Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Offi
abcnews.go.com — U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with su (Submitted by merton42) More…
Why fundamentalism will fail
boston.com — The world's major monotheistic religions have all witnessed shifts back to "basics," to the exclusion of all else. But such hardline insistence on simplistic interpretations leaves them open to fractiousness and infighting. Perhaps an insular worldview simply cannot stand in a mobile, interconnected world. (Submitted by redcolumbine) More…
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LA Sheriffs Unlawfully Detain Photographers' RIghts Advocate
discarted.wordpress.com — On October 31, 2009 while on the way home from the Hollywood and Highland area, he was unlawfully detained for 25 minutes by LASD Officers for taking two photographs of the turnstiles located at the Hollywood and Western Metro Station — an act that is completely legal and occurred in public space. (Submitted by miseryXchord) More…
Powerhouse Priests Spar Over What it Means to Be Catholic
time.com — The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church traditionally couch even the harshest disagreements in decorous, ecclesiastical language. But it didn't take a decoder ring to figure out what Rome-based Archbishop Raymond Burke meant in a late-September address when he charged Boston Cardinal Seán O'Malley with being under the influence of Satan, (Submitted by kerwinste) More…
Gay sex film banned in Thailand for political rifts
globalpost.com — Filmed in a Bangkok hotel room, the scene offers lots of out-of-focus flesh, lots of fast breathing, lots of hands pawing at tighty whiteys. But that’s not why Thailand’s Ministry of Culture banned the film. His film was censored, he said, for baring the kingdom’s political rifts and showing raw footage of Thai soldiers detaining Muslims. (Submitted by Slashered) More…
Gene Therapy Using Modified HIV Virus Slows Brain Disease
sciencedaily.com — A new strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy may be a useful tool for treating ALD, a fatal brain disease. "We've demonstrated that this HIV-derived lentivirus vector works as was hoped for so many years," said coauthor Patrick Aubourg, professor of pediatrics. (Submitted by weirdralph) More…
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