1. Sotomayor:
“When it comes to checking government power, Sotomayor’s record is pretty poor. Civil libertarians can’t be happy with her pro-police orientation: The former prosecutor has backed law enforcement in more than two-thirds of criminal cases that she’s heard.
Her record on property rights is no more promising: In 2006′s Didden v. Village of Port Chester, she ratified an eminent domain abuse that makes the infamous Kelo case look mild.”
2. “Flickr Deletes Account of Man Posting Torture Photos”
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2009/06/10/flickr-deletes-account-of-man-posting-torture-photos/
3. “ UK cop accuses colleagues of waterboarding pot suspects“
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/09/london-police-waterboarding-pot/
4. “Guantanamo Prisoners Were Starved
A new report by Andy Worthington reviewing Pentagon documents released in 2007 reveals:
Throughout Guantánamo’s history, one in ten of the total population — 80 prisoners in total — weighed, at some point, less than 112 pounds (eight stone, or 50 kg), and 20 of these prisoners weighed less than 98 pounds (seven stone, or 44 kg).
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/06/guantanamo-prisoners-were-starved.html
5. “MADONNA ADOPTS NICK GRIFFIN
POP icon Madonna has adopted the BNP leader Nick Griffin, describing him as the ‘perfect addition’ to her rainbow tribe.
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A spokeswoman for the singer said: “Madonna is all about diversity, and you can’t get any more diverse than a Malawian orphan and the puffy, pig-eyed, middle-aged leader of a neo-fascist political party.”
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/madonna-adopts-nick-griffin-200906111822/
