May 11, 2002

France is warning the Israeli government of unspecified actions if Israel does not halt a campaign that France says states it as an "anti-Semitic country". Possibly the boycott of French products and trips to France, including the Cannes Film Festival that some American Jews are planning is of a concern. Or maybe the French are right in saying that’s going too far. 8:36:18 PM

Great Canadian Digitial Media Rip-off The CBC has a story and a collection of links to information on the proposed Copyright Board tax on digital media in Canada. If this passes, Canadians have to pay Anne Murray, Celine Dion and other Canadian musicians every time they backup their hard disk to CD-Rs. 5:09:26 PM

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah said a return of Palestinian refugees from 1948 into Israel is required for peace. Given that this would destroy Israel, I guess his peace proposal was never serious. 4:59:55 PM