US thugs often say they have "no choice" about shooting unarmed people or people with knives. A retired UK thug official says that's nuts: UK thugs are trained to do so.

Syrian rebels, and the US, claim that Assad's forces are helping PISSI in northern Syria.

This is a very strange claim, given that the two have been fighting each other near Palmyra, further south.

Here is a report that Israel and Saudi Arabia are helping PISSI defeat Assad.

I am not sure what to believe.

Anti-mining activist José Tendetza was murdered, and the Ecuadorian government seems to be covering up the reason rather than investigating.

The nuclear powers, including the US, are disregarding the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and blocking movement towards elimination of nuclear weapons.

Microsoft's "transparency centers" are a poor substitute for the freedom that you get with free software.

Since the article uses the term "FOSS", I should point at the explanation of why that isn't a good term to use.