Month October 2004

Torture Iraqis, get a promotion

The Pentagon plans to promote Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, former head of military operations in Iraq, risking a confrontation with members of Congress because of the prisoner abuses that occurred during his tenure. Among his duties in Iraq, Sanchez…

The L.A. Times Crime Blotter, er, "Business" section

Miss Monica says the L.A. Times Business section should be renamed “Crime Blotter.” Indeed. Here’s an illustrative selection from today’s Business section front page. SEC chief tells business to clean up act Insurance broker scandal alleged New York “filed a lawsuit…

Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought

This is truly amazing An pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap into a hundred neurons at a time, and is the most sophisticated such…