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Wednesday, August 06, 2003
Posted by RFTR
CNN.com - Hiroshima mayor hits out at U.S. - Aug. 6, 2003: "Tadatoshi Akiba said Washington's apparent worship of 'nuclear weapons as God' was threatening world peace."
It could just be me, but if we hadn't dropped the bombs the first time, he might be forced to worship an emperor 'as God,' and it seems to me that the last time around that caused quite a threat to world peace... Matt -- I know its a little off topic, but they still do have an emperor... same family line for 2500 years! And as always, they are fanatically supportive of him. Anyway, what they were really "worshiping" at the time was the military... who like every other "power" in Japanese history gained such position by positioning themselves near the emperor who has had historically varied amounts of power depending on who his friends were. Posted by RFTR
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Posted by RFTR
Persuaders or Partisans (washingtonpost.com):
"A new Harvard study says the conservative editorial pages are more intensely partisan, and far less willing to criticize a Republican administration than the liberal pages are to take on a Democratic administration." I love the way the media tries to portray itself as non-liberal. Honestly, this study seems to say that. 'Oh, look, conservative editorial pages are more partisan.' But that's not the point. The point is, when you read a news article in the WSJ, or another paper with a conservative editorial staff, you get news. When you read a news article in Reuters, the AP, NY Times, or other liberal "news" services, you get slant. Reporters are, by in large, liberal, and the media reflects this concentration. The fact that a study like this one even occured proves that they can't dispute that fact. Posted by RFTR
WSJ.com - Clear Ideas Versus Foggy Bottom
Sounds like maybe we don't need Rummy at Foggy Bottom - the Pentagon has found a way to control a lot of international policy by acting intelligently and getting the President's ear. So, all we need is someone as SecState who will work with this group instead of against them.
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