Know Your Rights

The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 makes hacking a terrorist act punishable by life in prison without parole. That's a mandatory sentence. Call your congressman.

I Spy With My All Seeing Eye…

You probably caught this the other day, but Larry Ellison urged the US government to establish a national identity card system, and offered to provide the software for free. (But the consulting services to get the software up and running are another thing. . .)

Muslims Ask: Why Do Americans Hate Us?

Why not use the Hamptons? It is the off season.

According to this story in Newsday, a third of New Yorkers (statewide) would approve of internment camps for “individuals who authorities identify as being sympathetic to terrorist causes.”

Only half outright rejected the idea.

“In the current context, when you ask that question you're going to get that kind of response,”James Zogby, president of the Washington-based Arab American Institute, said. “I would say if you asked people, `Should terrorist sympathizers have their toenails forcibly plucked from their toes?', you would probably get something akin to that.”

Some more images from Manhattan, in video form. (If you don't mind downloading 34 MB of Quicktime video, here's a better version.)