Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Iceland Granting Citizenship to Bobby Fischer. Little Iceland has stepped forward to stand up to the U.S. The Icelanders note that Fischer has remained a hero in Iceland due to his 1972 victory in Reykjavik. [Parliamentarian] Mr. Benediktsson said... "A new generation of international chess players... By Stephen Carson. [LewRockwell.com Blog] Unfortunately the linked article requires registration to read, so I don't know if it answers my question: does this mean that Fischer will be released? Currently he's imprisoned in Japan--not because he's broken any Japanese laws (he hasn't), but at the behest of Japan's Imperial masters in Washington. It's great that Iceland is standing up to the Evil Empire, but it's not enough by itself--now Japan has to be willing to let him go. 12:45:11 PM    comment () DAVID T. BEITO: Hitler as the "Feel Good Dictator". A new book's description of Hitler's methods to win the hearts (not the minds) of the German people bring to mind some obvious parallels to modern American politics. Here is a review from De Spiegel : Hitler not only fattened his adoring "Volk" with jobs and low taxes, he also fed his war machine through robbery and murder, says a German historian in a stunning new book. Far from considering Nazism oppressive, most Germans thought of it as warm-hearted, asserts Goetz Aly. The book... [Liberty & Power: Group Blog] 10:23:32 AM    comment () For iTunes users, I've created an iMix titled Musicians I've Photographed. As the name suggests, it's a collection of sample tracks from musicians I've photographed (or at least, those whose music is sold through iTunes). 12:26:41 AM    comment () Recently I've noticed that many of the musicians I photograph are using a new weblog service called MySpace. It looks like the same idea as LiveJournal, but with a built in music player--which no doubt has something to do with its popularity with musicians. 12:03:23 AM    comment ()

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