August 31, 2006
Water Under the Bridge
Mother Jones, bless her heart, has created a complex interactive timeline. a tour de force, a cybermasterpiece, that chronicles the war in Iraq. It includes handy tags for the erosion of civil liberties, the fear factor, torture, true and false intelligence --- the works, folks. Unfortunately, it is entitled "Lie by LIe", so it is not likely to be examined by those who would benefit most, or utililized in the classroom..... yet. It will be updated as new lies emerge. Smooth navigation requires reading a one page operation manual, which momentarily dampened my enthusiasm.
Meanwhile the pot is calling the kettle black, as Rumsfeld resurfaces, democracy perpetrators scan the world for more oil resources in nations that could use a little liberty, and a new ad campaign has been launched to get send shivers up your ... I can't bring myself to be crass. W., meanwhile, has his nose to the grindstone inching his way to bookwormdom.
Since I have, once again, slathered my entry with cliche after cliche (to match the title thematically, of course), I am trying to keep in mind Robert Macfarlane's scathing review of Irvine Welch's (of "Trainspotting" fame) new novel. Methinks it applies directly to me. Apologies. Let's keep our fingers crossed that he doesn't google himself and find this.
Photo note: Water under the bridge
Addendum: Keith Olbermann for President
Posted by Dakota at August 31, 2006 06:21 AM