A Man with a Ph.D. - Richard Gayle's Weblog

Monday, April 19, 2004

Secret Service Claimed OKC Bomb Video. This is very big news. For background, go here. Secret Service reports in 1995 state the agency had a video showing the Ryder truck pulling up to the federal building in OKC minutes before the bomb exploded --and that it... [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime]

I hope they did not withhold documents and evidence that showed others were involved in Oklahoma City. That would just be too hard to take. comment []11:58:42 PM

When Kerry Was Young and Irresponsible.... People rooting for John Kerry this November probably cringed a bit while watching "Meet the Press" yesterday, when Tim Russert reminded viewers of Kerry's 1971 pronouncement that American soldiers should be sent abroad "only at the directive of the United Nations," and of Kerry's accusations the same year that American leaders were "war criminals" for ordering troops to commit what were essentially atrocities in Vietnam. But Kerry's response was quite possibly the shrewdest exercise in political jujitsu I've seen in years. [The New Republic Weblogs]

It is interesting to hear Kerry discuss mistakes he has made and place them in perspective. SOmething this Administration has a very difficult time with. comment []11:45:46 PM

John F. Kennedy. "Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm." [Quotes of the Day]
Benjamin Franklin. "There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government." [Quotes of the Day]
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. "I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise." [Quotes of the Day]

I enjoyed these. comment []11:09:23 PM

"Atrios" [Daypop Top 40]

Here is the Seattle Times article and a letter from the editor. It will be extremely interesting to see what happens. I certainly agree that it is a poweful picture. comment []4:39:19 PM

Paper DVDs on the horizon. A paper disc that can hold up to five times more data than current DVDs has been developed in Japan. [BBC News | Technology | World Edition]

Very cool! comment []2:21:57 PM

Move Could Help Bush Among Jewish Voters

Best explanation for why this administration would overturn 20 years of American policy - votes. comment []1:53:53 AM

NORAD had drills of jets as weapons

Just more evidence of how obvious using planes as weapons was. NORAD simulated it. Perhaps if this administration had put terrorism higher on its agenda, someone in a position to know would have known about this, so that Condi Rice could not say that noone could envision ehat happend on 9/11. Lots of people envisioned it. Just no one at the top of this administration. comment []12:48:50 AM

Move Could Help Bush Among Jewish Voters

NORAD had drills of jets as weapons

Invade Iraq? It's a no brainer

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