UPDATE UPDATE 2 Two more interesting pieces have appeared concerning the proposal to build a Muslim cultural center and mosque a few blocks from the 9-11 site. One is a discussion of the Anti-Defamation League’s hypocritical opposition to the project over at Americablog, especially Abraham Foxman’s justification.  The ADL’s arguments expose their underlying bigotry and refusal…

UPDATE below Wikileaks, (wikileaks.org), the group that exposed the government’s (both Bush and Obama’s) secrecy and lies over the Afghan War is an astounding step forward in the internet’s capacity to promote freedom and offset the power of politics and money.  Wikileaks is the world’s first stateless news organization, their servers in many countries so…

Children are increasingly victims of witchcraft accusations in Africa, egged on by some but by no means all Christian leaders there. (Indeed, this story was provided to me by a Evangelical Christian). Witchcraft, which is  understood there and in many other places as engaging in Black Magick, has long been outlawed in many areas, but…

As the evidence accumulates of criminal negligence, along with obvious abuses of power, obsessive dishonesty, http://theweek.com/article/index/205197/bps-incredibly-amateur-photoshop-scandal and even intervening in terrorist issues to sacrifice justice in order to make money it becomes increasingly clear that BP should be put to death.   And a great many of their executives, starting with Tony Hayward, should be wearing jumpsuit…

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