Lamont
Lamont is finding out what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
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The Seven ‘Social’ Sins, March 15th, 2008
The Vatican has added seven modern mortal sins to the old list of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. According to Bloomberg News, Bishop Gianfranco Girotti says that the new sins, brought about by the phenomenon of globalisation, add a social dimension. A number of media outlets …(no comments, posted in Notes & Asides)
Canada adds U.S. to torture watch list, January 18th, 2008
CTV is reporting that the Canadian government has added the United States to the list of countries that use torture as an interrogation technique. Canada added the US to the list, which also includes Iran and Syria, after the whole debacle with the extraordinary rendition of Maher Arar by the US to Syria, where …(no comments, posted in Notes & Asides)
What is waterboarding?, December 13th, 2007
The Current has an excellent mini-documentary on waterboarding, where Kaj Larsen voluntarily subjects himself to this form of “interrogation”. The Huffington Post also has Larsen’s commentary on the video. Is waterboarding torture? I would say Yes. (no comments, posted in Notes & Asides)
Bad News, Local to Global, December 10th, 2007
Well, I’m not sure if you’d call it bad news, but Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien was charged today with attempted bribery during his 2006 electoral campaign. O’Brien beat out Alex Munter during that election over the issue of tax freezing, though that hasn’t turned out as planned.
On the international stage, Yvo de …(no comments, posted in Notes & Asides)
