Senators introduce bill that would allow US to disconnect the Internet

I  was reading an article on The Raw Story tonight. The more I read, the more enraged I became. 

"Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), along with one Republican and Democratic senator, introduced a bill late last week that would allow the President to effectively disconnect the internet by emergency decree.
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act would allow the President to disconnect Internet networks and force private websites to comply with broad cybersecurity measures.Future US presidents would have their Internet "kill switch" powers renewed indefinitely."

You must read the rest of the article at The Raw Story.

13-Year-Old Child Bride Dies After Sexual Organs Rupture

A 13-year-old Yemeni girl, Ilham Mahdi al Assi, was forced to marry a man in a traditional Yemeni arrangement known as a “swap marriage.” A swap marriage is when the brother of the bride also marries the sister of the groom. Five days after her wedding day, her female reproductive organs ruptured and she ultimately hemorrhaged to death.

Finish reading the story here. 

Statistics by Sanaa University estimate that more than half of all Yemeni girls are forced or coerced into marriage before they reach their 18th birthday. It is unimaginable what these young girls go through. Ilham Mahdi al Assi is just the latest victim to the Yemen child bride practice.

Do You Know What The “Holodomor” is?

So, Do You Know What The “Holodomor” is?

A friend called me this evening and asked me an odd question, “what is Holodomor?” I explained what it was in short. She quickly thanked me and said she would have to call me back in a little while. I didn’t think much of it, but then my phone rang again with another friend that asked the identical question. Holodomor isn’t something that is widely known, much less talked about, in the Western world. In fact, I had many professors in college that denied it ever happened.

My second friend informed me that Glen Becks’ 3/29/10 program is what peaked her curiosity. I just watched the show for myself. I would like to commend Mr. Beck for his attention to the issue and the many other topics he discussed such as- Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

Now for those that have never heard of Holodomor, which means murder by hunger, finish reading about it here.