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• Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

  Fri Jan 27, 2012
  • Dman, the loophole is to remove the capital charges. Canada will extradite as long as the person will not be executed. Berecca - Which is also true of Israel; which was my point to steveaae, a man I'm guessing never ventures outside with donning a very heavy-gauge, tin foil hat.

• Oakland police fire tear gas, flash grenades on Occupy protesters

  Sat Jan 28, 2012
  • Just remember the next time you see these scumbags rioting, vandalizing,Cop Baiting, squatting and destroying Public property (which belongs to the 99% too) that Obama has approved of their message.

• Oakland police fire tear gas, flash grenades on Occupy protesters

  Sat Jan 28, 2012
  • Then I read this story and I remember how oppressive our government can be to the people that are trying to make a difference in the world. Tearing down fences to gain illicit access to public or private property goes beyond an individual's right to free speech.

• Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

  Fri Jan 27, 2012
  • Actually, steveaae, there are several nations of which I'm aware which will not extradite people facing a capital charges. Ireland is one. Canada is another. Israel does have an extradition treaty with the U.S. I'm not certain how they treat capitol offenses.

• Judge orders woman to give up password to hard drive

  Mon Jan 23, 2012
  • Prohibition don't work - The explanation you quote, from JPM77, I do not believe to be valid. Just as she could be compelled to surrender physical evidence known to be in her possession, so too can she be compelled to yield the encryption key of her disk drives.

• Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

  Fri Jan 27, 2012
  • Wonder why they aren't labeled as domestic terrorist?

• Judge orders woman to give up password to hard drive

  Mon Jan 23, 2012
  • Mark, how would that be different than if they knew of the existence of incriminating documents, and knew that these documents were in her possession, at a location known only to herself? The encryption password is not, of itself , incriminating. It only makes the evidence accessible.

• Judge orders woman to give up password to hard drive

  Mon Jan 23, 2012
  • And... IMO, since she is looking at Federal and Felony charges she doesn't deserve much in the terms of "Rights". Chris Walker - The above words constitute the one statement I've seen here which is absolutely false.

• American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid

  Wed Jan 25, 2012
  • I've met one or two former special-ops members. Each one seemed remarkably stable and capable individuals.

• Judge orders woman to give up password to hard drive

  Mon Jan 23, 2012
  • How come Right-wing judges are never called "Activist Judges" when they do things like this - a clear violation of the Constitution??? No Party Affiliation - In the narrow context of this ruling, I would argue that the judge's decision is not a violation of the 5th Amendment.