"The edict gives
[Bush] the power to seize any non-U.S. citizen, in any country on earth, and to
subject him or her to secret summary justice. There is no outside check or
oversight of this exercise of universal dominion, and no legal recourse for the
accused--not even to the laws of their own country. Never has a single person in
the history of the world laid claim to such absolute power--and commanded the
military might to back it up. For we should also note that Bush now has the
authority to launch attacks against any nation he chooses, at his own
discretion, without a vote by Congress." When Russian newspapers begin to
publish columns about the loss of liberty in America, it's time to head for the
hills.
"The
U.S. diplomats, military leaders and members of Congress who have repeatedly
cited the thousands killed in explaining why the country has gone to war do not
think the lower total affects their rationale or the country's cause. For weeks,
they cited 5,000 and 6,000 dead when it was public knowledge that the figure was
substantially lower."
A
prehistoric village has been uncovered near Pompeii, more than 3,500 years after
it was buried by Mount Vesuvius as the Roman city was centuries
later.
The Christmas display at
the Edinburgh Dungeon features elves impaled on spikes and robins roasting on an
open fire while Santa gently boils in a witch's cauldron.