The Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, quickly issued a statement calling the murder of Mr. Bhatti a “terribly grave new act of violence” that “demonstrates that the pope’s insistent addresses regarding violence against Christians and religious freedom have been justified.”
Which is all well and good. Perfectly appropriate. However as of 2010, Ireland has had some blasphemy laws of its own. I've been trying to find a Vatican comment on laws restricting religious freedom (or the freedom from religion), in a Catholic country to no avail. Anyone know if the pope ever said anything on the matter?
How hard is it to get a Coke in Libya?
Unfortunately, the ownership of the Whoopie Pie is unlikely to be settled in such a dramatic fashion.
More on Libya: I think Chavez misses the point here. A negotiated peace in Libya would be great. However, rebels are not calling for negotiations. They're calling for Qaddafi's head, quite understandably I think.
Qaddafi summed up succinctly: "Clearly he is a very strange and evil man". Tellingly, one of the psychologists interviewed for the article is concerned that people like Qaddafi "add to the stigma of mental health". I agree. He makes crazy people look bad.
Facebook for Felons 101: If you're gonna rob a bank, don't post something about it on Facebook. Ever. I've always believed that criminals are by and large, pretty dim and this article pretty much confirms it.
Here's another excellent example of a not terribly bright criminal.
Hmmm... and another.
Not a good day for journalists: Along with "beggars, fortune tellers, gamblers, running dogs and other animals", they've been banned from appearing outside a Chinese McDonald's.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Ashcroft v. al-Kidd case yesterday. I feel that this is an extraordinarily important case. At the very least, it will determine the limits of the use of material witness laws. I only cite it briefly here, my intent is to go into it in greater depth later.
I wrote yesterday about the "miracle berry" and how its addition can make even inedible grasses palatable for human consumption. Now might be a good time to start stockpiling some.
Presenting the nano-hummingbird. I sort of question the value of this thing. Considering its extremely limited endurance (minutes), is it really going to be capable of acquiring any sort of valuable intelligence? What precisely makes it better (and I assume vastly more expensive), than this?
Speaking of robots in the military...
Kacee (and Sue) Bait: Where the hell was Dr. Who during all of this? His fingerprints are all over it!
Not wanting to be outdone by the aliens, the Virgin Mary has made an obligatory appearance as well. I suppose it's more dignified than appearing on a grilled cheese.
The video game industry should take a bow. This is a really impressive use of technology!
Remember the good old days when it was just people traveling by plane that had to surrender their Fourth Amendment rights?
Let's end things by checking in with the last surviving members of a "derelict monument to devastated teenage America".
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