I don't understand how it is possible that the driver had to pay less thank 1k. In Italy we have penal sanctions that are too low, for this kind of crime, but the civil penalties can run in the hundreds of thousands, in fact you MUST have insurance to drive to cover them just in case. Don't you have compulsory insurance in the USA?

Back in July 2001, the G8 in Genoa (which became infamous for the incidents between the police and the protesters) had an early controversy when SAMs (I think it was the Spada system with Aspide missiles) were placed at the airport to prevent against air attacks. Also, the port hosted a couple of destroyers with the very similar Albatross system (same munition) during the meeting.
This was discussed in the local newspaper, with some people criticizing the deployment and others making fun of it. Two months later there was 9/11. I wonder if those people reconsidered; probably they pretended to forget.

I am pretty surprised that in America people still have that strange idea that the Scriptures are to be taken literally.
I live in Italy, which is after all the cradle of Cristianity, and I went to a religious private school; Several of the teachers were religious men, having taken vows, etc. During the discussions about religion, never was I told that the Genesis is to be taken literally. In fact, I recall that I was told the contrary, that the stories in there are meant as metaphores.
After all, Jesus used to express his ideas with moral tales, so why that specific part should be interpreted literally fails me.

What DRM? This isn't the DRM you are looking for.

You've got to be kidding... Format / DRM considerations apart, the current Kindle (as well as many other devices, but I speak of what I have) is at least on par with a paper book for clarity. Page turns are fast, it's easier to search, easier to use one-handed (on public transportation, for example, where I do most of my reading), easier to look for a word (English is not my mother language) and generally more practical than a book.
The best endorsment is probably that since I have gotten it, my reading time has increased, and I have always read quite a lot. Ah, that was several months ago, so it's not the love of a new gadget... It's that good.

They are free to believe that. I, on the other hand, have a rather higher opinion of myself :D

There is no doubt AT ALL that there was a raid on something, if only b/c of the fire, crashed helicopter, of which there is independent confirmation.
For the rest, feel free to believe in conspiracies. I'd rather take Occam's Razor.

It's rm -rf /bin/laden actually.

For reading fiction I will take an e-ink over an LCD every day, and the lack of color doesn't matter. The Kindle is not a tablet, but it's very good at what it does. Current LCD screens just don't cut it, if you read outdoors (as I often do).

Probably it really depends on where you live... Believe me, I NEED some damp in the winter, else with all the books I have the air becomes very dry when the wind from the south-west blows strong. And no, natural gas is NOT cheap here ;)
Genoa, Italy, BTW