Author: Oliver Wrede
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Afghanistan omitted from US aid budget
»The United States Congress has stepped in to find nearly $300m in humanitarian and reconstruction funds for Afghanistan after the Bush administration failed to request any money in the latest budget.« [Daypop Top News Stories] So much about “bringing peace to the world”…
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APXL
»Finally, the APXL format used by the Keynote has been documented.« [Marek’s Weblog]
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Iraqs false interpretation
It was obvious that the Iraqi officials are going to be delighted by the anti-war protests. But they should be aware that there is a difference between »anti-war« and »pro Iraq«. These millions of people spoke out to Saddam Hussein as well: »The world doesn’t want a war – so disarm!«.
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Reasons for war
John Robb tries to think through why people may oppose a war. He lists some: Opposition to all war. Frustration with the US, as the sole superpower in the world, exercising its military power without considering the desires of the rest of the world. This is tied to the hope, that global activism in combination…
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US war experience?
Dave Winer seems to suggest that 9/11 equals the war experience in France and Germany: »A common response from across the ocean. Unlike the US, France and Germany know what war is like. There’s the disconnect. Click here. Clue: That’s not Germany or France.« Clue to Dave: This is how many European cities looked like…
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500.000 on anti-war protesters in Berlin
400.000 more than expected. That’s the biggest peace demonstration in Germany ever.
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Mind Reader in Flash
I have to admit I am totally irritated by this trick (implemented as Flash movie).
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Prevention
Ok – here is a scenario: Japan launches a preventive attack on North Korea, Pakistan launches a preventive attack on India, Russia launches a preventive attack on Cechnia, China launches a preventive attack on Taiwan, Israel launches (another) preventive attack on Palestine. In this scenario I think a preventive attack on Iraq from U.S. is…
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NetNewsWire 1.0
»Ranchero Software proudly announces the release of NetNewsWire 1.0.« [ranchero.com]
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NSSchizophrenicControls
The Irate Scotsman rants about UI inconsistency. It’s funny, a must-read. “Meantime, last but certainly not least, I’d like to introduce you to NSSchizophrenicTextFieldAndProgressIndicator, as seen in Safari.” [ranchero.com]
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Info-graphics about Columbia
Paul Nixon has a very good collection of links to info-graphics about the Columbia desaster.
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I’m losing patience with my neighbours, Mr. Bush
»I’m certain I’ve just as much justification for killing Mr. Johnson’s wife and children as Mr. Bush has for bombing Iraq. […]Mr. Bush’s long-term aim is to make the world a safer place by eliminating ‘rogue states’ and ‘terrorism’. It’s such a clever long-term aim because how can you ever know when you’ve achieved it?«
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Downing St dossier plagiarised
»The British government’s carefully co-ordinated propaganda offensive took an embarrassing hit tonight after Downing Street was accused of plagiarism. … Channel Four News has learnt that the bulk of the nineteen page document was copied from three different articles – one written by a graduate student.«
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What can U.S. do about terrorism?
Dr. Robert Bowman wrote in October 2001: »Mr. President, you did not tell the American people the truth about why we are the targets of terrorism. You said that we are the target because we stand for democracy, freedom, and human rights in the world.Baloney! We are the target of terrorist because we stand for…
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Blix Says He Saw Nothing to Prompt a War
NY Times: »In a two-hour interview in his United Nations offices overlooking Midtown Manhattan, Mr. Blix, the chief chemical and biological weapons inspector, seemed determined to dispel any impression that his report was intended to support the administration’s campaign to build world support for a war to disarm Saddam Hussein.[…]Finally, he said, he had seen…
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Bookie & Rendevouz
»Bookie provides Rendezvous bookmark sharing. No configuration – just double-click and go. Bookie places a small icon in your menu bar from which you can globally access your bookmarks and those of any other computer on the LAN. Alternatively, you can set Bookie to publish your bookmarks, collect others, or do both (the default behavior).…
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Movable Type to support CC licenses
»We are delighted to see that the popular weblog application, Movable Type, is adding support for choosing Creative Commons licenses in its upcoming version.« [Creative Commons: weblog] Wise move! Why not really support this licensing stuff into the software – it is an important issue and should be on the screen of any weblogger when…
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Desert Caution
Norman Schwarzkopf: »”The thought of Saddam Hussein with a sophisticated nuclear capability is a frightening thought, okay?” he says. “Now, having said that, I don’t know what intelligence the U.S. government has. And before I can just stand up and say, ‘Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we need to invade Iraq,’ I guess I…
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Threat to world peace
“Iraq stands alone because it gathers the most serious dangers of our age in one place.” —Pres. Bush addressing the nation from Cincinnati on Oct. 7, 2002 This PDF map shows all (?) production facilities and arsenal storages for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in the USA.
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U.S. prepares for possible use of nukes
»Military officials have been focusing their planning on the use of nuclear arms in retaliation for a strike by the Iraqis with chemical or biological weapons, or to pre-empt one, Arkin says.«