Tuesday, April 1, 2003

Revolution by Design. Russian Posters, online at the International Poster Gallery. And have a look at their main site too; there are gazillions of posters. "Although posters were produced in Russia before the Revolution, they were overshadowed by the remarkable propaganda posters of the Soviets. Lenin takes responsibility for creating the first truly modern propaganda machine, from postage stamps and Mayday parades to monumental sculptures. Perhaps its most colorful, dramatic and original form was the poster. Through it, the greatest artists of the time proclaimed government policies, asked for support, and demanded greater efforts -- all with the goal of building Soviet power." Again, found via the Russian xq weblog. 4:36:01 PM     |

Back in the job. Anti-war paper hires Arnett. A UK tabloid newspaper takes on US television reporter Peter Arnett after he is sacked for remarks to Iraqi TV on the war. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 3:32:50 PM     |

Brrr... shudder. Here's the Cold War Museum. Lots of exhibitions and galleries. Found via xq. 2:39:43 PM     |

Fantastic. A whole website dedicated to penguins. 10:22:28 AM     |

Let's go to war. Unprepared of course. Rumsfeld seems to be an even better comedian than Tony Blair or Dubya himself. Amazing. Read the New Yorker article. "On at least six occasions, the planner told me, when Rumsfeld and his deputies were presented with operational plans, the Iraqi assault was designated Plan 1003; he insisted that the number of ground troops be sharply reduced. Rumsfeld's faith in precision bombing and his insistence on streamlined military operations has had profound consequences for the ability of the armed forces to fight effectively overseas. "They've got no resources," a former high-level intelligence official said. "He was so focussed on proving his point" that the Iraqis were going to fall apart. " [...]"The former high-ranking general compared the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Stepford wives. "They've abrogated their responsibility."" If Rumsey, Cheney and Dubbya were employees at - let's say - McDonalds, Burger King or UniLever, they would be fired. Right now. Amazing it is, they are the Government of the US of A. I just can't believe it. And Tony - even the Church of England would have fired you by now. 'Reverend Blair'... yeah right. Do you really like watching your soldiers dying in 'friendly fire'? Good grief - I would like to see both Tony and Dubya dragged into an international war crimes court. Or maybe just an 'incompetence-court'. Phew. Contempt and disgust. Article found via Ye Olde Phart. 12:35:14 AM     |