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(9.9.2004)
Al Qaeda Deputy Trying to Threaten US
We should certainly spend some time on the game theory of what our response to Islamic fascists should be. We should want the Islamic world to be integrated peacefully with the Western world, but we also can't afford to stand idly by in the face of genocide.

(9.9.2004)
Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher lost two important men in her life over the last year: Ronald Reagan and her husband Denis. Thatcher comes out as an ENTJ, according to the Myers-Briggs inventory. Following their line of rationale, Margaret was best-advised to marry someone of similar brains, but of a more emotional temperament. Sir Denis Thatcher was probably one of these; Ronald Reagan was as well.

(9.9.2004)
Who Wants to Live in an Ikea Catalog?
The ever-prolific James Lileks offers some interesting links to the 1939 World's Fair, the early experiment in planned development at Levittown, and a socialist take on the future that's sadly putting bad ideas into kids' heads.

(9.9.2004)
Power Grid a Terrorist Target
Consider what the implications are with a system that's more inefficient than it should be.

(9.9.2004)
Royals Beat Tigers, 26-5
Sets an American League record for consecutive men on base. Cubs need to knock off their losing streak to stay in wild card race.

(9.9.2004)
Florida Set for $2 Billion in Immediate Hurricane Aid
More than FEMA's entire 2003 disaster-relief budget. Hurricane Ivan is still on the way, arriving Monday or Tuesday. Accuweather thinks it'll blast Florida's Gulf coast.

(9.9.2004)
Terrorist Attack on Australian Embassy to Indonesia
Six dead

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