Argumentum ad ignorantiam
Today Mr. Bush once again advocated to justify the practice of “waterboarding” — a favored torture tactic that was widely used during the Inquisition. When pressed by the BBC’s Matt Frei regarding Mr. Bush’s desire to use this dubious procedure, Mr. Bush said:
To the critics, I ask them this: when we, within the law, [...]
Crowds ‘pick leaders to follow’
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
People in crowds behave just like sheep, scientists claim, by blindly following one or two people who seem to know where they are going.
Researchers at Leeds University believe their findings could have important applications, notably in the management of disasters.
The team, led [...]
This article is just too good to not post here in its entirety, so here goes. A link to the original article follows:
A TWO-PARTY DEATH GRIP
By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
February 15, 2008
It is time to say it: the two major parties hold a death grip on the American people. Instead of [...]
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has begun secret talks with other world leaders on far-reaching reform of the United Nations Security Council as part of a drive to create a “new world order” and “global society”.
Brown will unveil a proposal for the UN to spend £100 million ($257 million) a year on setting [...]
(AP Wire) Former president George H.W. Bush will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Houston on Monday during a media availability at 9:30 a.m. Texas time, Republican sources say.
So former President H.W. Bush will “endorse” Senator John McCain…. This should seal the deal for the Republicans, so far as I am concerned. [...]