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The Great Divider

In the land of the first amendment, the normal rules of discourse are now blurred. The possibility of civilised people, all sharing the same loyalty, disagreeing about the right way forward is much attenuated. A single label can be made to wipe out every nuance. If you’re not with me, you may be proving that you aren’t a patriot. President Bush’s state of the union address was redolent of the triumphalism and alarm that obliterate every alternative mind-set. It was a fine oration by a war leader who is carrying all before him. The war has allowed a president without a mandate to grow into a heroic figure whom nobody wishes to challenge.

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Not A Moment Too Soon

Stephen King declares he’s giving up writing books… trees everywhere heave a sigh of relief.

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Enron – Going Going Gone

She hung up and told me the news. Cliff Baxter, the well liked former vice-president of Enron, had been found in the early hours of the morning, slumped over the wheel of his black Mercedes near his home in the smart Houston suburb of Sugar Land, killed by a .38 calibre revolver bullet in the head. Later, after examining the suicide note and the corpse, the coroner would rule out foul play, but Lario’s first thought was that Baxter – a man she used to talk to on smoke breaks – had been murdered. “He was such a nice person,” she said. “I’m just wondering whether someone killed him. I don’t know. Because he knew too much? This is just the beginning. This thing is getting messier and messier. I am just so shocked. He did know a lot. He did know too much.”

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SFO’s Nitro Shenanigans

So some guy tested positive for nitro on his shoes in SFO, but disappeared during the confusion of the ensuing bomb alert. Why the security guards had handed the man back his shoes and allowed him to walk away was not known. Good work guys, that really inspires confidence.

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UK’s Non Constitution

This is a great essay on the state of the UK’s “Constitution”.

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Googlewhacking

Googlewhacking… So I was bored.

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Kandahar Drag Scene

This is great. I saw these great photos of the Kandahar Drag Scene in a recent New Yorker article. Ah Kandahar, where birds fly over the city using only one wing, the other covering their posterior.
The Photo Shah shop in Kandahar specializes in gaudily retouched portraits ... Despite a religious ban on the reproduction of the human image, many Taliban had their photographs taken, often with close friends The Photo Shah shop in Kandahar specializes in gaudily retouched portraits ... Despite a religious ban on the reproduction of the human image, many Taliban had their photographs taken, often with close friends The Photo Shah shop in Kandahar specializes in gaudily retouched portraits ... Despite a religious ban on the reproduction of the human image, many Taliban had their photographs taken, often with close friends The Photo Shah shop in Kandahar specializes in gaudily retouched portraits ... Despite a religious ban on the reproduction of the human image, many Taliban had their photographs taken, often with close friends The Photo Shah shop in Kandahar specializes in gaudily retouched portraits ... Despite a religious ban on the reproduction of the human image, many Taliban had their photographs taken, often with close friends

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Pakistan’s Taliban Evacuation

A nice, long Seymour Hersh piece on clandestine Pakistan support for Taliban evacuation using Pakistani helicopters and safe air routes. Of course, the sources are mainly Indian, so there is that.

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Another San Francisco Fan

I think that fires are good, especially in hell. San Francisco was not a clean city, like Chicago and Boston, she was nasty.

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Connectionist Stalkers

So we have one Andreas Weigand coming in to talk to us tomorrow, about some connectionist stuff he does. But I bet he wishes he could take back this Usenet article. Or maybe not.

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