keep off the grass. dope is on the way.

* i saw outfoxed which was interesting but nothing earthshattering of course. fyi heres a site whose stated purpose is "We watch FOX so you don't have to." which is pretty funny. www.newshounds.us

* more on mcgreevey/israel http://counterpunch.org/madsen08142004.html

* 'Saddam may have moved WMD to Syria' yada yada. but nice to see it getting repeated again - by washtimes http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/16iraq.htm

* "Wolfowitz calls for "tightening control" over the internet" and u thought i was kidding http://www.unknownnews.net/040817blowback.html

* another edition from davemcgowan http://www.davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr63.html including this: "I have to say that I am beginning to wonder if there is any credible evidence that supports the charge that any real, live Americans have had their heads whacked off by crazed Islamic fundamentalists"

* cnn is saying that 'swift boats for truth' and moveon are analagous.

* "China has been practicing an attack on Taiwan's capital, Taipei, aimed at killing or capturing the island's leaders in a "decapitation" action, Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun said Sunday." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&e=3&u=/nm/20040815/wl_nm/taiwan_china_dc

* krug does florida - again. "It's horrifying to think that the credibility of our democracy - a democracy bought through the courage and sacrifice of many brave men and women - is now in danger." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/opinion/17krugman.html?pagewanted=print&position=

* i dont think ive mentioned georgia in a while. georgia is toast.

* i was wrong 2 weeks ago when i said those arrested in the uk will be home by today - altho i still expect that the charges are trumped up - 'Three of them are also accused of possessing documents useful to those plotting terrorist offences' et al http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1285406,00.html (curiously, the guardian article about UK arrests was written out of washington) - the nyt has a useful explanatory graphic http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/08/17/international/0818TERRORch.jpg its not obvious why it has taken the full 14 days to charge them with possession of documents - either they had the documents or they didnt. itll be interesting to see to what extent the conspiracy charges ('to commit murder and launch radioactive, chemical or explosive attacks') are based on the possession of said documents. i wonder how many of us are guilty of "possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism".

"In a statement the home secretary, David Blunkett, said: "I am pleased to see that the police have been able to benefit from the changes I introduced last year to extend the period for questioning of terrorist suspects from seven to 14 days. We must now let the judicial process take its course." nice to see blunkett is more concerned about the extension of the questining period than any real concern about the actual plot. nice to see that he has faith in the judiciary tho. i tried to find his actual statement, but alas. the home office website's 'whatsnew' section hasnt been updated in a week http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/whatsnew.asp

"The US attorney general, John Ashcroft, said prosecutors there were exploring whether there would be any charges across the Atlantic." thats a rather tepid response from saviour-in-chief mr ashcroft, given that the targets were in the US. if these errorists were porno peddlars, then ashcroft would be demanding they were in US courts tomorrow. http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=956052004

more from ashcroft: "Our expert team of agents and analysts from the FBI will continue to share information and expertise with their British colleagues," he said. "In addition, prosecutors from the Justice Department's Counterterrorism Section and the US attorney's office in Manhattan will explore every aspect of this case and evaluate whether additional charges, including potential charges in the United States, are appropriate." http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092508490043.html

it sounds to me like ashcroft and blunkett are already distancing themselves from the case.


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