You can relax about Miers: "And he commented that Miers' decision to become a Christian in her mid-30s was a turning point, both spiritually and politically.
'One evening she called me to her office,� Hecht recalled, �and said she was ready to make a commitment to accept Jesus Christ as her Savior and be born again.�
He walked down the hallway from his office to hers, and there amid the legal briefs and court papers, Miers and Hecht 'prayed and talked,' he said"
14.10.05
Propoganda 102: "CNN just showed a bit of the pre-interview clip. Rough transcript of Pentagon flunky addressing the troops:
The president's going to ask some questions and he may ask all 6 of them, all 3 of them. He might have such a great time talking to you. He might come up with some new questions. So what we want to be prepared for is to not stutter. If there's a question that the president comes up with that we haven't drilled through today I expect the microphone to go through to you Captain Kennedy."
The president's going to ask some questions and he may ask all 6 of them, all 3 of them. He might have such a great time talking to you. He might come up with some new questions. So what we want to be prepared for is to not stutter. If there's a question that the president comes up with that we haven't drilled through today I expect the microphone to go through to you Captain Kennedy."
propoganda milling 101:
"The event was technologically challenging and required organization and preparation. The soldiers were advised as to the issues they should expect to discuss, and decided among themselves who would speak to each issue as it may arise.
The service members were excited about the opportunity to speak with the President. No one intended to tell them what to think or how to express themselves; going through likely questions in advance was meant solely to help the troops feel at ease during an obviously unique experience."
"The event was technologically challenging and required organization and preparation. The soldiers were advised as to the issues they should expect to discuss, and decided among themselves who would speak to each issue as it may arise.
The service members were excited about the opportunity to speak with the President. No one intended to tell them what to think or how to express themselves; going through likely questions in advance was meant solely to help the troops feel at ease during an obviously unique experience."
13.10.05
One of the better emails, I have recieved:
"This test only has one question, but it's a very
> >important one. By giving an honest answer, you will
> >discover where you stand morally.
> > > The test features an unlikely, completely fictional
> >situation in which you will have to make a decision.
> >Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet
> >spontaneous.
> > > Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration
> >to each line.
> > > You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is
> >chaos all around caused by a hurricane with severe
> >flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You
> >are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper,
> >and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster.
> >The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to
> >shoot career making photos. There are houses and
> >people swirling around you, some disappearing under
> >the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive
> >fury.
> > > Suddenly you see a man floundering in the water. He
> >is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down
> >with the debris. You move closer...
> > >
> > > somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realise
> >who it is.
> > > It's George W Bush!
> > > At the same time you notice that the raging waters
> >are about to take him under ... forever. You have two
> >options -
> > > you can save the life of G.W. Bush
> > > or
> > > you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning
> >photo, documenting the death of one of the worlds most
> >powerful men.
> > > So here's the question, and please give an honest
> >answer:
> > > Would you select high contrast colour film, or would
> >you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?"
"This test only has one question, but it's a very
> >important one. By giving an honest answer, you will
> >discover where you stand morally.
> > > The test features an unlikely, completely fictional
> >situation in which you will have to make a decision.
> >Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet
> >spontaneous.
> > > Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration
> >to each line.
> > > You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is
> >chaos all around caused by a hurricane with severe
> >flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You
> >are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper,
> >and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster.
> >The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to
> >shoot career making photos. There are houses and
> >people swirling around you, some disappearing under
> >the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive
> >fury.
> > > Suddenly you see a man floundering in the water. He
> >is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down
> >with the debris. You move closer...
> > >
> > > somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realise
> >who it is.
> > > It's George W Bush!
> > > At the same time you notice that the raging waters
> >are about to take him under ... forever. You have two
> >options -
> > > you can save the life of G.W. Bush
> > > or
> > > you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning
> >photo, documenting the death of one of the worlds most
> >powerful men.
> > > So here's the question, and please give an honest
> >answer:
> > > Would you select high contrast colour film, or would
> >you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?"
12.10.05
Hullabaloo: "According to Gardiner, 'It was not bad intelligence' that lead to the quagmire in Iraq, 'It was an orchestrated effort [that] began before the war' that was designed to mislead the public and the world. Gardiner's research lead him to conclude that the US and Britain had conspired at the highest levels to plant 'stories of strategic influence' that were known to be false."
11.10.05
Lost a file?
"While we know that tire shops apply weights to the wheel in order to balance the tire, a comparable technology for unbalanced platters is unknown.
The only technology possibly capable of overcoming this problem is Magnetic Force Microscope (MFM) photography, since this technique does not require the platter to spin. However, MFM requires scanning the whole surface of the platter. The MFM moves from region to region, each region yielding a picture. This alone will take several months. Then all these pictures must be stitched together. A 20GB hard drive consists of 160,000,000,000 bits, probably 300,000,000,000 bits including overhead. Each bit is represented by a magnetic flux change. A picture displaying this flux change will probably use 100 bytes, thus inflating each bit by factor 1000. You will have to analyze the amount of 40 Tera byte of data. It is unknown if this technology is in use. It certainly is not 'commercially available and affordable' because a data recovery would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"While we know that tire shops apply weights to the wheel in order to balance the tire, a comparable technology for unbalanced platters is unknown.
The only technology possibly capable of overcoming this problem is Magnetic Force Microscope (MFM) photography, since this technique does not require the platter to spin. However, MFM requires scanning the whole surface of the platter. The MFM moves from region to region, each region yielding a picture. This alone will take several months. Then all these pictures must be stitched together. A 20GB hard drive consists of 160,000,000,000 bits, probably 300,000,000,000 bits including overhead. Each bit is represented by a magnetic flux change. A picture displaying this flux change will probably use 100 bytes, thus inflating each bit by factor 1000. You will have to analyze the amount of 40 Tera byte of data. It is unknown if this technology is in use. It certainly is not 'commercially available and affordable' because a data recovery would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars."
3.10.05
Shot some film you are not planning to make a buck with? Store it Internet Archive: Open Source Movies">here. Public views. Public reviews.
I told you so. I told you so. (Yes, I am talking to you Adam Flynn.)
Misinformation is this adminastration's well-worn tool for covering its bum in the fog of war. In this case the president's war of top concern: public relations.
KR Washington Bureau | 10/02/2005 | No evidence backs up reports of rescue helicopters being fired upon
"NEW ORLEANS - Among the rumors that spread as quickly as floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina, reports that gunmen were taking potshots at rescue helicopters stood out for their senselessness.
On Sept. 1, as patients sweltered in hospitals without power and thousands of people remained stranded on rooftops and in attics, crucial rescue efforts were delayed as word of such attacks spread.
But more than a month later, representatives from the Air Force, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Louisiana Air National Guard say they have yet to confirm a single incident of gunfire at helicopters.
Likewise, members of several rescue crews who were told to halt operations say there is no evidence they were under fire."
heads up via Eschaton
Misinformation is this adminastration's well-worn tool for covering its bum in the fog of war. In this case the president's war of top concern: public relations.
KR Washington Bureau | 10/02/2005 | No evidence backs up reports of rescue helicopters being fired upon
"NEW ORLEANS - Among the rumors that spread as quickly as floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina, reports that gunmen were taking potshots at rescue helicopters stood out for their senselessness.
On Sept. 1, as patients sweltered in hospitals without power and thousands of people remained stranded on rooftops and in attics, crucial rescue efforts were delayed as word of such attacks spread.
But more than a month later, representatives from the Air Force, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Louisiana Air National Guard say they have yet to confirm a single incident of gunfire at helicopters.
Likewise, members of several rescue crews who were told to halt operations say there is no evidence they were under fire."
heads up via Eschaton
1.10.05
Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal - New York Times: "In a blistering report, the investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, said the administration had disseminated 'covert propaganda' in the United States, in violation of a statutory ban."
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