Here's the reportage from the free media:
"The U.S. military has said it did not believe the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter was shot down in the crash Wednesday northwest of Baghdad."
You be the judge.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
SAM
Here's the reportage from the free media:
"The U.S. military has said it did not believe the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter was shot down in the crash Wednesday northwest of Baghdad."
You be the judge.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Harry Shearer on the death of celebrities and other such non-stories.
FAIR's view. A national disgrace.
FU says FU to Life!
Ian Richardson, brilliant actor of House of Cards and the Shakespeare Theatre Company dies at 72. The House of Cards series is an amazing attack on the Thatcher years and the sniveling Prince Charles, a classic piece of political satire pulled off primarily because of Richardson.
The Guardian's take.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Floyd the Dope
Floyd Landis will not take part in this year's Tour de France. The Amish (sorry ex-Mennonite) Wonder will not fly.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Rogue Herries
A radio adaptation of Hugh Walpole's, I hadn't heard of him either, Rogue Herries. The story of a family of homesteaders in Cumberland in the 18th century and thier tyrannical patriarch. This is the second time I have listened. Classic radio drama.
Manifest Destiny Today
"This is a national conceit that is the comprehensible result of the religious beliefs of the early New England colonists (Calvinist religious dissenters, moved by millenarian expectations and theocratic ideas), which convinced them that their austere settlements in the wilderness represented a new start in humanity's story. However, the earlier Virginia settlements were commercial, as were those of the Dutch, and the proprietary colonies in Pennsylvania and Maryland were Quaker and Catholic, and had no such ideas. Nor did the earliest colonies, the Spanish in Florida and the Southwest, and the French on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi."
Like many liberal imperialists Pfaff identifies the historical, moral and economic reasons for US intervention but then talks about how "we" should manage the empire to its full potential.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Rober Barons
Microsoft goes after Russian school teacher for $10,000 for "piracy." Gorby and Putin weigh-in in support of the scalawag.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Stingers?
Or their equivelant? As 4 US helicopters are shot down in Iraq the US military has to alter tactics. Anti-aircraft weapons have had an interesting and profound history in the recent past with the Stinger missle shooting down lots of helicopters in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and Wisconsin's own mercenary Gene Hasenfus being shot down over Nicacragua leading to the Iran-Contra affair. We'll see the impact in Iraq?
Bruegel
BBC7 is reading from an OK novel by Michael Frayn, Headlong, a story about the art world and such which turns on a painting by the Flem Pieter Bruegel. It got me looking up Bruegel and his paintings, amazing stuff.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Giant Wabbits
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North Koreans seek giant rabbit trainer in Germany.
*Giant rabbit asked his opinion on move to North Korea
York Harley Workers Say 'Hell No' To Cut Backs
Harley workers at York, PA., a hangover from the AMF days, vote to go out on strike over the demand by management for givebacks on wages, benefits and the structure of their contract. Management's answer: we will lock you out. It looks like they are playing hardball like their buddies down the street at Caterpillar.
Now here's a radical idea for all Harley workers, co-ordinate your job actions and contracts! It's also a lesson for the Milwaukee union leadership and membership. Your fellow workers at Harley will fight, so let's not cave particularly when your company is making record profits.
All out in support for the York Harley workers!
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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