links for 2006-09-17

• Lightbox JS v2.0

  Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It’s a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.

  (tags: tools scripts-javascript lightbox layout photography)

• Wikinfo

  Inspired by Wikipedia, Wikinfo differs in a number of ways, notably in editorial policy, where here, the main article on any subject is written from a sympathetic point of view. Wikinfo is much more tolerant of a number of things Wikipedia is not.

  (tags: collaboration wikipedia wikis reference encyclopedias)

• Trolling for greenbacks in Baghdad

  MZM may have played a role in getting troops to Iraq, according to a national commission that investigated the intelligence failures that led to the war.

  (tags: mitchell-wade corporatism mzm contractors iraq-war)

• Capitol Crooks

  It started with the bribery indictment of California Rep. Randall “Duke” Cunningham, but before it’s over, a sprawling investigation into a Pentagon contractor called MZM could snare some of Washington’s most powerful inside players.

  (tags: politics mzm mitchell-wade contractors corporatism iraq-war)

• Neo-Nazis join quiet march to poll victory

  The neo-Nazis, picking up an astonishing level of support on the home turf of Angela Merkel, the Chancellor, look set to win a big chunk of seats in regional elections on Sunday.

  (tags: politics germany neo-nazis elections)

• Sam Harris: Pope ‘Rottweiler’ Barks

  The bestselling author of “The End of Faith” responds to Pope Benedict XVI’s speech on the interplay between faith and reason.

  (tags: religion sam-harris pope catholicism)

• Daniel Ellsberg: Time to Drive Out the Bush Regime

  The man who gave the world the Pentagon Papers delivers an impassioned plea to a new generation of activists to heed the lessons of Nixon and even Hitler when taking stock of the Bush administrations nuclear ambitions.

  (tags: politics daniel-ellsberg activism nukes)

• Torture and the Content of our Character

  Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith write that the standoff between the Senate and the Bush Administration over military tribunals, torture and war crimes will determine the kind of country America wishes to be.

  (tags: torture politics tribunals military war-crimes surveillance)