Month: September 2004

Baghdad Year Zero

Posted on by Stian

Baghdad Year Zero by Naomi Klein (author of No Logo). This is the story of how the US government in alliance with multinational corporations and neoconservatives are pillaging Iraq under the false pretenses of Operation “Iraqi Freedom”. A long article, well researched and definitely worth the read…

A country of 25 million would not be rebuilt as it was before the war; it would be erased, disappeared. In its place would spring forth a gleaming showroom for laissez-faire economics, a utopia such as the world had never seen. Every policy that liberates multinational corporations to pursue their quest for profit would be put into place: a shrunken state, a flexible workforce, open borders, minimal taxes, no tariffs, no ownership restrictions.

Don’t Panic!

Posted on by Stian

This Tuesday the BBC Radio 4 started sending the new episodes of the great Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy radio plays by Douglas Adams. In keeping with the spirit of the original, these new series are called the Tertiary, Quadrenary and Quintessential phases, and starts with the book Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Since the first two series were broadcast twenty-five years ago, this is something fans of Douglas Adams’ science fiction have been waiting a long time for! You can listen online here, but be warned – each episode is only available for seven days after the repeat…