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Mosul bombing

lundi 29 mai 2017 à 02:00

The US finally admitted that bombing one house in Mosul killed more than 100 civilians.

It's impossible to fight a war without mistakes. The US should have admitted the mistake quickly; trying to deny the facts only adds to the wrong.

The US should stop using 500-pound bombs to attack a few people in a roof. And it should stop assuming that a house is empty just because it doesn't know of anyone inside. Those practices invite causing civilian casualties.

Violence against journalists

lundi 29 mai 2017 à 02:00

The troll is personally responsible for encouraging violence against journalists in the US.

Weak encryption

lundi 29 mai 2017 à 02:00

Weak encryption is worse than no encryption, so business operating in countries that don't allow effective encryption should offer no encryption and loudly say why.

Switching

lundi 29 mai 2017 à 02:00

The ease of switching from neo-Nazi to Islamist shows that for some people the direction of extremism is just a detail.

The psychology of jihadi radicalization: to counter it, neighbors and media must help young Muslims feel they are welcome as part of the society around them.

Democrats and DeVos

lundi 29 mai 2017 à 02:00

Right-wing Democrats led by Bill Clinton paved the way for DeVos's extreme privatization campaign.

It's not enough for Democrats to win. We need progressives in Congress, progressives who won't support privatization.