Progressive jazz fusionists MMW, an acronym for Medeski, Martin and Wood, were formed in New York City, New York, USA, in the early 90s. At the beginning their shows together were regarded as part of a "connoisseur's scene' at clubs such as the Knitting Factory.

I never thought I'd see the day, but MMW's Uninvisible video is available on mtv.com.  I've seen the video once on MTV2, but the idea of MMW being streamed from MTV's web site is a little odd.

"Like many Democrats, I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq. Some in my own party have criticized me for that support. But this is a case that deserves to be made on the basis of policy, not politics. It's clear that in a world plagued by terrorism, protecting our national security means worrying about where terrorists could get their hands on weapons of mass destruction. Around the world, Iraq is the No. 1 candidate for spreading those weapons. We must deal with this diplomatically if we can, but militarily if we must."

Dick Gephard responds to Bush's recent actions.  Looks like he got Bab's fax.

"Members of Congress! Be faithful to your oaths of office and to the traditions of your branch of government. Think of the country, not of your re-election. Assert your power. Stand up for the prerogatives of Congress. Defend the Constitution. Reject the arrogance--and the ignorance--of power. Show respect for your constituents--they require your honest judgment, not capitulation to the executive. Say no to empire. Affirm the Republic. Preserve the peace. Vote against war in Iraq. "

A (hopefully) thought-provoking open letter to Congress from The Nation admonishing the whole bunch for failing to provide a voice of opposition to the imperial plans of George the II.

[via MetaFilter]

Madeleine Albright, the US secretary of state under Bill Clinton, on Thursday accused some members of the Bush administration of an "irrational exuberance for this conflict" with Iraq.

Speaking before the Senate committee on foreign relations, Ms Albright said: "It is not an American trait to want war.

"And it is not a sign of sound leadership to understate the risks of war or to offer constantly shifting rationales - as this administration has - for undertaking such a venture," Ms Albright said.

More Democratic opinions on the war.  I think this reflects my general feelings on the issue.  I don't understand why Bush, and some of his supporters, seem almost gleeful at the prospect of beating Saddam down.

[via DrudgeReport]

" Today, Arab intelligence sources believe they have the answer. They assert that Jarrah was not part of Al Qaida. Instead, he was lent by a secular Palestinian terrorist group to help in the 9/11 attack in evidence that could provide the smoking gun of Iraqi involvement. "

This is a subscription only article, but demonstrates why I've purchased a subscription.  Not everything they mention turns out to be true, but they do seem to have a pretty good track record (WorldTribune, the publisher, and collaborator Middle East NewsLine are frequent sources of Matt Drudge).  The basic message, from an unamed Arab intelligence source, is that Ziad Samir Jarrah, raised Catholic, not at all interested in Islamic extremeism, and one of the Flight 93 hijackers has demonstrated links to a Palestinian terror group supported by Libya, the Fatah Revolutionary Council.  The leader of this group was none other than Abu Nidal, the Palestinian uber-terrorist that recently "commited suicide" in Baghdad.  Abu Nidal has been supported (in retirement) by Iraq since the Gulf War, and the contention of the article is that Iraq was covering tracks by staging Nidal's suicide after being tipped off that the US was building a case against Iraq through the ties to Jarrah. 

I have no idea if its true, since its all based on unamed sources.  I'm not going to cover the whole article, since its a subscription service, but I encourage you to subscribe and take a look for yourself.

"Mr Buffett said: "We're in a long correction, because we had an incredible 'mass hallucination', 'bubble', whatever you want to call it. That carries a price with it, which has not been fully paid but which we've made a good downpayment on so far."

He added: "It's only in the rinse cycle that you find out how dirty the laundry's been. We're in the rinse cycle now.""

Warren Buffett on the continuing slide of the economy.  Not something I normally comment on, but I loved the quotes above.

[via DrudgeReport]