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.”

From the article:

Details of ships where detainees have been held and sites allegedly being used in countries across the world have been compiled as the debate over detention without trial intensifies on both sides of the Atlantic. The US government was yesterday urged to list the names and whereabouts of all those detained. 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 weekly radio address he stated:

“The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror […] so today I vetoed it.”

What is Waterboarding?

Waterboarding is an incredibly controversial interrogation technique - or form of torture, depending on who is talking - that originated in the 16th century during the Italian inquisition.

A bound and gagged prisoner is immobilized on his back, head tilted downward. Water is then poured over him, causing an immediate gag reflex and simulating drowning. Often, cellophane is also placed over the prisoner’s face—further preventing him from taking any air. (remember how your parents told you not to place saran wrap over your face when you were little….) Read more

During the Cold War, the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union led to some fantastic sports showdowns. (You’ve all seen Miracle, right?) But today’s War on Terror has proved exponentially less awesome. So let’s stoke the fires of East vs. West once again, for the sexiest feud this side of 1989, with COED’s ‘Cold War Cheerleader Showdown! (And if anyone knows how to convince the lovely ladies of the Middle East to shed those burkas, please let us know ASAP.)

Check out the cheerleaders and vote after the jump! Read more

Iraq is so quaint this time of year: