Here are some more URL's. I have a huge backlog of stuff, which I'll try to work through when my brain quits tonight. Thanks to everyone who contributed. war World Leaders List Conditions on Cooperation (we're quietly moving back to the status quo ante: the US versus world opinion) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/international/19DIPL.html Lawmakers Resist a Rush to Vengeance (that's why they voted an overnight blank check for military action) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075208sep19.story Graphic of US Firepower in the Region of Afghanistan (the only problem is there's nothing to shoot at) http://www.smh.com.au/news/0109/20/graphics/afghanwar.gif Young Men Contemplate Going to War http://www.usatoday.com/life/2001-09-19-men-contemplate.htm Defense Experts Worldwide Offer Advice http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075206sep19.story Anti-Taleban Faction Sides With Bin Laden (a reminder that bin Laden unfortunately has a wide following) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1551000/1551297.stm Second Open Letter From Saddam Hussein http://www.uruklink.net/iraqnews/enews12.htm UN Official: Opium Cuts May Hit Afghan Capability http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=230834 graphic showing refugee points of exit in Afghanistan http://www.smh.com.au/news/0109/19/graphics/19exodus.gif Saudis Cast Doubt Over FBI List of Hijackers http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=230814 Paramilitary Army Seeks Political Role in Colombia (will we put them in the "freedom fighter" box or the "terrorist" box?) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52731-2001Sep18.html Tense Tajikistan Braces for Instability (every country in this mess has its own complex history and dynamics) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53287-2001Sep18.html Bush Meeting With Indonesian to Focus on Islamic Militancy (but the ultraviolence of Indonesian military and militias is *not* terrorism) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/international/asia/19INDO.html civil liberties and security Cyber-Spy With Caution (let's not restrict civil liberties as a symbolic response) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000075179sep19.story The Terrorists Are Winning the Cyber War (everyone, good and bad, is winning from new technologies -- that's reality) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075202sep19.story Exploring Technology to Protect Passengers With Fingerprint or Retina Scans (main focus is on face recognition, despite no evidence that it would help) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/nyregion/19TECH.html US Widens Power to Detain Immigrants in Emergencies (but the constitution wisely gives rights to everyone, not just to citizens) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/18/national/18CND-CIVIL.html Government Moving Quickly to Find More Secure Cockpit Doors (but air travel is an inherently low-profit carriage industry, so they resist) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075214sep19.story comment spend money now on rebuilding New York, not later on a capital gains tax cut http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/opinion/19KRUG.html radio interview with religious leaders on forgiveness (religious leaders should speak explicitly against those who worship vengeance) http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20010919.me.12.ram Spare the Afghans by Seeking Justice, Not Revenge http://www.iht.com/articles/32906.html libertarian comment http://www.reason.com/terror.html comment from Liberia http://theperspective.org/index.html far-left editorial describing Marxist opposition to terrorism as a tactic (terrorism was a tremendous topic of debate in late 19C-early 20C Russia) http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/1766/sw176614.htm jargon watch: they hate us because they envy us (conservatives say this to all protests, moral or not, against abuse of power) http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-nws-novak19.html yes, maybe God was smiting evil America, but how heartless to say it now (this is the voice of moderate conservatism) http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-dreher091601.shtml peace activism pacifist resources http://www.yesmagazine.org/19technology/setp11.htm argument against turning planned S29 anti-globalization march into peace march http://la.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=10438 American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/ Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" http://members.aol.com/rasphila/war_prayer.pdf news and information Tough Task Getting NYC Television Stations Back on Air http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172001/entertainment/4232.htm News Outlets Reduce the Use of First, Searing Crash Images (I haven't watched one minute of TV during all this; I can only imagine) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075221sep19.story NewsLib research queries following World Trade Center Attack http://www.ibiblio.org/journalism/NWSworldtradecenter.html sites that gather largely US news sources on Afghanistan and Pakistan http://www.afghannews.net/ http://pakistannews.net/ current coverage from the Canadian Press wire service, similar to Reuters http://www.cp.org/premium/ONLINE/member/elxn_en/pTerror.html another extensive directory of newspapers on the net http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV: The Power of Free Speech (an article about Al-Jazeera, the CNN of the Arabic world, from June 2000) http://www.meib.org/articles/0006_me2.htm http://www.aljazeera.net/ investigation Investigators Believe Second Wave of Attacks Planned http://www.smh.com.au/news/0109/19/world/world104.html Bin Laden's Vast Financial Network (by all means increase global banking transparency; just protect due process) http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2001/09/18/bin_laden/ Who Did It? Foreign Report Presents an Alternative View http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/fr/fr010919_1_n.shtml Terrorists' Online Methods Elusive http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52687-2001Sep18.html The CIA's Failure of Imagination http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3KHYVBMRC&live=true Collection of DNA Samples From Relatives of Those Missing Due to WTC Attacks http://www.nyc.gov/html/em/dnapr.html tolerance More Than 50 Countries Lost Citizens in Trade Center Towers (immigrants make our country interesting and strong; we're proud to have them) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52821-2001Sep18.html Afghan-Americans condemn the attacks but oppose destructive retaliation (decent Americans welcome Afghan immigrants, few of whom support the psychos) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000075145sep19.story Arab American Youths Endure Taunts at Schools (throughout, Arab Americans have been models of forgiveness -- real Americans) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000075156sep19.story hate wackos are so stupid they kill people who aren't even the ones they hate http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000075151sep19.story http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/national/19HATE.html response radio report on the rescue crews working underneath the World Trade Center site (awful as it is, we need more pictures from beneath the pile) http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20010918.atc.04.ram detailed graphic on the failure of Washington's emergency response http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/graphics/attack/images/was_wash_prepared.gif The Government, Once Scorned, Becomes Savior (government is the problem, except when it isn't) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000075207sep19.column A Homegrown Memorial Brings Strangers Together (why aren't the conservatives sneering at these "victims" to "get over it"?) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/arts/19SQUA.html Attacks Shift Balance of Power, Alliances Among Interest Groups (politics doesn't stop during war; it just hides behind patriotism) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52871-2001Sep18.html Behind the Show of Bipartisanship: Muted Dissent (real patriots have the guts, and the right, to speak against bad policies) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41232-2001Sep16.html Former CIA Director Richard Helms' Afghani Niece Leads Corps of Taliban Reps http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0124/ridgeway.php US government Overview of the Foreign Assets Control Regulations Relating to Iran http://www.treas.gov/ofac/t11iran.pdf Summary of Sanctions Against the Taliban http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11tali.pdf Summary of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11wmd.pdf Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11sdnew.pdf end
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