Skip to content

Tag Archives: death

Death of King Fahd not Catalyst for Reform

Monday, August 1, 2005

Besides John Garang's death, the other major news story of today is the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. I would argue that the latter is actually far less important (despite the fact it has replaced Garang's death as the lead story on both BBC News and Google News), since the King's half-brother and [...]

Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Iraqi Coalition Deaths in Flash

Sunday, June 26, 2005

From Ben Tesch's del.icio.us feed comes a Flash application called "Iraqi War Fatalities." It shows deaths of Coalition personnel chronologically, marking them on a map of Iraq and Kuwait with small black dots and "tic" sounds. During times when the insurgency has been particularly troublesome (like the summer months), the ticking increases in volume. While [...]

Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)