By Mark R. Crovelli

The KAOS Report, today from 5-7 PM central on Radio KAOS 95.9 or 92.7 FM in Austin, TX or stream it live at KAOS 959.com. Tune in early, the Beer Princess is going to be playing a punk rock tribute to the Christmas Truce of 1914. MP3

Thanks AP! Congress rebukes FBI's Okla. City probe By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer Sun Dec 24, 5:20 PM ET The FBI failed to fully investigate information suggesting other suspects may have helped Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols with the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, allowing questions to linger more than a decade after the deadly attack, a congressional inquiry concludes. The House International Relations investigative subcommittee will release the findings of its two-year review as...

It's been a fun year of blogging around here and I much appreciate all you regulars, those who comment and those who don't. Last time I checked, which was actually quite a few months ago, there were a couple hundred of you who come by pretty much every day. Thanks a lot for stopping in and taking part. Give cool shit to people you care about. It will make them happy.

by Anthony Gregory

The new Microsoft Operating System (OS), Windows Vista, is currently in the Ready To Manufacture (RTM) stage. That means it is finished, but Microsoft has placed an embargo on selling it until January 30. My guess is that Microsoft is hoping someone breaks the embargo, which would mean a windfall of lawsuit profits. As a MSDN member, I have access to Vista and all other MS software for free. Thus, a few days ago, I installed Vista here. Vista comes in 4 different versions, varying in features...

Antiwar.com "If the king attacks Persia, he will destroy a great empire."

He used to be the "best." Now he's fighting on the side of liberty. Here's his Website.

At least that's what claims the TV over and over again today. How do they know? Well because SecDef Gates met with 15 of them in Iraq Thursday for breakfast. "'Sir I think we need to just keep doing what we're doing,' Spc. Jason T. Green, with the 101st Military Intelligence Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division, told Gates. ... "'I really think we need more troops here. With more presence on the ground, more troops might hold them off long enough to where we can get the Iraqi Army...

What a Great Leader. And this latest from Sidney Blumenthal. Hersh and Ritter too.

It's Christmas at ground zero There's music in the air The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing While the air raid sirens blare It's Christmas at ground zero The button has been pressed The radio just let us know That this is not a test Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping It's the end of all humanity No more time for last-minute shopping It's time to face your final destiny It's Christmas at ground zero There's panic in the crowd We can dodge debris while we trim the tree...

Merry freaking Christmas. 5-7 PM Central Stream it live here. 92.7 and 95.9 FM in Austin, TX. MP3 here. The petition I mentioned.

Was the Chicago School responsible for the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet? Brian Doherty clears up some misunderstandings on the part of the left and right. Also in Reason, David Weigal interviews the newest member of the LNC, Bob Barr. Hmmmm.

Now you know.