Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

Web 2.0 has taken hold at Whitehouse.gov as the web site moves to reliance on Drupal (?) open source code for the underpinnings.

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With all the hot air circulating in the corridors of Gov Doc land, it is sad to see the big daddy of wind tunnels take a tumble. But alas, the LFST is no longer serviceable.

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The grand opening of the Locust Street Facility (LSF), located at 3301 Locust Street, is being held today and the building’s official name will be Searls Hall in honor of law librarian Eileen Searls.  The SLU depository collection is housed in this state-of-the-art facility.

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Need the “scoop” on the latest Presidential flap (or pseudo flap)?   Media Resources is the place to go.    Although it is reminiscent of 43’s   “Setting the Record Straight“  it appears to be somewhat less defensive.

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An Internet blackout may be the news that ends the annual August news lull (forces the reporters back to work from vacation). A report by Homeland Security implies that the “internets” are at risk…  Summary here at the Financial Times.

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Mercury contamination is getting attention from the USGS. This is a problem in lakes and in oceans.

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Oh to be a fly on the wall  during presidential meetings — looks like the wish has come true to the tune of 154 hours of Nixon banter. Recorded during 1973 these new tapes augment the more than 2300 hours previously released.  In total (according to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, the National Archives, and nixontapes.org) [...]

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In the land of make believe-  believe it.  The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is in the house; yes, any house they choose.  And if you don’t believe just read any issue of   Special Warfare.

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Not enough the shores of Tripoli, we just now need a riff on CTF 151 which seems to be all pirates all the time.  Still can’t get used to the military putting together an effective fighting force with the levels of bureaucracy and mind-numbing command structure… could it be that anything is possible when your [...]

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The infamous Bush torture memos have been released and it seems that water boarding (NYT link) was just one of the heinous methods used to elicit information from captives. But since this started I have wondered why the following statement from 100 years ago was not circulated more widely …

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