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Hacker Ethics & WikiLeaks Wankers

A hacker is by definition someone comfortable with rule-breaking, so when Adrian Lamo learned of Bradley Manning’s tale of giving 260,000 sensitive cables to WikiLeaks he had a dilemma. In May, 22 year-old US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning

Fidel Castro Predicts Nuclear War

The dictator who came the closest in history to igniting a nuclear war made several public appearances this week to predict imminent nuclear war. The cataclysm he craved in Oct. 1962 will erupt, he warned on Cuban TV this week,

Stolen Valor: A Constitutional Right to Lie

Lying about being a lawyer: still illegal. Last week a Federal Judge in Denver, Colorado ruled that lies are constitutionally protected. It is the first such ruling of its kind, extending to fallacious speech the same protections as say the

Call In the Washington Post!

Now don’t get me wrong! I’m aware of my knee-jerk reactions to almost anything coming out of the Washington Post or the New York Times. I usually say to myself, “I told you so.” But this new series?! Investigative reports

The Border: A Dirty War (Part 2)

So tonight, I had left Scout back at basecamp. In Iraq the Marines use German Shepherds and Dobermans. In this arena, Scout has an advantage over them. When you come across refugees in need of food, water or first aid,

Huge Win: Senate Passes Anti-Libel Tourism Law

On July 19, 2010, the U.S. Senate Senate passed the Bipartisan HR 2765 (as amended by the Leahy-Sessions SPEECH Act) by Unanimous Consent. The House of Representatives, which already passed HR 2765 introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) by 433-2,

The Hit List: Nine Infidels in the Crosshairs

A few weeks ago Al Qaeda published the first issue of a glossy magazine called Inspire. Anwar al-Awlaki — the fugitive Yemeni-American imam who provided spiritual guidance to the Lap Bomber and the Killer Shrink of Fort Hood, among others