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Tuesday, May 13, 2003
hiz and hers
"(YellowTimes.org) – The war between Israel and Hizbullah was not simply born. It was conceived in a seething cauldron of all the things that make the Middle East a snake pit of unending bloodshed, unrivaled bitterness, and unfathomable duplicity.
To understand how this violent relationship might evolve in the future, and how the international community can most effectively seek to keep it under control, it is best to start at the beginning - the real one, rather than the red herrings bred by a mainstream media that is alternately guilty of gross ignorance and shameless fabrication."via gush-shalom
più pasta, per favore
a shake of the collander to the well regarded mac-a-ro-nies for the link.
Monday, May 12, 2003
blair ink
neal pollacks pulling double duty on the times jayson blair fabulist story, once here for his peeps and another for some real scratch.
and gothamist has all the required links in case you slept in this weekend.
backscratchers
more blogwatching howdy doos --
blog nation
alright, i made the world a better place to blog. okay, well, at least The Nation. sent them an email asking for permalinks for their blog entries and they have rapidly complied. who says the system doesnt work?
kick start
"(Saturday, April 26, 2003) - "Beckham Wants to Be Big in United States," blared the headline from a Reuters story this week, commenting on David Beckham's interview in the European edition of Time magazine.
The Mad Brit nearly choked on his Cadbury Chocolate Easter egg when he read that stunner. Is it really true that Beckham, the great English bender of balls, would ever consider crossing Atlantic to display his skills for a club under the Stars and Stripes?"
still unsettled
"Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Israel and the Palestinian areas over the weekend, ostensibly to spur momentum for the blueprint, which calls in its first phase for a Palestinian halt to violence and security crackdown and an Israeli freeze on Jewish settlements. But Mr. Powell was forced to admit that he had made little progress on the outposts issue, telling journalists it would be discussed further during this week and during Mr. Sharon's visit to the US."
unsettlements
"Settlers know they could be caught in the diplomatic crossfire if post-war America loses its patience with Mideast squabbling. In fact, never before have settlers and their rightist allies worked harder to put their case at center stage in a bid to cement past and present gains and keep from becoming what they fear most: the price that America and the Palestinians will exact for progress toward a return to a viable peace process."
peacrock
"NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- NBC announced a fall 2003 line-up in New York Monday that includes new shows starring Whoopi Goldberg, Alicia Silverstone and John Larroquette.
The new lineup -- announced at the Metropolitan Opera House -- will also feature such stars as Christine Baranski, James Caan, Rob Lowe and Ryan O'Neal. The network revealed its plans for the upcoming prime time season at the "upfronts" -- the annual meetings with advertisers at which the major networks announce their programming schedules and pre-sell as much advertising time as they can."
drugdeal
OTTAWA— The federal government has backed off plans to make pot possession a mere ticketing offence, the Star has learned.
Instead, sources say the Liberal government will keep simple possession of marijuana on the books as a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.