Saturday, November 13, 2004

The Roman solution for Fallujah:   WT.  Troops have cut off all roads and bridges leading out of Fallujah and have turned back hundreds of men trying to flee.  The military says keeping men aged 15 to 55 from leaving is key to the mission's success. Global Guerrilla Journal:  A state of disconnect... 11:59:22 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

Skype update.  My kids are using Skype for 85% of their voice communications with friends (5% is on cell phones and 5% is on traditional landlines, and 5% on AIM).  They found it on their own (without my help).  This is a bad sign for traditional telephony:  "This is all about the network of users, the community," says Zennstrom. "It's not about making the cheapest call."  11:48:21 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

NYT.  In the north, Mosul remained restive on Friday as the government deployed national guardsmen from outside the area to fill a security vacuum after hundreds of Iraqi policemen fled Thursday in the face of a guerrilla uprising.  The police chief of Mosul was fired, another senior Iraqi security officer was assassinated and the top American commander in the region said the loyalty and reliability of the city's entire 4,000- to 5,000-member police force was now suspect...  The police chief of Samarra, Taleb Shamel, told The Associated Press that he had also been fired...  Iraqi officials said national guardsmen from near the Syrian border were being sent to Mosul to help put down the uprising. The brigades are made up of Kurdish militiamen. 9:07:32 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

Wow, there's six inches of snow on the ground and its still snowing.  No pictures, my digital gave out. 7:21:11 AM    Comment_ Trackback []