Veterans campaign
As an official announcement about war with Iraq looms, US war veterans are still campaigning against a war, alternative news sites online such as AlterNet continue to argue against the case for war, there are now artists against the war (Not In Our Name) and there was a worldwide
anti-war theatre event this week (The Lysistrata Project). The official US line is updated at Defense Link and The Whitehouse site and for a pro-Bush news line "without the liberal spin" go to Newsmax, Bushcountry.org, Right Wing News and US talk host Rush Limbaugh's site
Instant messaging
Microsoft, keen to be more hip and cool, is launching a new instant messaging product for 13 to 24-year-olds to hang out online. You can check it out at Threedegrees.com Presumably the name of the product tries to move the goalposts to suggest there are now three degrees of separation between us.
Fat controversy
Health officials and advertisers had trouble getting around the table this week to discuss the growing controversy over whether fast food advertising is contributing to obesity among Kiwi children. The debate is well advanced in the fat-drenched US. Public service broadcaster PBS has a backgrounder on the debate.
Cultural differences
Despite Australian Prime Minister John Howard getting cosy to US President Bush, there remain cultural differences between the two countries. Australian expat Anne details differences she has discovered at An Aussie in America.
Veterans against the Iraq war
AlterNet
Not In Our Name
The Lysistrata Project
Defense Link
The Whitehouse
Newsmax
Bushcountry.org
Right Wing News
Rush Limbaugh
Threedegrees.com
PBS Fast Food Nation
An Aussie in America
