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Outrage in Washington: Part II

Submitted by chip on Sun, 09-Feb-2003 - 2:24 am
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Link: Coble, Myrick face heat for comments.

Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.), during a radio interview, defended imprisoning Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II. He thought it was necessary because some Japanese-Americans "probably were intent on doing harm to us, just as some of these Arab-Americans are probably intent on doing harm to us."

Sure, Washington is full of idiots, but before you write this guy off, please note he is the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland. (via BookBlog)

Outrage in Washington: Part I

Submitted by chip on Sun, 09-Feb-2003 - 2:23 am
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Link: Justice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Anti-Terrorism Act.

The current administration--aided by a derelict Congress--has significantly curtailed our civil liberties. Executive orders and laws like the Patriot Act have abridged fundamental rights, such as requiring search warrants before protected, confidential information (like library records) can be seized.

And now they're at it again.

This time, however, there may be hope. The Senate recently bucked the administration and voted to block funding to the Total Information Awareness program. Maybe they are finally ready to stand up to the Bush Justice Department and its attack on our most basic rights. (via bOING bOING)

Tragedy

Submitted by chip on Sat, 01-Feb-2003 - 1:55 pm
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Link: NASA Press Release #03-030

Their sacrifice in the cause of science and for the advancement of humanity is the noblest, and the most tragic.

Updated 5:36 PM: It had been another very late night of hacking, so I'm surprised I awoke a little after 8am CST today. I don't know what aroused me, but I stumbled bleary eyed out of bed. I poured a bowl of cereal and sat down for the morning news. Yahoo! had an article with a "posted one minute ago" tag. It was one of those flash stories, just two paragraphs saying contact with the shuttle had been lost and it never landed. "Oh bummer," I thought and crawled back into bed, still half asleep.

I awoke a few hours later and it finally dawned on me. "Oh fuck! The shuttle has been lost."

I'm still surprised that something should stir me this morning. Doesn't seem likely the booms were audible here in Austin.

It Seems the Country's Going to War

Submitted by chip on Mon, 27-Jan-2003 - 6:28 pm
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Firefly: Then it

I Scare Myself

Submitted by chip on Sat, 18-Jan-2003 - 5:54 pm
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Headlines seen on today's newswire:

Yoicks! What do you do when your most bitter, cynical, paranoid fears become cold, hard reality? I fear it means I better begin brushing up on my, "You want fries with that?"

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