According to Guardian.co.uk, human rights lawyers have accused the United States of imprisoning “enemy combatants” on prison ships, in an attempt to conceal the true number of people arrested and detained in the name of the “War on Terror.”
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Details of ships where detainees have been held and sites allegedly be… Click to read more

I’ve heard of not wearing fur, eating vegan-only or treating your dog like he’s actually your baby, but this is getting out of hand. According to CatholicNewsAgency.com, activists have asked a European court to grant Matthew, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, “human” status.
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British teacher Paula Stibbe and activi… Click to read more

Is it just me or have we all entered some kind of Twilight Zone in which torture and terror are both permissible as long as the defenders of freedom and democracy are using them?
This past Saturday, March 9, President Bush exercised his veto on a piece of legislation that would have banned interrogation techniques used by the CIA, such as Waterboarding.
In his w… Click to read more