Civil liberties groups in Australia are protesting new anti-terrorism legislation, which gives the intelligence organization ASIO expanded powers. [via zem]
An Indian newspaper has reported that an al-Qaeda suspect is claiming that al-Qaeda members infiltrated Microsoft and sabotaged XP. [via BookNotes]
An Anti-Terror Bill Primer: A guide to the new Canadian anti-terrorism law, C-36. [via Blowback]
Mugabe outlaws opposition and bans free speech. That's one way to win a fair election.
Bush Administration Documents on Secrecy Policy: a FAS archive. span class="blogvia">[via rc3]
The unique prototype of the Delfino Feroce, which will sell for about $80,000 in Britain when it becomes available, has been stolen. Nothing like taking something inconspicuous.
The earliest ancestor of humans has been found, according to Sean Carroll in a paper published in PNAS: the collar flagellate (choanoflagellate).
