CDs ‘could be history in five years’ Via the Dead Media mailing list Compact discs could be history within five years, superseded by a new generation of fingertip-sized memory tabs with no moving parts.

National Guard pay delayed, denied GAO report: 94 percent of those in six units had pay problemsIn one Colorado unit, soldiers had their checks docked, to pay off $48,000 each in debt they did not owe. “They were mad, and…

Big fun with telemarketers To continue my adventures as described yesterday, yes, SBC telemarketers called me yet again today. That makes something like eight times in three days — and after I repeatedly asked to be taken off their calling…

Quote of the day “If there is any lesson to be learned from our ‘postwar’ involvement in Iraq to date, it is that we have failed to adequately learn the lessons from previous such experiences.” James Dobbins, Director of the…

Soros says Zionism can create anti-Semitism When asked about anti-Semitism in Europe, Soros, who is Jewish, said European anti-Semitism is the result of the policies of Israel and the United States. “There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies…

21,000-55,000 dead in Iraq From MedAct, a London “health professionals organisation challenging barriers to health. “ The war on Iraq and its aftermath exacted a heavy toll on combatants and civilians, who paid and continue to pay the price in…

Corruption legal in Iraq for US corporations! From MissMonica Newsweek reports American companies are barred by law from paying bribes or taking kickbacks abroad. But Iraq is still largely a lawless place. And one company director for a British firm…

Fiendish foes on dialysis The most powerful army in history is plagued by pesky guerilla attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan. The opposition in each case is led by a man hooked to a dialysis machine.