The Distraction in the Gulf II, teachers college and a visit to New Zealand from my best friend kind of took my mind and free time away from this little journal. While I was away my plans for summering in Damascus and Hong Kong were dashed. Looks like the 2004 Bush campaign started off with a bang, literally. I am starting to think that most Americans or at least the increasingly monolithic and cheerleading media there simply don't care if Iraq had any weapons of mass distruction, or not. Just war...(in the words of the great Liam Lynch) whatever!

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