"The executive board of the American Anthropology Association (AAA) has officially expressed "its disapproval of the [Human Terrain System] HTS program," a military effort that embeds social scientists in the military."

"The Prince Group, the holding company that owns Blackwater, has been building an operation that will sniff out intelligence about business-friendly gov'ts, overseas regulations and global political developments for clients in industry and gov't."

"The contraband was sugar,... economists and industry officials describe the raids as the latest in a sequence of hamhanded, politically motivated attempts to rein in market forces beyond Chavez's control."

"would allow sex offenders to be publicly identified and tracked EVEN IF THEY'VE NEVER BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME. ... the person would be subjected to the same registration and community notification requirements and restrictions on where he could live."