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October 11, 2005
Smurf Bombs
I have to teach in about five minutes, so a quick link for now: According to The Age, UNICEF is using a short animated sequence of the Smurf Village being bombed to teach schoolchildren about the war. The film was made with the approval of the family of the Smurfs' creator, with the stipulation that it not air before 9 PM. Needless to say, reactions to the bombing of Smurf village are mixed.
Metafilter has a link to the video. More later, if I get a chance.
Posted by chuck at October 11, 2005 8:57 AM
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Did you hear about the bombs at Georgia Tech?
Posted by: CM at October 11, 2005 11:37 AM
Holy shit, no. I'll have to do a news search.
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at October 11, 2005 11:40 AM
Just found an 11 Alive article about it. Really scary news, particularly in how 11 Alive seems to be playing to people's worst fears:
Georgia Tech students returned to class Tuesday morning even as authorities investigated what one Atlanta police official called “a terrorist act.”
"It is a terrorist act at this point and, depending on the outcome of the investigation, it potentially could become a federal violation as well," Atlanta police Major C.W. Moss told reporters Monday.
The AJC is more careful to downplay any connection to terrorism, citing a Georgia Tech official who points out that the soda bombs might not have been a terrorist act.
Posted by: Chuck at October 11, 2005 11:44 AM