From Editor and Publisher:
Asked if a civil war was developing there, Burns said, “It’s always been a civil war,” adding that it’s just a matter of extent. He said the current U.S. leaders there–military and diplomatic–were doing their best but sectarian differences would “probably” doom the enterprise.
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NYT's John Burns: US Effort in Iraq Will Likely Fail
From Editor and Publisher:
Asked if a civil war was developing there, Burns said, “It’s always been a civil war,” adding that it’s just a matter of extent. He said the current U.S. leaders there–military and diplomatic–were doing their best but sectarian differences would “probably” doom the enterprise.
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Saddam Saw Iraqi Unrest as Top Threat
From the New York Times, first of two articles on Saddam’s Secret Strategy.
“Saddam was so secretive…that his top military leaders were stunned when he told them three months before the war he had no weapons of mass destruction.” Here. -
Muslim's Blunt Criticism of Islam Draws Threats
From the NYT, Dr. Wafa Sultan: “They shot hundreds of bullets into him, shouting, ‘God is great!’ ” she said. “At that point, I lost my trust in their god and began to question all our teachings. It was the turning point of my life, and it has led me to this present point. I had to leave. I had to look for another god.” Here. -
No more old stuff
That’s the last of the old content. I needed to have it all linked through the blog so that people can find it. Back to the new content. -
Trent Parke – Dream Life
Trent Parke, an Australian photographer with Magnum. Check out his Dream Life portfolio. It’s some serious technique with black and white street photography. -
Pulitzer Finalists Leaked
From Editor and Publisher, the finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, photography: SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles Times (Gaza pullout) Dallas Morning News (Katrina) The Associated Press (Katrina) FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles Times (Catholic priests in Alaska) Rocky Mountain News (death sentence) South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Holocaust survivor) -
How to Edit 40,000 Photos in a Day
From Photo District News, the photo editing process at US Weekly. Here. Senior editor Albert Lee picks up a picture of Jennifer Garner clowning around in her Oscar dress. “What the hell is she doing?” Lee cries. “Eff her!” He casts Garner aside. -
Behind the Shadow: Fumito Ueda
Interview at Wired with Fumito Ueda, one of the most creative videogame designers. Here.
“I really like boss fights in video games, and I wanted to create high-quality ones. When I start playing a game, I want to get to the boss fights quickly. Fighting a boss is a really fun element in games, and I wanted to have a lot of that.” -
Labels Halt Downloads to Increase CD Sales
From the NYT: “The labels are shooting themselves in the foot,” said Tim Quirk, executive editor of the Rhapsody music service. To the labels, Mr. Quirk advises, “every single track that you are worried about is available for free whether you want it to be or not.”
Again, BBC:
The top-selling Serbian tabloid Kurir, is unequivocal: “Murdered” is its stark caption in big letters over a front-page picture of Mr Milosevic.
