The Mumbai attacks were intended to kill 5,000 people.… Read the rest
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Five Survivors 
Nov 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I crouched along with my customers in the restaurant shaking in fear.’… Read the rest
Celebrity Terrorism
Nov 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mass murder in crowded railway stations and restaurants is easy, and it makes you famous.… Read the rest
Suketu Mehta Asks: Why Do They Hate Mumbai?
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Hindu and Muslim demagogues want the mobs to come out again in the streets, and slaughter one another in the name of God.’… Read the rest
Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wal-Mart has successfully resisted unionization, but not crowds of shoppers.… Read the rest
At Least 172 Dead in Mumbai
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The gunmen killed everyone they could. The hostages were a sick joke, they were killed at the beginning. … Read the rest
Religious Riots Kill Hundreds in Nigeria
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Plateau State, Christians are regarded as being indigenous and Hausa-speaking Muslims the settlers.… Read the rest
Bush Moves May Endanger Endangered Species
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Proposed loosening controls on factory farm waste and letting power plants operate near national parks.… Read the rest
Bush Busy in Last Few Weeks in Office
Nov 29th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush’s last-minute rules are focused, like a laser, on destroying US environmental standards.… Read the rest
A few young men out on a spree
Nov 28th, 2008 4:23 pm | By Ophelia BensonIt’s hard to read it without feeling sick – sick with loathing and disgust. With hatred of what people can be at their most horrible – and of what makes them be like that.
… Read the rest[T]he Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus, previously known as the Victoria terminus, a world heritage site and one of India’s busiest stations, was the scene of mayhem, with blood spattered across the station forecourt and platforms. Gunmen shot up the reservation counter of the station, randomly sprayed passengers, believed to be entirely composed of Indian travellers and commuters, and fled. “They just fired randomly at people and then ran away. In seconds, people fell to the ground,” said Nasim Inam, a witness. Cafe worker Pappu Mishra said two
Islamist Terrorists Were Remorseless
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘They were the kind of people with no remorse – anybody and whoever came in front of them they fired.’… Read the rest
They Appeared Calm and Composed
Nov 28th, 2008 |
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How disgusting people can be…… Read the rest
Migrant Workers Face Abuse in Middle East
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation because governments have failed to protect them.… Read the rest
Bush Working at Breakneck Speed
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To weaken or reverse regulations that protect America’s wilderness and other tree-hugging stuff.… Read the rest
Having a ‘Costless’ Conscience
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Delivering the people of Afghanistan back to the Taliban might not be a great outcome.… Read the rest
Malaysian Jailed for Torturing Indonesian Maid
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Yim Pek Ha scalded Nirmala Bonat with boiling water and burned her with an iron for making mistakes.… Read the rest
FFRF Plans to Sue Rancho Cucamonga
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For having a silly name. No, for taking ‘Imagine No Religion’ billboard down.… Read the rest
Scientists Cannot Hide Away in Their Labs
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘It is vital that we help defend our rational, secular society against the rising tide of irrationalism and ignorance.’… Read the rest
Mark Vernon: Less Science, More Common Sense
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Straightforward good judgment’ better than science or reason. But what is straightforward good judgment?… Read the rest
