More restrictions on what you are allowed to know. Bill Joy is wrong.

Defense Dept wants to ban info on polygraphs

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NIPC Daily Report

] Saddam Hussein indicated on Monday that he does not intend
] to follow U.N. orders to destroy his Al-Samoud 2
] missiles, and challenged President Bush to an
] internationally televised debate via satellite linkup.
]
] In a three-hour interview with CBS anchor Dan Rather, the
] Iraqi leader said he envisioned a live debate with Bush
] along the lines of those in a U.S. presidential campaign,
] according to the network.
]
] Rather reported on the interview during the evening
] newscast. CBS said it planned to broadcast excerpts on
] Tuesday and the entire interview on Wednesday.

This interview might be interesting...

Newsday.com - In Interview, Saddam Challenges Bush to Debate

] I'm starting to wonder if were aren't watching something
] like the same strategy again. In other words, it's
] possible Cheney and company are actually bluffing. This
] time, instead of trying to terrify the Soviets into
] collapse, the objective is even grander. If I'm right
] about this, they have two goals. Neither involves actual
] war, any more than the MX missile did.

The thought had occurred...

John Perry Barlow provides a personal perspective on Dick Cheney

Interviews with anti-war protesters in NYC.

bt: Protesting the Protesters - Devil's Advocate

] In presence of ten foreign ministers from nations with UN
] Security Council seats and many other diplomatic
] missions, UN weapons inspectors declared that they have
] found nothing valuable in Iraq.
] . . .
] The two men told along with about thirty minutes that
] Iraq’s cooperation was constructive in al fields.

The view from the gulf is interesting. Iraq is complying. There are no weapons. The world opposes the US...

Iraq Daily Newspaper: Inspectors Affirm Iraq Void of Banned Weapons

] Millions took to the streets of Europe to protest against
] a rush to war with Iraq in huge demonstrations later
] repeated in the United States.

This is the big story today. Millions oppose war in the streets. The largest protests in decades. CNN has lots of coverage including some nice pictures. The first protests a few months ago attracted a few thousand. We're now well into the millions by anyone's count. If the growth rate of these rallys continues you'll see hundreds of millions in two or three rounds.

I want to reinterate that it is worth while listening the recording of Tony Blair getting cross-examined by the BBC that I posted here a few days ago. No one rereced it. It does not provide a compelling case for war. It does, however, put things in perspective. You can find it by searching my MemeStream for "Blair examined"

CNN.com - Huge Europe protests move to U.S. - Feb. 15, 2003

Great political cartoon about the anti-war movement of today.

A Reluctant Warrior (Reason Magazine)

] Hindu nationalists Friday raided shops in Bombay and
] burned cards and gifts for Valentine's Day, which they
] say goes against traditional Indian values

USATODAY.com - Anti-Valentine's Day activists erupt in India

Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are expected to buy on Valentine's Day, very little will be untainted by the scourge of child labor. Although some who buy those bonbons will do so without knowing the sinister history of their purchases, others, like the chocolate makers, will have known for at least two years, if not longer, that cocoa beans imported from the Ivory Coast -- used to make nearly half the chocolate consumed in this country -- are harvested in large part by children, some as young as 9, and many of whom are considered slaves, trafficked from desperately poor countries like Mali and Burkina Faso.

Great, not only am I contributing to terrorism and endangering fellow drivers with my SUV, but I'm also supporting child slavery with my Chocolate Ice Cream. Everytime you try to try to have fun, God kills a domo-kun... Think of the domo-kuns.

Bittersweet chocolate