Friday, May 30, 2003

Monopoly or Democracy? - opinion column by Ted Turner. 6:16:26 PM

What a Tangled Web We Weave . . .. . . . when first we practice to deceive! Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.Dick CheneySpeech to VFW National ConventionAugust 26, 2002 Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that... [Whiskey Bar] 1:33:16 PM

Commentary: The pace of digital media. The $750 million deal between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner to settle litigation and foster cooperation helps both companies, but will mean little for the adoption of digital media. [CNET News.com] 11:48:00 AM

Media More Diverse? Not Really. The government on Monday likely will lift media ownership rules that have kept a handful of companies from dominating local markets. Opponents of the move say the government's rationale is based on a myth. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] 11:42:22 AM

Bulletin on media deregulation from MoveOn.org: http://www.moveon.org/moveonbulletin/bulletin12.html 11:32:26 AM

Iraq rift will hang over economic summit. Even after pledges of reconciliation, this year's economic summit of some of the world's most powerful countries promises to be one of the most unusual. [Arizona Daily Star: Front Page] 1:10:26 AM

"Via Stuff from Wozz": Mark Bowden says it.... I trusted Bush, and unless something big develops on the weapons front in Iraq soon, it appears as though I was fooled by him. Perhaps he himself was taken in by his intelligence and military advisers. If so, he ought to be angry as hell, because ultimately he bears the responsibility. It suggests a strain of zealotry in this White House that regards the question of war as just another political debate. It isn't. More than 100 fine Americans were killed in this conflict, dozens of British soldiers, and many thousands of Iraqis. Nobody gets killed or maimed in Capitol Hill maneuvers over spending plans, or battles over federal court appointments. War is a special case. It is the most serious step a nation can take, and it deserves the highest measure of seriousness and integrity. When a president lies or exaggerates in making an argument for war, when he spins the facts to sell his case, he betrays his public trust, and he diminishes the credibility of his office and our country. We are at war. What we lost in this may yet end up being far more important than what we gained. Mark Bowden - author of Black Hawk Down and a very interesting profile of Saddam - on the problems resulting from selling a war on false pretenses. [Stuff from Wozz] 12:52:15 AM