War is peace

David Harris has a article at Aish.com about the Hamas Flotilla in which he addresses George Orwell.
Actually, you anticipated it when you wrote about the Ministry of Truth in your classic book, 1984. What were the ruling party's slogans on the outside of the 1,000-foot-tall building housing the ministry? Weren't they "War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery," and "Ignorance is Strength"?
http://www.aish.com/jw/me/The_Hamas_Flotilla.html
Incidentally, the Depatment of State has cautioned U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to Gaza.

Unfortunately, many articles in the news today are rife with stories of a world gone topsy-turvy, with marriage being redefined and a child being used as a suicide bomber.

An eight-year-old girl has been killed after insurgents used her in a bomb attack on police in southern Afghanistan, the government has said.
The interior ministry said insurgents gave the girl a package and told her to take it to a police vehicle, detonating it as she approached.
Read full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13919946

A husband and wife carried out a suicide attack that killed eight people at a police station in north-western Pakistan, the Taliban has said.
...The pair entered the police station dressed in burkas, hiding rifles, hand grenades and suicide vests underneath.
Read full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13920976

Finally, there's a strange story titled Justices’ feud gets physical.