Anita Roddick has put together a collection of good quotes in this time that is getting darker by the minute. The Günter Grass headline is especially great. Thinking of Bush’s ‘You are either with us or against us” I particularly like Theodor Roosevelt’s  "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the …

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Simon Tisdall: Only the American people can stop Bush now [Daypop Top 40] I agree, so let’s come out in big numbers on the 26th of October in Washington, San Francisco, … Here another good piece on the subject. Aphrael points to the debate or the lack of it: It was a potemkin debate. …

Thanks to Oliver Mainka for providing me with some pictures of our romping and stomping at the Bottom of the Hill (More info here). Mark Growden and band did their usual great. Some especially liked his final two songs: ‘Fuck boy’, and ‘Do the nasty’ (Oli was not there yet, so no pictures.) Then Gogol Bordello took the stage and fulfilled on the …

Robert Fisk is a Middle East corespondent for over 25 years and it is well worth your time to listen to one of his speeches. He comes accross as a very humble man with deep insides into the problem of the area. “September 11: Ask Who Did It, But for Heaven’s Sake Don’t Ask Why”, Robert Fisk, WBEZ” If you don’t …

(IPA) does an excellent job in letting experts comment on all of Bush’s arguments for going to war with Iraq. Arguments he made in a speech held the 7th of October. The result are devastating for his arguments and absolutely frightening if we can’t stop him.   The British Guardian also published an article critical of Bush’s claims: “…key allegations against the Iraqi regime …

Want to be where I am? Go to the Bottom of the Hill this Wednesday the 9th. Totally looking forward to Mark Growden and the East European Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello. Be there, it is going to be great.

Now that I am back online, able to blog. Let’s try to stop the war on Iraq. On the way home I listened to a townhall meeting of the Commonwealth Club on NPR. Several of the speakers were saying that it is a done deal, that there will be war in Iraq.   I am shocked. They said that the only ones able …

Community at work. Doc looses his AirPort base station, bloggers chip in. Don’t think that Doc really needs the money. Nevertheless the concept should be extended to bigger barns, like one raising money for the EFF to support their fight for the freedom on the internet.

It was a bit of a struggle the last days with this computer so I did not get to post a lot of things. Still the business, or should we say Bushiness deals of Georgy boy should not be forgotten: Salon: Harken Hypocrisy Bush’s corporate ethics: Do as I say, not as I do.New York Times: Everyone is outraged.  More another time.

Jetzt reichts! (Enough is enough) The junior wants to wage war on 60 countries. This is lunacy. Who wants to live in a world of fear and hate, like they do in Palestine and Israel right now? I had to think of a line in of the song 99 red balloons: “99 years of war left no room for winners/victory’ …