John le Carré: The United States of America has gone mad
The reaction to 9/11 is beyond anything Osama bin Laden could have hoped for in his nastiest dreams. As in McCarthy times, the freedoms that have made America the envy of the world are being systematically eroded. The combination of compliant US media and vested corporate interests is once more ensuring that a debate that should be ringing out in every town square is confined to the loftier columns of the East Coast press.
(London Times Suggested by Molly Thomas)

MOST HORRIBLE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES.
Senator Byrd lashes out against Bush, Congress
We stand passively mute in the United States Senate, paralyzed by our own uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the sheer turmoil of events. Only on the editorial pages of our newspapers is there much substantive discussion of the prudence or imprudence of engaging in this particular war.
This nation is about to embark upon the first test of a revolutionary doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an unfortunate time. The doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the United States or any other nation can legitimately attack a nation that is not imminently threatening but may be threatening in the future -- is a radical new twist on the traditional idea of self defense. It appears to be in contravention of international law and the UN Charter. And it is being tested at a time of world-wide terrorism, making many countries around the globe wonder if they will soon be on our -- or some other nation's -- hit list.
(Herald Dispatch, Suggested by Connie Acevedo)

Lineup and Dates For Bonnaroo Music Festival Announced
The second annual three-day music and camping festival will be held June 13-15, 2003 on the same pristine 600-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.
(Suggested by Steve Centanni)

Snow Day 2003
Janice and Gary Gottesfeld just added a snow page so that we can vicariously enjoy the cold weather.

Speak Out
By Lawrence Ferlinghetti
And a vast paranoia sweeps across the land And America turns the attack on its Twin Towers Into the beginning of the Third World War The war with the Third World
And the terrorists in Washington Are shipping out the young men To the killing fields again
And no one speaks
(Suggested by Paul Whitehurst)

Illegal Art Exhibit
Celebrating what is rapidly becoming the "degenerate art" of a corporate age: art and ideas on the legal fringes of intellectual property. Some of the pieces in the show have eluded lawyers; others have had to appear in court.
(Suggested by Zack Soto)

The Tolkien Sarcasm Page
Help solve those weighty debates about Glorfindel's bloodline and whether or not Thingol was a wise King.

Visual Thesaurus
This is the coolest thing!

Planetarium
Planetarium is an application for the Palm Connected Organizer that plots star charts and offers some unique, useful features for the beginning star gazer as well as for the professional astronomer.

Caribbean Recipes
They have taken a lot of the items from their webpage due to server issues. Still a great site. And, you can order their cd of recipes.

In Word, Song and Sign, an Emphatic No to Invasion of Iraq
....creative interpretations of the antiwar message delivered in a coordinated series of rallies in 150 American cities and towns today, part of an international movement expected to bring millions of protesters to the streets over 72 hours.
(NYT)

ENGLISH LAW GUARANTEES
The power of the police to carry out searches - of people or property - has undoubtedly increased over the last few years. This is particularly true of `random' stop-and-search operations. In reality, however, more people are searched because they don't know when they have a right to refuse, than are searched under the exercise of specific police powers. It isn't entirely unheard of for police officers to allow people to conclude that powers of search are more extensive than they really are....In English law, any interference with your personal liberty beyond, say, a tap on the shoulder, is prima facie unlawful. Similarly, it is a trespass to enter another person's home without that person's permission, or to interfere with another person's property. This applies as much to the police as it does to anyone else. It follows that unless a right to stop and/or search is granted by a specific legal provision, the search will be unlawful.
(Suggested by Brent Gourley)

Poll Shows Most Want War Delay
Even after the administration's aggressive case for going to war soon in Iraq, a majority of Americans favor giving United Nations weapons inspectors more time to complete their work so that any military operation wins the support of the Security Council, the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows.

90 US CITIES HAVE PASSED ANTI-WAR RESOLUTIONS
Some 90 U.S. city councils have passed resolutions opposing military actions against Iraq, with many arguing that such a war would devastate their economies, organizers of the campaign said on Thursday. Representatives of many of these cities, which include Chicago and Philadelphia among others, gathered in Washington to deliver their resolutions to the White House.
(Reuters)

"BRIGHTS"
Michael Jackson Baby Drop Game
Suggested By Connie Acevedo
Airport Security Mechanism
Suggested By Alfonso Alvarez
Latin Band Maker
Suggested By Connie Acevedo
Sneaky FBI
Suggested by Sixto Mendez
Patriot Registration Act
Suggested by Joel Sogol
Bush Speak