drat fink

copy that

"Copyright-holding corporations are pushing new laws and computer-crippling technologies in their war on piracy. But can anything keep geeks from copying the music and movies they crave?"

dead or alive

"Equally embarrassing to the government have been reports over the past five months that were recently confirmed by a December 23, 2001 Baltimore Sun article by reporter Scott Shane. The article revealed that Fort Detrick scientists had harvested bacteria from the dead bodies of persons "accidentally infected" with anthrax. Several former Army researchers who are now retired and live in Florida, including Bill Walter who to reporter Shane, have reported that at least three people affiliated with Fort Detrick who died from anthrax had their cadavers harvested so as to assist in the development of a new virulent anthrax strain. Army officials dispute these reports and say that harvesting was never performed at Fort Detrick. However, the same officials admit that accidental anthrax deaths did occur at the facility."

slate chalkboard

"At this point, the mystery of "Who Is Robert Klingler?" swells to include "Who Is Robert Klingler-Desai?" and "Who Is RDesai3109@aol.com?" not to mention, "Are They the Same Person?"

play for today

famous natl geo afghan girl is found 16 yrs later.

boarding passes

"Washington --- Six months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Immigration and Naturalization Service mailed out notices that two of the hijackers had been approved for student visas."

aliason

whew. had dinner with the parents last night at the new restaurant. growing up it was always my mother that seemed unstable but since my dad "retired" he has completely gone over the edge, at least after hes emptied a few glasses. now sure, the edge hes gone past was dull to begin with, but someones got to reel him in when hes knocking on the window of the restaurant and waving at the passersby. if anyone needs to borrow them, theyre available for weddings, bar mitzvahs or ribbon cutting ceremonies. price list available upon request.

smile for the camera

"It's Electronic Media's first-ever survey of Washington's media inner circle naming the best and worst talk show guests. We spoke to more than a dozen TV news professionals who book, produce, host and follow the Washington-centric TV shows that do the most to define the country's political talking points."

more where that came from

so, as far as i can tell, we are harboring biological terrorists, using chemical weapons and preparing our assault mini-nukes while the government engages in disinformation and torture-by-proxy?. then, we are militarily engaged in the most places weve ever been, for the longest time (since vietnam), and we are threatening to go into even more. and this all with a military that was deemed woefully unprepared (for war without end) by the current raiders-in-chief during the last election cycle. (more links to come, yeah right)

the lost world

"During this period of long sleepless nights, I sometimes wish I could believe in ghosts. I turn and toss in bed and imagine being able to send the ghosts of all the dead children, Israeli and Palestinian, to haunt Mr. Sharon and Mr. Arafat. I imagine that I am able to assemble these innocents around the beds of the two leaders; two men, both more than 70 years old, each a prisoner of the other, each at the mercy of the other. Each ready to act every day exactly as the enemy foresees, to throw more fuel on the flames, to spill yet more blood."

are you ready for some football?

"SEOUL, South Korea -- Two French-made, portable land-to-air missiles will be deployed outside South Korean stadiums during World Cup games to prevent possible terror attacks.

Military jets will patrol the skies over the stadiums during the tournament, Air Force spokesman 1st Lt. Kim Ki-ho said Monday. The Air Force will make sure jets noise does not affect matches, he said.

The security plans are the latest in a series of measures being planned by South Korea officials to safeguard their portion of the tournament, to be played from May 31 to June 30.

Five French special police force members arrived in Seoul on Monday for five days of joint training with their South Korean counterparts that will include hostage rescue operations.

South Korean police will make a return visit to the French special police forces headquarters near Paris next month. France was host to the 1998 World Cup.

The U.S. team will play its three first-round matches in South Korea. South Korea has set up an anti-terrorism unit and imposed no-fly zones for non-Air Force planes over World Cup stadiums and nuclear power plants during the tournament."