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One of the reasons the Americans are having such a hard time defeating the Iraqi insurgency is because there are many different, and unrelated rebel groups. But that won’t stop Bush from claiming he can achieve victory in Iraq, which a majority of Americans don’t believe is possible.

Seymour Hersh has consistently been one of the best journalists digging up dirt on America’s machinations in Mesopotamia, and his latest article for the New Yorker explains where the war is going next. It ain’t pretty; there are plans to give Iraqis control of airstrikes (which the military brass aren’t too happy about) and Bush is apparently becoming more and more isolated as time goes on, much as Johnson and Nixon did during the Vietnam War.

Macworld San Francisco is the biggest Mac event of the year, and traditionally the time when Apple trots out a real “ooo, ahhhh” type product. The rumors are flying fast and furious, but amongst the speculation is a Intel-based Mac Mini with built in DVR functionality, and various laptop configurations, again with Intel chips under the hood. Perhaps the least credible rumor is of a networked iPod with a built in camera. It’s possible, but I doubt we’d see something like that so soon after the iPod video was released.

Still, get speculatin’, fellow Mac geeks! We’ve got a month to let our imaginations run wild before “just one more thing” turns out to be a pink iPod shuffle.

…well, nuts to them. First off, it’s been 20 years since the seminal comic book turned the funny pages on its head, so they’re a little late to the hating game. And second, Alan Moore has since gone from strength to strength, unlike his contemporaries. But read the article and judge for yourself.

Looks like some private contractors in Iraq have been shooting up civilian vehicles for kicks, and there’s video (shot by the murderous idiots themselves) to prove it. Way to fight terrorism and bring freedom to the Middle East, morons.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi recently made a statement that human rights violations are now as bad or worse than they were under Saddam’s iron fist. Bravo, America.

Ho Chi Minh was the thorn in the American’s side for the better part of a decade during the Vietnam War. Just like Osama, he surprised the living hell out of the Americans with an attack when they least expected it. Anyway, I could labour the point, but read his bio and learn about ol’ Uncle Ho.

Here’s an article about America’s top propagandist, and how he sold the Iraq war to the world. And here’s a very lengthy article about “Curveball,” one of the sources of ‘intelligence’ the US used to make its case for invading Iraq.

Hoolywood is paying top dollar for movies that should be made for a whole lot less money, and neglecting the blockbusters they excel at cranking out. At least that’s what this well thought out article states.

Yup, 42 years ago today, the greatest show ever made first graced British television screens. And the 2005 version, which is in some ways better than the original, will be back on December 25. Less than a month’s worth of sleeps!

Because one can never have enough Star Wars related stories to read, here’s an interview with Uncle George on the future of the movie biz, a profile of ILM, and some commentary from director and blockbuster dilletante James Cameron on digital cinema.