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Thursday, April 03, 2003
He just can't leave Alaska alone
Bush plans House to agree on oil drilling in Alaska.
House Republicans are reviving President Bush's top energy priority -- opening an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling -- although the Senate already has rejected it.
The refuge provision was among a package of energy proposals that were moving swiftly through several House committees Wednesday with expectations that the full House might take them up as early as next week.
Republicans included oil development in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of a broader package of energy proposals approved Wednesday by the Resources Committee.
While the refuge drilling measure has a good chances of passing the House, it is certain to again run into trouble in the Senate, which rejected developing of ANWR's oil by a 52-48 vote two weeks ago.
daisycutter 4/03/2003 7:46:36 PM - [Link]
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US cluster bombs danger to kids
US cluster bombs are a danger to civilians especially kids.
They say "bomblets" that reach the ground without exploding can harm civilians by detonating later. A particular concern, says UNICEF, is that children could confuse the bomblets with humanitarian food rations being handed out by US troops, because they are the same bright yellow colour.
daisycutter 4/03/2003 7:34:49 PM - [Link]
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US wants Iraqi POW's captured by Brits
US wants Iraqi POW's captured by Brits.
British cabinet ministers are warning that it would be illegal for Tony Blair to bow to US demands for Iraqi prisoners of war captured by the British to be handed over to the US for trial or imprisonment in America.
They are checking reports that paramilitaries captured by the British will eventually be segregated from regular prisoners of war and then handed to the US military police before being sent to the US base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for questioning.
Islam online reported this on monday.
daisycutter 4/03/2003 7:23:27 PM - [Link]
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Al Jazeera out of Bagdad
Al Jazeera out of Bagdad.
The network said the Iraqi information ministry had asked al-Jazeera reporters Diyar al-Umari, who works in Baghdad, and Taysir Alluni to leave the country as soon as possible.
"The Iraqi Information Ministry gave no justification for its decision," the channel said. "As al-Jazeera Channel regrets this sudden and unjustified stand by the Iraqi Information Ministry, it announces that it has decided -- until further notice -- to suspend the work of all its correspondents in Iraq."
daisycutter 4/03/2003 6:55:49 PM - [Link]
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Wednesday, April 02, 2003
Schiermonnikoog
I quit my study today, so I'm of to the beach on Schiermonnikoog.
daisycutter 4/02/2003 10:00:14 AM - [Link]
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Tuesday, April 01, 2003
Metafilter
Metafilter Googled?
daisycutter 4/01/2003 9:10:33 PM - [Link]
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We're not there....really
A US vessel was escorted by a Dutch frigate, strange since we're not actually supporting the war.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 8:54:27 PM - [Link]
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French wine makers
French wine makers not hit by US boycot but by economic gloom.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 8:46:06 PM - [Link]
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Book review
Rather scary: writing a book on deadly flew, Amsterdam-Trilogie van Jerôme Inen, when SARS is on going around.
Bookreview by Reitze
daisycutter 4/01/2003 6:57:59 PM - [Link]
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Why men love porn
Yes, why is it that men like porn on the net.
Some 200 million people are online worldwide, and studies place pornography at between 20 and 30 per cent of all internet traffic. The only words entered in search engines more often than 'sex' are 'the' and 'and'. One study recorded 98 million visits to the top five free porn sites per month, and 19 million per month to the top five paying sites.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 6:29:48 PM - [Link]
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Madonna
Madonna withdraws anti war video from her single 'American Life'.
'Due to the volatile state of the world and out of sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video,' Madonna said.
chicken!
daisycutter 4/01/2003 6:17:51 PM - [Link]
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Live from the broom closet
An alleged war corespondent from Swaziland was said to be reporting live from Bagdad was in fact transmitting from a broom closet in his home town.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 6:10:32 PM - [Link]
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Life sentence
Volkert van der G. faces a life sentence.
In the trial of Volkert van der Graaf, the confessed murderer of populist politician Pim Fortuyn, the public prosecutor has demanded that the defendant be sentenced to life imprisonment.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 3:31:19 PM - [Link]
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Unhelpful allies
The money for reconstructing Iraq is not to be spent on products or services from "unhelpful allies".
When the House Appropriations Committee meets today to approve $75 billion for war and reconstruction costs, Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., plans to offer an amendment to prohibit use of the money to purchase goods or services from corporations in countries that opposed the war. The amendment says contracts should be awarded "where possible" to companies from nations that have aided the USA in Iraq.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 2:39:52 PM - [Link]
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Cholera in Basra
UN fears Cholera outbreak in Basra.
The conditions were taking their toll on a population already weakened by malnutrition - particularly children, said Unicef spokesman Geoffrey Keele.
?We have heard reports that there have been some cholera cases that have come out,? he said. ?That is obviously a huge concern for us now. We are monitoring the situation.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 1:57:07 PM - [Link]
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Women
10 things you don't know about women
daisycutter 4/01/2003 1:39:59 PM - [Link]
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Superhero or superzero
It's just one of those tests.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 10:50:23 AM - [Link]
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Cold war bunkers for sale
Buy your own piece of cold war history.
Three decommissioned Cold War bunkers are going on sale in the East Midlands for £3,000 each. One of the bedroom-sized bunkers was advertised on Internet auction website eBay and has already attracted 1,500 hits, said JH Walter chartered surveyor Rob Ward.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 10:03:19 AM - [Link]
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French comedians boycot humour
French comedians boycot humour.
daisycutter 4/01/2003 9:34:22 AM - [Link]
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Monday, March 31, 2003
Pantyhose new defensive weapon in Iraq
Pantyhose new defensive weapon in Iraq.
Women's pantyhose work well enough as a sand-flea barrier, but several companies make pantyhose especially for men. G. Lieberman & Sons offers a practical line of male-only pantyhose through its Web site, www.glieberman.com. Several models sport male-friendly fly openings and the hose comes in several sizes, from the more traditional waist-length versions to shorter three-quarter and sock-sized models.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 9:45:20 PM - [Link]
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Depleted Uranium
Read about the use of ammunition with depleted uranium by the US forces in the first Iraq war.
That made a fine mess, so they use it again.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 9:24:43 PM - [Link]
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Allied violations of UN Security Counsil Resolutions
Violations of UN Security Counsil Resolutions by the US allies. Israel over 30, Turkey over 20, Morocco over 15.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 8:47:02 PM - [Link]
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20.000 hack attacks
Since the outbreak of war 20000 hacker attacks have been reported.
"This is the future of protest," said Roberto Preatoni, founder of Zone-H, an Estonian firm that monitors and records hacking attacks. Since the war in Iraq started last week, the firm has recorded over 20,000 Web site defacements.
The most notable victim was al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV network that angered many Western viewers earlier this week when it aired footage of dead British and American soldiers and of prisoners of war.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 8:32:44 PM - [Link]
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Iraqi civilian bodycount
Who do they think they're kidding. US figures by CDI show 93 Iraqi civilian deaths.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 5:06:50 PM - [Link]
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Peter Arnett fired
After he told Iraqi TV that the US war plan against Iraq had failed Peter Arnett was fired by NBC.
"I said in that interview essentially what we all know about the war, that there have been delays in implementing policy, there have been surprises," Arnett told NBC's "Today" show.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 4:54:27 PM - [Link]
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A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality
A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality.
"A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality," published by
InterVarsity Press, is based on previous research as well as Dr. Nicolosi's 10 years of treating unwanted homosexuality as a
clinical psychologist. The three-day broadcast addresses specific
behavioral patterns in the parent-child relationship that
encourages unhealthy same-sex attraction, such as a damaged relationship with a father or an overbearing mother.
Right!
daisycutter 3/31/2003 4:41:18 PM - [Link]
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You are behaving badly
In New York cards are handed out saying "you are behaving badly".
'People sometimes behave badly, rudely, or in other socially unacceptable ways; this can happen either accidentally or on purpose. Spread the word! Stop the rudeness!'
Seems rather trivial with an ongoing war being more socially unacceptable than not scooping poop.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 4:13:42 PM - [Link]
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Californians fight telemarketeers
Californians fight telemarketeers the American way:
Under new federal and state laws, telemarketing firms face fines of $11,000 per violation if they call anyone on the list after Oct. 1. The California government Web site -- nocall.doj.state.ca.us -- is expected to be operational Tuesday, Lockyer's office said
daisycutter 3/31/2003 4:00:44 PM - [Link]
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Volkert van der G.
Volkert van der G., the killer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn had explosives at home.
The self-confessed killer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn told his trial on Monday he had more than 30 condoms filled with explosive and a timer device in his attic but never meant to inflict harm with them.
"I had those things. But they weren't designed to attack people or objects," said Van der Graaf, a 33-year-old vegan animal rights activist, whose trial began last week."
daisycutter 3/31/2003 3:45:50 PM - [Link]
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Iraqi POW's to Guantanamo
Islam online claims US is shipping some Iraqi POW's to Guantanamo.
The U.S. administration mulls now shipping some detained Iraqi civilians - accused by the U.S. of belonging to paramilitary squads ? to the controversial detention center at its naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a mass-circulation U.S. newspaper reported Sunday, March 30.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 3:32:08 PM - [Link]
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British soldiers courtmartialed for protesting
British soldiers courtmartialed for protesting that innocent people are being killed.
Three British soldiers in Iraq have been ordered home after objecting to the conduct of the war. It is understood they have been sent home for protesting that the war is killing innocent civilians.
The three soldiers - including a private and a technician - are from 16 Air Assault Brigade which is deployed in southern Iraq. Its task has been to protect oilfields.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 3:20:33 PM - [Link]
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Some sense
At least there's some sense alive in the US.
Three-fourths said they support the president's decision to go to war with Iraq, says the survey. But almost that many, 66 percent, said they don't think the United States should feel free to use force without the backing of the United Nations.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 3:07:32 PM - [Link]
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100 Bin Ladens
Mubarak warns for 100 Bin Ladens.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday the US-led war on Iraq would produce "one hundred new bin Ladens", driving more Muslims to anti-Western militancy.
daisycutter 3/31/2003 2:52:30 PM - [Link]
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Bush before War Crimes Tribunal?
Indonesia wants Bush to face War Crimes Tribunal
Amien Rais delivered a letter to the United Nations building in Jakarta demanding that Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair be tried in an international court "for their unjustified use of force against the people of Iraq".
daisycutter 3/31/2003 2:32:27 PM - [Link]
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