Click2Flicks Story Directory

This site has the "stories behind the movies". I was looking for the story behind the movie Bagger Vance, and found it here. There might be a better like this out there.

Bush's Speech Halts Rangers-Flyers

The neat thing about this story is that it sounds so genuine. The fans and players and coaches really did care about seeing the speech more than playing the game. Pretty impressive for a bunch of Canadians and Czechs!

Best Hoax Busting Resources (cont.)

OK, I admit it, I have kind of an obsession for debunking internet hoaxes. It just steams me to see otherwise reasonable and intelligent people so easily fooled by an e-mail with bad spelling sent from someone you've never heard of before.

Anyway, here's a list of good references when you want to find out if something is accurate or not. (Let me save you some time -- if it's in an e-mail it's not true.)

The Wingdings Prophecies - Netlore Archive

I just got this hoax e-mailed to me today. As I suspected it's all true...except the flight number (which is kind of an important detail).

America: The Good Neighbor (Tribute from a Canadian) - Netlore Archive

Here's the scoop on the Canadian commentator's quotes about America that are making the rounds. The quote is 28 years old, but still fits fairly well.

Click your favorite team to donate Campbell's Chunky soup

Campbell's is giving away a can of soup to the city of your favorite NFL team for each time you click (up to once a day). Fun way to get help for the needy in your team's city.

ABC Entertainment - Newsstory World Trade Center Edited Out of Pacino Film

This is very low-importance, but I wondered what impact the attack might have on films and TV shows with scenes of Manhattan.

HoustonChronicle.com

Wow, I don't know what to say about this. I guess my feeling is summed up by the quote in the article. Bill Maher's freedom of speech is gurananteed by the constitution. But his right to host a show is not.

Slate: TERRORIST ATTACK

Here's a big archive of editorial cartoons related to the WTC attacks.

Terrorists Thought They Were Safe in Uganda - Full Text: Jun. '96 Military History Feature

It's kind of nice to remember some successes in dealing with terrorists. This Military History article recalls the details of the famous Israeli raid on Entebbe.

CNN.com - 'New war' to be fought with unprecedented secrecy - September 17, 2001

This is the first time I've seen the military account for the "CNN effect" so much in their planning. The theory is that terrorists rely on the news media to give them info about what the U.S. is doing (unlike an advanced nation, which would have their own intelligence sources). So by banning the typical war correspondents from reporting on U.S. troops, you can keep the terrorists in the dark.

Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Bad TV

This isn't that timely, but is interesting. Fox had a TV show last year "proving" that the Apollo moon landing never happened. This web site is extremely detailed in its de-bunking of that show's claims.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Nostradamus World Trade Center hoax

I just love the people that send e-mail hoaxes. They see thousands of people die in a tragedy and think "Hey, here's an opportunity." In my book, this ranks right up there with the people who call in bomb threats to a prayer vigil.

The Counterterrorist Myth

Developing good intel in Afghanistan might not be as easy as you think. It's incredible to me to think that all the time we were supporting the Mujaddin against the Soviets that we didn't develop any contacts or gain intelligence about their operating procedures.