Andymatic

Category: 12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment

  • Passenger Name Record System Tells US Travelers's Religion, Political Affiliation, Sexual History

    The screw turns tighter: …[T]he plan that will affect the 4 million-plus Britons who travel to the US every year, the EU parliament said it ‘notes with concern that sensitive data (ie personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, and data concerning the health or sex […]

  • College Republicans Have Better Things to Do Than Enlist

    Generation Chickenhawk by Max Blumenthal: Be sure to stay for Tom DeLay’s quote about abortion and immigration. [youtube]gFGit_tZDqs[/youtube]

  • Highschool Surveillance Camera Captures 2 Girls Kissing, Adults Freak Out

    Cue the ‘teen sex panic’ dynamics: A security camera captured two girls kissing, but it’s what happened next that sparked a surveillance debate. The dean of students said he saw two girls kissing. He checked the surveillance tape then shared what he saw with the parents of one of the girls. They then pulled her […]

  • Pentagon Pushes Out Taguba

    Remember Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba? He was the author of the original report that detailed the torturing at Abu Gharib. “Here . . . comes . . . that famous General Taguba—of the Taguba report!” Rumsfeld declared, in a mocking voice. … Taguba, describing the moment nearly three years later, said, sadly, “I […]

  • Virginia Middle School to Students: NO PHYSICAL CONTACT

    From the Washington Post: Deborah Hernandez, Kilmer’s principal, said the rule makes sense in a school that was built for 850 students but houses 1,100. She said that students should have their personal space protected and that many lack the maturity to understand what is acceptable or welcome. “You get into shades of gray,” Hernandez […]

  • Vedict in Denmark on Honor Killings

    Ghazala Khan (1987–23 September 2005) was a Danish‐Pakistani woman, who was shot and killed in Denmark by her brother after she had married against the will of the family. The murder of Ghazala had been ordered by her father to save the family honour, making it a so‐called honour killing. No fewer than nine people […]

  • Frank Rich to GOP: Reagan is Dead

    Richie Rich writes: Wrongdoing of this magnitude does not happen by accident, but it is not necessarily instigated by a Watergate-style criminal conspiracy. When corruption is this pervasive, it can also be a by-product of a governing philosophy. That’s the case here. That Bush-Rove style of governance, the common denominator of all the administration scandals, […]

  • Mobile Phones in Sydney Blocked During Bush Visit

    Mobile phone calls in sections of Sydney’s CBD will reportedly be blocked during US President George Bush’s APEC visit in September. News Limited papers report the sophisticated counter-terrorism measure will be used to prevent mobile phone detonated remote-control bombs. A helicopter fitted with signal-jamming equipment will shadow the President’s motorcade. It will block all mobile […]

  • American Family Association Blames VTech Shootings on Lack of Prayer

    Condoms, spanking, porn, abortion, no prayer, banned Bibles, gay teachers, Hollywood, profanity:

  • White House proposes retroactive war crimes protection

    White House proposes retroactive war crimes protection The Bush administration drafted amendments to the War Crimes Act that would retroactively protect policy makers from possible criminal charges for authorizing any humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees, according to lawyers who have seen the proposal.