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There is something I have been wondering about regarding World War II.
There may even be resources about this online, but I have not yet looked.
I wonder what the German news papers had to say about the invasion of Poland and the low countries. Was there any attempt to disguise the acts of aggression? [...]

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Pillagers Strip Iraqi Museum Of Its Treasure
By JOHN F. BURNS
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 12 — The National Museum of Iraq recorded a history of civilizations that began to flourish in the fertile plains of Mesopotamia more than 7,000 years ago. But once American troops entered Baghdad in sufficient force to topple Saddam Hussein’s government this week, [...]

I just realized that I know where I can get inflatable globes like these:

for under a dollar each.
There has to be something that can be done with these vis-a-vis the Middle East right now. The image of them has been bouncing around my head all night. I’m too bleary to think now. [...]

Just read a very interesting article called The Zen TV Experiment.
Since I am going to participate in International TV Turn-off Week (April 21-27, 2003) I wanted to read more about TV and stuff.

Was reading some news (non-war related) before bed and came across an AP article about a recent study of the reading skills of 4th graders (or equivalent) in 35 countries.
You can read it at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/08/national/main548400.shtml - but what jumped out at me was:

Girls scored higher than boys in reading in the United States and every [...]

I got my March/April 2003 issue of Adbusters (Journal of the Mental Environment) magazine today.
It had a quote - un-attributed - that I liked:
“The self-organizing principles of markets that have emerged in human cultures over the past 10,000 years are in conflict with the self-organizing principles of ecosystems that have evolved over the past 3.5 [...]

Is there such a thing as a flattering still photo of Condoleezza Rice?
I keep seeing the ones like this:

I know her background in the oil industry so I can kind of understand her rabid attitude towards Iraq - I just wondr if all the photos are supposed to make her look like a [...]

I know alot of my postings, and links I’ve included in my journal in the last week tend to be very war oriented.
I am going to force myself to limit my time spent fretting, thinking, bitching, reading, and listening to war coverage.
I will share links about places that I find interesting and worth reading about.
One [...]

I left work at around 6:00pm and made a short stup at Han Ah Reum on my way home. I was in the mood for a stir fry and all I could remember for sure that I had at home was organic zuccini and green beans.
Sidetrack://Yesterday’s Lunch! On Sunday night I made a [...]