TRYING TO SAVE THE TRIPOLI SIX, who are being scapegoated for lousy Libyan infectious-disease policies. Darksyde emails: “Background– the Libyan was going to shoot some volunteer workers who helped out in a Children’s hospital. They’re accused of infecting kids with AIDS. In fact, it’s common in third world shitholes to reuse the syringes, and infections thus are easily transmitted. We have infectious disease profs and researchers who can back that up with plenty of documentation.”

Yes, syringe reuse is common, and disastrous. So is scapegoating.