Hastert to block 9/11 commission extension. Rice, Bush, and Cheney declined a request to testify. I’m not exactly sure how Bush can say he is giving the commission his full support. Update: Looks like Hastert changed his tune after John McCain and Joe Lieberman launched a bipartisan effort Friday to force House Republicans to extend …
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More links
I realize I post too many links, but these two are really worth checking out: The top Censored Media Stories of 2002-2003. Some of this has been picked up in limited bits (Depleted Uranium Rounds and Corporate Personhood), but the vast majority is still underreported. An interview with Karen Kwiatkowski (formerly in Near East South …
Make it Suntory time
Translated from Lost in Translation (from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/fashion/21LOST.html) DIRECTOR (in Japanese to the interpreter): The translation is very important, O.K.? The translation. INTERPRETER: Yes, of course. I understand. DIRECTOR: Mr. Bob-san. You are sitting quietly in your study. And then there is a bottle of Suntory whiskey on top of the table. You understand, right? With …
Costa Rica
Awake early because of the 2 hour time difference and the sleeping schedule. The last 3 nights we were there we had a 5 am wake up call from a howler monkey. If you tried to make the loudest, deepest sound you could while breathing in you would have a decent idea of what it …
Packing for Costa Rica
I am starting to pack for Costa Rica, but keeping light. I decided to leave my snorkel stuff at home, as there are only a couple spots where it is decent in Costa Rica. I think I can rent some stuff if need be. Right now the plan is to head to Monteverde (cloud forest) …