http://artforum.com/talkback/idV82

I just floated this over at AF, if thou beest curious. I know I friggy am!
I volunteered Packer and the USDAT, so poop on it, holy holy holy is the
Lord God Almighty (William Blake).

Some dude over there knows Bjork too so maybe she'll donate a tune.

Byron F. Shitdipper
genius2000.net

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>From: "Max Herman" <maxnmherman@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Max Herman" <maxnmherman@hotmail.com>
>To: list@rhizome.org
>Subject: RHIZOME\_RAW: Pie Chart City
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:36:25 -0500
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>http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/30/cnn.poll.iraq/index.html
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>These kinda remind me of 1KRT pies. Scary colors though,
>olive/tan/crimson/burntsienna, desert war colors. I think the burntsienna
>makes us think of Saddam Hussein's hairy chest but I can't be sure.
>
>I think stopping the attack on Iraq could be a very good art-political
>mission for netart to attempt. The point would be to try to get people to
>protest heavily to delay any attack until after the '04 US elections. Yes
>there is danger in waiting but also danger in not waiting. I just get
>dirty vibes about letting Bush have his war. Only massive public opinion
>change in the US can delay it.
>
>I was thinking about the election also. Florida had been called for Gore
>at 9 pm election day, and I was positive Gore would win. I heard in on the
>radio and only later found out they'd done an about face and called it for
>Bush. I heard it from Jim Lehrer who looked about as confused as a human
>primate can be, as if something extremely unreal had happened and the words
>"Bush has won" were just not comfy one bit for him.
>
>Perhaps the people who know about this stuff know for sure that the world
>will die if the US does not invade Iraq. Yes I see the valid threat of
>terrorism, but if I were a terrorist I would not be fucking around with
>weapons of mass destruction because little body-bombs and other DIY shit is
>easier and works just as well. If Iraq wanted to give nerve gas to
>terrorists, why haven't they done it already? Because if they did it would
>be a bad move.
>
>What is historically horrid is when the war party starts a war that doesn't
>need to happen. History is full of these cases. In this manner military
>interests are able to hijack history. I still think Bush stole the
>election. I say let McCain or Gore attack Hussein in '04 if they see fit,
>and if Bush wins a real election then he can do it.
>
>I agree that urgency is urgency but false urgency is how missteps are made.
>
>So I would fully support a massive "No Iraq Till '04" artpolitic movement.
>Conservative war parties are made up of those who believe the worst of
>people and history, and when they take over, those who think otherwise are
>sorta ass-out.
>
>However there are only about five minutes left to prevent the attack.
>Apparently Powell's against it but Cheney and Rumsfeld want to do it
>WITHOUT Bush's prior approval even, much less Congress's. Everything is
>already mobilized so the only option is massive public outcry, sufficient
>to give opponents in Congress some, how do you say, grappes.
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/30/cnn.poll.iraq/index.html
>
>Max Herman
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