Incredibly disturbing news. US Marines execute 24 unarmed Iraqis in anger?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003022328_marines27.html
This is a worst case scenario all around. Up to 24 (at least mostly) innocent people including women and children are gunned down. It will incite anti-US anger in Iraq making life even more dangerous for our troops. It will further damage our reputation in [...]
too little too late
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/washington/27lingo.html?ex=1148875200&en=3b417864c8fdeb37&ei=5087%0A
George Bush’s comments at the news conference with Tony Blair sounded pensive and genuinely apologetic. Unfortunately, after so many years of shoot-from-the-hip-swagger, they also come off a bit fake and rehearsed. The first time the George Bush was asked “what mistakes has he made?” he could think of nothing. That caused a [...]
I’ve been interviewing a lot of young devs lately and I’ve got a good tip for the inexperienced job hunters out there…
You will probably be asked by a prospective employer how you would rate yourself as a C++ developer on a scale from 1 to 10. Do not rate yourself a 10. In fact, if [...]
Our policies are so heinous and disrespectful of the rest of the world that the people of the world no longer hate just our president, but us as well.
http://pewglobal.org/commentary/display.php?AnalysisID=104
This report from last year shows that George Bush is doing serious damage to our credibility as a nation. It is serious enough that foreign dislike has [...]
It turns out that state legislatures can kick-start presidential impeachments
http://www.impeachbush.tv/impeach/bystate.html
this was a good post.
I dig midwestern liberal blogs.
The only major telco to not cave to the NSA.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm?csp=34
excerpts (follow the link for the full story)
According to sources familiar with the events, Qwest’s CEO at the time, Joe Nacchio, was deeply troubled by the NSA’s assertion that Qwest didn’t need a court order — or approval under FISA — to proceed. Adding to the [...]
The chocolate artisan of St. Remy, Provence, France
website
Best known for his Chocolate Alphabet series; he creates delicate, subtle and delicious confectionaries. His alphabet chocolates are small, square chocolates stamped with letters in gold-leaf. Each letter is a different flavor. My favorites are the ones that showcase the provencal flavors: lavender, violet, thyme. We bought a [...]
1) In Nice, if looking for quality food, avoid the places near the Promenade De Anglais, unless you have a specific recommendation from someone you trust
2) In Paris, avoid any place offering a 10 Euro menu. It is a tourist joint that doesn’t think you know better
3) Don’t eat dinner in the old town of [...]
