"A group of well-placed Republican activists are planning to launch a new organization to rally popular support for a war on Iraq. But a closer look at the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq reveals it to be just the latest addition to an incestuous web of rightwing front-organizations staffed and funded by a small but well-organized segment of the foreign-policy elite. "

More on the recent activities of the The Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a group I've mentioned here before as being behind a good amount of Bush's foreign policy.  Some good historical points on the members.

New York born, Seattle-based composer and pianist/keyboardist Wayne Horvitz is the leader of Zony Mash, Pigpen, and the 4+1 Ensemble, and co-leader of the New York Composers Orchestra and Ponga, and has been a frequent collaborator of John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Butch Morris, Bobby Previte, and his wife, Robin Holcomb. He also composes for film, TV, dance and theater. But Wayne Horvitz' music can be called anything but eclectic. (Don't call it fusion either...) Right now, he and Zony Mash are touring along the West Coast. Toby Dodds conducted this interview with Wayne just before this tour began. [See Zony Mash Tour Dates...]

An interesting interview with one of my favorite composers, band leaders, and musicians: Wayne Horvitz.  He's one of the short list of artists I know I can always count on.  If he is involved with a project, it's gotta be good.  Read the article, and if anyone's interested, I'll offer up a B&P of any Zony Mash, Ponga (a Horvitz/Skerik project), or plain ole' Wayne Horvitz show off of my list to the first 4 folks to email me.

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Thanks Hossein!  I actually went searching for some Iranian weblogs recently, and didn't have much luck.  Looks like a good starting point to get a better 'inside' view on whats going on over there.