Somalia nearing a 'total famine'Source: BBC News
Somalia is in danger of descending into famine while the world's attention is focused on the problem of piracy off its coast, the Red Cross has warned.
Anti-Zionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSource: en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia's definition of Anti-Zionism... Hmmm, I'm perplexed. There seems to be a lot of disagreement on whether or not Anti-Zionism should be synonymous to Antisemitism.
Bush to Veto Bill Banning WaterboardingSource: Examiner
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding - a technique that simulates drowning - and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.
Tasered man sues WPDSource: Daily Democrat
A Woodland man has filed a lawsuit against the Woodland Police Department, accusing officers of unlawfully shooting him multiple times with a Taser during an arrest in November.
Report: Tasering protesters was undueSource: RutlandHerald.com
Brattleboro police officers used excessive force last year when they Tasered two peaceful protesters, who were protesting the possible development of a vacant lot into a truck stop, according to a report prepared by an independent consultant hired by the town.
First Muscle Powered Circumnavigation CompletedSource: TreeHugger
Do you ever feel like walking out the front door and not stopping? Seeing the world for yourself, helping people along the way see that the world can be lived at a human-powered speed? On 6 October, Jason Lewis, the first man ever to circumnavigate the globe entirely by muscle po …

Thank God I can get rid of my Goretex, insulated, winter coat! No more hats, my hair can fly free! No more long underwear (is any of it comfortable?) No more frost delays, that prevent me from playing the Game of all Games, or cause me to not see my family on the weekends, exc …
Op-Ed: 'Progressive realism': In search of a foreign policySource: International Herald Tribune
It's now possible to build a foreign policy paradigm that comes close to reconciling the humanitarian aims of idealists with the powerful logic of realists. Every paradigm needs a name, and the best name for this one is progressive realism.
N.G.O.'s: Who Else Will Do the Work?Source: World Press Review
The unprecedented popularity and leverage of global civil society organizations is being challenged by claims that they lack legitimacy, accountability, and transparency.

I have a perennial problem with petitions, boycotts, and demonstrations. They simply don't seem to have any effect on the burgeoning United States Government.