Bush Mark 2 equals Orwell Mark 1

Bush Mark 2 equals Orwell Mark 1

William Safire’s vitriolic attack on Admiral Poindexter’s [of Iran Contra fame] plan for “Total Information Awareness” — which is part of the Homeland Security Act. If this goes through, then Osama bin Laden has really won. Meanwhile, here’s David Carr’s splendid article on the impossibility of making the US terrorist-proof.