] The United States is now clearly involved in a guerrilla
] war in the Sunni regions of Iraq. As a result, U.S.
] forces are engaging in counterinsurgency operations,
] which historically have proven most difficult and trying
] -- for both American forces and American politics.
] Suppressing a guerrilla operation without alienating the
] indigenous population represents an extreme challenge to
] the United States that at this point does not appear
] avoidable -- and the seriousness of which does not appear
] to be broadly understood.

While the US media is so confident that the US won the Iraq war that the subject has become passe, it turns out that the capitulation of troops was part of a deliberate strategy. Hussein may in fact still be in control of his military. The war is not over. The US has not won.

Iraq war actually isn't over.

] The outlook is equally grim for the dozens of start-ups
] making Wi-Fi chips, systems and equipment. A few may get
] lucky, and be bought out by a larger equipment-maker,
] such as Cisco, says Mr Chand. But most will fail.
] Already, though sales of Wi-Fi equipment are booming,
] prices have tumbled, and margins are now wafer-thin.
] Wi-Fi will continue to spread, and will remain popular.
] But, rather like the internet, it may disappoint many
] investors who hoped to make their fortunes.

Economist predicts wifi bust

] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday
] suspended military assistance to nearly 50 countries,
] including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO
] membership, because they have supported the International
] Criminal Court and failed to exempt Americans from
] possible prosecution.

US Suspends all military aid to 50 countries

] HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters
] took to Hong Kong's streets on Tuesday to denounce the
] government and its planned anti-subversion law in the
] city's biggest demonstration since the 1989 Tiananmen
] Square massacre.

Hong Kong breaks into protest

Its Canada Day!

Canada Day 2003

] Today, July 1, sees the beginning of a new VAT regime,
] which will see the tax applied to all digital services
] delivered to people within the EU, regardless of where
] the services are supplied.

The Register:EU Vat Nightmare starts today

] Japanese bookstores are set to launch a national campaign
] to stop so-called "digital shoplifting" by customers
] using the lastest camera-equipped mobile phones.
]
] The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association says the
] practice is "information theft" and it wants it stopped.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan's 'digital shoplifting' plague

] Microsoft Word documents are notorious for containing
] private information in file headers which people would
] sometimes rather not share. The British government of
] Tony Blair just learned this lesson the hard way.

Microsoft Word bytes Tony Blair in the butt

] "I would guess that you would then see stories about the
] family faced with economic ruin and the cost of having to
] hire defense counsel, settling for $10,000 or $20,000,
] and the money they were saving for Timmy's college
] education now has to go to Kid Rock," said Philip S.
] Corwin, a lobbyist in Washington for Sharman Networks,
] distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing software.
]
] "That's the kind of stuff that would scare a politician."

Labels May Face Risk in Piracy Suits

] No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call
] Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing
] calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national
] registry and still can call you even if you place your
] number on it. Exempt businesses include:
]
] * long-distance phone companies
] * airlines
] * banks and credit unions; and
] * the business of insurance, to the extent that it is
] regulated by state law.
]
] However, many telemarketing calls are placed by
] professional telemarketing companies, and even if the
] company whose goods or services are being sold is exempt,
] the telemarketing company may be covered.
]
] You may still receive calls from political organizations,
] charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which
] you have an existing business relationship.

Hrm. See, I got fairly excited about this thing... Then, after being woken up at 9 AM on Saturday Morning by the F.O.P., I decided to really look at it. Turns out, its basically useless. MOST of the telemarketing calls I receive are:

1. Surveys.
2. Charities.
3. Long Distance Services.
4. Credit Services.

All of these things are exempt. Thank you government, for yet again appearing to do something without doing anything at all.

National Do Not Call Registry: Not all its cracked up to be