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To: GST who wrote (148136)	9/26/2002 11:26:08 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164685

...and Gore did not write it for himself. So he's not responsible for the zig-zags and circles? A real leader would never blame his speech-writers. So, is anticipatory self-defense an established principle of international law or a dangerous breach that will bring chaos? Or does it justify dropping a few bombs, to no lasting effect, but not a real, effective attack?

To: GST who wrote (148136)	9/27/2002 12:31:49 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164685

" New Software Quietly Diverts Sales Commissions By JOHN SCHWARTZ and BOB TEDESCHI ome popular online services are using a new kind of software to divert sales commissions that would otherwise be paid to small online merchants by big sites like Amazon and eToys. Critics call the software parasite-ware and stealware. But the sites that use the software, which is made by nearly 20 companies and used by dozens, say that it is perfectly legal, because their users agree to the diversion. The amounts involved are estimated by those in the industry to have mounted into the hundreds of thousands of dollars and are likely to continue to grow — in part because most users are unaware that the software is operating on their computers." nytimes.com