Australia is investigating reporters who cover immigration issues.

There should be nothing secret about a country's immigration policy, but Australia's government knows its secret cruelty is extreme and would arouse disgust if revealed. What reporters have found is already arousing plenty.

A western official admits it might take two years to "train" the Iraqi army to be able to fight PISSI.

Since he would always put a favorable spin, if he says "two years", he must really think "four years". But I am skeptical the Iraqi army will ever have a strong enough will to fight PISSI. The readiness to risk death rather than run away can't be taught or bought.

Nigeria's army is too corrupt to fight Boko Haram, and its government seems to regard it as a small local problem.

Misleading statistics falsely make contraceptive pills seem dangerous.

Doubling a minuscule risk results in a minuscule risk — and it is not clear the risk really increases at all.

The US government could not find a basis to charge the thug that killed Michael Brown.

It can't charge him with murder, which is covered by state law. It can only accuse him if it found direct evidence of racism. So another cop-killer (i.e., killer cop) gets off with impunity.