Posting will be lax…….
today and this weekend, most likely.

The arrogance of it all
Rumsfeld Chides Europeans for Lack of ‘Vision’
BRUSSELS, Belgium — On his first visit to Germany since the war in
Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld revived the issue of
Western European opposition to the conflict, suggesting it resulted
from a lack of vision.
….
“The key, I believe, is that even as they are busy looking […]

Pay articles on the net suck
You can only see the first paragraph or so, but that alone says plenty: Censorship of the press in Iraq.
Paul Bremer has ordered his legal department in Baghdad to draw up
rules for press censorship. A joke, I concluded, when one of the newly
styled Coalition Provisional Authority officials tipped me off […]

War crime vote fuels US anger at Europe
The US has bitterly attacked European leaders for trying to stop the
UN security council voting tomorrow to renew America’s exemption from
prosecution by the new war crimes tribunal.
The Bush administration has accused the EU of “actively undermining”
American efforts to protect its peacekeepers from prosecution by the
international criminal […]

Your days of influencing bands are over
From Blistering:
In the same interview, Hammett predicted that METALLICA’s new album
would influence other metal bands to play harder and faster once again
and implied that another well-known arena act has already pulled the
plug on their new release after getting an advance earful of “St.
Anger”.
“I have a suspicion that once […]

You can have guns, but not Shania Twain
Hammerdown
points out Wal-Mart’s hypocrisy in hiding mags like Maxim and FHM while
allowing gun mags to continue to be sold.
It’s pretty pathetic that our culture is much more afraid of sex than
violence. Look at the attacks directed toward the Clintons, and the
lack of questioning over the WMD issue. It’s […]

Roadmap to……………where was it, again?
Israel attempts assasination of HAMAS leader.
Hamas Vows Revenge After Attack by Israel
This must be a detour on the Roadmap. Or it’s one really fucked up roadmap to peace.

Speaking of Alterman…..
Altercation has a nice list of quotes by the Bush administration regarding WMD. Memorize your favorite today!

My books have arrived
Two of them, at least. 9-11 and The Fateful Triangle both by Noam Chomsky. I have a book by Alterman on it’s way as well.

U.S.: ‘High Probability’ Al Qaeda Will Use WMD in Next Two Years
“Al Qaeda will continue to favor spectacular attacks but also may
seek softer targets of opportunity, such as banks, shopping malls,
supermarkets, and places of recreation and entertainment.”
The report said the terrorist organization “will continue its
efforts to acquire and develop biological, chemical, radiological, and
nuclear (CBRN) weapons.”
So […]