News – Middle East Escalation (2/2)

People talk about the spyware, but don’t do a thing about it.. until now.

General

Two High School seniors are dedicating some time to tracking down the creators of the Xupiter, hoping to get them in court for their invasive spyware. They joined a class action that is pending against the creators, but aren’t content to simply wait for their identity to be recovered. They did find the two, but were largely brushed off and the cell phone number they found canceled a short time later. They’re still at it and planning on starting up an Internet privacy group.

Today’s Papers has various points about the Israeli attack in Syria, an autopsy of the Peace Roadmap, long since DOA and other small tidbits here and there.

A look at the back and forth motion of the abortion war. Fear keeps the debate centered whenever one side gains the upper hand.

Day to Day has summary judgment on School of Rock, Out of time and Lost in Translation as well as an explainer on CIA levels of cover and “cleanness”.

A note of how the next pope will be selected. Personally, I think Pope John Paul II needs to retire early. He’s looking worse and worse.

International Papers looks at the sham election in Chechnya, in which all serious opposition to Russian candidate Akhmad Kadyrov has been forced out. Alleged links between the rebels in Chechnya and alQueda have kept the US on Russia’s side.

Amusements

Animated Cartoons, apparently a homage to Dadaism in style.

Insulting Tree

Porn Help Hotline?

Mutant Eggplant