Rivals say they plan to remove Georgian President (original removed: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/0815/1218747921949.html) Irishtimes.com, 15th August 2008 Mikheil Saakashvili … “widely perceived in the country as having started the war with Russia.” Kakha Kukava member of the opposition Conservative party of Georgia:… … Continue reading →
The Swedish Model of Music Distribution swedishmodel.org “We in the music industry have shown ourselves unable to follow in this change. Some of us have even waged war against those the music is recorded for – the listeners. The rift … Continue reading →
I heard about Cory Doctorow from Brad Spangler’s blog. Cory Doctorow is a civil liberties activist, co-editor of Boing Boing and former Director of European Affairs for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I really liked his sci-fi fantasy novel Someone Comes … Continue reading →
SiliconValleyWatcher Law professor Lawrence Lessig warns that there is a liberty-destroying Internet “PATRIOT Act” sitting on the shelf waiting for an Internet version of “911″ (between 3 min 50s and 5 min 55s during the video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4631871144083884704&hl=en%3Cbr%20/%3E)). Other discussions touch … Continue reading →
Omar Khadr’s Canadian Interrogation at Guantánamo Andy Worthington, 16th July 2008 August 10th, 2008 Comments for Abuse of Omar Khadr Mary McPherson August 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm Omar Kadr was 15 years old at the time of his capture, … Continue reading →
Magazine publisher Levant wins Danish cartoon dispute (http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=705092) National Post, 6th August 2008 “After a year-long investigation, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission has rejected a complaint by the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities against former Western Standard publisher … Continue reading →
Verdict is in on Bush-style justice: Guilty (http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/473532) Toronto Star, 7th August 2008 “It’s precisely because of all of the above that Bush concocted his kangaroo courts, avoiding both the civilian courts and the military courts martial, both of which … Continue reading →
From Volta August 7th, 2008
Continue reading →Position paper of B.C. Civil Liberties Association on Bill C-61 C-61 creates a regime of mandatory data retention that is unbalanced by judicial oversight…. …Bill C-61 creates overly broad protections for digital locks and prohibitions on the tools to open … Continue reading →
Inaction on poppy crops a danger (http://www.canada.com/cityguides/winnipeg/info/story.html?id=8388dcbe-85f5-4659-a39b-24430cbc24ed&p=1) – National Post, 31st July 2008 “[Thomas Schweich (original: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/magazine/27AFGHAN-t.html)] quotes former attorney-general Abdul Jabbar Sabit, a candidate for the presidency in next year’s election who was fired by Mr. Karzai this year, … Continue reading →