Comparing what Israel says about killing Palestinian protesters with what witnesses have observed.

Israel says its "rules of engagement" are not as blanketly permissive as critics claim, and asks us to take its word for that since it won't say what the rules are. That is totally bogus, since it is easy for requirements to sound strict but actually be totally weak. They might have gotten advice from a lawyer who writes "privacy policies" for commercial web sites.

Moist towelettes include plastic, and large quantities of them are discarded. Guess what comes next?

A nonviolent movement among the Pashtun condemns Pakistan's army for repressing Pashtuns and for supporting terrorists that attack India and Afghanistan.

The military are disappearing supporters of the movement.

It is unlikely that different human populations have genetic differences affecting intelligence, so let's focus on eliminating the environmental factors (lead, life stress, bad schools) that knock people's intelligence down.

Australia plans massive surveillance using facial recognition.

China's example shows that this will repress democracy. The supposed targets may be the terrorists, but since they are so rare, the important targets will be dissidents and whistleblowers. Rather than limiting use of the system's data, Australia must reject it totally.