• For any Islamic fundamentalists who were otherwise unconvinced by Abu Ghraib that Westerners are nothing but sex-obsessed heathens, here is the latest from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
Gitmo Soldier Details Sexual Tactics
"Female interrogators tried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay by sexual touching, wearing a miniskirt and thong underwear and in one case smearing a Saudi man's face with fake menstrual blood, according to an insider's written account."
• NYT financial columnist Paul Krugman's take on Bush's Social Security plan: Social Security: Lessons from the British
"American privatizers extol the virtues of personal choice, and often accuse skeptics of being elitists who believe that the government makes better choices than individuals. Yet when one brings up Britain's experience, their story suddenly changes: They promise to hold costs down by restricting the investments individuals can make, and by carefully regulating the money managers. So much for trusting the people."
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