Iraq

First, the Seahawks lost to the Steelers, 21 - 10.

Tiger Woods won the Dubai, beating Ernie Els in a one hole playoff. So Tiger wins two in a row so far this year. Awesome.

Much more importantly, the British have now indicated they plan on a permanent base in southern Iraq. They have also allowed that they expect an American/British presence in that unfortunate land for at least ten years (is that when they expect the oil to run out?). As the Americans have constructed four permanent bases throughout Iraq, and have no intention of leaving, I wish people would stop tsalking about when the troops will come home. Such foolishness. This has been the American/British plan all along and the reason they illegally invaded in the first place. Give me crap like WMD's, a Hussein/bin Laden connectlon, spreading democracy, overthrowing a dictator, and whatever. The plan is to control the Mideast and the oil that just happens to be there. So prepare for years of resistance and an American/Iraq situation that parallels Israel/Palestine. Permanent "war" so that Bush can claim dictatorial powers forever.

The Attorney General will face the Senate tomorrow to defend the claim that Bush has a legal right to warrantless wiretapping. This should be most interesting. Of course you can't really watch it for long without going to sleep as it always moves at a glacial pace. Actually, I think the glaciers probably move faster.

A favorite verse:
Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain
shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment
Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor
Birth,
When two strong men stand facae to face, though they come
from the ends of the earth!

Rudyard Kipling
The Ballad of East and West