Briefing on Osama Bin Laden Operation by US Department of Defense

Background Briefing with Senior Intelligence Official at the Pentagon on Intelligence Aspects of the U.S. Operation Involving Osama Bin Laden The videos can be downloaded from the US Department of Defense website. MR. BRYAN WHITMAN ...

SF Magazine Cover Scans – Part 2

Moving away from the printed word in magazines for this post and into art work.

A selection of British magazines reprinting American stories. Published in the 1960s and 1970s.

There is a whole load of stuff that could be written about magazines like these. The subject matter very simplistic compared to comics today but for it’s time very mind expanding to the right person.

SF Magazine Cover Scans – Part 1

So, theres quite a pile of SF magazines on top of the book case spanning the fities to the seventies with a nice selection of covers that pretty much sum up the period.

What’s really great about them for me is the range of names on the covers – some absolute greats there – Algis Budrys, Willy Ley, Isaac Asimov, John Brunner, Frank Herbet etc. These are just the covers of course, the contents are brilliant too and I’ll put a few more of these up as we go along.

Report: Leading Jurists Call for Urgent Steps to Restore Human Rights in efforts to counter terrorism

In one of the most extensive studies of counter-terrorism and human rights yet undertaken, an independent panel of eminent judges and lawyers today presents alarming findings about the impact of counter-terrorism policies worldwide and calls for remedial action. The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, established by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), has based its report “Assessing Damage, Urging Action” on sixteen hearings covering more than forty countries in all regions of the world.

UNESCO CHIEF DEPLORES MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS IN RUSSIA, VENEZUELA

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom condemned the killings of journalists and a lawyer in Russia and Venezuela, underscoring that these murders are a contravention of human rights.

Obama Memorandum On Open Government

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

Olympic Reporters’ Guide to Labor Camps Published

To help foreign reporters overcome the Chinese government’s media censorship and shed light on closely shielded rights violations, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) released today a detailed guide to detention facilities located within miles of Olympic venues and known for their severe abuse of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience.