I will be at the demo at Times Square tomorrow at 5pm. Call or email me if you want to meet up.

At yesterday’s meeting we talked about using satire for anti-war purposes. I’m not sure that’s possible when a Supreme Court Justice (Scalia) can ban the media from a ceremony where he is to receive a free speech award.

He also said this in a speech last night:

The Constitution just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires.

More discussion of this may be found here.

Word of the day: menschy

James and I spent a couple of hours with some smart queer activists talking about anti-war activism that doesn’t involve a laundry list of other issues, or worrying about being polite: exactly the people I need to be around right now.

If you want to join us for the 5pm rally — whichever day it is — or the one on Saturday, send me an email or call me.

Here is what James had to say about it.

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I’ve just added a new category to my blog: War.

Go read Matt Stoller on the Administration’s ‘audacious’ plan to rebuild Iraq using private American construction companies rather than multilateral organizations with experience in nation-building in the Balkans and Afghanistan.

… just not our current regime.

From Ha’aretz:

GAZA – Palestinians held a symbolic funeral yesterday for U.S. student Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer as she protested the demolition of a house in the southern Gaza Strips’s Rafah refugee camp.

Holding a stretcher draped with an American flag, some 1,000 Palestinians marched through the refugee camp as a sign of mourning for the 23-year-old American who was killed on Sunday.

“We fly a U.S. flag today to show our support to all American peace lovers – those like Rachel,” said Palestinian farmer Hassan Abu Toa’ma, 24.

It was a rare change of pace for Rafah, where American flags have more often been burned than held in reverence since the Palestinian uprising began in late September 2000.

No wonder we have almost no allies left. So the 48 hours to leave thing was just a joke?

From the BBC:

President George W Bush’s spokesman Ari Fleischer said that allied troops would go into the country “no matter what”, but warned the Iraqi leader that if he did not leave it would be his “final mistake”.

Michael Moore’s web site has the new anti-war video he directed for System of a Down. Make sure you watch all the way to the end.

Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal to do so will result in military conflict commenced at a time of our choosing.

I thought this was supposed to be about disarming Iraq.

I don’t think another country has ever given an ultimatum like that: change your government or we invade. Also, what’s with the “his sons” part?

Robin Cook, leader of the House of Commons, resigns from Blair’s cabinet.
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Update: He receives a standing ovation from the Commons after making his statement.