June 8th, 2003 — impolite company, the web-wide world
I’ve been having computer problems for a couple of days, so I hadn’t noticed that David Neiwert over at Orcinus had posted before me about John Noster, the California man accused of stockpiling weapons for a possible terrorist attack.
David’s a real journalist, and his take on the story is very good, bringing to my attention a couple of other home-grown terrorists I hadn’t heard about. While you’re at Orcinus, follow his link to Tristero’s continuing thoughts on the American counterpart to Islamism: Christianism.
June 8th, 2003 — impolite company
Back in 1990, I picked up “Friendly Dictators Trading Cards“, a box of portraits and facts about 36 tyrants who were counted as America’s friends. The art was by comics genius Bill Sienkiewicz, and the scathing text was by Dennis Bernstein and Laura Sydell.
Lately, in a fad originated by the US Central Command (!), the focus seems to be on playing cards. The copies of the original Iraqi Most Wanted deck are everywhere, spamming my inbox and even showing up on the shelves of my local supermarket. Then come the knockoffs, like the Axis of Weasels set from the morons at NewsMax, a set lampooning the Governor of Alabama for his tax stance, and hand-made cards portraying the Texas Democrats who thwarted Tom Delay’s re-districting hopes by heading across state lines to Oklahoma.
And now, (I hope before the fad has crested and crashed against the Pet Rocks shore), there’s a set from OUR side: The War Profiteers Card Deck. This deck, available for charitable purchase or as a downloadable pdf, exposes
…some of the real war criminals in the US’s endless War of Terror. This is no Sunday bridge club. These are individuals and institutions that stack the deck against democracy in the rigged game of global power. Exposing their place in the house of cards illuminates the links among corporations, institutions, and government officials that profit from endless war….
[via Pax Nortona]
June 8th, 2003 — impolite company
This shocking news was broken first by South Knox Bubba‘ weblog. Enormous caches of Dihydrogen Monoxide have been located. The Pentagon explained that
…this dangerous compound causes death if inhaled, even in small quantities. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage, and that in its gaseous form it causes severe burns. It is found in biopsies of cancerous tumors and lesions, and can even corrode metal. Dihydrogen Monoxide is also routinely used in the operation of nuclear power facilities. Oppressive regimes have reportedly used Dihydrogen Monoxide against dissidents to put down uprisings and quell riots.
I think Bubba posted this news in the hopes that this important story gets picked up by every wire service and wingnut message board. Spread it around!
