One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Sunday, 21 March 2004

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Rumsfeld urged Iraqi invasion a day after 9/11
"Rumsfeld was saying we needed to bomb Iraq,[per thou] Mr. Clarke said. [base "]We all said, [OE]But no, no, al-Qaeda is in Afghanistan.'"

Mr. Clarke, who is expected to testify Tuesday before a federal panel reviewing the attacks, said Mr. Rumsfeld complained in the meeting that [base "]there aren't any good targets in Afghanistan and there are lots of good targets in Iraq.[per thou] [snip] Frankly, I find it outrageous that the President is running for re-election on the grounds that he's done such great things about terrorism,[per thou] Mr. Clarke told CBS. [base "]He ignored it. He ignored terrorism for months, when maybe we could have done something."

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Mexico's hot palette
Mexico City is in a constant state of flux. From the 1968 summer Olympics that spurred a boom in ritzy, Knot's Landing-isharchitecture to the modern day contemporary art exhibitions at the Museo Rufino and the chic Hotel Habita, one cannot deny that Mexico City is hip. Of course, any description of Mexico as hip is a somewhat loaded concept, considering that extreme poverty, corruption and art don't necessarily make the best bedfellows. Still, it's a place where violence and beauty coexist as parallel facets of everyday life. It is a pulsating diorama of colour, textures, sounds and smells that is making a major impact in the world of contemporary art and a lasting impression on travellers who choose to linger.