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Why The CIA Won’t Be Prosecuted For Torture (Video)
Why won’t the CIA agents who practiced torture under the agency’s “enhanced interrogation program” be prosecuted for their crimes? Under U.S. and international law, torture is illegal, but Obama isn’t planning on holding anyone accountable. We tell you why.
British arms sales to Israel face high court challenge
Leading UK law firm claims government’s failure to suspend existing export licences is illegal
By: Jamie Doward
Source: http://www.theguardian.com
The government faces being dragged into the high court over the sale of military hardware to Israel in an unprecedented legal move that puts the UK’s controversial export policy on a potential collision course with the EU.
Law firm Leigh Day, representing the Campaign Against Arms Trade(CAAT), has written to the business secretary, Vince Cable, claiming that the failure by the British government to suspend existing licences for the export of military components to Israel is unlawful as there is a risk that they may have been used in Gaza. It says that it has been instructed to seek a judicial review of the government’s reluctance to suspend licences unless it agrees to stop the export of the components.
Manga and anime: Japan still treating children as sexual objects
Possessing child porn is now illegal in Japan – but depicting children as sexual objects in cartoons or animation isn’t.
Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/
The sale of pornographic materials is rampant in Japan. Go into any convenience store and you will find mainstream pornographic magazines sold alongside consumer publications; while a “for adults only” sign demarcates the violent, hardcore porn magazines. But it isn’t only adults whose bodies are on display: Underaged girls are routinely portrayed in suggestive ways – from teen pop groups posing in lingerie or pubescent children engaging in sexual acts in manga comic books.
This ex-Israeli soldier will change what you think you know about Israel!
By: digital-resistance.com
Source: http://www.digital-resistance.com
The talk by Eran Efrati was filmed in Denver, Colorado on March 3, 2014 as part of The Soldier and the Refusenik U.S. tour with Maya Wind. Eran talk about his experiences in the IDF and then more broadly discusses Israel, its relationship to the U.S. and the global expansion of militarism.
Drug Cartels In America (Video)
Even with Colorado and Washington legalizing marijuana, drug cartels from Mexico (including Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas, and Gulf Cartel) still control most of the illegal drug trade in the US.
Uganda To Punish Homosexuals With Life In Jail
Uganda has passed an anti-homosexuality bill that could see anyone found guilty jailed for life.
Draft legislation drawn up in 2010 had called for the death penalty for anyone who engaged in a homosexual act for a second time, as well as for gay sex where one partner is a minor or has HIV.
The proposal was condemned as “odious” by US President Barack Obama and was dropped from the final version of the bill.
The law must be approved by Ugandan president Yoweri Mugisha before it can take effect.
Homosexuality had already been illegal in Uganda but David Bahati, the politician behind the bill, said tougher laws were needed because gay people from Western countries threatened to destroy Ugandan families.
“This is victory for Uganda. I am glad the parliament has voted against evil,” he said.
“Because we are a God-fearing nation, we value life in a holistic way.
“It is because of those values that members of parliament passed this bill regardless of what the outside world thinks.”
The new bill, which also criminalises the public promotion of homosexuality, was criticised by Frank Mugisha, the Ugandan gay activist.
“I am officially illegal,” he said after the vote.
http://news.sky.com/story/1185337/uganda-to-punish-homosexuals-with-life-in-jail
NEGATIVE INFLUENCES OF CELEBRITIES ON TEENS
Technology has given people easy access to everyone’s lives. Fans are able to feel a part of their favorite celebrity’s everyday life by tracking their whereabouts. They feel up-to-date on what is happening in their lives. Thus, giving them a connection and a sense of closeness to celebrities. The ability to constantly know what is happening with celebrities—what they are wearing, where they are going, and what they are interested in—affects how society lives their lives. People feel the need to emulate their favorite star, so they imitate their clothes, accessories, and even attempt to attend the same type of places.
Teenagers are the most common people trying to copy their idols. Celebrities have the easiest time influencing teens because they are so vulnerable. Teenagers are in search for self-esteem, their identity, and a “cool” self-image. All of these aspects of a teenager’s life are detrimental to who they will become. The power of the celebrity has taken control of these teens and ended with negative influences.
A teen needs to satisfy his need for love, acceptance, and success in order to experience high self-esteem. He gains his self-esteem by pleasing his parents, peers, and society. This is a time in an adolescent’s life where they feel the most need for acceptance. This need for acceptance drives teens to be more experimental, innovative, and sometimes controversial. They are at a time in their life where they keep reinventing themselves. They may start out as a jock, then become a punk, then preppy, and so on and so forth.
According to Teenager Research Unlimited, fun is the number one description for the teenage generation. Teenagers emphasize freedom, yet do not want to take on the responsibilities and obligations of adults. Fun links the teens to experimentation with illegal or illicit substances. Their ideas on life are more in the clouds than in reality. Teens are thinking, dreaming, and even planning a few years ahead. This, in turn, is making celebrities a few years older than them more desirable. Teens are fans of Miley Cyrus, who was caught on film smoking marijuana, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, who went to jail for drinking and drugs. Teens consider this to be okay, and do not let instances like this hinder their idols’ likeability.
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