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Commentary Articles of Michael Hammerschlag
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RUSSIA 89-94 '94-'01 IRAQ BUSH IRAN PAKISTAN+INDIA N. KOREA CHINA
ELECTION 2000
AIRLINE SECURITY MEDIA CRITIQUE 9-11 ECONOMY POLITICS SPACE+SCIENCE NUCLEAR THREAT
ACCURATE FORECASTS PHOTOS AUDIO BIG BIDNESS MOVIES+TV FUNNY
EXCERPTS
LUMINARY LETTERS BLOG MENU
NATIONAL SCOOPS + ELECTION 2000
"WHOOPS"- HOW THE NETWORKS GOT
IT WRONG- PROBLEM POLLING POLICY - Nat. Scoop- Intellectual Capita1- 11/25/00 - Inside story on the screw-ups
(3-4) at the VNS and Florida counties that
caused the networks to blow the election
call in a strong article/analysis/commentary
against the networks projection policy and
the squirrelly polls w interviews w TV news
execs, Walter Cronkite, Florida officials,
pollsters, Sen. Gorton and VNS people, voting
machine reps.- MediaChannel- 12/26/00 Anchor of largest media related
network. IF DOESN'T LOAD Issue Cover Talk Show
Media Tenor Book w Whoops Article MEDIOCRACY - 234 pgs Table of Contents
SAMPLE BALLOT DECEPTIVE, DIFFERENT - Dems denied hand count in Duval Co. - Nat. scoop Capital Times - Madison WI - Nov 25, 2000 HTML longer vers. Duval Sample Ballot Duval Actual Ballot FLORIDA ELECTION DOCS
COMET PHOTO ALTERED, UH SCIENTIST SAYS- .. - (Honolulu Advertiser)-Sun Front Page-April 20,'97- Nat. scoop
Faking of Univ of Hawaii telescope photo
to "show" a "spaceship"
following Hale-Bopp comet by psychic "remote
viewing" institute; Publicized on Art
Bell national radio show + website, may have
been incitement for San Diego Heavens Gate cult suicide
. Original Article before lame editing- CLICK HERE AP RELEASE of article - (small)
RI NIGHTCLUB FIRE - exclusive - Worst US fire in quarter century rips through
smallest state- w photos, interviews, radio
reports MIRROR
Inferno
horror at The Station nightclub, R.I.- March 03
DUNNING DEAN-
nat. scoop -
DID the DOCTOR GET GORED -
mediachannel HTML COLUMNIZED Did the media try to destroy Howard Dean
by harping on his liberalness and inexperience
(both untrue), and electability until it
became a self-fulfilling prophecy with Dems
desperate to defeat Bush? Analysis of coverage
of campaign fm
Wash. Post, Newsweek, New Republic, US News, TV debates; + my NH reporting- Jan 26,04
GETTING GOOD NEWS: The Government vs. the Press in Times of
War (realaudio) windowsmedia- Mike's BROWN U. Lecture (listing)
- History of Press restrictions in War since
WW2; How Vietnam changed everything and made
the media the enemy; 30 min., Salomon Hall,
Brown Univ., Dec 13, 2004
POSTER
10th Anniversary of Moscow Oct '93 Revolt - (
Exclusive AUDIO) -
VIOLENT COMMUNIST ATTACK that ALMOST DEPOSED
YELTSIN --200 killed in 2 days of battles at WHITE
HOUSE and OSTANKINO TV CENTER ;
w article 24 Hours in October Revolt + Photos AUDIO ONLY - 7:20 min
STOPPING the NEXT BOSNIA- comn. scoop Capital Times -Dec 13, 03 FULL version. - It seems obvious we will be forced out
of Iraq, which will explode into Civil War between the 63% Shiites and 17% Sunni former
rulers (and the 19% Kurds?); Bosnia across
California; Beirut in the third biggest oil
country- Maybe partitioning Iraq could mitigate or prevent the coming bloodbath
- Nov 4, 03 ; TALK SHOW (audio) on subj.- 40min w Barry Farber- Dec 4 Brown U. Conf. on Kurds (audio) 4:03 min- Oct 1
HUNTING TRUTH -
The Trouble with Harry- MediaChannel new Exclusive Is the Veep's story as honest as the
Iraqi WMD's?, Accident report shows much
closer distance than 90 ft claimed- smaller
pellet spread, too many pellets + too much
penetration; Cheney + Willeford abandon him
and go 100 yards farther, Cheney shoots him
behind him in the safe zone in a line towards the car, "Witness" sees everything from
inside car 100 yards away; with Interviews of Corpus Christi reporters;
investigative shotgun pattern comparisons;
Whittington blasted by 2/3 of shot in shell!- March 24
NETWORK NEWS HEADS IN THE DOCK - Tauzin Hearings Confused by Red Herrings,
Election Woes- Exclusive
Comprehensive Jigsaw Narrative of Tauzin
Hearings testimony + Network Reports (CNN,CBS,ABC,RTI) + Our analysis- with TABLES + TIMELINE- Relative Times of Network Calls, Minute
x minute CBS/CNN Election Nt Miscall Timeline-
March 13, 01- MediaChannel.org - Issue Cover
CRIME STORY -(gif) Dec 94 - UNTOLD STORY of REASONS Behind 1st CHECHEN WAR - Exclusive; Hijackings of Buses with Children, Raids
+ Stripping of Trains, Hundreds of Billions
of Counterfeiting, Vicious Chechen Mafia;
Historical Genocides and Hatreds; STORY Western
Media repeated was simplistic "Soviet
Bear Rising" HTML vers (hear '94 NPR talk show on Chechen War + rise of Russian Mafia)
NPR Comments on Moscow theater storming- slider to 25:30
OVER THERE - Capital Times Feb 26, 05 HTML Bush claims we are fighting them there so they won't
come here, and that seems logical, even to some liberals;
After all there haven't been more attacks
in America; Attacks on mosques +mullahs will
start Civil War- Feb 15, 2005
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION AlterNet Scoop Sept 2005
ALT ALT2 Against every rule of
occupation, almost no effort was made to
secure the vast munitions stores of Iraq
after the invasion; 250,000 tons, 39% of the ordinance was looted by insurgents and is killing our soldiers
every day. IED deaths have more than doubled in the
last year- now 59% of US fatalities, and there's enough
looted armaments to make
ten 500 lb IED's a day for the next 274 years.
Interview of Military Intelligence agent
who reveals how even an ammo dump next to
huge US base was negligently allowed to be
looted.
ECONOMY
THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM + DEBT BOMB new- SS trust fund has no cash, so Bush's privatization
plan would need to borrow $200-300 bil a year but Deficit
is real threat to SSS; Dollar has dropped 38% since mid 2001- disaster if foreigners stop
buying our bonds that fund deficit, let alone
sell them- Mar 10, 05
Energy Bulletin, Los Angeles Herald, SCOOP -NZ, Smkg Chp
IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID- (Don't Wreck It) -
onlinejournal.com- Greenspan endorses a tax cut; Danger of George
Bush's $1.6 tril one- Jan 26, 2001
SPACE + SCIENCE
CLOUD WORLD: MISSION to TITAN- Jan 14, the 11 year $3 billion Cassini mission to Saturn, successfully dropped a landing probe into
the most earthlike atmosphere in the Solar System, the heavy clouds of
Titan, the largest moon in the solar system- at
3200 mi. diameter, bigger than planet Mercury,
and with an atmosphere- (94 % nitrogen, 6%
methane)
1.5 X Earth’s pressure and 4½X as dense. But it is a bitter -178C
(-290F), leading to speculation of
lakes, oceans, and volcanoes of liquid methane-
photos seem to show that (inc.)-With interview of Huygens scientist
European Space Agency, Germany-
SCOOP (NZ),
MSN-UK
LUNAR ECLIPSE - total lunar eclipse May 15, 2003- PHOTOS-
20 to 40 power from video stills
FAIRWELL COLUMBIA- The nightmare of manned spacecraft- an
immolating reentry- finally has struck after
being staved off for 42 years. What should
NASA have done to prevent it? Personal wonders
of space. -
Liberal Slant 2/3
A WARM + BRIGHT FUTURE part 1+2 gif-(
Maui Time- Sept 1+15, 98)- Evidence and results of
worldwide unprecedented
warming- hottest ten years in last 2000 all since 1981. 1998 hottest
year ever, 1997 hottest before that, each
month a new world's record. Discusses Nitrogen
oxide, methane, + water vapor's huge contributions
(3-5 TIMES what we've been computing).
Part 1 - Evidence for worldwide global warming-
PART 2 What we can do + what we will do; Weather
extremes + resulting deaths..
Letter from VP Gore about article
HTML FULL Article
US NEWS + World Report cover article on Global
Warming 2/28/00 - Antarctic Meltdown,
WEST ANTARCTIC ICESLIDE 4800 Cu. Mi. ARCTIC ICE MELTED- 2-17-05 new
The STATE of SPACE Oct'97 Likelihood of space disaster
in Russian space program and Mir (from 2
years in Russia); America's mistakes (predicts
cost cutting would lead to lost missions-
subsequently 3 Mars and several launches
met disaster) + needs in space and latest
wonders from Galileo spacecraft around Jupiter:
massive water ocean on Europa; and Cassini
launch to Saturn and Titan.
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT - Science + history behind meteor, asteroid,
+ cometary impacts (rel. to
Armageddon + Deep Impact movies- 8/98)
STORMING LIONS -- Nov 18th, 2001+ Nov '98 Leonid Meteor
Showers w
End of World article above
FOLLY OF CUTTING SPACE SPENDING- (
Providence Journal) Miracles of Voyager revelations- Jupiter
+ Saturn Moons; Madness of Reagan plan to
cut funding for receipt of data from Uranus
+ Neptune
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
THE NEWS, ALL THE NEWS + NOTHING BUT THE
NEWS --
(scroll right) Columbia Journalism Review (page 1 of 4) ...
911
+ SECURITY
UNPATRIOTIC SPYING - new OpedNews,
Scoop,
Online Journal The FBI is doing full spectrum warrantless
monitoring of 30,000 people a year, but are there even 3000 legitimate
terrorism suspects a year? Now the
Pentagon, CIA, NSA have also been spying
on Americans- all illegally or illegitimately.
No judge, no magistrate, no control, no limits;
Records are open to state, local, and corporate
"authorities" and are never destroyed. Thousands can rip through anyone's life,
and could this vindictive administration
avoid persecuting critics? With stunning
revelation from Joe Wilson. Jan 5, 06
COULD AMERICA GO BAD? - What would America do if we were hit
with a terrorist nuclear attack ... with
this President, Congress, and a packed Supreme
Court? Hyperbolic nightmare scenario- Nov
23-
Op-Ed News, USA Editorial, Tokyo Hello, North American
Media, Chinese American News, Saudi Post,
Hiroshima Post, Scoop, Liberia Sport, Turkmen Post, Tunesia Cup,
World News Network
MIXED SIGNALS- President Bush has promised to punish states
that shelter terrorists while soliciting
Pakistan + Iran's help, 2 of the leading
supporters of terrorism// Now he claims we
won't overthrow the Taliban, but then whom
is this war against?- Sept 22,2001-
Liberal Slant Interview w Commander Massoud (saying Paki army were fighting w Taliban-
reporter killed in Israel in April)
WTC Ruins 12/6 More PHOTOS
A BRUTAL WAKE-UP CALL - We have been heedless and careless in failing
to dispatch bin Laden, protect our airliners
w skymarshals or an air cap over our cities;
blind in our ignorance of the growing Palestinian
rage; stupid in our cruel embargo of a crushed
foe; arrogant in our imagined invulnerability//
Our enemies noticed...but will reap the whirlwind-
Liberal Slant-Sept 12,01
WTC Summit PHOTO'S More
AIRLINE INSECURITY-5 months after 9-11 gaping security holes
exist in the airline system. "Screening"
now means "passenger bag matching",
but they can't even manage that for the connecting
flight; Skymarshals are nowhere to be found,
even by pilots; and up to 50,000 Al Qaeda
members lust for revenge; 2200 bag scanning
machines are needed by Dec- new orders since
911?-
ten until
March 5-
March 12,02 ALT
Radio Comments
STEPHEN FLYNN (audio)
Radio News Report - author + director of
HART-RUDMAN Report on America's continued huge vulnerability
to terrorism -4:52,
Watson Institute, Brown U. 2/10/2003
Council on Foreign Relations Sn. Fellow -
Oct 2002 Task Force inc. Gary Hart, Warren Rudman, William Webster,
Warren Christopher, George Shultz, 2 Joint
Chiefs; Flynn's
Senate Testimony on containers
IRAQ WAR
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION new Sept 2005 AlterNet Scoop ALT ALT2 Against every rule of
occupation, almost no effort was made to
secure the vast munitions stores of Iraq
after the invasion; 250,000 tons, 39% of the ordinance was looted by insurgents and is killing our soldiers
every day. IED deaths have more than doubled in the
last year- now 59% of US fatalities, and there's enough
looted armaments to make
ten 500 lb IED's a day for the next 274 years.
Interview of Military Intelligence agent
who reveals how even an ammo dump next to
huge US base was negligently allowed to be
looted.
OVER THERE - new Capital Times Feb 26 HTML Bush claims we are fighting them there so they won't
come here, and that seems logical, even to some liberals;
After all there haven't been more attacks
in America- Feb 15
NO RESPONSIBILITY IN BUSH'S FANTASY WORLD ALT Bush steamed straight ahead in a speech
that penalized no one for the systematic
brutalization of our Army prisoner policy
and ignored the insanity of dumping entire
Iraq mess on a government in 5 weeks that
doesn't exist -May 25
SmrkCp
STOPPING the NEXT BOSNIA- comn. scoop Capital Times (
online)-Dec 13,
FULL version. - It seems obvious we will be forced out
of Iraq, which will explode into Civil War
between the 63% Shiites and 17% Sunni former
rulers (and the 19% Kurds?); Bosnia across
California; Beirut in the third biggest oil
country- Maybe
partitioning Iraq could mitigate or prevent the coming bloodbath
- Nov 4;
TALK SHOW (audio) on subj.- 40min w
Barry Farber- Dec 4
Brown U. Conf. on Kurds (audio)
4:03 min-
Oct 1
BUSH's BIG BETRAYAL - First Cheney + Co. tried to bully the
CIA into claiming Iraq was an imminent threat;
then they created their own “intelligence”
outfit, which incorporated every wild rumor
to fuel Bush's War. Now that the Iraq Niger
uranium purchase was proved a cheap forgery
Bush knew about for a year, Cowards betray
CIA second time by
trying to blame them. Worse, they punish Ambassador that reported
on Niger forgery by
outing his wife as a CIA agent; The CIA has many ways to hurt him; imperial
lies, stupidities, and distortions carefully
filed and indexed. -
Smirking Chimp ,
Liberal Slant ,
Buzzflash ,
Bartcop- July 23
FIRM of MIND, SOFT on FACTS - 3-18 Bush has, with a steady stream of
lies, deceptions, and propaganda, has managed
to convince half the country that Saddam
supports Al Qaida or
even was behind 9-11. Iraq invasion historic blunder that may
echo through the decades-
Liberal Slant, Bartcop ALT WARBLOG
BUSH's WANTON WAR- Saddam is a monster, but Bush's militancy
is due to the '93 plot to kill his father
and upcoming elections, not any imminent
danger or 9-11 guilt. Punishing enemies is
a family tradition, where he started his
career-
Liberal Slant, Bartcop 10/12/02 LOCAL ALTER
SANCTIONS ON SANCTIONS- (
Moscow Guardian- Aug 20, 93)- Uselessness + immorality of
endless sanctions- In Iraq, Cuba, Serbia,
South Africa; Hurting the innocents rather
than the leaders
IRAN + BIG BIDNESS
NEW HOPE for IRAN html- (scroll right below) -
NPR
TOTN comments on Iran- 1/22/03 Move
slider to 21:45-24:40
Overwhelming election of Khatami; likelihood
of overthrow of Islamic dictators. A country
of children: 70% under 25 years, 40% under
14- tired of sexual and cultural repression:
strict segregation of sexes, no dances, Western
videos, movies, handholding. Corruption of
ruling mullahs and perversion of Islamic
values: 98% of clergy NOT in leadership.
Origin of Shiite's obsession with death and
sacrifice. America's options- (forecasts
lifting of Rushdie Fatwa) - June '97
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH ARTICLES
MONSTER MERGER MANIA - July '97
Bishop Estate Firestorm - Hon. Advertiser Aug 17, '97
$800
billion of mergers a year. Good for the economy,
improve efficiency, good for stockholders?
Untold is brutal downsizing of target company
workers, crushing load of debt, monopolist
concentration of power, and obscene amount
of executive profits. Criticizes crooked
management of Bishop Estate, largest charity
in US: 2 weeks later Governor ordered massive
investigation-
West Hawaii Today html
OUR FAILURE OF WILL IN IRAN - (
East Side/West Side-also in
Providence Journal)-Dec '79-Jan '80 Outrage of Iran Hostage
Crisis + our weakness in dealing with it
NORTH KOREA + NUCLEAR THREAT
SPEAKING LOUDLY WITHOUT ANY STICK - Nightmare of North Korean nukes: the most
dangerous country in the world has started
to mass produce a nuclear arsenal; Administration
response?- no negotiations, no problem;
But Saddam needs crushing; History
of NK terrorism-
Liberal Slant 1/4/03 ALTER
TREMBLING ON THE BRINK--
Pakistan + India have mobilized almost all their forces and
are marching towards a war that neither can
control; Both countries have 30-100 nuclear
bombs and the missiles to deliver them; With
such tiny numbers, paranoia and pressure
for a first strike could be irresistible-
a threat that will last a decade-
Online Journal 1/16/02 Cover ALT HTML
VULNERABLE WINDOW of OPPORTUNITY (2 panel gif- pan right)
NEXT STAR of BETHLEHEM – meaning of Israeli nuclear arsenal
Chance to buy + destroy Soviet missiles and
bombs- Moscow Tribune ‘93
Seattle Times '87
MAD FANTASY OF LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR-2 panel gif- scroll right (
Prov.Journal) Dangerous lunacy and impossibility of limited
nuclear warfighting strategies
A WARM + BRIGHT FUTURE (orig .-1/2 pending OCR) - Threat of nuclear war w visit to FEMA defense
center, and detailed effects of 20 meg blast
on NYC (long mag. art.)
CHINA
RISING DRAGON Feb '97 Dangers of China burgeoning wealth
and power. Aggressive actions in firing missiles
22 miles from Taipei, huge amphibious landing
"training", occupying Spratley
Is., murdering Tibetans and their culture,
rage + paranoia over world acknowledging
Taiwan.1.23 billion people- if they all
run east at noon, they could change the rotation
of the earth, and 20 mil added every year-
2 people every 3 seconds.
LETTER fm US Sen JACK REED (D-RI) about article
PAKISTAN + INDIA
MIXED SIGNALS- President Bush has promised to punish states
that shelter terrorists while soliciting
Pakistan + Iran's help, 2 of the leading
supporters of terrorism// Now he claims we
won't overthrow the Taliban, but then whom
is this war against?- Sept 22,2001-
Liberal Slant Interview w Commander Massoud (saying Paki army were fighting w Taliban-
reporter killed in Israel in April)
WTC Ruins 12/6 More PHOTOS
TREMBLING ON THE BRINK--
Pakistan + India have mobilized almost all their forces and
are marching towards a war that neither can
control; Both countries have 30-100 nuclear
bombs and the missiles to deliver them; With
such tiny numbers, paranoia and pressure
for a first strike could be irresistible-
a threat that will last a decade-
Online Journal 1/16/02 Cover ALT HTML
ISRAEL
BLIND FAITH- War Without End- Bush, who received only 47% of the vote,
has demanded the removal of Arafat (whom
he's never met), who received 88%, though
the most likely successor is
Hamas. Our extreme tilt towards Israeli hard liners
risks our position as an honest broker of
peace, increases potential US terrorists
from a few thousand to millions, and perhaps
extended our war a decade. The
real problem in the Middle East-
Liberal Slant- July 15,02 ALTERN
NEXT STAR of BETHLEHEM – Seattle Times '87 meaning of Israeli nuclear arsenal
MEDIA CRITIQUE
LIVING in the DANGER ZONE -
new COA News, MediaChannel Reporters risk themselves in war zones for
far more than glory, Vulnerability of freelancers,
Tales of personal terror in the dissolving
Russian Empire; A prayer for Jill Caroll-
Jan 20, 2006
THE COPYCAT EFFECT- proves sensational media coverage of deadly
mayhem causes people to copy it; Loren Coleman's
important new book; Media + journalistic
response; Ethics and better approaches; Analysis
of newsmags coverage of murder; Imminent
risks: CLEAR and PRESENT DANGERS - Columbine + Waco/OKC bombing anniversaries
and apocalyptic cults re. miniseries Revelations; w interviews of cult members + experts
GETTING GOOD NEWS: The Government vs. the Press in Times of
War (audio) - Mike's BROWN U. Lecture - History of Press restrictions in War since
WW2; How Vietnam changed everything and made
the media the enemy; 30 min., Salomon Hall,
Brown Univ., Dec 13 POSTER
"WHOOPS"- How the Networks Got
it Wrong-
PROBLEM POLLING POLICY -
Nat. Scoop-
Intellectual Capita1- 11/25/00 - Inside story on the screw-ups
(3-4) at the VNS and Florida counties that
caused the networks to blow the election
call in a strong article/analysis/commentary
against the networks and projection policy
and the squirrelly polls w interviews w TV
news execs, Walter Cronkite, Florida officials,
pollsters, Sen. Gorton and VNS people, voting
machine reps.-
MediaChannel.org- 12/26/00 Anchor of largest media related
network.
IF DOESN'T LOAD Issue Cover Talk Show
DUNNING DEAN- nat. scoop - DID the DOCTOR GET GORED - mediachannel HTML COLUMNIZED Did the media try to destroy Howard Dean
by harping on his liberalness and inexperience
(both untrue), and electability until it
became a self-fulfilling prophecy with Dems
desperate to defeat Bush? Analysis of coverage
of campaign fm
Wash. Post, Newsweek, New Republic, US News, TV debates; + my NH reporting- Jan 26
NETWORK NEWS HEADS IN THE DOCK - Tauzin Hearings Confused by Red Herrings,
Election Woes-
Exclusive
Comprehensive Jigsaw Narrative of Tauzin
Hearings testimony +
Network Reports (CNN,CBS,ABC,RTI) + Our analysis- with
TABLES + TIMELINE- Relative Times of Network Calls, Minute
x minute CBS/CNN Election Nt Miscall Timeline-
March 13, 2001-
MediaChannel.org -
Issue Cover
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL of TELEVISION- War of the Vladimirs.. Return to the Bad
Old Days?- Putin Has Taken Control of 2 Other Networks;
Strengthened Press Ministry; Prosecuted and
Persecuted Gusinsky's (+ Berezovsky's) Media
Empire- History of, Reasons for, + Meaning
of Conflict- with
timeline - mediachannel.org- April 9,01 3000 or 1500
wd
Issue Cover TALK SHOW Comments on Reporter Attacks - (move slider to 44:40)
THE NEWS, ALL THE NEWS, AND NOTHING BUT THE
NEWS- (
Columbia Journalism Review)- more complete version from
Isthmus, Madison WI
Analysis + examination of plethora of late
late night news programs; Distilled from
22 page art.; CBS Nightwatch, NBC Overnight,
ABC Last Word, America Tonight, + others;
1st page of 4
Columbia Journalism Review version- scroll right
PRIVATE WARS - Feb '84
Analyzed media's ability to cover wars in
Vietnam, + Predicted new restrictive
policies in Grenada, Lebanon, Falklands was
ominous trend that could cripple Press ability
to cover conflicts
Jan '91 Press is rigidly
controlled in Gulf War, not allowed free
movement or to talk to soldiers without officers
present; Reporters set out on their own
+ are captured + tortured by Iraqis
1989
RUSSIA - SOVIET UNION
WINDS OF CHANGE - Predicts collapse of the Warsaw Pact +
possible end of the Cold War in June '89...
5 months before the Berlin Wall fell
1993-94 >>> from Russia chronological
SANCTIONS ON SANCTIONS- (
Moscow Guardian- Aug 20, 93)- Uselessness + immorality of
endless sanctions- In Iraq, Cuba, Serbia,
South Africa; Hurting the innocents rather
than the leaders
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
A VULNERABLE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY-scroll right (
Moscow Tribune- Mar 5, 93) Chance to buy + decommission
Ukrainian, Kazakh, Byelorussian Nuclear bombs
and Plutonium; Cheap at any price....
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE- (
Mos News- April 23,93) Supreme Court Justice Valerie
Zorkin plotting perilous middle road in power
struggle between Yeltsin and Parliament +
allies Veep Rutskoi and Speaker of Congress;
Rule of law new concept in Russia
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS- scr. down (
Moscow Guardian- Jun 11,93) Dismissal of prosecutors in
'91 Coup plotters case; Perversion of law
in typical Soviet style; Prosecutors go on
trial for libel while plotters go free-
WELCOME TO DODGE- VIOLENCE TAKING ROOT IN
MOSCOW-
scroll right (
Moscow News-English- most respected liberal paper in
Russia)-Aug 27,93-
Epidemic of Gangland shootouts, contract
murders, government willful ignorance of
organized crime. Dangerous effects of violence
+ death; What can + must be done
HTML 1st
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
UP, UP, AND AWAY- (
Moscow News- Sept 24, 93) Effects and dangers of rampant inflation
(2600%)
NOT SO DANDY LITTLE WAR -(
Moscow Tribune- Oct 15,93) reflections on Oct '93 revolt;
~200 killed in attempted Yeltsin overthrow;
Yeltsin's possible culpability; 25 Government
soldiers that defended television center
from 3000 Communists
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
THE CULT OF THE WARRIOR -scroll right (
MosNews-) Wry commentary on Russians' penchant for
ritualistic abuse and casual violence; Rude,
sullen, offensive service possibly cured
by Mafia murders...
24 Hours in an October Revolt - Moscow OCTOBER REVOLT - Oct 1-2, 1993 - Communist Revolt that almost Overthrew Yeltsin
- 200-500 died; Speaker of Parliament
+ Vice President urged violent attack on
Mayors Skyscraper + Ostankino TV Studios with live AUDIO Reports + 10 year anniv. report
A MORE PERFECT UNION - scroll right (
MosNews- Nov 26,93) Russia's cynical effort to cripple
CIS states Georgia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan,
Estonia; Territory lust + yearning for reunifying
Soviet Union vs. new morality and poverty
HTML vers.
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
FORTIFYING THE CASTLE- (
MosNews- Jan 10,94) Yeltsin's move to strengthen
the presidency + weaken other political groups
could lead to disaster when he's gone; Dec
'93 elections results- loss of Russia's Choice,
Zhirinovsky, crimes of KGB ...
HTLM vers.
THE BLUES CALLING- (
Moscow News Nov 5,93) Funny take on diseased Moscow
phone system and a listing of it's many ailments
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
AROUND THE WORLD IN 63 DAYS- scroll down (
We/Mui- Feb 7,94 weekly- Moscow/Wash DC -Hearst/Izvestia)-
(Full Front Page-2nd sec) story of round
the world Russia aircraft expedition, hitting
50 odd countries, 7 continents, in antique
planes.. inc. Soviet DC-3.. In
Russian + English editions
1994
MOVIE REVIEW- Tombstone-- Moscow Radisson Slavjansky Hotel-
Moscow News-Jan 94
HTML vers.
PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
A BOY NAMED SUE - (
Mos News- Feb 94) -scroll right- Funny reflection on
Russian penchants + redundancy of names:
60% of country are Sergei, Oleg, Lena, +
Natasha; COMMUNIST names- Tractor, Vladlen;
Persecution of "unsafe" names so
better stick w old stalwarts
HTML Vers.
RUMBLES in the SOUTH (Pt 1)-html 7/93 Article about the Moslem wars
of the South (Armenia/Azerbaijan,Georgia,Abkhazia,Tadjikistan)
that morphs into an argument for Russia to
not sell submarines and advanced arms to
Iran (rel. to Gore/Iran deal) - ROUGH DRAFT
(rumbles.gif);
Page 2- (rumbles2.gif)
QUÉ SERA SERA- html
Rumination on the vagaries of fate, fatalism,
and the line between life + death: in the
Russian Oct. revolt, Mt. St. Helens explosion,
+ the Moscow metro- Nov '93
from RUSSIA (AUDIO) RADIO TALK SHOWS - KING-am Seattle, Radio South Africa Reports,
Press Conference Questions
1994-95
TV TALK SHOW on RUSSIA (Audio)- 13th State, WSBE -Ch 36, Providence RI - VIDEO (real)- 2:25 min
Only Guest - 1/2 Hour - RealPlayer streaming G2 File fm Realproducer
8
CRIME STORY -(gif
) Dec 94
- UNTOLD STORY of REASONS Behind
1st CHECHEN WAR -
Exclusive; Hijackings of Buses with Children, Raids
+ Stripping of Trains, Hundreds of Billions
of Counterfeiting, Vicious Chechen Mafia;
Historical Genocides and Hatreds; STORY Western
Media repeated was simplistic "Soviet
Bear Rising"
HTML vers (hear '94
NPR talk show on Chechen War + rise of Russian Mafia)
NPR Comments on Moscow theater storming-
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RUSSIAN MAFIA + CHECHEN WAR (audio)- KUOW-FM Seattle- NPR- Weekday Talk Show - Dec 94 - 20 min REALPLAYER
SPEAKER ABOUT "RUSSIA on the EDGE"- Ad for my lecture on Russia and its myriad
problems
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THE NEW EVIL EMPIRE - The Mafiya in Russia- details the rise
of the vicious Russian Mafia and full-scale
'93 gang war intercut with my kidnapping
at gunpoint in St. Petersburg 3 days after
Soviet Union collapsed (avail only on special
request) -5700 wds
1996-98
THE SWAN HAS FLOW AWAY - West Hawaii Today Oct '96
Firing of Russian Gen. Lebed from Security
Council-
- The most popular and toughest politician
in Russia driven from Yeltsin's government;
Litany of his offenses;
NON-WAGE SLAVES -
Johnson Russia List - Sept 10, '98 (
Center for Defense Information + Carnegie
Corp) Abusive Russian habit of not paying workers
or creditors, employees for months- including
submarine captains and nuclear workers; Makes
business ex. difficult and semi-criminalized;
Security concerns
BACK TO THE FUTURE -
Johnson Russia List - Sept 29, '98 Disastrous reappointment
of Victor Gerashchenko as Russian Central
Bank Chrmn, whose reckless policies caused
40,000% hyperinflation before- regarded as
worst central banker in the world
2000-2001
SEASON of PLAGUES - Russian
Kursk Submarine + Ostankino TV tower disasters-
Aug 29, 2000
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL of TELEVISION- War of the Vladimirs.. Return to the Bad
Old Days?-
mediachannel.org- April 9,01 - Putin Has Taken Control of
2 Other Networks; Strengthened Press Ministry;
Prosecuted and Persecuted Gusinsky's (+ Berezovsky's)
Media Empire- History of, Reasons for, +
Meaning of Conflict- with
timeline - 3000 or 1500 wd
Issue Cover TALK SHOW Comments on Reporter Attacks - (move slider to 44:40)
10th Anniversary of Moscow Oct '93 Revolt - (
EXCLUSIVE AUDIO) -
VIOLENT COMMUNIST ATTACK that ALMOST DEPOSED
YELTSIN --200 killed in 2 days of battles at WHITE
HOUSE and OSTANKINO TV CENTER ;
w article 24 Hours in October Revolt + Photos AUDIO ONLY - 7:20 min
ELECTION 2000
FLORIDA'S SLANTED SECRETARY- Online Journal- Katherine Harris may face the music for
violating oath of office- Dec 4, 2000
Jan 14: 40 suits filed against Sec St + $2/3
million spent defending her already Longer HTML vers. FL Div. Elections Letter ordering Supervisors
to NOT do Hand-Count P. 1
RELATIVITY- OnlineJournal + Bartcop A rumination on the changing
firmament of truth + the nature of
integrity as it pertains to vote-counting
and the election- Jan 4, 2001 ALTERNATE
SOME SOLUTIONS - semi-funny ideas on Presidential election
resolution- Nov 26, 2000
SUPREME ARROGANCE - Online Journal- Supreme Court trashes separation of powers
+ destroys its legitimacy in Presidential
race decision- Dec 13, 2000
IT'S ONLY WORDS - (onlinejournal.com) - the Inauguration + how George Bush's words
have no connection with his actions - Jan
22, 2001 ISSUE Cover
BUSH (+ see 4 above)
END of BUSH's ROHYPNOL HONEYMOON?- Bush's Blunders in Foreign Policy, the
Environment, the Economy, + Corporate Payoffs
have won him dislike throughout world + awakened
a blindly non-critical press- onlinejournal.com- April 12, 01
POLITICS
COULD AMERICA GO BAD? - Op-Ed News - What would America do if we were hit with
a terrorist nuclear attack ... with this
President, Congress, and a packed Supreme
Court? Hyperbolic nightmare scenario- Nov
23
HOW KERRY LOST - The first Catholic candidate in 44 years
lost the Catholic vote, almost lost the Hispanic
vote, lost ground with women; and neglected
to talk about the immorality of Bush's "values"...
If he actually did lose- Nov 4-20-
Crisis Papers
KERRY's COMEBACK - Washington Dispatch - Kerry outmatched the accidental President
in the first debate but he could have put
him away had he concentrated on Bush's greatest
weakness- his pathological dishonesty; With
evaluation of all debates, and strategy-
Oct 2-16
HOWARD DEAN and the WORLD - (columnized doc) MIRROR Dems are asking who can stop Dean,
but they should ask, should we even try? Dean's world view is solidly in the mainstream,
inc. Iraq- increasingly strident attacks on him are
sign of desperation, but may doom Party candidate;
With analysis of Dean's foreign policy; inc.
questioning him and reporting from NH; AUDIO of NH Town Meeting TALK SHOW (audio) on subject w Barry Farber- 38min- Jan 6
JFK- LINGERING SHADOWS - 40 years ago the greatest murder mystery
of our time occured and the echos still reverberate;
The conspiracy theories defeat themselves,
multiplying like mutant strains, till the
truth itself is just another aberation, another
chip in a pile of chips; With interview of historical
conspiracist - Nov 17
JACKSON DESERVES A SEAT AT THE TABLE - Seattle Times- Jackson's energy, eloquence, careful reasoned
arguments, + superb performance in 1988 debates
has earned him a shot at Sec. State
MOVIES + TV
MOVIE REVIEW- Tombstone-- Moscow Radisson Slavjansky Hotel-
Moscow News-Jan 94
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PLUS
GRAPHIC of BOTH
A BOY NAMED SUE - (
Mos News- Feb 94) -scroll right- Funny reflection on
Russian penchants + redundancy of names:
60% of country are Sergei, Oleg, Lena, +
Natasha; COMMUNIST names- Tractor, Vladlen;
Persecution of "unsafe" names so
better stick w old stalwarts
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MOVIE REVIEWS-
Internet Movie Database- City of God (2002), Badlands (1973) , The
Bear (1990), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The
Jackal (1997), Magnolia (1999), The Omen
(1976), Summer Lovers (1982), Zulu (1964),
Life of David Gale (2003), Mission to Mars
(2000), The Invisibles (1999), Max Headroom
(1987), The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Altered States -
RI Times
SNOW ON THE TUBE -
scroll right (
Jackson Hole News- Weekly
column on
television- funny, hip, snide reflections on trends,
shows, movies, + actors
FUNNY (see
boy named sue +
snow on tube above)
THE BLUES CALLING- (
Moscow News Nov 5,93) Funny take on diseased Moscow
phone system and a listing of it's many ailments