Demo at Morgan Hill

I heard it on the news at the time but did not write it down and now an entry in the Bruce Perens’ blog brought it back to memory: the disaster at Morgan Hill in April. He likes to call it a “cyber attack” but I think it is simply a test. A test of what could be done and what the response will be when all modern communication is cut from a city. Well, the result is, apparently, not as disastrous as to lead to many deaths but it is telling nonetheless. And if it is done on a larger scale – who knows? It may become much, much more effective… So I am waiting for the “Part 2”.… -->

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Kindergarten: silence!!!

I just heard on the radio this wonderful bit of news. Some spokeswoman for one organisation or another, and I did not quite catch the name either, was going on about the music rights and suchlike. I usually do not listen to these things, so I missed the organisation name and the person name but then I got awoken with a start. You know what she is lobbying for? Apparently, kindergartens use music and radio! What a surprise! And the kids in the kindergarten groups listen to those broadcasts or CDs, even dance and sing with them. And that constitutes public broadcasting on the part of the kindergartens! The kindergartens must pay the extra protection money broadcast rights for the use of that music, can you imagine? Well, if this isn’t nuts, I don’t know what is. The fuck-brained morons executives of the music companies apparently think that this is a fair deal. Well, I don’t. And I hope neither do you.… -->

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Jacqui Smith is no more!

And a good riddance, finally! It is not going to help the British people much because she is simply voicing the government’s intention, so the new whoever coming instead will be no better. But, anyway, it is a pleasure to see her go. Here is a bunch of articles on the matter:

  • Good riddance to a bad home secretary
  • Home Secretary Smith to step down
  • Jacqui Smith goes – hit by porn claims,…

And some of her wonderful initiatives:

  • ISPs frosty on Jacqui’s comms surveillance plan
  • Jacqui Smith Vows to Collect DNA from Every …
  • State recruit an army of snoopers …
  • Britain menaces free speech
  • Jacqui Smith creates ’emergency bill’ …
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Sri Lanka war crimes?.. Nay…

And on the subject of war again, UN apparently is not interested in the war crimes committed in Sri Lanka:

  • UN rejects calls for Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry

The keyword here is “committed by both sides”. And the rebel group was “condemned” and the government wasn’t, and this is where it will end, apparently.

You see, the winner takes it all. Did you expect anything else? Heh.… -->

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North Korea’s nuclear test

Well, it appears that the nation that knows something about the power of nuclear weapons in politics – North Korea – has done another nuclear explosion test. According to BBC, the test has been confirmed by US, South Korea and Russia.

Well, these folks really know what they are doing and no nonsense. I mean, you can think whatever you damn please about their country, government and political direction, but you have to give them this: they have correct ideas about sovereignty and protecting the state borders. They are correctly asserting that the only thing that can help them now that USSR is gone down the drain is the nuclear power. And I bet they do not care much for any idiotic shit like “keeping balance” or “worldwide peace”. Their finger in your face message is simple: touch us and we show you Hell on Earth. And it looks like the “world powers” believe them too well.

You see, the Nihon folks could not say anything more than “Tokyo would respond “in a responsible fashion” “. Damn they will. Tokyo jumps to the command of the US, as always. The only responsible thing Tokyo can do now is shut up and work fast on their own fleet of nuclear weapons before those US bases are wiped out in some freak accident involving nuclear (or even regular) fire power… But I digress, that’s a subject for a separate article.

What does EU say? Believe it or not, “the development was “very worrying”.” No kidding, eh? Why is it worrying for the EU? I understand if EU feels threatened by it, hell, yeah, it would be worrying but would North Korea actually threaten EU right now? Not likely. What’s actually worrying EU then? I think it is the example. The example of a country that can stay isolated and not only survive but improve their own weapons so that the enemies must stay at bay. What if other countries followed the example? What would be the so-called “peace keeping army” worth if all those “pacified” countries suddenly had nuclear fire power and were not afraid to use it?

And this is just the beginning indeed. North Korea now feels sufficiently brave to denounce any agreements that were jammed its throat before: “But the North now believes it is no longer bound by its previous bilateral agreements with the US and agreements under the six-party… -->

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