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POPSWor(l)ds apart Extract by Natalie Chin (http://herbonestrcture.livejournal.com/2008/03/25/)
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POPSGitmo torture after Rumsfeld signs secret memo Justice Kennedy suggests could be war crimes; 24's Jack Bauer was inspiration; torturers "would get particularly agitated, excited even: 'You could almost see their dicks getting hard as they got new ideas.'"
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POPSSmoke & Mirrors. American Justice (oxymoron?) "In the case of al-Qahtani, Time magazine published the secret log of his 49 days of 20-hour-per-day interrogation. The log described how the prisoner was forcibly administered intravenous fluids and drugs and forcibly given enemas, in order to keep his body functioning well enough for the interrogations to go on. The log, titled Secret Orcon Interrogation Log Detainee 063 (pdf), offered a daily, detailed view of the interrogation techniques used to get confessions from him from November 2002 to January 2003. These included: • Restraint on a swivel chair for long periods; • Deprivation of sleep for long periods; • Loud music and white noise played to prevent him from sleeping; • Various humiliations, such as training him to act as a dog and wrapping him in an Israeli flag; • Lowering the temperature in the room, then throwing water into his face; • Forcing him to pray to Osama bin Laden. ...Guardian
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POPSThings I’ve Learned About The Blues… 10. Good places for the Blues: a. the highway b. the jailhouse c. the empty bed 11.Bad places for the Blues: a. Ashrams b. Gallery openings c. weekend in the Hamptons 12. Do you have the right to sing the blues? Yes, if: a. your first name is a southern state-like Georgia b. you’re blind c. you shot a man in Memphis. d. you can’t be satisfied. No, if: a. you were once blind but now can see. b. you’re deaf c. you have a trust fund. 13. No one will believe it’s the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be an old black man.
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POPS15 funniest definitions of teenager A romantic who never falls in love more than once a week. A budding beauty who never smiles until her braces come off. A boy who can sleep until noon on any Saturday when he suspects the lawn needs mowing. An original thinker who is positive that her mother was never a teenager.
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POPSDog Lover? The most adorable animated e-cards featuring 'Chudleigh' the chocolate lab. You have to go to the site to view...