Friday, September 7, 2007

Two-Tier Internet

US Backing For Two-Tier Internet
The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic. The agency said it was opposed to "network neutrality", the idea that all data on the net is treated equally.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

George Orwell 1903-1950

It's not a matter of whether the war is not real, or if it is, Victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or Eastasia but to keep the very structure of society intact.

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Photo From Palestine

Palestinian girl holds a weapon next to militants from Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.

Russian Moon Base

Russia Manned Mission To The Moon

Russia plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2025 and establish a permanent manned base there in 2027-2032, the head of the space agency said Friday. Anatoly Perminov said that in accordance with Russia's space program through 2040, a manned flight to Mars will be carried out after 2035.

North Korea To Disable Nuclear Program

North Korea to Declare Nuclear Programs
North Korea agreed Sunday to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year, offering its first timeline for a process long sought by nuclear negotiators, the chief U.S. envoy said. Kim Gye Gwan, head of the North Korean delegation, said separately his country's willingness to cooperate was clear—in return for "political and economic compensation"—but he mentioned no dates.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Sub Prime Meltdown

American Public Education

Nuclear Armed Iran Unacceptable

Sarkozy Raises Prospect Of Iran Airstrikes
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear program was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran."