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Land ahoy indeed.

Lutoslawski — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:15:31 -0800

Workers have discovered the hull of an 18th century ship beneath the rubble of ground zero.

Pentagon Memorial Design Competition

mediareport — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 12:27:31 -0800

The six finalists in the Pentagon Memorial design competition. The contest (official site) has "emerged as a kind of dress rehearsal" [NYT] for the upcoming World Trade Center competition. The Post reviewed the proposals, which will be narrowed to a winner on Feb. 21.

Is historical revisionism acceptable

Steven Den Beste — Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:17:13 -0800

Is historical revisionism acceptable in the name of "inclusiveness" (or "political correctness" to be less polite)? (More inside)

Drastic changes due for America after terror attacks

Postroad — Sun, 04 Nov 2001 13:39:24 -0800

Drastic changes due for America after terror attacks We are to become a garrison state, for better or worse, with the CIA more intimately involved with internal (domestic) doings and the FBI taking on new duties.

On September 30th, there was a peace protest in Washington D.C.

tweebiscuit — Wed, 03 Oct 2001 11:28:42 -0800

On September 30th, there was a peace protest in Washington D.C. I'm surprised no one else linked to this -- about 50 students from my college attended and joined the crowd of a few thousand. I would have gone, but I'm dubious about the efficacy of public protest despite the fact that I'm an affirmed pacifist. What do you folks think? Will a totally non-military action be an appropriate response? (And is there any possiblity of the US acting in such a way?) Is the loss of a single additional human life in this new war justifiable?

The Washington Post calls it "An Attack on the World."

Taken Outtacontext — Wed, 19 Sep 2001 05:50:48 -0800

The Washington Post calls it "An Attack on the World." In addition, the London Times has a graphic of a world map that shows the number of people killed in last week's attacks from other countries.

Bush readies military--calls up 50 thousand reserves

Postroad — Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:27:08 -0800

Bush readies military--calls up 50 thousand reserves Well that will take care of the job market. But just what is it they are to do? One suggestion is that they will stay in the U.S. to ensure our safety. Isn't that called a garrison state? And Carnivore now installed at Hotmail and just about all oter places. But Bush had warned us early on that sometimes you have to give up freedoms, even in a democracy.