Barry Eisler suggests the arrest of David Miranda indicates that surveillance state is trying to make journalism harder, slower and less secure.

He may well be right; this does not contradict my theory, that it is trying to declare journalism criminal.

A New York City thug faces criminal charges for trying to frame a press photographer.

It's about time — but it will take more than one thug on trial to make thugs stop testilying.

In the US: support an action on Sep 5 against Walmart's low wages.

Why military intervention in Syria would be wrong.

It is hard to demonstrate what happened well enough for the purposes of justice.

A measured attack against Syria would change nothing.

On the other hand, an attack powerful enough to make Assad really notice would have unpredictable effects.

If the goal is to deter other dictators from using chemical weapons, it would be more effective to wait for a chance to punish Assad cleanly.

Hans Blix believes the military sponsors of both sides could make them agree to peace.

Now that the CIA has admitted responsibility for the coup in Iran that toppled it democratic government in 1953, the Iranian Parliament has voted to sue the US.

There is plenty of justification for this suit, in the abstract; but Iran's current theocratic tyranny is part of the damage, and a suit is not going to fix that. Meanwhile, is there any court where such a suit could be heard and a judgment enforced?