News – Keep on Rolling Geneva Accord!
Perhaps someone will finally get some progress on forcing the leaders of Israel and Palestine to make peace.
Israel/Palestine
The Geneva Accord seems to be picking up steam. If it is distributed to every household, explained in sold out meetings and generally wins the approval of the Israeli people, will Sharon be able to simply dismiss it? Not if he likes wearing the leader hat.
The deadline for Qurie to form a government has passed, but Arafat has converted the emergency cabinet into a caretaker government, giving matters another week at most. Now if only he would stop being such a roadblock to progress. :p
British arms are still being sold to Israel, even though an agreement that they not be used in occupied territories is being breached. British Human Rights groups are not pleased to find this out.
Iraq
The heart of the US forces in Iraq has been struck for a second time by mortar attack. Four wounded in yet another slap in the face by bold, far too successful rebels.
Bremer does a partial 180 and will give conditional support to an Iraqi led provisional force to hunt down partisans. The Iraqi council wants to include former Iraq security services members and members of political party militias.
Syria blames the recent terror in Iraq on the US’ presence and says we should get out. True in part, but leaving now is simply not a viable option.
A British officer was killed during a Coalition operation. The first for over a month.
Spain is pulling out all but a skeleton crew of four or five people from its Baghdad embassy. But they’ll be back, they’re likely to sit out Ramadan in Jordan.
US
Could the Constitution allow the congress to scrap judicial jurisdiction over entire classes of cases? Precedent has shown it has happened before, but not on the scale some are lobbying for now.
The FBI believes it knows who the 20th hijacker of the 9/11 attacks is. One wonders what this will do for Moussaoui’s case.
The upcoming TV movie about Jessica Lynch has been called bland and dull. Considering all we’ve heard of the incident, we can reasonably assume that it will be close to factual, within the realm of dramatic license.
The CIA goes corporate? Does the CIA’s business model endanger national security?
General
Need to rely on alternatives to milk because of lactos intolerance or other conditions? Slate has a milk taste test that arrays several alternatives against the real thing. The test focuses on taste, smell, appearance, and cookie dunkability. The results are interesting.
Day to Day has High Court Dodges Big Cases and the Economics of Suicide.
Today’s Papers has Mark Medish’s hypocrisy, low numbers in believing Iraq is all that important to the war on terror, Arnold’s picking of a well-regarded environmental officer and more.
A less than flattering review of Matrix: Revolutions. I repeat my earlier mantra for another flick. Screw the critics. I enjoyed the second installment of the series despite the nay saying of the critics and I have no doubt that when I go on Friday to see this one, I’ll leave with a smile on my face and another DVD waiting to enter my growing collection.
One can hardly keep up with the modern day’s information overload.
If Guy Fawkes’s gun powered plot in 1605 had worked, he would have devastated most of London. Scary.
Amusements
Steve BellIraq’s Alien Invaders
Farkers Photoshop Lebron James into new occupations.
Crook robs a bank, then goes across the street to get a haircut. The stylist gets halfway done before the coops come for the crook.