Friday, November 15, 2002

Big Brother The combination of the Justice Department's "enemies list" (Salon) and Poindexter's DoD sponsored "Information Awareness Office" is truly chilling.  McCarthy and Hoover have returned armed with truly powerful technology and nobody seems to be paying it much attention. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] Is Dan Rather reporting this?  Is Rush Limbaugh? 3:19:12 PM    comment []

Maoist Upsurge in Nepal violence. At least 118 people die in attacks by Maoist rebels fighting to overthrow Nepal's monarchy. [BBC News | WORLD] So what exactly is Maoism and how is it different from Marxism or Marxism-Leninism or Trotskyism or those other communistish -isms?  I must have asked Google the wrong question because I couldn't find a decent explanation of this. 10:20:11 AM    comment []