My, there are many bugs in the system…

January 23, 2004 Off

Clearly bugs are the toys d’annee for the Bush administration. First it (using the National Security Agency) partakes in bugging the offices and homes of diplomats of six undecided countries on the U.N security council as it was trying to push through it’s illegal invasion of Iraq. When Katherine Gun blew the whistle on this,…

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Local elections barred in Iraq

January 21, 2004 Off

From an article in the Financial Times reporting the British in Basra are arguing open elections are possible: The Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad has had an unofficial policy banning even local elections since the end of the war, according to US military officials interviewed at locations throughout Iraq. This is despite the assessment of…

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Aussies are even bigger warmongers than Yankees

January 21, 2004 Off

It turns out that the Australian SAS (Special Air Service) started the war on Iraq before it had even been formally declared by Bush, killing Iraqi soldiers, according to articles in The Age. I’m ashamed of my governments complicity in this illegal war. Thanks to Samos for the link. Thankfully we have an election this…

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My dream laptop

January 21, 2004 Off

I use an Apple 2001 vintage G4 Powerbook about 15 hours a day. It’s great, but looking forward, here’s my realisable dream machine: Dual processor 2GHz G5s. 4Gb flash memory for the operating system. 802.11g (54Mbps) WiFi with wide spread coverage. No hard disk! Uses a distributed secure file sharing protocol, perhaps the Andrew File…

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The Address

January 21, 2004 Off

This was the first state of the union speech I had the opportunity to view while I’ve been in the U.S. As Chomsky has noted, if the administration repeats the lies often enough and they are reported by the corporate media with little fact checking, analysis or comment, they become accepted as truth.

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