Look at that!

From simonf's latest entry:

Now Canadian politics interest me as much as the politics of Portugal (I was going to say Belgium, but frances_lievens is from there. And why aren't you reading her LJ? It's possibly the best thing around). [emphasis added]

Thanks love. You make me feel very proud of what I do.

Now what was your bank account number again?

Zimbardo comes to life.

Ever heard of the Zimbardo prison experiment or seen the film Das Experiment? Keep it in mind when you're reading history professor Juan Cole's remarks on the "Koran with toilet"-incident in Guantanamo Bay. He quotes a former U.S. military officer:

This is without a doubt torture. Premeditated, planned....a fine lot of criminals we have in charge of the USA these days. Gitmo is so Orwellian--so Room 101. They are playing on the deepest feelings and fears.

(Via tingilinde)