WP. “There's no question: A small band of people can paralyze the country,” said Mahmoud Othman, an independent Kurdish member of the (Iraqi) council. [John Robb's Weblog]
Month: May 2004
UPI article
This UPI article is so true. It's over Rummy. Even worse for Rumsfeld and his coterie of neo-conservative true believers who have run the Pentagon for the past 3½ years, three major institutions in the Washington power structure have decided that after almost a full presidential term of being treated with contempt and abuse by… Continue reading UPI article
LOL. Like Hersh, I wrote a “Gray Zone” post too, back in January.
The US military is still talking about Baathist holdouts as the problem in Iraq. I see something different: a civil war in the making. Lots of old scores to settle. Lots of money (read Oil) and power at stake. Years of repression to redress.
There are so many fault lines in Iraq that it will be impossible for the US to differentiate between friends from enemies. This is a gray zone. It is something that the US military (and our leadership) has historically had severe problems with. In the gray-zone of Iraq, good and evil are terms that get you into trouble.
[John Robb's Weblog
The US military is still talking about Baathist holdouts as the problem in Iraq. I see something different: a civil war in the making. Lots of old scores to settle. Lots of money (read Oil) and power at stake. Years of repression to redress.
There are so many fault lines in Iraq that it will be impossible for the US to differentiate between friends from enemies. This is a gray zone. It is something that the US military (and our leadership) has historically had severe problems with. In the gray-zone of Iraq, good and evil are terms that get you into trouble.
LOL. Like Hersh, I wrote a “Gray Zone” post too, back in January. The US military is still talking about Baathist holdouts as the problem in Iraq. I see something different: a civil war in the making. Lots of old scores to settle. Lots of money (read Oil) and power at stake. Years of repression… Continue reading LOL. Like Hersh, I wrote a “Gray Zone” post too, back in January.
The US military is still talking about Baathist holdouts as the problem in Iraq. I see something different: a civil war in the making. Lots of old scores to settle. Lots of money (read Oil) and power at stake. Years of repression to redress.
There are so many fault lines in Iraq that it will be impossible for the US to differentiate between friends from enemies. This is a gray zone. It is something that the US military (and our leadership) has historically had severe problems with. In the gray-zone of Iraq, good and evil are terms that get you into trouble.
Messaging and Presence, Part Two: IMPS
Messaging and Presence, Part Two: IMPS. A couple of months ago I wrote some words about Jabber and Presence to allow for presence and messaging on the cheap for operators and savvy end-users. I also made mention of something called Wireless Village and said that I'd follow the Jabber piece with something more targeted for… Continue reading Messaging and Presence, Part Two: IMPS
The Curious Incident of the Boxes
The Curious Incident of the Boxes. An auction of Arthur Conan Doyle's artifacts has provoked a fight and a mystery almost worthy of Sherlock Holmes himself. By Sarah Lyall. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Untitled
After listening to John McCain on NPR's The Connection this morning, and then listening to a repeat this evening, the obvious thing for the Republicans is to privately ask Bush not to run for re-election and quickly get a McCain candidacy together. This is the best remedy for the United States, if not for the… Continue reading Untitled
Pushmepullyou
Pushmepullyou. Recently I spoke with Dave Lewis, vice president of deliverability management and ISP relations at Digital Impact. His company's motto: “Making e-mail marketing more effective is our single-minded passion.” In one of his online essays, entitled “How to Keep B-to-B E-mail From Getting Caught in Filters,” his first rule is “Get permission.” I argued… Continue reading Pushmepullyou
Another door opens
Another door opens. Scripting News: “At some point in the next few months, there will be an open source release of the Frontier kernel.” Congratulations to Dave Winer on reaching a new milestone in the history of Frontier. Another loop closes as a new door opens. The roots of blogging today can be traced back,… Continue reading Another door opens
Update: SubEthaEdit 2.0
Update: SubEthaEdit 2.0. The collaborative text editor adds regular expressions for Find and Replace, iChat and Mail integration, more powerful syntax definitions and modes, auto-completion, Invitations, a split view, and other changes. [MacInTouch]
Why Windows is a Security Nightmare
techuser.net – Why Windows is a Security Nightmare. Security in all mainstream operating systems is non-existent; however, things are especially bad for Windows. Windows happens to be the favorite target of worm and virus writers. Conventional wisdom suggests that the huge installed base of Windows helps spread the worms and viruses, and also makes it… Continue reading Why Windows is a Security Nightmare