Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 11:54:11 AM CET
A Letter to George W. Bush on the Eve of War
George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 11:48:26 AM CET
War Inc.
American corporations with close ties to the White House are poised to cash in on Saddam's defeat. French companies need not apply.
As the prospect of war with Iraq comes ever closer, companies with expertise in combating oil-well fires have begun to publicly complain that the U.S government has not been forthcoming with details of the firefighting services it may require in the Middle East.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 11:45:44 AM CET
Microwave weapons: the dangers of first use
Will they use it or not? If the United States decides to attack Iraq, military analysts say a key decision for Washington will be whether to deploy a revolutionary and secretive weapon that is designed to spare human beings but destroy computers and telecommunications equipment.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 11:42:06 AM CET
Axis of Evil and Declaring War on World
Twenty-four hours after the Azores Summit, the U.S., Britain, and Spain withdrew their proposed resolution to the United Nations Security Council and virtually declared war against the international community.
This decision was not unexpected because U.S. President George W. Bush told reporters in the Azores that they would give the Security Council only 24 hours to decide about Iraq and threatened that if the Security Council did not make the decision that the U.S. wanted, he would even change the United Nations system.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on March 18, 2003 at 11:11:11 AM CET
US-Musikindustrie verwarnt Firmen
Der Verband der US-Musikindustrie, die Recording Industrie Association of America (RIAA) hat nach US-Medienberichten rund 300 US-Firmen angeschrieben und aufgefordert, den Gebrauch von P2P-Tauschbörsen aus den firmeninternen Netzen zu unterbinden. Dem Schreiben vom 12. März sollen detaillierte Listen der getauschten Dateien beiliegen. Die angeschriebenen Firmen, deren Namen bisher nicht bekannt sind, wurden aufgefordert, die diesbezüglichen Aktivitäten ihrer Angestellten sofort zu unterbinden. Andernfalls drohten Schadensersatzklagen von bis zu 150.000 US-Dollar pro Copyright-Verletzung.
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Topic: FUN - on March 18, 2003 at 10:57:54 AM CET
Do you know what time it is ?
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 18, 2003 at 10:54:30 AM CET
Computer virus writers mostly obsessed males
Male. Obsessed with computers. Lacking a girlfriend. Aged 14 to 34. Capable of sowing chaos worldwide.
That is the profile of the average computer-virus writer, an anti-virus expert said on Tuesday.
About 1,000 viruses are created every month by virus writers increasingly intent on targeting new operating systems, said Jan Hruska, the chief executive of British-based Sophos, the world's fourth-largest anti-virus solutions provider. "So far, we've seen no indication of decreased interest in virus writing," Hruska told Reuters in an interview.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 10:12:11 AM CET
MOVING TIPS FOR DICTATORS WHO MUST LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY WITHIN 48 HOURS
Moving isn’t an easy proposition for anyone, but certain complications arise when you’re a dictator who must leave your country in the matter of hours. Here at Plinkomedia, we feel it is our American duty to ensure that all dictators have the tools necessary to leave their country fast!
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 10:09:20 AM CET
French site to send Bush peace pretzels
U.S. citizens have turned on French fries and toast to vent their frustration at France's anti-war stance on Iraq. Now the French have joined in the food war -- with pretzels.
A French Web site is urging people to send pretzels to U.S. President, who fainted and fell off a sofa in January 2002 after gagging on the salty snack.
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Topic: War and Peace - on March 18, 2003 at 10:05:00 AM CET
Anti-War Protests Have Big Price Tags
So who is picking up the tab?
"The major anti-U.S. government demonstrations are organized by people who have been around for a long time, particularly the Workers World Party, which has existed for more than 30 years now and has always supported the enemies of the United States," said Herbert Romerstein, a retired agent of the U.S. Information Agency.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 9:59:09 AM CET
US firms get $1.5bn deal to rebuild Iraq
The United States plans to transform the infrastructure of Iraq within a year of a war ending, but has sidelined aid agencies by allocating almost all the funds available to private American firms.
Non-governmental organisations and the UN would get just $50m, a tiny fraction of the $1.5bn being offered to private companies, according to more than 100 pages of confidential contract documents leaked to the Wall Street Journal.
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Topic: W A R - on March 18, 2003 at 9:48:31 AM CET
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation
My fellow citizens, events in Iraq have now reached the final days of decision. For more than a decade, the United States and other nations have pursued patient and honorable efforts to disarm the Iraqi regime without war. That regime pledged to reveal and destroy all its weapons of mass destruction as a condition for ending the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
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