Thursday, March 27, 2003

Heroic Navy Medic Killed Exemplifying Service Above Self Navy Medic in Iraq Is Killed in Action. A Navy medic in Iraq was killed in action while tending to wounded comrades, his relatives said Thursday. Hospital Corpsman Third Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr., 25, was killed in action Tuesday, according to the Defense Department, which did not immediately say how he died. [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com] 10:32:44 PM    comment []

Canadian Parliment Passes Indictment Motion for Saddam Hussein on Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide Canada Passes Motion to Indict Saddam. Canada's Parliament unanimously passed a motion Thursday calling for the indictment of Saddam Hussein and other top Iraqi officials for "genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes." [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com] 10:26:59 PM    comment []

The US and Iraq Ambassadors Bring Shock and Awe to United Nations Debate U.S. Ambassador Leaves Iraq War Debate. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations walked out of a debate on the Iraqi war Thursday after Iraq's ambassador accused Washington of planning the military assault for years, falsely believing Iraqi people would welcome invading troops with "hugs and flowers." [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com] 10:24:36 PM    comment []

United Nations Future Humanitarian Post-Conflict Role Discussed Blair and Annan discuss Iraq aid. The British PM and the UN Secretary General discuss the humanitarian issues in Iraq and the UN's post-conflict role. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 10:21:43 PM    comment []

Warblog Journalism Liberates Writers Warblogs and Tomorrow's Journalism. Baltimore Sun: Weblogs cover the war without mainstream restraints. The best blog writers hew to the Mike Royko-Herb Caen style... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 10:11:18 PM    comment []

Project Management Communications Weblog Solution Publishing a project weblog. Configuring Movable Type A couple of years ago I predicted that Weblogs would emerge within the enterprise as a great way to manage project communication. I'm even more bullish on the concept today. If you're managing an IT project, you are by definition a communication hub. Running a project Weblog is a great way to collect, organize, and publish the documents and discussions that are the lifeblood of the project and to shape these raw materials into a coherent narrative. [Full story at InfoWorld.com] ... [Jon's Radio] 10:16:55 AM    comment []

OpenOffice Beta OpenOffice ready for world tour. OpenOffice.org releases a beta version of its open-source office software, featuring enhanced support for creating non-English versions of the application. [CNET News.com - Personal Technology] 10:04:47 AM    comment []

Macromedia Flash is Browser Independent Macromedia frees Flash from the browser. Macromedia hopes to make its animation player a "first-class citizen" on PCs with a new addition that allows the software to operate outside a Web browser. [CNET News.com - Personal Technology] 9:24:03 AM    comment []

UK Forces Reveal Iraqi Readiness to Use Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction Chemical weapons 'proof' found. UK troops have found evidence proving Iraq is ready to use chemical weapons, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 9:08:33 AM    comment []

Al-Jazeera Insensitive to British Requests to Limit Footage of Dead Soldiers? Al-Jazeera defiant over war dead footage. Media: Arabic news channel says it may show footage of two dead British soldiers again, despite protests by Tony Blair. [Guardian Unlimited] 8:28:20 AM    comment []

Non-Aligned Arab Nations Plead for Peace Arab, Non-Aligned Nations Urge War's End. Arab and non-aligned nations demanded an end to the war in Iraq, while some U.S. allies backed the United States and said the blame rests with Saddam Hussein. [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com] 8:11:27 AM    comment []