US-supported Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt has been found guilty of crimes against humanity.

Dubya's crimes are far worse; when will he be tried?

Right-wingers dehumanize the poor, so that many people see them as "other" and thus not worthy of help.

Forced into deeper poverty by budget cuts, the poor may look more unsavory, and some may try desperate methods to get a little money. These can provide more excuses to step hard on the poor, and the cycle continues.

What's the purpose of this? Politicians can get elected by demonizing someone, and the poor may be a handy target, just like an ethnic minority. But there is a specific motive, too: to knock down wages and help businesses impose worse working conditions.

Against Connecting Terrorist 'Dots'.

As Bruce Schneier pointed out, the metaphor of "connecting the dots" is misleading; only in hindsight can one distinguish the dots that connect from the millions of other dots that don't add up to anything.

Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email Without a Warrant?

The Prime Minister of Japan persistently refuses to acknowledge Japan's aggression in World War II.

This is not excused by US officials persistent refusal to acknowledge US aggression against Iraq.