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12.8.2001 12:26 AM Will environmentalists blame Man for Mars' changing climate? I can imagine the press release from Greenpeace now: "Pathfinder, Viking, and all those other probes have done irreprable harm to our red neighbor. Mars is a fragile ecosystem. The U.N should create a convention to make Mars a planetary preserve." "Study Suggests Mars Ice Caps Eroding" [via Drudge] Sean Hackbarth | 12.7.2001 11:53 PM How I wish December 7 would be the only day that would live in infamy, but there were the attacks on 9.11. No matter. The heroics and sacrifice at Pearl Harbor must not be forgotten. Sean Hackbarth | 11:31 PM ER without Greene and Benton? It may be old news to other web surfing fans, but it's news to me. Maybe it's time for the show to ride out into the sunset. It's had a great run. "ER Loses Another Doc" Sean Hackbarth | 10:23 PM Nine states attorneys general strike at Microsoft with an antitrust remedy of their own. One of the provisions would force Microsoft to bundle Java with Internet Explorer. Java's creator Sun Microsystems is, of course, thrilled. Another provision would force MS to open up the source code to IE. What this looks like is an attempt to turn Microsoft's software into common property. All of MS's competitors would be able to free ride on the years of development the Redmond company put into their products. MS risked time and capital and should be able to reap the benefits. The state attorneys general plan doesn't help consumer. It helps MS's competitors through government coercion rather than the quality of their products. "Proposal Cheers Microsoft Competitors" Sean Hackbarth | 1:24 AM Is Mariah wearing regulation camo? Does anyone care? [via highindustrial] Sean Hackbarth | 1:19 AM Philip Morris (soon to be Altria Group) may be considering selling Milwaukee's Miller Brewing. Any sale probably wouldn't affect workers in Milwaukee. "Miller Time for Foreign Buyers?" Sean Hackbarth | 12.6.2001 11:32 PM Fareed Zakaria makes the obvious, but missed, point that although there soon will be victory in Afghanistan, the campaign to destroy Al Qaeda is far from finished. "Let Iraq Wait. Finish Al Qaeda" Sean Hackbarth | 11:12 PM Mickey Kaus' website must be lagging in hits. Why else would he decide to publicly think about President Bush's self-interest to keep the war on terrorism (this war needs a real name) going? This looks like his way of breaking through the pundit static. Kaus predicts he will be labeled "unpatriotic" for musing about this, but I won't do the labeling. He's just an entertaining loudmouth who likes to think out loud. Or maybe he's infected with Clinton-think, where every action is considered to be politically calculated. "Is It in Bush's Political Interest to Prolong the War?" Sean Hackbarth | 2:25 AM Based on Mike's research, Krispy Kreme should be building at least nine more stores in the Milwaukee area. Yum, yum. I'm just waiting for the first one to open next week. Sean Hackbarth | 12.5.2001 12:19 AM Pipes and Schanzer take on a some of the arguments against attacking Iraq and ridding the world of Saddam Hussein. Take that, Mr. Hardball. "On to Baghdad?: Yes - The Risks are Overrated" Sean Hackbarth | 12.4.2001 11:00 PM Richard Roeper calls Hillary's NY Senate campaign "the most cynical and condescending campaign in modern political history." "New Yorkers Say We're the Ones Who Talk Funny" Sean Hackbarth | 10:34 PM Chris Matthews hasn't been this wrong since he admitted he's a pro-choice Catholic. He doesn't want the U.S. to attack Iraq, and if he could he would stop President Bush from doing it. For Matthews, invading Iraq, ending Saddam Hussein's bloddy reign, and liberating that country would be on par with Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Matthews is right that the U.N. and the Arab League wouldn't approve, but they wouldn't be able to stop us. The U.S. doesn't need their help, and it won't take the 500,000 troops Chris thinks are needed. Iraq is only a shell of their military "greatness" from back in the Gulf War. A strategy similar to the successful one in Afghanistan could be replicated in Iraq. Saddam's ability to develop weapons of mass destruction is his greatest threat to the U.S. Ex-U.N. weapon inspector Scott Ritter has said that it would only take less than a year for Iraq to re-start it's program to build those kinds of weapons. Inspectors haven't been in there for years so it's safe to assume that there's people are working on some nasty firepower. Saddam is a threat because he's used chemical weapons before, has harbored terrorists, and has the ability to develop nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Is Matthews willing to let Saddam build a nuke and hand it off to a bin Ladden, Jr. so he can blow up a U.S. city? I'm not willing to take that risk. "Iraq -- and Ruin" Sean Hackbarth | 2:43 AM Cal Thomas echos my point that there's a double standard for Israel in dealing with terrorism:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon put it perfectly when he cried, "It's either Israel or Arafat." "It's Time to Unleash Israel" "'It's Us - or Them'" Sean Hackbarth | 12.3.2001 12:30 AM Kevin provides a local perspective on Houston's mayoral race. Unfortunately, the wrong guy won. "Final Thoughts on Houston's Mayoral Race" Sean Hackbarth | 12:14 AM What did you do to celebrate Capitalism Day? I worked. Walk for Capitalism The Bernstein Declaration Sean Hackbarth | 12.2.2001 11:53 PM The violence against Israel has gone on long enough. While the U.S. bombs Afghanistan, our state department hopes for a continued dialogue toward peace with the Palestinians. Twenty-five dead should make Colin Powell and his flock realize that one side wants to live in peace, while the other side attacks civilians to stop peace from happening. There are more calls for Arafat to crack down on terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad. How many more times will he be asked to stop these opponents of peace and civilization before leaders realize that either 1) Arafat is incapable of stopping them or 2) he doesn't give a damn what they do? President Bush has declared that you are either on the side of the global war on terrorism or you are against it. Arafat's inaction clearly shows what side he's on. Just like the U.S. is justly destroying the Taliban and al-Quaeda in Afghanistan, Israel should have free reign in using as much miltary force as needed to protect its citizens. That means destroying Hamas and any other terrorist groups in the area. If that means that it's the end for Arafat, then so be it. He's had his chances and squandered them. "Bomb Blasts Kill Scores in Israel" Sean Hackbarth | 11:42 PM How are parents going to explain this one to their Santa Claus-believing kids? I can imagine Dad's attempt: "Son, do you remember the news that a company cloned a human embryo? Santa's been doing it for years." I don't think the kids will buy it. Sean Hackbarth | |
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