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Napster Goes Unmourned to the Grave

The death of Napster is not so much a signifier of the victory of the RIAA over the infidels as it is of the defeat of companies which had no identifiable business plan.. -Ian. ———–...

Survey: Europeans Say U.S. Partly to Blame for 9/11

Of course, France — the country that brought us popular existentialism — thinks that the US brought September 11th upon themselves. Perhaps that’s an overstatement , but it does seem to be widely felt in places other than the US that such an attack...

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful…

Thanks to new FOIBer but old friend of Ian Bell for this piece. -Ian. ……. http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020814/4358473s.htm Global warmth for U.S. after 9/11 turns to frost Wed Aug 14, 8:33 AM ET Ellen Hale USA TODAY OXFORD, England — On a...

Homeland Insecurity..

Homeland Insecurity: A top expert says America’s approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget “foolproof” technology—we need systems designed to fail smartly   by Charles C. Mann The Atlantic Monthly | September 2002  ...

The Root Of The War on Terror is Boredom

http://www.observer.co.uk/worldview/story/0,11581,722636,00.html When Uncle Sam meets ‘Stan Despite five years covering events in Afghanistan, nothing prepares Jason Burke for life in Viper City on the Bagram air base. But at least this time everyone’s...