I know something else that stinks. Wired ran a story a few days back titled Watchdogs Sniff Out Terror Sites where they heralded Aaron Weisburd and his radical "Internet Haganah", where open threats and religious ravings mix with blatant and self-righteous attacks on free speech. Wired makes it sound like they’re doing a good deed. [...]
Continue Reading February 27th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
John Gilmore, former Sun Microsystems, is asking "why?" and getting sidetracked, ostracized and grounded.
"As happens to the disobedient, Gilmore is grounded. He is rich — he estimates his net worth at $30 million — and cannot fly inside the United States. Nor can he ride Amtrak, rent a room at most major hotels, or easily [...]
Continue Reading February 27th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
The US is upset that Europe is discussing ending the official arms embargo against China. But according to an AP story, the embargo is already toothless. And I can’t argue with that. I’m sure the fact are accurate, but I really object to this holier-than-thou attitude from the American side. As if they haven’t sold [...]
Continue Reading February 25th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
So George W Bush is touring Europe to mend ties, scheme, gloat and be smug. Some European governments seem to have swallowed the bait. Or at least they’re smiling politely. But this is not as much an issue of cooperation, military and economically as it is one of consent. Consent to terror and the American [...]
Continue Reading February 23rd, 2005 Björn Hallberg
The Australian refers to it as Blog pundits claim CNN scalp, NBR sees it as a New media swarm takes down old media CNN news boss. Eason Jordan chose to step down after a storm of mostly online pundits raving over his alleged statement. I.e. that the US military deliberately targeted and targets reporters in [...]
Continue Reading February 16th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
As reported by Drudge and the Inquirer, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet.
"Specifically, the FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates’ campaigns, fit into the definition of "public communications." While coordinated communications are considered campaign [...]
Continue Reading February 16th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Ward Churchill’s apt observation about the September 11 attack seems to be causing a lot of slur these days. Ironically almost no one, including myself, read his original article for about three years. Now, all of a sudden, all hell breaks loose when Churchill is refused and then rescheduled to speak at various universities. In [...]
Continue Reading February 10th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
The Independent has an article outlining how "UK airports are believed to be operational bases for two executive jets used by the CIA to carry out ‘renditions’ of terror suspects." While Britain will not deport suspects being held without charge at Belmarsh prison, their version of Guantanamo, they seem willing to pass along information about [...]
Continue Reading February 10th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Well, the intended fodder seems to grow weary of the aggressive attempts of on-campus recruiters. Last month, military recruiters were harassed and eventually chased off a campus in Seattle and now the group, Students Against War, demand that these recruitment practises be ended altogether. As a non-American I am surprised and appalled by the belligerent [...]
Continue Reading February 7th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
We have all been made aware, by the US, that there were discrepancies in the so called oil-for-food program run by the UN. The Americans tried to exploit any corruption in the system to disgrace the UN and specifically Kofi Annan. It figures that someone was fishing for new American leadership to end the corruption [...]
Continue Reading February 3rd, 2005 Björn Hallberg
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