Is Assange the digital equivalent of a bomb-throwing anarchist?
The Economist, not surprisingly, thinks so. But what about politicians who advocate assassinating Assange? Aren’t there laws against that sort of thing?
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month December 2010
Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and the ramifications. A Polizeros Podcast.
Josh Mull at FireDogLake and Rethink Afghanistan, Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and myself discuss the continuing impact of Wikileaks in our very first podcast on BlogTalkRadio. Click here to listen. Links: Cablegate.wikileaks.org Part of the discussion is on the Joshua…
Cheshire home invasion killer says please kill me
Steven Hayes was sentenced to death today for his role in a horrific home invasion in Chesire CT in 2007 which stunned even hardened homicide and sex crime detectives with its appalling savagery. His sentence was mandatory, so he wasn’t…
Spain consortium to build world’s largest wind turbine
Each turbine will output a whopping 15 MW, enough to power 10,000-15,000 thousand homes. Wow. The project, named Azimut, finds Gamesa working with 11 other wind and engineering firms as well as 22 research centers. The supermassive turbine is rumoured…
Sarah Shroud sings song to her still-jailed friends in Iran
One of the captives is her fiancée. “In prison, it became a lifeline for me. Singing got me out of my cell. It was a way to connect with my past, present and future,” she said. “My greatest hope is…