September 30, 2004

“But for the great majority of Iraqis WMD was never the issue. We don’t understand the criticism of your Prime Minister. All we wanted was to be free.” -- Shanaz Rashid 2:15:02 PM

Mom danced, child died Winnipeg Sun - Single mom Clara DaSilva admitted in court yesterday she danced the night away while her two-year-daughter was dying of dehydration in a sweltering apartment. 9:55:25 AM

Internet Censorship in Oz. Christian group wants web 'tax' for filters. News.com.au is reporting that the Australian Christian Conservative group Family First wants to charge internet users between $7 and $10 dollars a year to develop a server-level web filter to block "offensive" content.[Broadbandreports] 9:53:38 AM

"The Truth is Irrelevant". Bill at INDC Journal interviews Richard Schlesinger and other CBS Evening News people, about their deceptive, fear-mongering report on the reinstatement of the draft. The money quote: Karas: "The truth of the e-mails were absolutely irrelevant to the piece, because all the story said was that people were worried. ... [Little Green Footballs] 9:32:40 AM

Diebold Rep Now Runs Elections. A former sales rep for Diebold Election Systems becomes a county election official in California. She sold the state millions of dollars worth of untested machines, which led to a scandal. Critics are asking, 'What's wrong with this picture?' By Kim Zetter. [Wired News] 9:25:09 AM

Suicide Car Bombing Near Baghdad Kills US Soldier, 2 Iraqi ... Voice of America, DC - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb on the western outskirts of Baghdad Thursday, killing one US soldier and two Iraqi policemen. 9:19:19 AM

Iraqi oil seen flowing through Moscow MSNBC - ConocoPhillips’s nearly $2 billion strategic investment in Russia may have been marked by an American flag flying over the headquarters of Lukoil, the country’s second largest oil producer. 9:16:19 AM

Microsoft, Amazon to combine forces TechTV - Individually they’ve been unstoppable in their respective industries. They’re both legends that have survived the dot com burst and came out winners. 9:14:21 AM