Saturday, March 29, 2003

A sober message
"The war in Iraq
gets ugly. That's what wars do."
Troops, "welcome to hell."
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 1:37 PM

Disturbing trend
Guerrilla tactics
Hangings for waves to GIs:
Saddam's true colors.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 1:32 PM

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Too good for our own good
If bacterial
Then disease shows paradox:
Saving lives kills us.
(VoA)
Steven Wu @ 7:29 PM

A new Powell doctrine
Perhaps Powell thinks
Let them do reconstruction.
Blame them if they fail.
(UPI)
Steven Wu @ 7:26 PM

Another trouble spot
Massacres, missiles,
Murderers. South Asia is
Ignored powder keg.
(IndyUK)
Steven Wu @ 6:58 PM

Wacky
Flying over crowds,
Against background of huge moon:
Celine's gone gonzo.
(Billboard)
Steven Wu @ 6:53 PM

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

At least some good news
Another girl found.
At least we're finding something
As we lose the war.
(SF Gate)
Steven Wu @ 9:08 AM

Seventy-Five Billion Dollars
Just costs for six months
And nothing to reconstruct:
Still too much money.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 9:03 AM

Monday, March 24, 2003

Bad memories
Russia sells weapons
To opposing Iraq troops:
Cold War deja vu.
(AP)
Steven Wu @ 9:40 PM

Suicidal fakes
Temporary gains
By deceiving friendly troops.
Fine, let's just shoot them.
(AP)
Steven Wu @ 9:32 PM

Spirited Away
Funny, zany, smart,
A spot of light in dark times:
Deserving winner.
(Reuters )
Steven Wu @ 12:29 AM

Alas, alas!
Peter Jackson weeps
Lord of the Rings snubbed again:
Somewhere, Sauron laughs.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 12:26 AM

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Awesome
Through dry heaves and shakes
he still wipes out the others.
Tiger Woods: golf god.
(Mercury News)
Steven Wu @ 11:13 PM

Saturday, March 22, 2003

Disturbing certainty
Innocents will die,
Thousands disagree with war:
Bush "not plagued by doubts."
(SFGate)
Steven Wu @ 2:46 PM

Better than sex
"War ousts sex, music,"
at least online. Even geeks
know what's important.
(Reuters)
Steven Wu @ 2:35 PM

Partisans
U.S. supports Bush
Though unsure about motives.
Democrats demur.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 2:27 PM

Questioning
Searching for rumors,
FBI opens old wounds.
Ex-pats means, not ends.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 2:23 PM

Friday, March 21, 2003

Invisible victims
Pretty explosions
light our TVs. We don't see
the people burning.
(CNN, NYT)
Steven Wu @ 8:20 PM

RIP
Too good to be true,
The dream of a bloodless war:
Always a vain hope.
(Salon)
Steven Wu @ 4:40 PM

Somber, heartwarming
At least some rejoice
When our troops come in. They fear
only that we'll leave.
(NYT)
Steven Wu @ 4:33 PM