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Monday, September 22, 2003

From The Independent, the news for international consumption: America puts Iraq up for sale By Philip Thornton in Dubai and Andrew Gumbel 22 September 2003 Iraq was in effect put up for sale yesterday when the American-appointed administration announced it was opening up all sectors of the economy to foreign investors in a desperate attempt to deliver much-needed reconstruction against a daily backdrop of kidnappings, looting and violent death.  Meanwhile, back at the ABC ranch, where all the brush is cleared, some news for domestic consumption:   Bush Won't Agree to Quick Iraq Handover   President Bush Won't Agree to Quick Handover of Power to Iraqis in His U.N. Speech, Aides Say   My cognitives are dissonating! Are we crumbling or exerting force? 7:18:20 PM    comment []

The Pencil Is Mightier               Latest news from the Hutton inquiry Kelly naming would 'fuck Gilligan' - Campbell September 22: "It would fuck Gilligan" if David Kelly proved to be the BBC journalist's source for his incendiary WMD dossier story, Alastair Campbell wrote in his diary after a conversation with the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, it was revealed today.   Hoon failed to correct WMD headlines September 22: The defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, today admitted that he did nothing to correct newspaper headlines about the 45-minute 'threat' from Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, despite knowing they were misleading and untrue.   Hoon defends naming of Kelly September 22: Geoff Hoon today confirmed for the first time publicly that he was aware of and stood by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) decision to confirm David Kelly's name to journalists who put it to the department's press office.   BBC bid to defuse Hutton attack September 22: Andrew Gilligan is likely to lose his Today programme position as part of a wide-ranging BBC shakeup intended to defuse criticism of the corporation in the forthcoming Hutton report.   Things are getting wild and wooly in the last day of the Hutton inquiry!   Alastair Campbell apparently doesn’t speak of  “weaselly words” and “sophistry” when he scribbles in his diary – now we know what he was thinking when he pointed the poison pencil at Gilligan – who does appear to be truly “fucked” now.   The “GH” in Alastair’s diary is Geoff Hoon, who allowed the totally ridiculous 45-minute claim to be published and defended the outing of David Kelly, which led to his suicide. This should be a lesson to our children to avoid high-falutin’ words like “sophistry” and just say “fuck” if that’s what they mean. It could save somebody’s life! 5:16:33 PM    comment []

When I bought my FoodSaver, Service Merchandise was the only retailer in this area selling them. Now they are practically everywhere, including Sears. Mine crapped out with just 3 days left on the one-year warranty. They repaired it with no questions asked. It has performed like a champ ever since. If it goes out on me, I’ll buy another. It is indispensable in the preparation and preservation of food. The bags are still expensive enough (about 50 cents each) to make you calculate the value of the food being preserved versus the cost of the bag, but wide mouth Mason jars are reusable (great for stock!).  They standard size jars don’t seal as well (meaning not at all), so I don’t bother with them anymore. There are several steaks and a couple pounds of shrimp in the freezer, all bought on sale (easily paying for the bag), and they’ll never get freezer burn. After writing this testimonial, I expect FoodSaver to send me some free bags!  6:15:14 AM    comment []