[RRE]pointers

From: Phil Agre (pagreat_private)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2002 - 21:43:08 PST

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    Here are some more URL's.  Thanks to everyone who contributed.
    
    RRE home page: http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html
    
    Pick Hit: Greg Brown, Dream Cafe
    
    
    war
    
    Operation Enduring Freedom: Why a Higher Rate of Civilian Bombing Casualties
    http://www.comw.org/pda/0201oef.html
    
    Shoe-Bomb Flight: A Trial Run?
    (informative article from a few weeks ago)
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/06/MN222117.DTL
    
    For the Sufis, Taliban's Fall Means a Revival
    http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/023/nation/For_the_Sufis_Taliban_s_fall_means_a_revival+.shtml
    
    Analysis of the Source of the Anthrax Attacks
    http://www.fas.org/bwc/news/anthraxreport.htm
    
    Irradiated Mail Sickens US Workers
    (also from a few weeks ago)
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/686155.asp
    
    
    civil liberties and security
    
    Police in Chechnya Accuse Russia's Troops of Murder
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/international/europe/25CHEC.html?pagewanted=all
    
    new attempts to define peaceful demonstrations as felony "eco-terrorism"
    (inflated uses of the word "terrorism" are incredibly dangerous)
    http://la.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=14349
    
    Europeans See Americans "Making Up Rules" on Taliban in Cuba
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0124-01.htm
    
    What Is an "Unlawful Combatant", and Why It Matters
    http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20020123.html
    
    Strengthening Homeland Security
    (what they're proposing)
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020124-2.html
    http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/24/rec.bush.mayors/
    
    "aggregators that sell info to the feds aren't liable for its accuracy"
    http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2002/nf20020124_0582.htm
    
    The New National ID Card Is In Your Wallet
    http://www.privacyfoundation.org/commentary/tipsheet.asp?id=53&action=0
    
    argh! Direct Marketing Association claims opt-in hurts charities
    (typical typical typical -- ten bucks says their numbers are inflated)
    http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173889.html
    
    Brazil Considers Prepaid Mobile Phone Ban
    (it's been suggested in the US too -- I think this will be a big issue)
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1777000/1777516.stm
    
    
    the Bush scandals
    
    Investors Lured to Enron Deals by Inside Data
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25PART.html
    
    Panels Investigating Whether Enron Used Insider Information
    (reconnecting the California energy disaster to the larger Enron scandal)
    http://www.dallasnews.com/business/stories/24etrades.aed5c.html
    
    Enron: History of Human Rights Abuse in India
    http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/01/enron_012302.htm
    
    All Enron Cards on the Table
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28606-2002Jan23.html
    
    Cheney Again Refuses to Give Energy Policy Details
    http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20020123/pl/enron_cheney_dc_1.html
    
    Enron hid its finances the same way as Osama bin Laden
    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/opinion/news_1e23komisar.html
    
    NSC Aided Enron's Efforts
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34646-2002Jan24.html
    
    For Gramms, Enron Is Hard to Escape
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34668-2002Jan24.html
    
    Enron-Type Accounting Problems Widespread, ex-SEC Chief Says
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/693330.asp
    
    "the SEC must now issue a meaningful rule on auditor independence"
    http://www.fool.com/Server/FoolPrint.asp?File=/news/foth/2002/foth020123.htm
    http://writ.news.findlaw.com/aronson/20020124.html
    
    Did Andersen Speed Up the Shredding?
    http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2002/nf20020124_3182.htm
    
    FBI Plays Public Relations Game at Enron
    http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,37-2002038428,00.html
    
    more news links about Enron than you could possibly want
    http://enron.newstrove.com/
    
    
    politics
    
    "an astonishing $4 trillion of projected surpluses has vanished"
    (were they ever real, or were they inflated to promote irrational tax cuts?)
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28609-2002Jan23.html
    
    "crucially, the figures also assume that the tax cuts will be reversed in 2010"
    (the only rational explanation is they're trying to shut down the government)
    http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=962420
    
    agency-by-agency budget summary
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28268-2002Jan23.html
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28218-2002Jan23.html
    
    NY Times reporter praises the "Bias" book -- even though it makes no sense
    (the capacity for rational thought is dissolving before our eyes)
    http://www.dailyhowler.com/h012402_1.shtml
    
    good example of a liberal misguidedly surrendering a symbol to the vandals
    (if they're besmirching the flag, fly it higher and reassert its real meaning)
    http://usatoday.com/news/comment/2002/01/23/ncguest2.htm
    
    more polling information than you could possibly want
    http://pollingreport.com/
    
    
    music
    
    Sandy Carter's record reviews
    http://www.zmag.org/bios/homepage.cfm?authorID=60
    
    
    everything else
    
    Antitrust Group to Sue Microsoft, DOJ
    (claiming DOJ didn't reveal information on its sellout in the Microsoft case)
    http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67654,00.html
    http://news.com.com/2100-1001-821418.html
    
    Stop the Microsoft Witch-Hunt!
    http://www.conservativehq.com/012402.htm
    
    The FEC Proposed Voting Systems Standard Update
    http://www.notablesoftware.com/Papers/FECRM.html
    
    Bad eBay Experience Spurs Internet Manhunt
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-020124ebay.story
    
    Silicon Valley Debug
    ("the voice of the young and temporary")
    http://www.siliconvalleydebug.com/
    
    Social Science History, St. Louis, 24-27 October 2002
    http://www.ssha.org/ssha2002/
    
    Pierre Bourdieu, Leading French Thinker, Dies at 71
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/obituaries/24WIRE-BOURDIEU.html
    
    Left Behind: The Kids Presents The Underground Membership Kit
    http://www.leftbehind.com/kids_kit/ugmk_1.html
    
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