] Among the nominees for the 2004 prize are the head of the
] U.N.'s nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei, jailed Israeli
] atomic whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, former Czech
] President Vaclav Havel and former chief U.N. weapons
] inspector Hans Blix.
]
] President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and
] French President Jacques Chirac are also among the
] nominees.

[ If Bush wins the Nobel Peace Prize, I'm moving to Mars. -k]

International News Article | Reuters.com

] Shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, all these are an
] abomination before the Lord, just as gays are an
] abomination. Why stop at protesting gay marriage? Bring
] all of God's law unto the heathens and the sodomites.

[ Drawing attention to stupid fundamentalists is funny. -k]

God Hates Shrimp

] [T]he entertainment industry's pursuit of tough new laws to
] protect copyrighted materials from online piracy is bad
] for business and for the economy, according to a report
] being released today by the Committee for Economic
] Development, a Washington policy group that has its roots
] in the business world.

[ Following on the heels of Greenspan's speech regarding the need to re-assess IP law in the context of an increasing ratio of the GDP being based upon non-physical product -- here's one such re-assessment. Or a little piece of an overall reassessment anyhow. It's nice to see some of the more venerable mainstream organizations picking up this argument... -k]

Report Raises Questions About Fighting Online Piracy

] "As long as the warmonger Bush and the Nazi Americans
] live, who are worse than Hitler's fascists, world peace
] will be impossible to achieve," a North Korean schoolgirl
] says to Bartelsman.
]
] "The Americans enjoy war...it's part of their nature,"
] says a boy.

[ So sad. Hate is learned... teaching a child hate is among the worst sins one can commit. What a travesty. -k]

CBS News | If Anne Frank Only Knew ... | February 27, 2004 18:05:26

[ Hear hear! We loves ya... -k]

Happy Birthday Nanochick!

] Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards, Rep. Dennis Kucinich
] of Ohio and the Rev. Al Sharpton, a New York civil rights
] activist, will meet Thursday in Los Angeles in a debate
] sponsored by CNN and the Los Angeles Times.

[ I almost forgot -- there's another debate tonight. It might be worth watching, even if only peripherally. Could Edwards upset the polls again? If kerry sucks and edwards shines tonight, maybe...

Looks like GA may go edwards after all -- it's tight and keeps getting closer. I Haven't decided if i'll help him or not. -k]

CNN.com - Dems to debate ahead of 'Super Tuesday' - Feb. 26, 2004

] PAYING FOR THE WAR: So should we? My own view is that
] we're not spending enough in the war on terror or
] homeland defense. I'm also viscerally opposed to tax
] hikes. But I can't keep having it every which way, if I
] also believe in restraining the debt. I used to think
] that running deficits would itself restrain spending -
] and then we see a Republican president endorsing the
] Medicare expansion after sending the debt through the
] roof. So that theory goes out the window. I don't believe
] in the supply-side notion that cutting taxes boosts
] revenue so much that the cuts pay for themselves
] (although I do think they help stimulate economic
] activity). So what's the responsible thing to do?
] Ideally, I'd propose means-testing social security,
] raising the retirement age, ending agricultural subsidies
] and carving away corporate welfare. But none of that is
] likely to happen any time soon. So I'm gradually moving
] toward the belief that we should propose some kind of
] temporary war-tax. Levy it on those earning more than
] $200,000 and direct it primarily to financing the war on
] terror. Put in a sunset clause of, say, four years. It
] may be time for some fiscal sacrifice for the war we
] desperately need to fight. And we need to fight it
] without creating government insolvency which, in the long
] run, will undermine the war. I don't love this idea; and
] I'm open to other suggestions. But it behooves us pro-war
] fiscal conservatives to propose something.

[ I'm not a big Sullivan guy, but there's some reason in this... at the very least it's creative thinking, which we could use more of on both sides of the aisle.

Everyone is *viscerally* against high taxes, it's natural, but *logic* demands that you realize the necessity of taxes at some level, especially, perhaps, in wartime. -k]

Sullivan on Paying For The War

] A spokeswoman at Microsoft Japan confirmed that the Fair
] Trade Commission inspected the Tokyo headquarters office
] but denied any wrongdoing.
]
]
] A commission official, speaking on customary condition of
] anonymity, said Microsoft Japan is suspected of attaching
] improper restrictive conditions when signing software
] deals with Japanese personal computer manufacturers, such
] as requiring that Japanese companies allow infringement
] of their patents.

[ On the heels of the EU decision, Japan rolls up... -k]

Yahoo! News - Japanese Unit of Microsoft Is Raided

[Japan still rules.... picked this and the new GiTS sequel trailer from /. today : GiTS : http://www.innocence-movie.jp/trailer/index.html]

Appleseed Trailer...

oh man does this movie look like its going to be cool. im going to have to start learning japanese now.

[ that looks awesome. -k]

Casshern