60 Minutes (11/16/03) Domestic Chemical Plant Insecurity, more...

[Wonk]

CHEMICAL PLANT INSECURITY-- Two years after 9/11, 60 Minutes found lax security at many U.S. plants containing deadly chemicals that, if sabotaged, could kill or injure millions. Steve Kroft reports.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/13/60minutes/main583528.shtml

THEY DIDN'T ASK, HE DIDN'T TELL - A decorated senior officer discharged by the Army after it was discovered he was gay, is suing the federal government to overturn the 10-year old policy called "don't ask, don't tell." Morley Safer reports.

THE KUWAIT OF AFRICA -- Despite the tiny population and vast oil reserves, Equatorial Guinea is still a poor African country whose rulers are charged with being corrupt and repressive. Bob Simon reports.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml

[lfairban]

1. Amazing!

Lax security at Chemical Plants. A few Good RPGs and the whole plant would have gone up, creating a toxic chemical cloud that would have killed who knows how many.

[Wonk]

8. Quicktime vid of that segment here for those who missed it.

44 M

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2. Downright frightening

Not only do you have this chemical stuff but that Scaiffe paper is actually doing something worthwhile. Scary.

[Wonk]

3. Andy Rooney was good, too, imho.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/13/60minutes/rooney/main583494.shtml

(snip)

Actually, I've written on a lot of computers. I had one typewriter for 50 years, but I've bought seven computers in six years. I suppose that's why Bill Gates is rich and Underwood is out of business.

[Wonk]

4. mp3s and quicktime of Andy Rooney's segment here

for those who missed it.

Chem Plant Insecurity, 3 M

Didn`t ask, didn`t tell, 3 M

Equatorial Guinea, 3 M

Andy Rooney, 580 k

Andy Rooney (quicktime), 7.6 M

[Archae]

5. Links don't work

The links don't work.

[Wonk]

6. Looks like the server has gone down temporarily.

Hopefully it'll be back online shortly.

[Wonk]

7. They're working again now. nt