I managed to put together another couple of articles today. The first in the list is a summary of what's been going on with respect to Richard Colvin's claims that Afghan detainees were transferred to Afghan officials where they most likely faced torture. This story has been all over the news in Canada this week and is definitely a matter of importance in my mind when we consider the objectives of the Canadian military in Afghanistan, especially since over 50% of Canadians believe Colvin's testimony.

The next article is about the recent changes to the world of filesharing, specifically torrenting sites.

In order to make up for the lack of links to other news yesterday, I figured I'd post a lot more today! So here goes!

Also in the news:

• Norway starts up the first osmotic power plant - Via BBC
• Google will be digitizing Iraqi artifacts (at least those that weren't destroyed or looted) - Via BBC
• St-Vincent and the Grenadines are voting on severing ties to the British monarchy - Via CBC
• Saudi Arabian man convicted of witchcraft will receive the death sentence - Via BBC
• Arizona Sheriff, Joseph Arpaio forces a woman to give birth while shackled to her hospital bed - Via The Huffington Post
• 2010 to be the year of the Inuit - Via CBC
• Japanese researchers force snails to mirror the direction of their shells during development against their genetic predisposition - Via CBC
• Hackers target climate change scientist emails and make them public - Via CBC
• The royal visit cost Canada $2.57M - Via CBC
• Harper, after deciding not to go, changes his mind about going to Copenhagen (perhaps to go hang out with Obama) - Via CBC

Other links of interest:

• Top 10 "fattest countries", this might not be what you expect - Via The Huffington Post
• CIA spy magic book goes on sale - Via BBC
• Calf mutilations linked to Aliens? - Via The Huffington Post
• Symphony of Science (Video) - Via YouTube (Thanks George)
• The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody (Video) - Via YouTube (Thanks Amiani)