Thursday, January 20, 2005
"I would hope that we can have this conversation without impugning my credibility or my integrity...."
Go Barbara.
Now? They couldn't have pulled their heads out of the sand three months ago? Public Voicing Doubts on Iraq and the Economy, Poll Finds.
Those poor bastards in Iraq (and soon Iran) - they don't know the half.
The road to democracy in Iraq is not one I would wanna be driving on.
Our next Attorney General is OK with torture done by the CIA or by the US in other countries. Nice!
That's when the CIA isn't busy paying off bloggers to spread propaganda Armstrong Williams style, that is.
Jerry, Jerry....
This is why non-verifiable, paper trail-less e-voting is bullsh-t.
Yes! New Doubts On Plan For Social Security.
A really interesting interview with techno/acid house legend A Guy Called Gerald on living in the US:
“Television is so manipulative over there, if you watched it continuously for a week you’d really understand the rhythms of their society and culture.
I’d never heard the phrase ‘Leaders of the free world’ when I was in England or anywhere else in Europe whereas in America the president is frequently addressed as the ‘leader of the free world’. How did they figure that one out? They use the word ‘freedom’ in such a patriotic way, but this word and other ones they use are not meant for us. They are addressed to Americans in order to justify their actions, like ‘we’re going to bring freedom to Iraq’. TV is central to the delivery of these messages. They have sad programs, happy programs and news, all neatly divided across specific hours to manipulate people’s emotions easily.”
from "A Guy Called Gerald’s Silent Drum & Bass Protest" on trackitdown.com/Skrufff.com. (Related: Gerald's official website | "Voodoo Ray", Gerald's immortal acid house classic and still one of the greatest records of all time, mp3 courtesy home.clara.net)
This just doesn't seem right on so many levels:
THE Pentagon considered developing a host of non-lethal chemical weapons that would disrupt discipline and morale among enemy troops, newly declassified documents reveal.
Most bizarre among the plans was one for the development of an "aphrodisiac" chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other. Provoking widespread homosexual behaviour among troops would cause a "distasteful but completely non-lethal" blow to morale, the proposal says.
from "Pentagon reveals rejected chemical weapons" in New Scientist magazine.
I'm one of those cats who often spits a vague "in Boston" response to questions about where I went to school, so this is especially embarrassing. (Related: follow-up story on MSNBC.com)
