"As a child soldier in Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge army Aki Ra laid many landmines. He now clears these deadly bombs with a stick and a pocketknife, more than 10,000 to date. It is very dangerous.... continue reading

posted by arvana 1 decade 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 4,825 views

23 Macbooks, 14 iPhones and 9 iPods a day, keep the doctor away! Story on mashable: http://mashable.com/2009/09/03/apple-store-robbery/ Skip to 00:54 for the actual footage.

posted by maatc 1 decade 5 years 3 months ago • 5,974 views

The Neapolitan Mastiff, Italian Mastiff, Mastino or Mastini (plural) is a large, ancient dog breed. This massive breed is often used as a guard and defender of family and property due to the protective... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 5 years 3 months ago • 866 views

From AlJazeera... "Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of supporting the execution and torture of protesters opposed to its operations in Nigeria during the 1990s. As a lawsuit against the company... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,729 views

Nice combination!:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskau_%28Rammstein_song%29 Moskau Раз, два, три! (123) Moskau Посмотри! (Look!) Пионеры там идут (Pioneers are walking... continue reading

posted by Eklek 1 decade 5 years 3 months ago • 1,565 views • 5:03

ca. 5 mins. Members of the renowned French-Canadian unit, the Van Doos*, go on foot patrol in an Afghan village. One of my buddies was definitely part of this. (*=from a rough English pronunciation... continue reading

posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 3 months ago • 1,283 views

Tree huggers need to start grabbin onto ice instead. Wait, that would melt the icebergs too...shit.

posted by JiggaJonson 1 decade 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,249 views

"I have power! I have power! I have power!"

posted by schmawy 1 decade 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 3,259 views

And if you're curious, that little blue thing that guy's following him around with is an awesome meter. And it's registering 100% awesome.

posted by blankfist 1 decade 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 4,477 views

July 31, 2009 HBO Real Time with Bill Maher

posted by Duckman33 1 decade 5 years 4 months ago • 5,334 views

From the Dutch investigative journalism program Tegenlicht. You can watch the full episode here (It's mostly spoken in English with some Dutch narration).... continue reading

posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 6,058 views • 4:07

Israeli cell phone ad shows friendly game of Israeli-Palestinian football over the Wall. Palestinians decide to test it out; kick ball over wall. Salvo of tear gas grenades fired in return. LOL. (via reddit)

posted by EDD 1 decade 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 4,184 views

http://www.finbarroreilly.com/ http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/portraits_from_the_congo.html

posted by Eklek 1 decade 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,233 views

Remarkable story from a woman who at the age of 17 fell almost 2 miles from a plane, still in her seat, and landed in the jungle.

posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 5 months ago • 2,425 views • 1:56

Fascinating stuff. Quite the social experiment. But is it auspicious or tragically bourgeois?

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,833 views

A news segment about cannibalism in Liberia. (it ain't pretty)

"June 20th, Tehran, Police open fire on protesters in Tehran, protests after election JUNE 2009" [/liveleak]

posted by blankfist 1 decade 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 4,259 views

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. ... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,402 views