WHAT A SURPRISE: Gaza: Hamas killed and tortured, says Amnesty.

LOTTERIES: America's $70 Billion Shame: People spent more money playing the lottery last year than on books, video games, and tickets for movies and sporting events combined.

It's a tax on stupidity, really

THANKS, OBAMA, for unleashing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East:

Saudi Arabia will join the nuclear club by buying “off the shelf” atomic weapons from Pakistan, US officials told a London newspaper.

The Saudis — who financed much of Pakistan’s nuke program — are fearful of international efforts to keep its enemy Iran from acquiring a bomb, the Sunday Times of London reports. The Saudis think the deal, backed by President Obama, will actually accelerate Iran’s nuke push.

IF LETHAL INJECTIONS ARE CRUEL, I don't know what to call this: Does North Korea execute people with anti-aircraft guns? New satellite images suggest the rumors may be true.