KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base. “At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do
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Ex-Nobel committee exec regrets Obama Peace PrizeFormer Secretary of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee Geir Lundestad reportedly notes in his new book that the body “didn’t achieve what it had hoped for” when it gave Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt and conferred the prestigious award on him in 2009. Instead of peace, this
GM embryos ‘essential’, says reportIt is “essential” that the genetic modification of human embryos is allowed, says a group of scientists, ethicists and policy experts. A Hinxton Group report says editing the genetic code of early stage embryos is of “tremendous value” to research. It adds although GM babies should not be allowed to be
Judge Orders Ten Commandments Monument Taken Down Within 30 DaysA judge has ruled that a Ten Commandments monument must be removed from the grounds of the Oklahoma state capitol within 30 days. The monument was erected in 2009 with personal funds from Oklahoma Rep. Mike Ritze, according to Christian Today, and has been controversial since
Robots are going to steal the jobs…Scientists have created a huge, in-depth analysis of what jobs are under threat from robots — with salesmen, chefs and even models all in the firing line. Researchers have assembled a full list of all the things that robots are good and bad at, and so what jobs they
Obama Issues Executive Order for Government Use of Behavioral DataThe order instructs government agencies to use “behavioral science”— a tactic used by Obama’s political campaigns to harness data from their supporters to target them effectively. The program has already existed in an experimental form, but now Obama has formally established the federal “Social and Behavioral
Go ahead, raise my rates Some U.S. chief executives think it is time to pick interest rates off the floor, even as many of their peers campaign to maintain the status quo.The Federal Reserve meets this week and the first rate rise in nearly a decade — albeit a small one — is on the
Become a Woman For Free!! Well, now the Obama Administration is coming after insurance companies. Cover sex reassignment surgeries or get sued is what is going to happen. White House Invites Several Opponents of Catholic Teaching to Greet Pope Francis …In a stunning show of political indecorum, Obama has invited a series of individuals who
Obama and Allies Seek to Nationalize Local PoliceOn December 18, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order creating the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. In May 2015, the task force came out with its Final Report, which is commonly given the title “21st Century Policing.”