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- about those imaginary iraqi terror links
Surprise! Saddam Hussein had links to terrorist organizations. You need a moment? It’s okay. I’ll wait. . . . Project Harmony, which is sifting through hundreds of thousands of captured documents from the previous regime, released a report on the various links that Ba’athist Iraq provided training, intelligence, or materiel to groups as diverse as: [...]
31 Mar 2008 
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- a peek inside the NSC
Duke professor Peter Feaver writes a fascinating article in Commentary magazine about the shift in the administration’s Iraq policy during his two-year tenure from 2005 – 2007. It’s an interesting look into the process of formulating a policy and watching hundreds of opportunistic leaders do their best to rip it to shreds. Those influenced by [...]
31 Mar 2008 Politics, War & Peace; no comments. permalink
- why american kids aren’t crazy about the OLPC
Kevin Delaney has a good article and video over at the WSJ about the One Laptop per Child initiative’s XO-1, which I reviewed in depth last December. It was an interesting concept, but as Delaney points out, the execution has a ways to go. . . even for a kid who isn’t all up on [...]
31 Mar 2008 Nerdery & Sundry, Technology; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-03-31
The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time As much props as candidate #2 deserves, you cannot disagree with candidate #1. (Via Liz B) (tags: history humor) WSJ Washington Wire: Polarization? I?s Good for Us Here’s a novel thought: the golden era of bipartisanship from (arguably) 1941-1964 resulted in policy mush. And pandering to racist Southern [...]
31 Mar 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-03-29
WSJ: India’s milkmen fully employed with nowhere to go It’s like a Keynesian wet dream: India’s government-employed milkmen cannot legally be laid off, but sales are plummeting. Insert comment about free time for housewives here. (tags: bureaucracy government labor india economics)
29 Mar 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- the nba is dead to me
I used to defend the NBA against those who thought college basketball was the superior incarnation of the game. Fan disillusion after a major point-shaving scandal in the college game, after all, was the reason the fledgling Basketball Association of America (BAA) was able take off as a viable league. Fittingly, NBA Commissioner David Stern [...]
26 Mar 2008 Sport; no comments. permalink
- quote of the day
From Hotline On Call: “I’m not of the Washington world. ” – James Carville, “AC 360,” CNN, 3/24. Nor was Gollum.
26 Mar 2008 Politics; no comments. permalink
- there will be vader
This is why mashups were invented. This one stars Daniel Plainview as Darth Vader. [h/t: Kottke]
25 Mar 2008 Pop Culture & Memes; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-03-24
Dinosaur comics explain exactly why I left comp sci seven years ago (tags: comics humor tech) Strange Maps: Area codes in which Ludacris claims to have ‘hos 402? Really? You really want some of that Omaha tail? (tags: design humor music geography)
24 Mar 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-03-23
DNA India: Unemployment biggest challenge for Kashmir says PDP prez Hmm. . . maybe it’s time to FINALLY rethink the ol’ Article 370? (tags: politics india economics war_on_terror) DNA India: Indian FM Chidambaram says Left blocking economic progress I’ll eschew the “Duh!” tag to go instead with “MORTAL COMBAAAAAAT!” Coalition infighting is hilarious. (tags: india [...]
23 Mar 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
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