[RRE]pointers

From: Phil Agre (pagreat_private)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 10:21:22 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
    
    
    war
    
    Warning to Three Nations Downplayed
    (he was being "more rhetorical than historical")
    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-000007876jan31.story
    
    US and Philippines Launch Joint Hunt for Islamic Gang
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000008122feb01.story
    
    Bush Jab at Philippines as Terrorist Haven Piques Local Leaders
    http://www.inq7.net/nat/2002/jan/31/nat_2-1.htm
    
    The Colder War
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=11574035&method=full
    
    jargon watch: this attack on public opinion is the pure essence of conservatism
    (and he evidently agrees with Burke that prejudice is a good thing)
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000007739jan31.story
    
    
    civil liberties and security
    
    Intricate Screening of Fliers in Works
    (Robert O'Harrow Jr. has broken a lot of important privacy stories)
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/697721.asp
    
    "helps protect human rights workers by providing privacy and security"
    http://privaterra.cpsr.org/
    
    "the financial and social costs of protecting digital information are growing"
    http://www.infotoday.com/it/feb02/poynder.htm
    
    surgically implanted identification chip for potential kidnapping victims
    (but they don't say how many people have actually had them installed)
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1794000/1794688.stm
    
    Immigration Judges Call for Independent Court
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000007877jan31.story
    
    Voting Rights in Peril
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/30/opinion/30CONY.html?pagewanted=print
    
    FBI: Terrorists Use Internet 
    (the evidence is not real definite -- the news is that they're saying it)
    http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/1110/1-31-2002/200201311012490704.html
    
    claim that al-Qaida cased Salt Lake City
    http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/02/01/salt_lake/print.html
    
    Nuclear Power Plants Targeted for Terror
    (they represent the obsolete centralized approach to power generation)
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/696835.asp
    
    Terrorists Noted Flaws in Security, Report Says
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000008118feb01.story
    
    The Civil Engineering Portal -- Failure Watch
    http://www.icivilengineer.com/Failure_Watch/
    
    Mastercard's Response to the Online Payments Quandary 
    http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/outlook/article/0,3371,10535_952181,00.html
    
    Anarcho-Terrorists Cut Their Teeth on Video Games
    (I am astounded that anything this stupid could be printed in a newspaper)
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000007741jan31.story
    
    
    the Bush scandals
    
    Bush's Fraudulent Economic Plan
    http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/031/oped/Bush_s_fraudulent_economic_plan+.shtml
    
    W. and Enron Do the Numbers Alike
    http://www.mostnewyork.com/2002-01-30/News_and_Views/Opinion/a-139746.asp
    
    long delays in access to Bush's gubernatorial papers
    http://www.motherjones.com/web_exclusives/features/news/bush_documents.html
    
    GAO v. Cheney Is Big-Time Stalling by John Dean
    http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20020201.html
    
    Large GOP Contributor Participated in Secret Energy Task Force Meetings
    http://www.public-i.org/story_01_013102.htm
    
    "Lay's instructions how the White House should handle the electricity crisis"
    (requires subscription)
    http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/02/01/enron_memo/
    
    Lay Gave List of Favored Names to White House for Energy Panel
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/topstory2/1235498
    
    Marc Racicot's law firm is *now* cutting ties with Enron
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/enron/1233963
    
    Houston, We Have a Problem
    (Texas is great except for its elites who have a win-at-any-costs mentality)
    http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/01/houston/print.html
    
    Enron's board new years ago about off-balance-sheet partnerships
    http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020131.atc.11.ram
    
    Enron: Selected Securities [etc.] Laws Possibly Implicated in Its Collapse
    http://www.fpc.gov/CRS_REPS/RL31248.pdf
    
    Investigation of the Energy Task Force
    http://www.house.gov/commerce_democrats/EnergyTaskForce/energytaskforce.shtml
    
    Energy Regulators Launch Latest Investigation of Enron Pricing
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/enron/1234029
    
    Enron Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation, Senator Says
    (what a coincidence, Bush and Cheney are refusing to cooperate as well)
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/topstory2/1234948
    
    Judge Will Tell Enron to Release Internal Report
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/enron/1233867
    
    Enron Accused of Withholding Data
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000007912jan31.story
    
    Enron's Web of Complex Hedges, Bets
    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000007875jan31.story
    
    Concerned Ex-Worker Was Sent to Human Resources
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/enron/1233920
    
    Enron's Vince Foster?
    (no no no -- spinning bits of fact into innuendoes is what *they* do)
    http://villagevoice.com/issues/0205/ridgeway.php
    
    why we should expect that more Enrons are out there
    (hint: markets don't work without regulation)
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/opinion/01KRUG.html
    
    Andersen Spent Millions Lobbying for Deregulation
    http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/wed/business/news_1b30lobby.html
    
    NASDAQ 100 Report Losses of $82B to SEC, Profits of $19B to Shareholders
    (pretty amazing -- might be a temporary URL)
    http://www.smartstockinvestor.com/commentary.html
    
    
    everything else
    
    three articles on the judicial confirmation process
    http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZPJVYQ3XC
    
    jargon watch: another example of the fabrication of liberal bias
    (even their best examples, "Exhibit A" in this case, have a way of being false)
    http://www.dailyhowler.com/h020102_1.shtml
    
    Internet Key to Communication Among Youth
    (the numbers are from AOL, though, not independent research)
    http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/demographics/article/0,,5901_961881,00.html
    
    FTC Plans Crackdown on Deceptive Junk E-Mail
    (they talked about this repeatedly last year; we're still waiting for action)
    http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020131/wr/tech_spam_dc_2.html
    
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