Only In America

For some weeks now I have been promising myself to see just what 3D printers are all about, because in all truth I didn't know the first...

I despair, I really do, these people are beyond the pale. And I have marked the quote with an asterisk that really goes beyond the pale to ...

I do so admire this man, the world would be a lesser place were it not for John Pilger telling it like it is. More Pilger in the sidebar Upd...

Seventeen party-goers "found beheaded" in southern Afghan village By Ahmad Nadeem KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Aug 27, 2012 The Taliban b...

If anyone has doubts or misconceptions about the politicking surrounding Julian Assange, this is the post for you. Updated with new Video Do...

And I bet I'm not the only one. I ran this story a couple of months ago, albeit in a slightly different format, but what harm running ...

And if you think my use of the term fascist is a bit strong; read on. How a mere "procedural" decision blatantly shortchanges just...

I'm not totally unaware as to what goes on in North Korea, writing these few words back in 2007, but nothing prepared me for this report...

From Russia Today Julian Assange made his first public appearance in two months, ever since he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in Lond...

The other style , not the other side of Fred Reed, for no matter the style, serious or humorous, the message is pretty much the same. We...

It's not for nothing that Fred Reed has his own tag on this here blog, not when he keeps coming up with little gems like this it ain...

Anarchists Detained by Counter-Terrorist Police on Return from Swiss Conference [plus French, Spanish translations] 16 August 2012 For the p...

I don't glorify violence, nor do I find it funny, but occasionally something comes along that, contrary to what I feel, does bring a bit...

Just as with police brutality stories, I stopped covering abstinence only stories some while ago. (See sidebar) But how could I resist when ...

I could I suppose, have made the header read, Things We Might Take For Granted, but that wouldn't have been, for two reasons in the mai...