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Doctor that helped the US find Osama bin Laden

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

The Pakistani doctor that helped the US find Osama bin Laden faces repeated bogus accusations, and his defense lawyer has been driven into exile by death threats.

To use a vaccination program as a front for a manhunt was extremely harmful because it fed suspicion of vaccination programs. This has impeded the eradication of polio.

However, that doesn't make these bogus charges valid.

Focusing on whether a few women have an equal chance to be executives

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Focusing on whether a few women have an equal chance to be executives and board members is a distraction from how most women (and men) are treated by society.

China considering a ban on smoking anywhere in public

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

China is considering a ban on smoking anywhere in public.

I am strongly in favor of discouraging smoking, but I don't see a justification for going so far.

Israeli thugs attacked protesters

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Israeli thugs attacked protesters against the plan to kick the Bedouin of the Negev out of their homes and force them into villages where they have no livelihood. The thugs attacked even children with violence.

UK thugs systematically cancel domain names

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

The UK thugs systematically cancel domain names without trial by quietly intimidating domain name registrars.

They do this in the name of the bogus concept of "intellectual property", propaganda that conveys a misunderstanding of the various unrelated laws it is applied to.