And another one bites the dust

American International Group (AIG), the world’s largest insurer, delayed publishing its annual results for a second time yesterday and admitted that inaccurate accounting might have falsely inflated its finances by $1.7bn Nice euphemism that, “inaccurate accounting.” The news was the…

Anarchist site complies with FBI request for info

From the admin of flag.blackened.net, a major anarchist site. The FBI “requested” IP logs from him and, after an agonizing decision, he turned them over. Here’s why. I have been ordered to submit IP info on two separate incidents having…

Judge spanks Congress, Jesse parachutes in

“Any further action by our court or the district court would be improper,” the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote. “While the members of her family and the members of Congress have acted in a way that is…

Here’s some good news, uh huh

Human activities ‘threaten earth’ The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth’s ability to sustain future generations. It reports that humans have changed most ecosystems beyond recognition in a dramatically…

Why so many?

U.S. holds about 10,500 prisoners in Iraq  The United States is holding about 10,500 prisoners in Iraq, more than double the number held in October, the military says.