Land of the Free

Seattle photography student detained for taking pictures in a public park.

Remember Nüremburg?

"[The photos] were for psy-op reasons, and the reasons worked. I mean, so to us, we were doing our job, which meant we were doing what we were told, and the outcome was what they wanted.

"They just told us, 'Hey, you're doing great, keep it up.' "

-- Pfc. Lynndie England's "defense" for the Iraqi prisoner abuse photos.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/03/england.hearing/
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=889192004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3529984.stm
and a few hundred more

OK, I'm breaking my New Year's Resolution

I've been doing a little running in the Special Olympics tonight - more of a jog really - but damn if I'm not having a little fun with it. And I'm not the only one.