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Date: August 2005

"No doubt Tony Blair doesn't consciously think in terms of 'darkies' or Mahometan savages, but the grim and very dangerous truth is that the terrorists he will never negotiate with or give an inch to are Asian by birth or descent and Muslim by religion, whereas the terrorists he propitiates are Catholic, Aryan, white Europeans."

The rest of the piece pretty much whitewashes over the conditions that brought the Provos into being -- it almost insinuates that the oppression of Catholics in the North is a mere belief in the minds of Gerry Adams and co. -- but the point made here is spot on. #link

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Simon Waldman on Wikipedia's success

An old piece that's been floating around in my tabs for months, but well worth a read. Librarians and other information professionals should pay close attention. #link

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For the Music

A short feature on John Zorn's new live venue in Manhattan. It's child-friendly too, which is a refreshing change. I'm all for educating the young folk. #link

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The Daily Mail Watch

Because somebody needs to keep an eye on them. I can't even touch the rag myself; their newsprint has cooties. #link

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Summer Reading Assignment

Another reading list! Though most of my reading so far this summer has been research for my thesis... not that I'm complaining. #link

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