Yesterday peaceful demonstrators protested the US extradition of Gary McKinnon (aka Solo), a Brit accused of hacking military and NASA computers. McKinnon, who lost his appeal to stay in the UK, could spend the rest of his life in an American prison if convicted.
The US alleges that unemployed computer systems administrator McKinnon completed the biggest military computer hack ever. McKinnon says he only wanted information on UFOs. But he did allegedly leave a note on one hacked system that might not help his defense. It said:
US foreign policy is akin to government-sponsored terrorism these days . . . It was not a mistake that there was a huge security stand-down on September 11 last year . . . I am SOLO. I will continue to disrupt at the highest levels.
McKinnon's lawyers say that before he is extradited, the US must assure the UK that he would serve his sentence in the UK after he's convicted abroad.
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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 3:00am by Anonymous
I am feeling completely unwanted in my relationship. My boyfriend of a year and a half and I live together, and we are rarely intimate. He never invites me to go out with him, even when it's not just a guys' night, and he doesn't even sleep in the same bed with me. He has insomnia problems, which he refuses to get help for, and he says he needs a TV to be able to fall asleep. I purchased a nice TV for our bedroom so that he could start sleeping in the bed with me, but that hasn't worked.
The other night he said he was tired, and he went to go lie down in the second room. When I told him I was going to sleep too, he said he would be in later. I don't understand why he can't just sleep the entire night in a bed with me. He claims he likes to have his relaxing alone time, but that doesn't make sense. Anytime I tell him that I feel unwanted he either says he will work on things or just gets angry. I don't think I am asking for all that much. If I ask him if he wants to be with me, he says of course he does, and that I should know that! I know that he hates his job and it stresses him out, but I don't think that's a good enough reason to act like this. I don't want to be without him, but I don't really want to be with him sometimes either. Why would he act like this? Is there anything I can do?
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Libya this Friday, the first time a US secretary of state has visited the African country since 1953.
The visit shows that non-military action can be used to confront terrorism — Libya was on the sponsor-of-terrorism list put out by Rice's state department, until 2006. That year, Libya gave up its WMDs and committed to fighting terrorism. And just this week, Libya agreed to address the 1988 Pam Am bombing over Scotland, which killed 270 people, by providing compensation to victims' families.
In a twist of fate, Muammar Gadhafi, the man President Reagan once called "mad dog," will show Rice around his country. Gadhafi hopes after the reconciliation Libya will be left alone, while human rights activists want Rice to shine a light on abuses in the country. Maybe this visit will open the eyes of leaders in Iran and North Korea to the benefits of going the American way.
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After a quiet day at the convention yesterday, it seemed like the response to the hurricane had galvanized Republicans even more. Every delegate with a Gulf State delegate badge was the object of goodwill and well wishers, and all in the arena seemed relieved to gear up the real convention.
The speakers tonight, former presidential candidate Sen. Fred Thompson, and Independent McCain supporter Sen. Joe Lieberman, took the top in-person billing. President Bush, bumped from his live slot yesterday by the Hurricane, also addressed those assembled via satellite saying: "We need a president who understands the lessons of September 11, 2001: That to protect America, we must stay on the offense, stop attacks before they happen, and not wait to be hit again. The man we need is John McCain."
The job of the Senators tonight was to lay out the biography of the candidate — and given the scant mentions of his name yesterday out of reverence, it was nice to be reminded why everyone was there. To see how they did their job, read more
Dear Sugar,
I dated someone for almost three years until he started to feel less for me. We thought we solved it, but a week later we broke up. We continued to hook up afterwards, but it didn't take long for him to date someone else. Eventually I did too, and I love my boyfriend more than anything, however I still think about my ex sometimes. We talk and see each other every once in a while. I've held onto all of his emails, cards, and gifts and whenever I go through them, I get very emotional and think I want him back. Does this mean I still want to be with him or is he just my first love that I won't ever forget about?
— Past Pleasures Paige
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