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Saturday, October 18, 2003

Who Lost Space Smiling Like Venus, Wary Like Mars. Sending astronauts into orbit could indicate that the world's most powerful nations fear space could one day be a setting for war. By Jim Yardley. [New York Times: Science] It's not hard to imagine. I've already been reading some posts blaming the whole China space program on, you guessed it, Bill Clinton. The truth is that getting into space is hardly, well, rocket science these days. The Chinese got a lot from the Russians, of course, and some technology from us, but there's no reason whatsoever to think they couldn't have done it completely on their own. And why wouldn't China be on its guard against a power that claims and uses first strike rights? 9:09:34 PM  Permalink  comment []

50 more for greatest book list. 50 more books to consider for The Observer's greatest book list [the Literary Saloon] Lots of good letters & suggestions. Everybody has their own favorites. For me, that The Third Policemen wasn't on the first list was unfathomable. 8:54:31 PM  Permalink  comment []

The Rush of the New Rat Pack. In countenancing pill popping, gambling, boorish womanizing and the Kennedy mythos, conservatives are embracing the Rat Pack spirit. By Frank Rich. [New York Times: Opinion] 8:35:35 PM  Permalink  comment []

Top California Democrat Makes a Surprising Revelation: He Voted for Schwarzenegger. Attorney General Bill Lockyer said that not only did he understand why so many people voted for the actor, but that he himself had voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger. By Dean E. Murphy. [New York Times: Politics] 8:31:48 PM  Permalink  comment []

Antiboredom Very funny movie. Req. Media Plater, a bit of bandwidth. [Secular Blasphemy] 1:43:33 PM  Permalink  comment []

Who Is This Guy Satan And Why Does He Hate America?. The surfacing of tapes of Lt. General Jerry Boykin's talks to religious groups and prayer breakfasts have created quite a controversy. Among other things, the newly-confirmed deputy undersecretary of Defense for intelligence said that Islamic radicals hated the United States:... [The Right Christians] 1:13:58 PM  Permalink  comment []

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