Destined as a psychopath? Experts seek clues

Doctors today can tell a great deal about a child from a very early age. In the womb, for instance, tests can reveal risk for Down syndrome and a range of other conditions. Within a baby’s first year or two, health professionals can spot signs of significant developmental disabilities, possibly even autism. And some now believe they can tell if preschoolers are showing risk factors for becoming a psychopath, someone potentially capable of committing bone-chilling crimes without an ounce of guilt or remorse.

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Here's a quick test, a sort of free-association game: What do egocentrism, deceitfulness and aggressive criminality have in common?

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Professor Declan Murphy and colleagues Dr Michael Craig and Dr Marco Catani from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London have found differences in the brain which may provide a biological explanation for psychopathy.

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Kiehl is aware of the enormous social implications of accepting psychopathy as a form of mental illness. What, for example, would you do with the young psychopaths who don't respond to treatment? The stigma would be profound.

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A BBC Scotland investigation has uncovered new evidence about the case of Peter Manuel, one of Scotland's most notorious serial killers. Manuel confessed to eight murders and was executed in July 1958.

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The Enlightenment brought with it the idea that Reason should govern the affairs of man thereby ensuring Liberty. That Reason and Liberty have been hijacked by the banking and corporate elites who engage in open war and genocide with impunity has never been clearer than today.

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Israel Rains Death, Blood and Destruction Across Gaza - No End In Sight!

Following the conflict in Gaza can bring some serious emotions forward. First of all, there's the consistent reporting of murdered children, which has been giving me simultaneous bouts of anger and sadness. If that's not enough, there's the pictures:

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As you can see in the video, extremists and war hawks allow this insanity to continue. They also chased and attacked a group of peace protesters with tacit approval from the authorities, no surprise there.

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Much has already been written about the week-long running massacre of Palestinians that is taking place in Gaza.

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There are a lot of things that make the life of a con artist a dubious career track — not the least being the risk that you'll get caught.

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A pretty interesting description from the horses mouth so to speak, of an officer and his feelings, or lack thereof, when it comes to taking life. Pretty scary when you consider that you could be just an innocent guy who gets targeted for one reason or another.

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The article lays bare the crimes of the Bush administration.

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Karadzic's carnival is over

For the last 13 years, Radovan Karadzic, has been wanted for war crimes, genocide.

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To those familiar with Les Visible's Blog, smokingmirrors.blogspot.com, it's well known he has a tendency for speaking truths that are unpopular in the mainstream.

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Free Speech Dieing! Help!

So for awhile now I've been following this lawsuit against Sott.net by HBI & Eric Pepin.

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Book Review: Women Who Love Psychopaths

Based off a case study of seventy-five women, Women Who Love Psychopaths is Sandra Brown's latest tome dealing with dangerous men, and how to spot them before they can seriously cause damage.

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You've probably heard the story, or at least one like it. Husband kills wife and child, seemingly without remorse, then attempts to pass it off as a murder/suicide. And, remarkably, people believe him.

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A three part series of articles laying out Bush's psychopathy. It is true that many of our leaders and CEOs could be labeled as psychopaths or having many psychopathic tendencies. Bush does seem to be one of those psychopaths.

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NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial personality traits known as the "dark triad" persists in the human population, despite their potentially grave cultural costs.

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A sad day when the author of quite possibly the most important scientific work of our time has passed away. His one dying wish - to spread accurate knowledge on how macrosocial evil is born, in order to inoculate the world against future wars and disaster.

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This last in the series basically demonstrates the official story, and Sirhan's guilt to be scientifically impossible. Then again, that really doesn't matter to the psychopathic creator's of reality.

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It's worth pausing to reflect on what this really means. Bush went to war -- in part, let us say for the sake of argument -- to be "seen as a great leader... as a commander-in-chief", to "have a successful presidency", "to create a legacy of greatness".

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An amazing collection of data with little editorial spice to make for a very nutritious mental meal.

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When I look at the sorry history of this planet I can't help but come to the disturbing conclusion that our notions of human "progress" are grossly overstated. I cannot see how things are any different now than they were three thousand years ago.

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A beautifully posed, eloquent discussion of the recent insanity in Gaza: Now destroying farmland & food supplies! If this isn't genocide then I don't know what is.

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Book Review: The Paranoia Switch by Martha Stout

This latest tome from one of my favorite writers gives some incredible insight on the topic of fear. Namely, how it is generated, transmitted, and how it can impact your behavior without you knowing.

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