Tread lightly on the things of earth : Sat, Sep 21, 2002

Saturday, September 21, 2002

Amazing facts about Afghanistan. Go read this before-and-after-9/11 summary of the U.S. stance toward the Taliban in Afghanistan:
Amazing facts about Afghanistan [first seen at Chris]

And you thought the war(s) without end were about Democracy. Silly you.

11:37:56 PM | See also afghanistan bush oil

Fax your U.S. representatives. Taking a clue from David Weinberger, I've faxed the following message to my Congress folk, Sen. Thompson, Sen. Frist, and Rep. Bryant (via the Common Cause CauseNet Action Center fax form):

Please do whatever is necessary to reign in [the president]. Do not grant him free will to attack Iraq or any other country without Congressional approval.
Congress is our guarantee against the lunatic actions of any one person. I want you to vote for what you believe right, not for what any particular president tells you. And I want uncoerced agreement among many of you before we employ military force anywhere.
I believe that attacking Iraq is not necessary but is Bush's personal vendetta. I believe our recent behavior as a nation demonstrates we have become a global bully, one unwilling to adhere to laws, treaties, and codes of conduct we impose on others. <snip>
Be courageous; intervene. Remember why you went to Washington in the first place.
Thank you.

8:43:21 PM | See also congress war iraq bush

Change Radio post permalink to its timestamp. Having a post's timestamp and a permalink (#) seems superfluous to me. So I changed each post's permalink to its timestamp and removed the "#":

Goto Radio pref page Customized images
Change Item-level permalink to <%when%>
Adjust site's #itemTemplate.txt to taste

I can't remember where I originally saw this tip.
12:44:38 AM | See also radio permalink