tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post7472129290249804469..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Fun at Chicago's Field MuseumSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-79069254149867148552008-05-02T20:58:00.000-05:002008-05-02T20:58:00.000-05:00I vaguely remember reading an article a while ago ...I vaguely remember reading an article a while ago about a US firm called Bayard Foreign Marketing that seemed to own a jet that was suspected of being involved in rendition. I don't know what came of it. I'm wondering if it has any connection to all of this.<BR/><BR/>What happened with the cops is a pretty telling example of our country at the moment. Scary.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666638716458769691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-91831747190447004322008-05-01T18:10:00.000-05:002008-05-01T18:10:00.000-05:00Libby, I'm not at all courageous, just trying to f...Libby, I'm not at all courageous, just trying to force myself sometimes to stand up and always doing so with shaking knees.<BR/><BR/>Dana, the ACLU tells me that these "protest pits" are a hotly contested subject--they're going to write to the city & park district explaining what our rights are.<BR/><BR/>Tom, yes, these corps are pretty darned scary.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all for checking in.Sara Paretskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803185134430978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-88007980753030925242008-04-30T15:04:00.000-05:002008-04-30T15:04:00.000-05:00A couple weeks ago, over on 'Making Light,' it was...A couple weeks ago, over on 'Making Light,' it was postulated that the first Artificial Intelligences have been created - out of paper, not silicon. <BR/><BR/>They are insane homicidal corporations, not insane homicidal computers, and they defend themselves at all costs. <BR/><BR/>Sara, what you saw was their version of foreign policy and domestic policy.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254009616865862727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-63782291213925250712008-04-30T14:23:00.000-05:002008-04-30T14:23:00.000-05:00Thank you, Sara. I wondered how those folks got "r...Thank you, Sara. I wondered how those folks got "rendered" overseas; now I know.<BR/><BR/>I, too, also wonder about how the First Amendment (the big one, that's why it's first) got consigned to areas where no one will have to look at (or be able to look at) anyone exercising the right.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-33571682123212284692008-04-30T11:21:00.000-05:002008-04-30T11:21:00.000-05:00Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Sara...Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Sara. I had no idea about Boeing. Just goes to show how invasive the government's activities can be. They sneak into nooks and crannies everywhere... and yes...as long as we have access to American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, fast food, and credit cards (Although that might be changing in today's times), we remain apathetic. <BR/><BR/>That includes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com