Shocking: DoD Tortured Guantanamo Bay Prisoners With Neuropsychiatric Malaria Drug An Army physician called it "pharmacologic waterboarding." Guantanamo Bay prisoners were given violently high dosages of a controversial antimalarial drug, known to cause extreme side effects including suicidal thoughts, intense anxiety and hallucinations. The drug, mefloquine, was administered to all Guantanamo detainees in 2002 in the highest dosage to treat malaria––before they were tested for the disease. Three prisoners who committed suicide in 2006 were all administered the drug. The discovery was found deep in public documents released as part of the Department of Defense investigation into the prisoners' suicides. Mefloquine has been known for decades to have such extreme effects, but the Guantanamo detainees were administered the drug with no concern for their prior medical or psychological histories. In 2002, when the prison was established and mefloquine first administered, there were dozens of suicide attempts at Guantanamo. Read the full story at Truth Out.
Relationship Rules | Psychology Today - StumbleUpon Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so. It's clear from the many letters I get that lots of folks have no idea what a healthy relationship even looks like. Because I care about these things, and care about the environments children grow in, I'm using this space as an attempt to remedy the problem—again. From many sources and many experts, I have culled some basic rules of relationships. Choose a partner wisely and well. Quote | Decadent Lifestyle - Part 6 George Best scores in half time - Michael Parkinson: "What was the nearest amount of time, before or after a game, that you ever had sex, George?"- George Best: "Er... It was in half time, I think." The road toward freedom "I am interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos—especially activity that seems to have no meaning. Being unpleasant "There's nothing else as pleasant as being unpleasant when there's nothing else to do, and there's usually nothing else to do Bob knows - Bob Dylan: I do know what my songs are about.- Interviewer: And what’s that?
The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum - Chris Hedges' Columns The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Chris Hedges The blacklisted mathematics instructor Chandler Davis, after serving six months in the Danbury federal penitentiary for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), warned the universities that ousted him and thousands of other professors that the purges would decimate the country’s intellectual life. “You must welcome dissent; you must welcome serious, systematic, proselytizing dissent—not only the playful, the fitful, or the eclectic; you must value it enough, not merely to refrain from expelling it yourselves, but to refuse to have it torn from you by outsiders,” he wrote in his 1959 essay “...From an Exile.” “You must welcome dissent not in a whisper when alone, but publicly so potential dissenters can hear you. But they did not take Davis back. “Political discourse has been impoverished since then,” Davis said. “Repression does not target original thought,” Davis noted.
Your Body Language Art by LaetitziaAs we all know, communication is essential in society. Advancements in technology have transformed the way that we correspond with others in the modern world. Because of the constant buzz in our technological world, it's easy to forget how important communicating face-to-face is. When conversing old-school style, it's not only speech we verbalize that matters, but what our nonverbal gestures articulate as well. Body language is truly a language of its own. We all have quirks and habits that are uniquely our own. 10% from what the person actually says40% from the tone and speed of voice50% is from their body language. Lowering one's head can signal a lack of confidence. Pushing back one's shoulders can demonstrate power and courageOpen arms means one is comfortable with being approached and willing to talk/communicate
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Generic Love Some years ago I was having dinner with my girlfriend, Liz; among other items on my plate was a heaping mound of mashed potatoes. When Liz noticed I had finished eating all of my potatoes, she instantly ladled another scoop onto my plate, without asking. She had done this before, and I felt I needed to say something: "Please don't automatically give me more food without checking first to see if I want more." "Oh. It was a short-lived but friendly relationship, and about six months later she was living happily with a new man, one of my housemates, Steve. Meanwhile, I was formulating a theory about love: it's nothing personal. I began to reflect on my previous relationship, with Cathy. Again, I got it: love is generic. My personal idiosyncrasy in love is that I like for both of us to have the same cute little pet name for each other. With Noodles, it eventually became clear that our generic love styles really didn't match. "Avram, I have a perfect match for your son, a wonderful girl."