Thursday, April 10, 2003

Here's an interesting quote--taken from Reason Online: "I'm 49," he said "but I never lived a single day. Only now will I start living." I've seen this reported a few other places, without the age given. What nobody seems to have commented on is that Saddam Hussein came to power in 1979. This 49-year-old imam has seen six different changes of government in Iraq. What has changed isn't just that he's free of Saddam--for the first time, he's free of government. Sure, there are heavily-armed soldiers all over, but Proconsul Garner hasn't set up shop yet. Somehow I doubt that the media will be in any hurry to consider the implications. 8:55:17 PM    comment () I found some helpful suggestions on how you can make processing your tax return as unpleasant an experience for the IRS as possible. 12:50:37 PM    comment () happiness. Iraq is liberated. How can any thinking person not feel joy for Iraqis as they tore down the iron symbols of their oppression and slapped it with sandals to demonstrate their utter contempt?thisi s history, and must be celebrated by all. Those of us who oppose war must not begrudge this victory. [Shi'a Pundit] Well put. 12:42:58 PM    comment () Gavin Sheridan posts gruesome pictures of war death. [Scripting News] A reminder to Crusaders: this is what you wanted. 10:08:37 AM    comment () KIRKUK. 15 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF KIRKUK, Iraq -- The highway to Kirkuk is packed with thousands of civilian vehicles at mid-afternoon today, after news broke that peshmerga had entered this oil-rich city that Kurds have claimed as their own, despite the Turkomen, Arab and Assyrian residents. [Back In Iraq 2.0] There have been several updates recently about Christopher Allbritton's trip to Kirkuk. 9:58:20 AM    comment () Delta Airlines still being targeted by privacy boycott [Politech] Song (and Delta) is collaborating in a test of the CAPPS II system, an invasive and un-American program that forces citizens to undergo a background investigation that includes personal banking information and a credit check simply to travel in his or her own country. I'm boycotting airports in general, but people who are forced to fly but still value freedom might find this information useful. 9:49:34 AM    comment () BusinessWeek: Why do Feds ignore simple security for surveillance? [Politech] The Feds aren't interested in security. If they increased security, they might stop terrorist attacks, and if that happens they won't have anything to frighten people into submission with. From their point of view, it's better to increase their power with surveillance, then be ready to increase it again the next time terrorists succeed at killing people. 9:16:49 AM    comment ()

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