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2003 March 15 Saturday
So I'm sitting at home here in Japan with Shostakovich on the stereo, and I'm cruising round America, and I drop by at The Village Voice, and I see this interesting headline, "Kmart Calls Cops When Easter Rabbit Protests Military-Themed Holiday Baskets". This I have to click on. What's this all about?
2003 March 15 Saturday
This morning, I've been watching CNN, and I've taken note of George Bush's sudden attempt to transform himself into George the Peacemaker, the man who (overnight) has decided that he has a mission to bring peace and harmony to Israel, sorting things out so Israelis and Palestinians can live together in love and harmony. Color me unconvinced. This is a bit like
2003 March 14 Friday
Would the Americans assassinate Saddam Hussein, if they had the chance? Sure. On the front page of today's International Herald Tribune, an American official says this
2003 March 13 Thursday
This morning I spent some time going over the newspaper and trying to analyze Donald Rumsfeld's catastrophic diplomatic gaffe
2003 March 13 Thursday
Apart from teaching English and wargaming George Bush's wars, I've been pretty busy with the website recently, and this week I've added the following stories
2003 March 12 Wednesday.
Signs of war - a cafeteria in Washington, DC, has renamed "French fries" as "freedom fries" and (if I heard correctly) "French toast" as "freedom toast". (This news from NPR.) I find myself reminded of
2003 March 11 Tuesday.
On William Safire, who thinks America's military stance regarding North Korea is a good thing:-
2003 March 11 Tuesday.
Another really clear dry day here in Yokohama. Mount Fuji is white with snow, stunningly clear. It's true that the view of the mountain is framed by some of the ugliest buildings on the planet, but, hey, a view is a view. The sky is clear blue. Yesterday we had the same sky, the same mountain view. But, while we were having breakfast, there was a kind of whisper from the global hurricane
2003 March 08 Saturday.
Today there was a demonstration in Tokyo against war in Iraq. Forty thousand people demonstrated - that's quite a few for Japan.
2003 March 08 Saturday.
Yes, George Bush is going to attack North Korea. The evidence is that
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