Brit judges attack US treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees Three senior judges yesterday launched a strongly worded attack on the US government’s treatment of terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay. The three said that the US was acting “in apparent contravention…

Queen warned butler on his safetyThis story is getting truly weird. Ok, the butler goes on trial for stealing Diana’s belongings after her death, then is saved, at the last possible moment by direct intercession of the Queen. Now the…

Hey Colin, shouldn’t we stop corruption HERE first?? Powell Says Investors Must Demand High Standards in Dealings Abroad.  US Secretary of State Colin Powell has called on US investors in Africa to help African countries root out corruption, which he…

Microscopic Smart Mobs. BT is hoping the living habits of bacteria will bring order to future communication networks. Researchers working for the company are studying bacterial colonies to help develop communication networks that will self-organise and self-configure. They believe that…

Voting reform Clearly, our voting system is not effective. It is cumbersome, error-prone (either deliberately or accidentally), and most important, doesn’t give fair representation. So, we have a new page on voting reform! Our first article is an Op-Ed by William Pietz, co-chair of…

Al Qaeda admits Bali blasts on Web Islamic militant group al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack on a Bali nightclub in which more than 180 people died. The group said it had targeted “nightclubs and whorehouses in…

Touchscreen voting A reader responds to our postings about voting touchscreen in LA this election. LA has started phasing in touchscreen and had 20 such voting stations this time. By law, all LA precincts must have touchscreen voting by 2005. His comments are based on…