The UK's snooping bill offers "protections" with loopholes so big that they are hardly meaningful.

The bill is deceptive , presenting so-called safeguards that are not what they appear to be.

A US special forces team in Afghanistan seems to have tortured dozens of prisoners and killed 17 of them.

Censorship of criticism of religion afflicts Lebanon too.

US prosecutors systematically exclude blacks from juries using various forms of deceit.

Many US thug departments are sloppy about using tasers , and every so often this kills someone — usually someone who was unarmed and no danger to anyone.