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Monthly Archives: February 2003
murdochs new york sun
The New York Sun article I just found is really really scary. Basically it’s a direct attack on any American’s freedom of speech….
Cream Egg Challenge
Have you had a creme egg yet this year? I doubt you have. This is why I propose you go out and buy one and spread the wealth a little.
Buy a creme egg, ask the next person in the street you see if they have had a creme egg this calendar year (- why is it spelt creme and not cream) – if they reply in the negative, lob the wrapped egg at them and continue walking. This way everyone will eat an egg very soon.
This is exactly what I did to two unsuspecting passers by on Friday night having purchased said egg from a 24 hour garage. Obviously I missed out on consuming it myself but I made somebody’s night (well maybe not…)
Oh yeah, I reckon i’ve had 10 so far this year. You only need to be generous once!
PS It’s not really a challenge…
flaming lips cover band
Found this strange cover of a flaming lips track on the web, no idea who it’s by.
Update (12:45) : Due to contractual difficulties with my housemate, I have been asked to remove the offending material. A re-recording will be posted once legal technicalities have been resolved.
Take the War on Iraq IQ Test
Thanks to j-hob
Q: What percentage of the world’s population does the U.S. have?
A: 6%
Q: What percentage of the world’s wealth does the U.S. have?
A: 50%
Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves?
A: Iraq
Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year worldwide?
A: $900+ billion
Q: How much of this is spent by the U.S.?
A: 50%
Q: What percent of US military spending would ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the world, according the the UN?
A: 10% (that’s about $40 billion, the amount of funding initially requested to fund our retaliatory attack on Afghanistan).
Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons?
A: Since the early 1980’s.
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical & biological weapons on their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations.
Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use of gas warfare against Iran?
A: No
Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988?
A: 5,000
Q: How many western countries condemned this action at the time?
A: 0
Q: How many gallons of agent Orange did America use in Vietnam?
A: 17 million.
Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and September 11th
terrorist attack?
A: No
Q: What is the estimated number of civilian casualties in the Gulf
War?
A: 35,000
Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War ?
A: 0
Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by U.S. tanks with ploughs mounted on the front?
A: 6,000
Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?
A: 40 tons
Q: What according to the UN was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994?
A: 700%
Q: How much of Iraq’s military capacity did America claim it had destroyed in 1991?
A: 80%
Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its weapons for anything other than deterrence and selfdefense?
A: No
Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world peace now than 10 years ago?
A: No
Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2002/3?
A: 10,000
Q: What percentage of these will be children?
A: Over 50%
Q: How many years has the U.S. engaged in air strikes on Iraq?
A: 11 years
Q: Was the U.S and the UK at war with Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999?
A: No
Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999?
A: 20 million
Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661 introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraq’s imports and exports?
A: 12 years
Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 38
Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraqin 1999 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 131 (that’s an increase of 345%)
Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions?
A: 1.5 million
Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to have died due to sanctions since 1997?
A: 750,000
Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq?
A: No
Q: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998?
A:300
Q: How many of these inspections had problems?
A: 5
Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to the Ba’ath Party
HQ?
A: Yes
Q: Who said that by December 1998, Iraq had in fact, been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern history.
A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief.
Q: In 1998 how much of Iraq’s post 1991 capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction did the UN weapons inspectors claim to have discovered and dismantled?
A: 90%
Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors back in?
A: Yes
Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by 1992?
A: Over 65
Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America veto between 1972 and 1990?
A: 30+
Q: How much does the U.S. fund Israel a year?
A:$5 billion
Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear weapons?
A: 8
Q: How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got?
A: 0
Q: How many nuclear warheads has US got?
A: over 10,000
Q: Which is the only country to use nuclear weapons?
A: the US
Q: How many nuclear warheads does Israel have?
A: Over 400
Q: Has Israel every allowed UN weapons inspections?
A: No
Q: What percentage of the Palestinian territories are controlled by Israeli settlements?
A: 42%
Q: Is Israel illegally occupying Palestinian land?
A: Yes
Q: Which country do you think poses the greatest threat to global peace: Iraq or the U.S.?
A: ????