Genetics and human behaviour: the ethical context (2.5MB PDF) UK think-tank report that 'considers the issues raised by changing or selecting behavioural traits on the basis of genetic information and examines the possible uses of such information in the criminal justice system, and in the contexts of education, employment and insurance' ( Nuffield Council on Bioethics ) See also the summary and recommendations (PDF), this Reuters coverage, and this blog entry from July
The spy who loved me Article based on an unsanctioned interview with the spouse of a former MI6 head of station in Colombia ( David Leigh via Guardian ) The president's real goal in Iraq 'Why does the administration seem unconcerned about an exit strategy from Iraq once Saddam is toppled? Because we won't be leaving. Having conquered Iraq, the United States will create permanent military bases in that country from which to dominate the Middle East, including neighboring Iran' ( Jay Bookman via Atlanta Journal-Constitution ) See also this blog entry from last month [ 1 October 2002 ] Killing the Future: Children in the line of fire Report on children killed in Israel and occupied Palestine over the last year ( Amnesty ) See also this Amnesty press release, this coverage by Robert Fisk, and this article by David Grossman from yesterday There is nothing sexist about pornography Argument in favour of liberalising access to pornography in the UK, by a Liberal Democrat candidate ( Julie Gash via Independent ) See also this motion debated at the Lib Dem conference last week Building Economic Democracy 'Somebody's profiting from the overwhelming drive to get the numbers, and that somebody is not "everybody." It's the financial elite. They prosper not because they're more productive or virtuous than the rest of us, but because they wield power. CEOs select their own board members and craft their own pay packages, rigging the game to make themselves wealthy' ( Marjorie Kelly via AlterNet ) See also the Business Ethics website LINKS? http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm
