Jan Karlsbjerg: ... If the US wages war on Iraq without UN approval, should Iraq take its case to the UN, the usual arbiter in such matters?

Bowling For Columbine is a great American movie about the less savory part of our culture and psyche. Mickey Moore's site has a very informative collection of links about the US assistance to Iraq between 1982 and 1990. It helps put today's media propaganda into perspective.

Philip Shenon: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, described as Al Qaeda's chief of operations in the Persian Gulf, was captured earlier this month. In [New York Times: International]

David Rohde: The story of a key planner of the Sept. 11 attacks and his chaotic arrest in Karachi, Pakistan, illustrates why it is proving so difficult to eliminate Al Qaeda. [New York Times: International]

Steven R. Weisman: The compromise would oblige the Bush administration to consult the U.N. Security Council before embarking on military action but still leave it the freedom to act alone. [in New York Times: International]

I'm back in NYC, and boy, does it feel good :-) Blogging while traveling is a valuable skill that I still have to master, obviously.

In 2 weeks, I've gone from New York to San Francisco to Paris, London, Brussels, Bonn, Zürich, back to Paris, then back to New York.

Meanwhile, I've met some very interesting fellows: Donovan, Mikel and Marc in SF, Matt, Paolo and Monica in London, Andre in Bonn, Raphael in Zürich.

I don't know any Brussels or Paris based bloggers yet, but I expect this to change momentarily. That's one of the additional bonuses of weblogging for frequent travelers: you get to meet cool people everywhere you go :-)

I should be publishing a tutorial on how to create included outlines using Radio's outliner, and working on activeRenderer 1.3, blogging all the while.

Instead, I'm traveling, and meeting cool people :-) I'll resume a 'regular' pattern of activities some time next week. I hope.