Sunday  2003-08-03   Web of Services

QoS

Internet2 folks like QoS. Dan Bricklin argues that the Internet does not need QoS.

Sunday  2003-08-03   

Iraqanama

Sooner or later US will catch or kill Saddam Hussein and complete the remake of Panama operations of 1989. Still isn't it rather embarrassing to hear a Baghdad lawyer quip "It's like [the Americans] don't know how to take over a country"? Or to let US appointed governor (a former enemy of Saddam) receive guests, who happen to be wanted by US authorities because he does not trust the Americans?

Embarrassment continues as Senators fail to receive a firm answer on how long US will be occupying Iraq at what cost, let alone rationale and plans behind this foreign military venture from Pentagon. Can Pentagon explain?

Update on 2003-08-23: Washington Post reports US is recruiting Saddam's secret policemen to hunt the resistence movement responsible for recent bombing of Jordanian embassy, UN headquaters in Baghdad as well as oil pipelines, powerlines and water supply.

Sunday  2003-08-03   World

Oil is good lubricant

Even thouth the report has been completed before the war in Iraq, the Cogressional Joint Inquiry on 9/11 has been released only recently with 28 pages censored. Much speculation on the missing pages has been focussed on alledged complicity of suspect Islamic charity organizations from Saudi Arabia on the attack and US stauch ally Saudi government's regrettable lax policing of these organizations.

Apparently it is far much worse: The very top levels of the Saudi royal family are alledgedly involved. "If the 28 pages were to be made public, I have no question that the entire relationship with Saudi Arabia would change overnight." So says an official who read the classified portion.