholds of the ruling ZANU-PF and reduced the number in areas where the opposition enjoys majority support”

Tehran Accuses Israel after FBI Catches Iranian Surveillance Teams Red-handed · Dec 20, 07:54 am

German intelligence cracks terror group's codes · Dec 20, 07:52 am

“deciphered secret codes used by the Ansar al-Islam organization” in email and phone messages. Though it’s not clear, the report suggests the use of simple codes rather than modern encryption.

Panel: Gitmo detainee reclassified · Dec 20, 06:40 am

Not an enemy combatant, will be released “soon”

Pregnant-Slay Probe Followed Cyber Trail · Dec 20, 06:37 am

Murder investigation hinged on IP address

More on Kofi, genocide and incompetence · Dec 20, 06:01 am

‘Gen. Romeo Dallaire, the U.N.’s force commander in Rwanda, sent Mr. Annan a series of desperate faxes including one warning that Hutu militias “could kill up to 1,000” Tutsis “in 20 minutes” and others pleading for authority to protect vulnerable civilians. But at the crucial moment, Mr. Annan ordered his general to stand down and to vigorously protect, not genocide victims, assembled in their numbers waiting to die, but the U.N.’s image of “impartiality.”’

File-Swap Site Folds for Good · Dec 20, 05:46 am

BitTorren index Suprnova.org shuts down following MPAA lawsuit

Theatre ends play in Sikh protest · Dec 20, 05:43 am

Cancelled after refusal to censor play blockaded by violent protest

Italy's Smoking Ban Plan Meets Resistance · Dec 20, 05:26 am

New law requires restaurants to report smokers to police

Journalists held in Iraq 'alive' · Dec 19, 04:45 pm

French Foreign minister believes Chesnot and Malbrunot “in good health”

Schoolboy arrested over sex video · Dec 19, 04:45 pm

Porn foes lament Ashcroft record on prosecutions · Dec 19, 02:13 pm

Obscenity convictions were higher under Clinton administration

On the Open Internet, a Web of Dark Alleys · Dec 19, 02:07 pm

NY Times discovers the futility of attempts to censor and monitor Bad Things on the internet. “There has always been the possibility of meeting in dark alleys.”

Spammers ordered to pay over $1 billion · Dec 19, 01:35 pm

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Chinese Journalist Detained by Police · Dec 19, 01:34 pm

``We took him in on Friday. His activities here constitute a criminal offense,’‘

IAEA Chief Says Any Phone Taps Violate His Privacy · Dec 19, 01:28 pm

..but then says “if anyone wants to listen in, then listen in.”

Men seek apology after police attack · Dec 19, 01:14 pm

Undercover cop drags men from car at gunpoint, uses capsicum spray, refuses to identify himself

Terror lawyer resigns over laws · Dec 18, 10:17 am

‘will no longer represent terror suspects in protest over “odious” anti-terror laws’

Sikh protesters in theatre storm · Dec 18, 09:39 am

Attempt to halt a play about sexual abuse and murder in a Sikh temple

Four weeks of trauma in a Jamaican jail · Dec 18, 09:37 am

Deaths, beatings, prisoners denied legal access

Christian pair guilty of racial hatred · Dec 18, 05:44 am

Two “Catch The Fire” ministers found guilty of religious vilification over 2002 Islam seminar, web site and newsletter also deemed illegal. “no maximum fine” for the crime.

BBC NEWS | Business | 'Chip and pin' security warning · Dec 18, 05:40 am

Ross Anderson warns skimming still possible with smart credit cards

In U.S., 44 Percent Say Restrict Muslims · Dec 18, 05:22 am

48% in phone poll of 715 insist on no civil liberties restrictions