Middle East
- Hundreds of women report rapes by Qaddafi forces--The ordeal of Iman Al-Obeidi was just the tip of the iceberg.
- Egypt: "Virginity tests will spark next revolution"--At first officials denied the allegations, but later claimed these test were "conducted to prevent the women from claiming they had been raped in custody."
- Torture of the child martyr: 'Rebel', 13, shot, kneecapped and had genitals removed before being killed by Syria's sadistic regime
- Bahrain police 'target Shia processions'--And detaining medics for "treating injured during anti-government protests."
- Syria: ‘Gay Girl in Damascus' Seized--Most probably in retaliation for her blog.
- Global war on drugs 'has failed' say former leaders--"The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users."
- White House says the war is working – the war on drugs--That's not what Obama was saying in 2004.
- End the War on Drugs!--It has been a disaster.
- The War on Drugs is a War on Poor folks with substance abuse problems
- National Drug Intelligence Center fails intelligence test--They claim that "the cost of illicit drug use totaled more than $193 billion," but "[t]he vast majority of those costs are directly attributable to prohibition, not illicit drug use."
- Jury Nullification: Invalidating Laws--A way to wage war on the War on Drugs
- Misguided U.S. drug policies afflict Mexico, Central America
- Guatemala massacre points to influence of Mexican drug gang
- Mexican drug gangs building own tanks as war intensifies
- "Peace caravan" crossing Mexico to protest drug war
- What's Up With Obama's Cynical Approach to Medical Marijuana?
- Maryland Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Defense Bill
- Conn. Senate votes for pot decriminalization bill
- Vermont Legalizes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
- Buzz Kill: Federal Warnings Hit Medical Pot Boom
- 69 year old man grows pot for wife with breast cancer now a felon and in jail.
- Man Gets Life Sentence For 4th Pot Conviction--"The punishment is not so much for this offense, but for the pattern of offending."
- Court: Marijuana Smoke Odor In Car Not Enough For Police Action--And the police are complaining.
- RI State Rep. Who Joked Of Pot-Smoking Immigrants Arrested On DUI Charge And Marijuana Possession
- Gary Johnson - I don't want our kids criminalized over Marijuana--"Half of what we spend on Law Enforcement is Drug related. It costs $70 billion per year. We're arresting 1.8 million people a year and now have the highest incarceration rate in the world. I can tell you, from personal experience, Marijuana is a lot safer than alcohol."
