Blasting people with loud sounds (even if it's music) is dangerous. It can even cause permanent injury.

UK thugs say they arrested and interrogated David Miranda as a suspected "terrorist" because he stood for a "political or ideological cause".

UK Claim That 'Journalism Equals Terrorism' Sparks Outrage.

The law they used is ripe for such misuse because it gives the state far too much power to begin with. The idea of limiting its use to "real terrorists" is a pipedream. The powers must be reduced.

The UK plans to deport a witness to sexual intimidation of immigration prisoners before she can testify about it.

NIST says it will audit all its encryption-related standards to see if the NSA has sabotaged them.

Many women in Saudi Arabia endorse the extreme sexism of their own society.

It is clear that these women occupy rather privileged positions. Most Saudis are not rich, and the women who are not rich are not treated like queens. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see how patriarchy convinces women to support patriarchy.