2006 February | buzz twang

"Kill them. Defeat them"

February 27, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Poor William Kristol missed his calling. He should have been a general in the army. “Kill them. Defeat them.” Good call Bill. And, as far as this quote goes: “We Have Not Had A Serious Three-Year Effort To Fight A War In Iraq” I’d say this is a pretty serious effort. So is this. And, [...]

punk not pistols

February 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The Dictators covering the Stooges Search and Destroy. On their best day, the Sex Pistols never came close to this… buzz-twang : news and views : blog

posers tell famers to sod off

February 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

I’ve never been a fan of the Sex Pistols. Nor am I a fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Pistols were a manufactored band. Like the Monkees. Or Munudo, or In Sync. Malcolm MaLaren saw a financial window in the burgeoning NYC punk movement in the late 70′s and he capitalized [...]

"My Job Starts with the Truth"

February 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

John Lennon liked to quote Harry Nilsson as stating that the truth is “always the opposite of what it seems”… or in the case of the Bush Administration, the truth is always the opposite of what they say. Say one thing, do another to put it simply. So, it’s of interest when the Propaganda Minister [...]

slouching towards bethlehem…

February 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

An editorial in Haaretz calls Cheney the “terrifying and repulsive one”. The Times UK says Bush and Blair do Bin Laden’s bidding. Excellent roundup of on the scene accounts of Samarra and the resulting turmoil over at Global Voices. Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait responded. buzz-twang : news and views [...]

Yeah, but they’re free…

February 22, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Q: What does it mean when the occupying country – the USA – threatens to “cut aid” to the country it is ocuupying? A: Iraqis start to realize how much power they don’t have and want more and they begin to rebel against their occupiers. But, in the end, it means that the US is [...]

The bottom line

February 22, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Torture, Abu Ghraib, the American soul. Not for everyone. Violent content. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Haves, havenots, planet in the middle

February 20, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

holy grail

February 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Yes, the site format has changed, yet again. There is a reason that the three column format for blogger is referred to as the Holy Grail. Cause, it’s a real pain. Finally, think I’ve found one which works in Internet Explorer. So, all you people who said you can’t see the right hand column should [...]

throwing money at the problem…

February 17, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

…but the problem persists. In the battle for “hearts and minds”… both stateside and abroad… From Brandweek: The Bush administration spent $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars on 137 contracts with advertising agencies over the past two-and-a-half years, according to a Government Accountability Office report released by House Democrats Monday. With spending on public relations and [...]

Slick Dick speaks with forked tongue

February 17, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The headline reads: Cheney Says He Can Declassify Secrets: Vice President Dick Cheney says he has the power to declassify government secrets, raising the possibility that he authorized his former chief of staff to pass along sensitive prewar data onIraq to reporters. Cheney coupled his statement in a TV interview Wednesday with an endorsement of [...]

Taunting Big Brother

February 17, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

From We make money not art: SVEN – Surveillance Video Entertainment Network, aka “AI to the People,” is a real-time video performance system that takes a humorous but critical look at artificial intelligence surveillance algorithms by developing techniques that detect when people look like rock stars instead of criminals, terrorists, or other “undesirable passersby”. As [...]