Global Report 18 nov 2009

New claims of British war crimes in Iraq
New disclosures about war crimes committed by British army in Iraq are out. A British soldier named Donald Payne revealed some of the crimes committed by the British soldiers against Iraqi civilians. Payne reported that some troops frequently punched and kicked prisoners. He has himself admitted to setting an Iraqi boy on fire out of what he called a misguided loyalty. According to the associated press, Payne was reported to claim that he didnt disclose some of the worst crimes committed against Iraqis, in order to save reputation of his regiment and army. Words are not enough to describe the irony in the fact that all of this was done in the name of freedom and democracy.

Researchers at University of Washington, Seattle develop a male contraceptive pill
Since time immemorial birth control has been a preserve for women, and for decades birth control pills have been a women only affair but as it seems even men could also chip in this feminine field. Researchers are now inching closer to discovering a contraceptive pill for men. And if this is ever going to become a reality, the next question is, are men really going to be receptive of the whole idea of a male pill. Men will soon have the options of a daily oral pill, a patch or gel to be applied to the skin, an injection given every three months or an implant placed under the skin every 12 months as birth control methods. For the first time, safe, effective and reversible hormonal male contraceptives are expected in the market. The idea sounds great but will men accept to pop the pill?

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• Iraq war
• war crimes
• British soldiers
• freedom
• democracy
• Iraq
• birth control
• population
• contraceptives pill
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