http://agonist.org/flotillapress

TURKEY: CRISIS AT SEA: ISRAEL ATTACKS GAZA AID FLOTILLA, Daily News, Ankara, June 1

"It should be known that we will not stay silent and unresponsive in the face of this inhuman state terror," Turkish PM, Erdoğan.

From Ankara:

Turkish PM calls Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla 'state terror'
Netanyahu gives 'full backing' to raid on aid flotilla
Raid on flotilla puts final nail in coffin of Turkish ties with Israel
Thousands rally in Istanbul to protest Israeli raid on flotilla

Around the world:

Ship clash leaves Israel in diplomatic hot water, Reuters, June 1
Murder on the High Seas, Arab News, June 1
Barak: Flotilla Organizers to Blame, Jerusalem Post, May 31
MESS Report-How will Israel explain Gaza flotilla raid to the world? Haaretz, June 1
Flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions, Guardian, June 1
Israeli Raid Complicates U.S. Ties and Push for Peace, New York Times, May 31
UNSC slams Israeli raid on flotilla, Times of India, June 1
Israeli deadly assault on aid ships sparks worldwide outcry, RT (Russia), June 1

There is also a link to Haretz

Blacks in Memphis Lose Decades of Economic Gains

Predatory lending by major banks for both mortgages and credit cards is a national disgrace and a black hole for the American middle class. Banks are legally free to charge whatever interest rates they want, sometimes exceeding 50%. At that rate, a $5,000 credit card balance becomes $16,900 in three years, $38,000 in five years. There is no escape for most people from such a death-spiral of debt, a fact the banks know full well when they make the loans. Congress does nothing to rein in these loan shark rates, even while it funnels hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to these same banks at 0% interest. If there were no other reason to send the entire Congress packing, this failure to regulate bank interest rates would be enough. Campaign cash is king in the halls of Congress.

The King was meeting with his court when an exhausted messenger burst in.

Sire, the peasants are revolting. the messenger sighed. The King

said to him, Yes, I know that. What is your news?

The banks are revolting. What is your news?

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/05/percent-job-losses-during-recessions.html

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/06/commodity-prices-decline-and-futures.html

When Online Grievances Are Met With a Lawsuit

Lawyers say that a growing number of businesses are suing individuals for posting critical comments online.

Good anonymity will frustrate lawyers. Truth is the best defence. Do not lie in the heat of the moment.

How Many Warnings Do They Need?

The leaders of the Sept. 11 commission recently warned of gaps in homeland security. Congress and the White House must address them before our nation’s luck runs out.

It is a failed tactic all around. I would rather live with some danger than guards and pass books. good security is invisible.

Louise Bourgeois, Artist and Sculptor, Is Dead

Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist who gained fame only late in a long career, when her psychologically charged abstract sculptures, drawings and prints had a galvanizing effect on younger artists, particularly women, died on Monday...

bookmarked.

Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes

The ordeal of two Afghan girls who were flogged for running away underscores the fact that forced marriage is a cultural norm in parts of Afghanistan.

Governments exist by the consent of the governed can be extended to law and custom.

Religions exist by the consent of the practitioners.

There is the nub of the problem.

The Great Unknowns

The grim task of accounting for the nation's war dead has been improved by science.

The dead lost do not haunt me. It is the lost living. The vets who refuse contact.

Homeless by choice, They haunt me.