Short Takes: News From All Over: February 2, 2006

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They Always Shoot the Dog
By Radley Balko, The Agitator
Given the number of tragedies generated by America's decades-long "war on drugs," it's easy to overlook the canine casualties of drug raids. Since invading police officers are rarely held accountable for animal injury or death, they can be quick to shoot dogs at the first sign of trouble, bereaving minor drug offenders, medicinal marijuana patients, or their unlucky neighbors. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.theagitator.com/archives/026188.php

Write Myself a Letter
By Staff, FutureMe.org
Ever wish you could look back in a year, five years, ten years, and remember exactly what you were thinking at this moment? Now you can. The website FutureMe.org lets you type an email to yourself for future delivery on any date you set, through the year 2036. And in case your inbox changes, the site lets you update your email address any time, so your virtual time capsules never have to miss their mark. -- Leif Utne
http://www.futureme.org/

Death and Taxes: A Visual Look at Where Your Tax Dollars Go
By Nick Aster, Triple Pundit
With 1090s and other tax forms landing in mailboxes across the country, it's the time of year that many citizens start to wonder exactly where their tax dollars have gone. A deviantART member created this helpful chart to track discretionary government spending in 2004. We'll have to wait for the 2005 version to see where Jack Abramoff fits in. -- Bennett Gordon
http://tinyurl.com/8cgz5
http://www.deviantart.com/view/9410862/

War News Radio
A project of Swarthmore College
A group of students at Swarthmore College has stepped up to challenge mainstream reporting on Iraq. Using Skype (a free internet telephone service) the students have been developing contacts in Iraq and providing a much-needed alternative perspective on life there. (Thanks, Failure Magazine.) -- Nick Rose
http://www.warnewsradio.org/show/

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