Saturday, 22 March 2003
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Mark Lawson: Military mind games Media: Mark Lawson on the shock spin that kicked off the mother of all propaganda wars. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Adviser quits Foreign Office over legality of war Politics: Senior legal adviser to the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, quits over the legal advice sanctioning the war. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Congress backs Bush tax cuts President George W Bush gains a crucial victory in Congress for his plans to cut taxes to boost the economy. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] Have fun paying for your war boys . . . long after Dubbya has left office.
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US targets Islamist group in Iraq Seventy missiles are reported to have been fired at the base of a hardline Islamist group in northern Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Arab press agonises over war As US-led forces increase their air attacks against Baghdad and move deeper into Iraq, the press reflects the sense of helplessness and anger throughout the Arab world. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Exodus in northern Iraq Up to 500,000 people in northern Iraq are fleeing their homes, a UN aid agency says. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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In pictures: Conflict and protests Pictures from around the world on the third day of the conflict in Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Anti-war protests sweep the globe Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in New York and across the world in anti-war demonstrations. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Israeli Technology to See Action in Iraq After decades of U.S. military aid and defense cooperation, the U.S. military is permeated by technology developed in Israel. [New York Times: Technology]
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Civilian Toll: A Moral and Legal Bog Civilian casualties inevitably bring anguish and outcries. That is particularly true now, when war's face can be instantaneously broadcast and magnified to millions all over the globe. [New York Times: Arts]
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For a Kurdish Filmmaker, Art and War Have Become Tightly Intertwined These days a conversation with Bahman Ghobadi, a Kurdish director whose latest feature is set on the Iran-Iraq border, doesn't stay on the topic of filmmaking for very long. [New York Times: Arts]
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Norton SystemWorks heisted for terror war spam scam Shock and awe reaches junk mail [The Register]I'll never buy any Norton Utilities software and I'll make sure to disuade others. I've probably gotten 100 unsolicited emails hawking their wares.
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Furness
Comments on the 114th AES Convention
New York City (March 21, 2003)--Shortly before the 114th AES Convention
in Amsterdam opens its doors on Saturday (the 22nd), Roger Furness, executive
director of the AES, talked about the most important topics on this year's
convention. [ProSound News]
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