Results tagged “primeminister”

Many neo-conservatives both in the Bush White House and Congress have argued that in a post-9/11 world torture is a necessary and viable method of obtaining information from detained enemy combatants. Others have argued that torture discredits the U.S. abroad, breeds anti-American sentiment, places our soldiers at risk, and contradicts most of mankind’s reasonable standards as to what is and is not moral. Here’s an overview of the United States’ recent relationship with torture:

• SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others.
• Phillyist counted down the top ten items on Philadelphia's New Year's wish list.
• Gothamist looked at the wooden bikes being offered for NYC's first bike share program on Governors Island.

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend...

We seem to have hurt our sister site to the north by not including them in Elite -ist these last few days. To show that it was nothing personal, we present this extra-special Elite -ist, dedicated to you, Torontoist! If you don't like it, readers? Well, blame Canada.

This week's quote comes from something Stella Adler once said about theatre: “The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.” We don't think that needs much more explanation. Now, on with the listings!

At least 40 people are dead and 300 injured in a series of blasts around London, effectively crippling the city. There have reportedly three explosions on the tube and one explosion on a double decker bus, and an al Qaeda-affiliated group has claimed responsibility. British Prime Minister Tony Blair interrupted his work at the G8 Summit to make a statement, calling the attacks "barbaric". Blair will leave the G8 Summit and return to London later today. The conference will continue in his absence. President Bush's response to the tragic events has been to encourage U.S. residents to be vigilant. Hey, way to go with the fear mongering. Our heartfelt prayers and good wishes go out to all of you in London and at our sister site, Londonist, which is providing up-to-the-minute coverage of the attacks.