Watching the war unfold, reading an interview with Vladimir Slipchenko, it's clear that these events in Washington and Iraq are mostly coordinated, perhaps well in advance. Jane published an excellent piece today - if politics and the military today are completely sewn up by money and power politics, it should generate a cultural and civic backlash. A seven-month old pregnant friend of ours was arrested today protesting in San Francisco (Steve Rhodes' wireless updates from downtown).

Me? I'm visiting an event to "Honor Tom Clancy's contributions to video games" at an old Army base in San Francisco. I'll be asking questions and taking notes.