SARS update The world is still underestimating the danger here, distracted by the US/UK efforts to 'liberate' Iraq. Hong Kong quarantined more than 200 people in a single apartment block by sealing the building on Monday after 92 new cases were reported there. The disease seems to be traveling vertically.... The quarantine is a bit late though, many of the families living there had already fled by the time officials showed up with tape.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
Monday, March 31, 2003
SARS update The world is still underestimating the danger here, distracted by the US/UK efforts to 'liberate' Iraq. Hong Kong quarantined more than 200 people in a single apartment block by sealing the building on Monday after 92 new cases were reported there. The disease seems to be traveling vertically.... The quarantine is a bit late though, many of the families living there had already fled by the time officials showed up with tape.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
US warns Iran and Syria: "Tehran must stop pursuing weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them," Mr Powell said, while pledging support for "the aspirations of the Iranian people to improve their lives".
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
US warns Iran and Syria: "Tehran must stop pursuing weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them," Mr Powell said, while pledging support for "the aspirations of the Iranian people to improve their lives".
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
SARS update: 1 Nov 2002 to 29 Mar 2003: Number of cases - 1550. Deaths - 53
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
SARS update: 1 Nov 2002 to 29 Mar 2003: Number of cases - 1550. Deaths - 53
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
Friday, March 28, 2003
Zimbabwe: Quietly, unnoticed by the rest of the world, a madman in Zimbabwe is turning one of the most fertile pieces of earth into a wasteland by evicting many of the farmers. People are dying, either from hunger or from torture. This would be an instance where I would actually approve of outside interference. Of course, there is none. They have no oil and no vital mining products so they dont awaken the 'humanitarian' instincts in the US/UK. It is this kind of start hypocrisy that almost makes me choke when people tell me they are liberating Iraq from a horrific dictator. Of course, Saddam & Co have done terrible things and should be put before an international tribunal but when you add it all up, it pales in comparison with what is happening in Zimbabwe. It pales! Latest estimates by the UN are that 7 million people in Zimbabwe face starvation. What do we do? We watch bombs raining down on Baghdad in an impotent rage and ignore something we could do something about: something that would actually save millions of lives!
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
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