del.icio.us links for 2005-10-26

• FAQ: How Real ID will affect you | CNET News.com: Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. (bush declan evil liberty politics privacy rfid security)
• Former Abu Ghraib General: Torture Is Continuing; Order Came From Very Top: The General commanding troops in Iraq whose career was ruined in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, Janis Karpinski, appeared on the Alex Jones Show yesterday and made some amazing revelations. (abughraib bush evil iraq torture war)
• Sploid: Pentagon's Able Danger system predicted USS Cole attack: Senior Pentagon officials were warned not to let the USS Cole dock in Yemen two days before terrorists attacked the ship five years ago killing 17 sailors, according to Congressman Curt Weldon, who said the crucial intelligence was gleaned from the former (abledanger bush evil news politics security terrorism)
• The Onion: America's Finest News Source (humor news theonion us)
• Trick-Or-Treaters To Be Subject To Random Bag Searches | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: WASHINGTON, DC—Responding to "a possible threat of terror and fright," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Monday that trick-or-treaters will be subject to random bag searches this Halloween season. (bush halloween humor politics terrorism theonion)
• Queer Eye Team Denounces Recent Wave Of Vigilante Homosexual Makeover Groups | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: NEW YORK—The stars of the popular Bravo reality show Queer Eye For The Straight Guy spoke out Monday against the recent rash of vigilante homosexual makeover groups, whose members have left hundreds of Americans inappropriately and tragically made-over. (crime fab5 gay humor theonion)
• NASA Chief Under Fire For Personal Shuttle Use | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has yet to respond to recent allegations that he used NASA space shuttles on as many as one dozen unauthorized outings to such destinations as New York City, the French Riviera... (humor nasa theonion)
• Wired 13.11: Battle for the Soul of the MP3 Phone: Consumers want an iPod phone that will play any song, anytime, anywhere. Just four little problems: the cell carriers, the record labels, the handset makers, and Apple itself. The inside story of why the ROKR went wrong. (apple drm evil greed hardware ipod mobile motorola mp3 music nokia p2p riaa telephony usability)