Thursday, October 28, 2004
"I hope I am not responsible for Armageddon."
Quick one today, crazy swamped yet again:
Who says you need to be a Big Willie to get an American Express Black Card?
Russell Simmons takes mainstream magazines to task - for failing to acknowledge the overwhelming influence that hip-hop has had on youth culture. (Crain's New York Business)
Now even Bush's stooge in Iraq is blaming him for the mess over there. (The New York Times)
While: "The petrodollars we provide such nations [like Saudi Arabia] contribute materially to the terrorist threats we face..." from "Cash From Chaos." (Newsweek)
After four years, the president's faith-based policies have proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative from "Faith Without Works." (Washington Monthly)
And vaguely related: The Bush Presidential Prayer Team (WTF?!) and Rick Perlstein on "The Church of Bush". (Village Voice)
Essential reading - The John Kerry Rolling Stone interview.
More on the GOP election-stealing story. I should have posted on this yesterday but I missed this story until later. Props to Funkdigi for the heads up/reminder though. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Who says you need to be a Big Willie to get an American Express Black Card?
Russell Simmons takes mainstream magazines to task - for failing to acknowledge the overwhelming influence that hip-hop has had on youth culture. (Crain's New York Business)
According to an International Atomic Energy Agency report issued earlier this month, there was "widespread and apparently systematic dismantlement that has taken place at sites previously relevant to Iraq's nuclear program." This includes nearly 380 tons of high explosives suitable for detonating nuclear weapons or killing American troops. Some of the looting continued for many months -- possibly into 2004. Using heavy machinery, organized gangs took apart, according to the IAEA, "entire buildings that housed high-precision equipment."Full story from the Peter W. Galbraith The Boston Globe Op-Ed "Eyewitness to a failure in Iraq." There's also some controversy around some NBC and New York Times pieces on this issue. I don't have time to find the links but check this Media Matters link for coverage. Related: Giuliani should be ashamed of himself - what happened to "Support Our Troops"? (Guardian)
This equipment could be anywhere. But one good bet is Iran, which has had allies and agents in Iraq since shortly after the US-led forces arrived.
This was a preventable disaster. Iraq's nuclear weapons-related materials were stored in only a few locations, and these were known before the war began. [E]ven with the [few] troops we had, the United States could have protected the known nuclear sites. It appears that troops did not receive relevant intelligence about Iraq's WMD facilities, nor was there any plan to secure them. Even after my briefing, the Pentagon leaders did nothing to safeguard Iraq's nuclear sites.
Now even Bush's stooge in Iraq is blaming him for the mess over there. (The New York Times)
While: "The petrodollars we provide such nations [like Saudi Arabia] contribute materially to the terrorist threats we face..." from "Cash From Chaos." (Newsweek)
After four years, the president's faith-based policies have proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative from "Faith Without Works." (Washington Monthly)
And vaguely related: The Bush Presidential Prayer Team (WTF?!) and Rick Perlstein on "The Church of Bush". (Village Voice)
Essential reading - The John Kerry Rolling Stone interview.
More on the GOP election-stealing story. I should have posted on this yesterday but I missed this story until later. Props to Funkdigi for the heads up/reminder though. (San Francisco Chronicle)
