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I honestly believed that the next time Henry Kissinger made international news, it would be because he was sitting in the dock at the Hague, on trial for crimes against humanity. This is a man who cannot leave the country without consulting a lawyer, given that he is wanted for questioning in Chile, Argentina, and France, to name but a few nations that would love to 'chat' with Mr. Kissinger. It remains to be seen if Kissinger will give up the names of his consulting firm's clients, in accordance with the rules governing his new appointment as chair of the 9/11 Inquiry Commission. Kissinger remains unapologetic for his actions and decisions during the Vietnam War, despite the resultant loss of thousands of American lives. Seriously, do we honestly believe that a man who conducted a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia, who is in the back pocket of many of the countries suspected of harboring the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks (of which our ostensible ally, Saudi Arabia, is not the least) will conduct a full and thorough investigation of "the failures of intelligence" surrounding the attacks? His appointment signals a clear intent on the part of the Bush administration to dissemble, defer, and deny prior knowledge. The blatant cynicism and amorality of the Bushies continues to astound and appall me. 4:03:21 PM 
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A longer, essayish type thing can be found here. 2:34:43 PM
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Welcome to my latest iteration of my weblog. How many arcane URLs can I point you to, gentle readers, over the course of one year? I have a real problem with poorly designed, non-intuitive software interfaces, and abandon them at the drop of a hat. So, I've settled here, hopefully long term. So: here, now - always and inevitably in media res. We acquired a Christmas tree last night, wrangled it into my Beetle even, and got it home with minimal damage. The tree is, hands down, my favorite part of the holiday. I kept breathlessly repeating "there's a tree in our house!" until my girlfriend made me shut up. But, I like it very much, am already projecting all sorts of feelings of love and affection all over it, and think I will go look at it now. Okay, I'm back. We pulled the Christmas-related boxes out of storage, found all the little widgets comprising the tree stand, set up and watered the tree, and headed out to a reception at IDEA gallery. My good friend and band mate, Phyllis, is the director of said gallery, and their first exhibit in their very cool new space opened last night. The exhibit was entitled Fabrications, and featured works centering around the use of textiles. It was really excellent - everything was good to look at, and there were only four or five artists, so you were able to get a sense of the depth of their work. There was a beautiful/spooky paper dress, suspended by a very fine wire from the gallery's ceiling. As you circled it, generating micro-currents and static electricity, it billowed eerily and seemed to follow you about. Another series of work featured garments (shirts and hats) made of a translucent material. One shirt was covered with curls and strands of human hair, another had the spine of a small animal descending down the back. My favorite of this series, however, was a hat featuring two earpieces filled with tiny shells (all the better to hear the ocean with, I imagine). There was also a good band, and two bottles of Red Hook beer. 1:45:12 PM
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