Walter Isaacson is concerned that CNN is being used as a propaganda platform … for the Taliban. He wants to make sure his correspondents give as much attention to the fact that the Taliban are evil bastards as to the pitiful state of the Afghanis and the devastation that our bombing is causing. [...]
Entries from October 2001
October 31st, 2001 · Comments Off
October 31st, 2001 · Comments Off
In the New York Times, Paul Krugman takes a look at the administration’s proposed economic stimulus package and finds that a lot of the stimulus is targetted at Texas energy companies which are closely associated with Dick Cheney and who dumped bags of cash on the Bush campaign last year.
October 31st, 2001 · Comments Off
British historian Sir Michael Howard gave a speech analyzing the American response to the 9/11 attacks. It’s probably the best assessment of the current situation and our handling of it that I’ve yet read. There are lots of juicy quotes in the speech that I could pull, but I’ll just suggest that you read [...]
October 31st, 2001 · Comments Off
Salon’s Katharine Mieszkowski has an interview with Barbara Mikkelson, who, along with her husband, maintains the amazing Snopes.com. The interview talks about 9/11-related hoaxes, and more generally, urban folklore.
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
Amazon.com reported in an SEC filing that they’re saving a boatload of cash by using Linux.
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
MS-DOS R.I.P.
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
EPIC has published the DOJ field guide (PDF) on the new authorities granted by the anti-terrorism act signed last week. Here’s the blurb from EPIC’s home page about the document:
Within hours of the USA PATRIOT Act being signed into law, the Justice Department issued a field guidance memorandum (PDF) on the new anti-terrorism authorities approved [...]
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
Everything I need to know (about investing) I learned from Warren Buffett.
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
Current estimates are that about 1,000 people are currently being detained in relation to the 9/11 attack. The government has not released their names, nor has it explained why these people are being held. I’m glad that various political groups are keeping a close eye on this situation.
October 30th, 2001 · Comments Off
Salon has a great interview today with Yossi Klein Halevi, an Israeli journalist. While his opinions are obviously only his own, I found the interview to be an excellent picture of how Israelis perceive their ongoing relationship with the Palestinians. For example, here’s his statement on the dealing with terrorism in day to [...]