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pro-warts
as would be expected, the local news played up a pro-war rally in times sq today. apparently "thousands" gathered, that being 1 or 2 not 1 or 2 hundred thousand. and, of course, they shoot tight shots to make it seem like there are alot of people. but what irked me most was that they offhandedly mentioned that there would be another pro-war rally at the un on friday. i have never heard any news outlet mention an anti-war protest prior to the event. so much for fair and objective.
warped speed ahead
"Osama bin Laden, in his wildest dreams, could hardly have hoped for this. A mere 18 months after he boosted the US to a peak of worldwide sympathy unprecedented since Pearl Harbor, that international goodwill has been squandered to near zero. Bin Laden must be beside himself with glee. And the infidels are now walking right into the Iraq trap.
There was always a risk for Bin Laden that worldwide sympathy for the US might thwart his long-term aim of holy war against the Great Satan. He needn't have worried. With the Bush junta at the helm, a camel could have foreseen the outcome. And the beauty is that it doesn't matter what happens in the war."
i mfer
gotta love this one from ethel - the imf disses the efficacy of the imf.
its a fothermucker
great cover of sun-ras Nuclear War by Yo La Tengo. (scroll down)
also a couple of mp3s from their upcoming album at the bottom of this page.
perle jam
"Famed Prince of Darkness Richard Perle is a political animal unique to Washington. He has successfully melded personal, ideological and commercial entrepreneurship into a polished package that looks kosher just so long as no one examines its particulars. Too bad for Perle, Rabbi Sy Hersh decided to take a look in the March 17 New Yorker."
war torn
"This weekend 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a bulldozer as she tried to prevent the Israeli army destroying homes in the Gaza Strip. In a remarkable series of emails to her family, she explained why she was risking her life."
commons cause
live parliament debate about war in iraq
chem suits
"Which makes the parking lot of the Kuehne plant a uniquely scary place to stand. As the United States stands on the brink of war with Iraq, terrorism and Middle East experts warn us that al-Qaida is already using the prospective war as a rallying cause. Rohan Gunaratna, the author of "Inside al-Qaeda: Global Network of Terror," told Salon that a U.S. attack on Iraq, without United Nations support, could arouse terrorist "sleeper cells"; such an attack could seem like a war against Islam, and sleeper cells might rationalize, "'My God, we went and trained in Afghanistan, and now we must go and fight the infidels.'" And that's what contributes to making Kuehne a possible ground zero. Its lethal combination: proximity to a densely populated area and some of the deadliest chemicals around. A well-executed attack upon it could kill 12 million Americans."
paper chasers
"NEW YORK (AP) -- CNN has reached an agreement with The New York Times and The Boston Globe to make the newspapers' reporters available for stories on the impending war with Iraq.
The reporters will deliver their reports on-screen with the newspapers' logos visible."
pharm teem
"AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Just what the doctor ordered?
Pharmacies may fill prescriptions for marijuana and patients can get the cost covered by insurance, according to a law that went into effect Monday."