Justice Dept.: FBI Misused Patriot Act (AP)--Everyone knows that ‘patriot acts’ are the favorite subterfuge of the least patriotic. Oh, and what about the Justice Dept. and ‘Speedy Torture Memo’ Gonzales, not to mention the politically motivated firing of independent-minded federal prosecutors? Any justice there? Ergo, this is just a turf war between two rival gangs.


Denial Reopens Wounds of Japan’s Ex-Sex Slaves (NYT)--Let Abe be buggered by blind Aum Shinrikyo members in jail who can then claim, "No, we didn’t see anything."


The ethical dilemmas of robotics (BBC)--"I think, therefore I spam."