In case any of you were thinking “I wonder what Barner is listening to right now,” now you know. (I’m quite pleased to have a copy of the cd with the original cover. I didn’t realize what this picture looked like until around November 2001 when one of the girls I went to school with at Messiah said “that’s MEAN!”)
And here’s the Amazon page so you can listen to samples, if you’re brave enough to stand my taste in music. I recommend “We Rule the Night” (partially ’cause that’s the track it’s on right now).
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Monday, February 14th, 2005Ratcheting Up the Pressure
Monday, February 14th, 2005The Bush administration is beginning to put more pressure on North Korea. It’s about time.
Expect North Korea to rattle more sabres and talk more about the evil U.S. pushing it too far, and then expect various allies to start expressing doubts as to whether or not to face them down on the issue.
Syria Flexing Its Muscles
Monday, February 14th, 2005A former Lebanese Prime Minister who advocates Lebanon’s full independence from Syria mysteriously blows up. It’s hard to tell exactly who is behind this right now — it’s probably Syria at some level, but they’re likely working through an intermediary (like Hezbollah). We’ll have to see what develops from this.