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Monday, Jul 11, 2005
who said it?
"My mind and heart are, like those of so many Americans, focused on the Gulf and Iraq tonight. I am thinking about all those brave young men and women in the US and British armed forces whose lives are on the line, and send them my warm support. And I am thinking about all the innocent Iraqis in the line of fire, who fear what awaits them. I remain convinced that, for all the concerns one might have about the aftermath, the removal of Saddam Hussein and the murderous Baath regime from power will be worth the sacrifices that are about to be made on all sides. The rest of us have a responsibility to work to see that the lives lost are redeemed by the building of a genuinely democratic and independent Iraq in the coming years."
Sunday, Jul 10, 2005
skipping stones
"Oh dear. I can see I'm going to have to go pedagogical on everyone's ass. Just when I was enjoying my Saturday, what with the Orioles bopping the Red Sox and the new CBGB's book in my satchel. But blog duty is blog duty.
Jeff Jarvis, who ought to know better and probably does(nt), writes:
"Conspiracy nutjob, has-been, and bad filmmaker Oliver Stone is making the first movie about 9/11."
No, no, this will never do. "