Sunday, January 11, 2004
Anything but Anything Else and WMD finally found in Iraq?
WMD finally found in Iraq? Apparently even the US admits the weapons found by Danish & Icelandic weapons inspectors are probably left over from the Iran-Iraq war fought during the Eighties (when the US was aiding the Iraq coincidentally). (Guardian UK)
War on Terror: are we even in the right country part II. CNN explores The Seeds of Terror in this show which examines the links between extremist/fundamentalist Islam in Southeast Asia and Al-Qaeda terror attacks in recent years at 8pm ET tonight.
Human rights group Occupation Watch, an international group of peace and justice organizations set up to monitor the conduct of occupying forces in Iraq, accuses the U.S. military of being negligent and callous in dealing with Iraqis seeking compensation for relatives accidentally killed or maimed by U.S. troops. (Reuters UK)
British coalition troops shoot and kill several Iraqis after coming under stoning attack by groups, disgruntled, protesting what they perceive as broken promises to bring them new jobs. (Guardian UK)
Meet the Press discusses the influence of blogs in the 2004 Presidential campaign this morning.
Check out the current edition of HBO's Real Sports with stories on Kareem Abdul Jabbar's efforts to become an NBA coach and the ongoing (?) throwback jersey craze.
And tonight's 60 Minutes for an interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil where he alleges plans to invade Iraq were actually hatched, not after 9/11, but within days of Bush taking office (Boston Globe). Nothing new really but O'Neil is probably the first high-level Bush staffer to go public with these allegations. Disgruntled ex-employee or true American patriot? Watch and judge for yourself.
Bad luck, then good luck, now his luck finally runs out: after travelling to Bam for medical treatment a day before the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 30,000 and surviving 13 days under the rubble before being rescued, 57 year old Jalal Shahiki Chahmaleki died earlier today in a field hospital in Bam. (Globe and Mail)
Finally, avoid the movie Anything Else at all costs. Woody Allen is responsible for writing, directing and starring in some classic comedic social satires but this movie is pretty much a loser all around mostly because of Jason Biggs. He was funny in American Pie but he's way out of his element here playing a tortured intellectual young comedy writer who yearns to become a novelist. There's no chemistry between him and Allen who becomes his mentor or with Christina Ricci who plays his cheating girlfriend. Another actor might have turned this into a good, possibly, great movie but as is, this is pretty much a must-miss.
Tweet
War on Terror: are we even in the right country part II. CNN explores The Seeds of Terror in this show which examines the links between extremist/fundamentalist Islam in Southeast Asia and Al-Qaeda terror attacks in recent years at 8pm ET tonight.
Human rights group Occupation Watch, an international group of peace and justice organizations set up to monitor the conduct of occupying forces in Iraq, accuses the U.S. military of being negligent and callous in dealing with Iraqis seeking compensation for relatives accidentally killed or maimed by U.S. troops. (Reuters UK)
British coalition troops shoot and kill several Iraqis after coming under stoning attack by groups, disgruntled, protesting what they perceive as broken promises to bring them new jobs. (Guardian UK)
Meet the Press discusses the influence of blogs in the 2004 Presidential campaign this morning.
Check out the current edition of HBO's Real Sports with stories on Kareem Abdul Jabbar's efforts to become an NBA coach and the ongoing (?) throwback jersey craze.
And tonight's 60 Minutes for an interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil where he alleges plans to invade Iraq were actually hatched, not after 9/11, but within days of Bush taking office (Boston Globe). Nothing new really but O'Neil is probably the first high-level Bush staffer to go public with these allegations. Disgruntled ex-employee or true American patriot? Watch and judge for yourself.
Bad luck, then good luck, now his luck finally runs out: after travelling to Bam for medical treatment a day before the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 30,000 and surviving 13 days under the rubble before being rescued, 57 year old Jalal Shahiki Chahmaleki died earlier today in a field hospital in Bam. (Globe and Mail)
Finally, avoid the movie Anything Else at all costs. Woody Allen is responsible for writing, directing and starring in some classic comedic social satires but this movie is pretty much a loser all around mostly because of Jason Biggs. He was funny in American Pie but he's way out of his element here playing a tortured intellectual young comedy writer who yearns to become a novelist. There's no chemistry between him and Allen who becomes his mentor or with Christina Ricci who plays his cheating girlfriend. Another actor might have turned this into a good, possibly, great movie but as is, this is pretty much a must-miss.
