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Bush, Blair nominated for Nobel prize for Iraq war

OSLO, May 8 (Reuters) A Norwegian parliamentarian nominated U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the Nobel Peace Prize today, praising them for winning the war in Iraq.

''Sometimes it's necessary to use a small and effective war to prevent a much more dangerous war in the future,'' Jan Simonsen, a right-wing independent in Norway's parliament, told Reuters.

You can send a letter of support for the nomination of George W. Bush and Tony Blair for the Nobel Peace Prize to the Norwegian Nobel Institute at postmaster@nobel.no

or by international post at:

The Norwegian Nobel Institute
Drammensveien 19,
NO-0255 OSLO
Norway


my letter was not exactly one of support.
- linda 5-10-2003 5:07 pm [link] [add a comment]

John Horgan makes the case for therapeutic (and other) uses of psychedelics. Kind of surprising fare for the stuffy Slate.
- tom moody 5-10-2003 10:11 am [link] [1 comment]

Wasn't someone (Bruno?) wondering if google had any misspellings of a word that returned more hits than the correct spelling? I can't find the original question. But anyway, along with some other interesting misspelling info, this post finds such a case: the incorrect "transexual" (2860k results) is the more common than the correct spelling of "transsexual" (1660k results.)
- jim 5-10-2003 12:21 am [link] [1 comment]

The suppressed story of the broadcast feed from the carrier Abraham Lincoln being altered in real time earlier this week during the President's bravura visit. ;-)
- jim 5-09-2003 8:33 pm [link] [1 ref] [4 comments]

faith popcorn - we got your trends
- bill 5-09-2003 1:12 am [link] [1 ref] [add a comment]

In my little Syria project, there are many stories that get a rise out of me, but sometimes there's one that just seems surreal.
- mark 5-08-2003 5:30 am [link] [add a comment]

Thought this was sort of interesting: newspaper circulation numbers. I can't believe the Daily News is bigger than the Post.
- jim 5-06-2003 10:45 pm [link] [4 comments]

the next best thing to the cat psychic, and she's right here in nyc. rex's troubles may soon be over.
- linda 5-05-2003 4:39 pm [link] [add a comment]

Happy Birthday Jim, Right?
- jimlouis 5-03-2003 4:57 pm [link] [11 comments]

While doing my usual trolling for Syria, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Hizbulla in news.google.com, I came across an interesting article. And then it disappeared. But I managed to catch the full text of the original before it vanished.

Friday afternoon: UPI -- Rice blocked plan for raids on Syria
Fiday 7:54 PM: UPI -- Rice actions on Syria disputed

- mark 5-03-2003 5:56 am [link] [add a comment]

had to clip this one from gawker stalker --

Sunday afternoon, Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels walking together in Central Park, listening to the annoying 'Guitar Man from Central Park' peform Simon's own 'Homeward Bound.'

- dave 4-29-2003 10:14 pm [link] [1 comment]

warblogs being covered on newshour, ch 13
- bill 4-29-2003 3:02 am [link] [1 comment]

The rock at the root of the tree.
- frank 4-28-2003 9:18 pm [link] [1 comment]

WFMU www.wfmu.org 91.1 fm, 90.1fm Rocket From the Tombs June 10th 3-6pm Brian Turner's show

Only recently have legit recordings surfaced from this legendary Cleveland 70s proto-punk gang, and 27 years after they broke up, they're in the WFMU studios playing live yet again. They're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they're responsible for undeniable punk classics like "Sonic Reducer", "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Ain't It Fun" (covered by Guns and Roses for crying out loud). Richard Lloyd of Television takes over guitar duties for the late Peter Laughner, and David Thomas (visionary of Pere Ubu among other things), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Steve Mehlman and Craig Bell are all in the WFMU studio today, fresh from a jawdropping appearance at Thomas's Disastodrome fest in L.A. Holy hell.
- bill 4-28-2003 8:32 pm [link] [1 comment]

In case you missed it.
- frank 4-26-2003 6:40 am [link] [15 comments]

They sure don't make treehouses like they used to.
- jim 4-24-2003 6:57 pm [link] [13 comments]

felice bryant passed on too. she co-wrote a slew of songs for the everly brothers and others. she is probably best known for "rocky top" a tune about a fictional mountain in Tennessee, once described to me as the "proud mary" of blue grass numbers. I'm constantly blown away when this happens, belatedly putting a face on music written in the 20c that seemed to have been around forever in its perfection.
- bill 4-23-2003 5:09 pm [link] [add a comment]

"With inconsolable sadness we let you know that Dr. NINA SIMONE has passed away."
- dave 4-23-2003 3:30 am [link] [add a comment]

Right On Alex
- jimlouis 4-20-2003 8:44 pm [link] [2 comments]

K2 has two kittens, over in Sheba the pitbull's yard, near the back corner boundary. One is black and white; the other is orange, black and white. They are hiding in a discarded section of rain gutter, don't tell anyone.
- jimlouis 4-19-2003 6:17 pm [link] [add a comment]

Earl King died on Thursday. What a crappy week this was.
- jimlouis 4-19-2003 5:21 pm [link] [1 comment]

nice honda ad.
- dave 4-18-2003 11:22 pm [link] [1 ref] [18 comments]

Someone found my message in a bottle--there is a newsgroup discussion here captioned "Whatever happened to Doris Piserchia?" Many of the posters aren't familiar with the books but it's interesting to read about DP in the context of other, better-known authors, particularly regarding the issue of whether their works are feminist or not.

- tom moody 4-18-2003 8:14 pm [link] [add a comment]

clingfilm roy orbison



- bill 4-17-2003 11:14 pm [link] [add a comment]

brooklyn storefront houses of worship [via tmn]. skinny and i passed one of these in boerum hill on sunday - keith dominion house of god, near the projects on hoyt street - windows were all boarded up but the door was open and there was an amped up gospel blues rock band happening inside. loud. now that's what i'm talking about. far cry from the methodist services of my childhood.
- linda 4-16-2003 5:40 pm [link] [1 comment]