Abe wants to revise Constitution to use SDF in hostage crisis

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EU in Crisis as Constitution Summit
Collapses

EU in Crisis as Constitution Summit
Collapses 12/13/2003 07:40 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 13 2003 6:33PM ET

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals 07/25/2004 04:11 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 25 2004 7:30AM GMT

Japan seeks end to hostage crisis

Japan seeks end to hostage crisis 04/09/2004 11:53 PM
A senior Japanese official arrives in Jordan to co-ordinate efforts to rescue three citizens caught in Iraq.

US warns Manila on hostage crisis

US warns Manila on hostage crisis 07/13/2004 11:48 AM
The Bush administration urges the Philippines not to bow to pressure from kidnappers to pull troops out of Iraq early.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters) 07/25/2004 02:43 AM
Reuters - Two Pakistanis working for a Kuwait-based company were missing and feared kidnapped in Iraq on Sunday, as the country's hostage crisis deepened with at least 22 countries so far affected.

3 Flee After Hostage Crisis (Los Angeles
Times)

3 Flee After Hostage Crisis (Los Angeles
Times) 05/31/2004 07:06 AM
Los Angeles Times - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — After killing at least 22 mostly foreign civilians and trapping dozens of people in a 25-hour hostage standoff, three Islamist militants managed Sunday to steal a car, disappear into rush-hour traffic and slip out of the grip of hundreds of Saudi commandos.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters) 08/30/2004 05:00 AM
Reuters - French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law scrapped.

Heavy Clashes in Iraq; Hostage Crisis
Spirals

Heavy Clashes in Iraq; Hostage Crisis
Spirals 07/25/2004 10:46 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 25 2004 1:39PM GMT

French Hostage Crisis Adds Tension to
Headscarf Ban

French Hostage Crisis Adds Tension to
Headscarf Ban 08/29/2004 07:12 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 10:33AM GMT

"Three die in mortar attacks as another
hostage crisis grips Baghdad"

"Three die in mortar attacks as another
hostage crisis grips Baghdad" 07/11/2004 03:25 PM

Arizona Prison Officer Freed in Hostage
Crisis

Arizona Prison Officer Freed in Hostage
Crisis 01/24/2004 10:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 25 2004 2:37AM GMT

Government trying to use hostage crisis
to squash NGO's in Japan

Government trying to use hostage crisis
to squash NGO's in Japan 05/11/2004 10:54 AM

The Japan Times

Kidnap crisis poses a new risk

In Japan's case, laws are being proposed to punish those entering designated "danger zones" without an official reason.

Victims -- or their families -- will foot the bill for their rescue, which will amount to airfare, if not more. "This is standard practice for mountain rescues," one line of reasoning goes.

But consider two things: One is that an aid mission to a danger zone is not a forest stroll gone astray. The very comparison indicates a misunderstanding of what aid missions do.

The second is policy overstretch and political abuse. This law would place a degree of government control over aid organizations, something many don't want. Particularly NGOs (by very the nature of their title) eschew government support, especially when they take on problems governments would rather avoid.

Under this law, they would effectively need official permission to work in some places overseas. Those "unsponsored" who get unlucky will face a "rescue fine" -- which could bankrupt the person or the organization. Thus this new system of rents will curtail Japanese volunteerism.

The Japanese government is taking this way too far and totally agree with the author of this article that this is a bad bad thing. As I've said before, legislation during emotionally charged times often ends up being stupid and poorly thought through. The ramifications of such a law would be devastating for NGO's and aid workers from Japan, just when such activity is becoming recognized. It almost feels like some stupid conspiracy to use this incident to squash the NGO's in Japan. Bah. I have less and less respect for the Japanese government every day.

Hostage Crisis Unfolds in Russia as
Guerrillas Seize School

Hostage Crisis Unfolds in Russia as
Guerrillas Seize School 09/01/2004 09:46 AM
Heavily armed insurgents seized a school in southern Russia today and herded scores of schoolchildren and others into its gym.

GOP May Revise Marriage Amendment

GOP May Revise Marriage Amendment 07/14/2004 10:23 AM
a bit of good news .. Link .. WaPo

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45149-2004Jul12.html
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Pa. Seeks to Revise 'Cyberschool' Law

Pa. Seeks to Revise 'Cyberschool' Law 12/31/2004 07:15 AM
Guardian Unlimited Dec 31 2004 11:06AM GMT

AP: Bush Administration to Revise OT
Plan (AP)

AP: Bush Administration to Revise OT
Plan (AP) 04/19/2004 09:53 PM
AP - Retreating under pressure, the Bush administration intends to revise a proposed overtime regulation to preserve eligibility for most white-collar workers making up to $100,000 a year as well as for police, firefighters and other first responders, Republican officials said Monday.

Computer Associates to revise filings

Computer Associates to revise filings 05/06/2004 07:11 PM
Boston Globe May 6 2004 11:39PM GMT

Intel to revise approach to server
memory

Intel to revise approach to server
memory 09/09/2004 10:06 PM
ITBusiness.ca Sep 10 2004 2:22AM GMT

Nortel Says It May Revise Its 2003
Results a 2nd Time

Nortel Says It May Revise Its 2003
Results a 2nd Time 06/03/2004 02:07 AM
Nortel Networks raised the possibility on Wednesday that it might again revise its 2003 financial statements beyond a previously reported 50 percent reduction in earnings.

U.S. Will Revise Data on Terror (Los
Angeles Times)

U.S. Will Revise Data on Terror (Los
Angeles Times) 06/09/2004 05:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The State Department is scrambling to revise its annual report on global terrorism to acknowledge that it understated the number of deadly attacks in 2003, amid charges that the document is inaccurate and was politically manipulated by the Bush administration.

Govt to revise 3G mobile service license

Govt to revise 3G mobile service license 11/05/2003 05:55 PM
Jakarta Post Nov 5 2003 4:15PM ET

Yahoo! News - U.S. Will Revise Data on
Terror

Yahoo! News - U.S. Will Revise Data on
Terror 06/10/2004 03:25 AM
Terrorist incidents actually ROSE in 2003, .. FedGov Understated Terrorist Attacks .. U.S. Will Revise Data on Terror .. mistake .. news

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=716&e=28&u=/ latimests/20040609/ts_latimes/uswillrevisedataonterror
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AP: Bush administration to revise
overtime plan

AP: Bush administration to revise
overtime plan 04/20/2004 09:52 AM

Reliance Infocomm, Hutch to revise GPRS
tariff

Reliance Infocomm, Hutch to revise GPRS
tariff 03/31/2005 09:29 AM
ZDNet India Mar 31 2005 9:53AM GMT

Marathon Man: Astronomer Sleuths Revise
Date of Ancient Run

Marathon Man: Astronomer Sleuths Revise
Date of Ancient Run 07/19/2004 03:18 PM

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“A team of astronomer gumshoes has pinned down the date of an ancient Greek battle at Marathon that led to a long-distance run and the sport that survives today in its honor. Analysis of lunar records show the 490 B.C. battle occurred not on the long accepted date of September 12, but a full month earlier, researchers said….According [to]the Greek historian Herodotus, Plutarch and others, after the Greek army routed their Persian attackers at Marathon…

Distributed computing helps revise
climate change models...

Distributed computing helps revise
climate change models... 02/01/2005 08:53 PM

Climate change is still a contentious issue in some parts of the world. Despite widespread acceptance in the scientific community and by the general public in most of the industrialized world, it remains a divisive topic in the United States, rejected by conservative politicians armed with studies from industry-funded think-tanks and a healthy dose of congnitive dissonance.

This week's Science.Ars looks at the results of a distributed computing project focused on climate change modeling. In addition, we've got news of the sex life of the Hawaiian Cricket, stem cell contamination, and more.

ACLU Was Forced to Revise Release on
Patriot Act Suit (washingtonpost.com)

ACLU Was Forced to Revise Release on
Patriot Act Suit (washingtonpost.com) 05/14/2004 04:54 AM
The Patriot Act Bites Back .. so sad

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22404-2004May12.html
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United Airlines Scrambles to Revise Loan
Guarantee Plan

United Airlines Scrambles to Revise Loan
Guarantee Plan 06/18/2004 04:21 PM
United Airlines scrambled today to make an unprecedented third try with a revised business plan that it hoped would be its path out of bankruptcy.

Back in the U.S.S.R: White House Scrubs
Its Website When It Needs to Revise
History. Somewhere, Brezhnev is Smiling.
12/18

Back in the U.S.S.R: White House Scrubs
Its Website When It Needs to Revise
History. Somewhere, Brezhnev is Smiling.
12/18 12/18/2003 02:23 PM
manipulation, distrust and deceitfulness: .. Dana Milbank

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9821-2003Dec17.html
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White House Seeks U.N. Help to Revise
Iraq Transition Plan (Los Angeles Times)

White House Seeks U.N. Help to Revise
Iraq Transition Plan (Los Angeles Times) 01/17/2004 10:42 PM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — As President Bush met Friday with L. Paul Bremer III, the chief U.S. administrator of Iraq, officials said they planned to ask the United Nations to help devise a way to select a new Iraqi government that would be seen by its people as legitimate.

this is the constitution on DRM

this is the constitution on DRM 06/24/2004 04:15 PM
So jump over here to Amazon.com where you can purchase an electronic version of the Constitution, fitted very nicely to a Microsoft Reader (not Mac compatible), and protected quite completely with DRM. The description says you're not permitted to print it. The reader reviews report you're permitted to print it twice a year. And don't try to hack the code to print it more than twice -- until Boucher's H.R. 107 passes at least. (Though the ranking is higher than for my book. Maybe free fails after all?) (Thanks Paul!)

The US constitution with DRM

The US constitution with DRM 06/24/2004 09:33 PM

Lessig

this is the constitution on DRM

So jump over here to Amazon.com where you can purchase an electronic version of the Constitution, fitted very nicely to a Microsoft Reader (not Mac compatible), and protected quite completely with DRM. The description says you're not permitted to print it. The reader reviews report you're permitted to print it twice a year. And don't try to hack the code to print it more than twice -- until Boucher's H.R. 107 passes at least. (Though the ranking is higher than for my book. Maybe free fails after all?) (Thanks Paul!)

Now who in their right mind would buy a copy of the US constitution in a form that they couldn't freely print? Or maybe they're going to try to get the government to stop distributing for free. ;-p

Tax barrier to EU constitution

Tax barrier to EU constitution 06/15/2004 04:39 PM
Tax remains a key sticking point in talks over the proposed EU constitution says Tony Blair.

Constitution Restoration Act of

Constitution Restoration Act of 03/29/2005 06:02 PM
"...God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government." The re-introductio n of this bill on March 3rd seemed to have been hardly noticed. It was first brought up last year by Senator Richard Shelby, Rep. Robert Aderholt, and Roy "Ten Commandments" Moore. I wonder if section 201 of the CRA will affect Article VI, Sect. 2. (born of, the 2004 thread (s))

The Constitution On Your iPod

The Constitution On Your iPod 06/08/2004 11:59 AM

We Don't Need No Stinking Constitution

We Don't Need No Stinking Constitution 06/03/2004 07:01 PM

Dahlia Lithwick (Slate): Proof, Negative: The Justice Department's triumphant victory over the Constitution. The evidence in thi s document was collected during a two-year detention, in which Padilla was in solitary confinement, never charged with a crime, and only given access to his attorney this spring. Certainly his confessions might still be reliable, along with the confessions of Abu Zubaydah and other confederates being interrogated in secret. Or they might not. Without a trial we can never know, and as Phil Carter recently observed, there can now be no trial on the strength of this evidence since it was obtained unconstitutionally.

Jonathan Turley (LA Times): You Have Rights -- if Bush Says You Do. In a moment of extraordinary and chilling honesty, (Dep. Attorney General) Comey explained that Padilla had to be stripped of his civil liberties because, if he used them (including his right to remain silent or his right to a lawyer), he might have been able to win his freedom. Thus, the government had to keep him away from lawyers and judges at all costs. Gone was the pretense of legality or principle. The Justice Department had finally found its natural moral resting point: Civil liberties are tolerated only to the extent that they will not interfere with the government's actions. Meanwhile, Zacarias Moussaoui, a foreign citizen accused of terrorism, was presumably given his rights in federal court because, given the case against him, the government thought those rights would do him little good.

First the Bush administration jails a man solely on its say-so, allowing no access to a lawyer or a chance to defend himself. It extracts, apparently, a "confession" of some sort. (Did it use the same tactics as in Iraq and Afghanistan lockups?) Then, just as the Supreme Court gets ready to rule on whether the president can overrule the Bill of Rights on his whim, this information is suddenly made public. As Turley notes, this is a press release aimed at the justices as much as the American people. Padilla may indeed be the scum of the earth. But if they can do this to him, they can do this to innocent people. People like you. Think about it.

If the Constitution was a EULA

If the Constitution was a EULA 03/26/2005 05:13 AM
Cory Doctorow: The current administration has spent the past four years treating the Constitution as though it were a EULA and subject to change without notice. Slate's "Important Changes to Your Citizenship Agreement" reviews some of these changes in a compact and helpful form.

SECTION 5 The Freedom of Speech section of the Agreement is amended to distinguish between Regular Preferred Speech and Non-Preferred Speech. The Non-Preferred Speech rate applies to all speech which is not in good standing as defined under the "Preferred Citizen Rate Eligibility" section of your Agreement. Both the rate and your freedom of speech may vary based on changes in the National Terror Alert Level...

SECTION 16
This amendment affects the Right to Privacy section of your agreement. Under the new terms, the Right to Privacy must be applied for on an individual basis. To apply for your Right to Privacy, you must send your full credit history, a copy of your party registration and church membership, a complete set of fingerprints, a DNA sample, and two (2) passport-size photographs of your bedroom to: National Privacy Registry, Washington, DC, 20012-3006, att: Doris.

Link (Thanks, Lee!)

New: U. S. Constitution for iPod

New: U. S. Constitution for iPod 06/10/2004 09:58 AM
iCon is a complete text copy of the U. S. Constitution formatted and hyperlinked for the iPod.

Should UK have referendum on EU
constitution?

Should UK have referendum on EU
constitution? 04/18/2004 08:27 AM
Reports say Tony Blair may end his opposition to a referendum on the proposed new European Union constitution. Is a referendum the right move?
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