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Why did the invasion of Iraq result in cultural destruction and killings of intellectuals? Convention sees accidents of war and poor planning in a campaign to liberate Iraqis. The authors argue instead that the invasion aimed to dismantle the Iraqi state to remake it as a client regime. Post-invasion chaos created conditions under which the cultural foundations of the state could be undermined. The authors painstakingly document the consequences of the occupiers' willful inaction and worse, which led to the ravaging of one of the world's oldest recorded cultures. Targeted assassination of over 400 academics, kidnapping and the forced flight of thousands of doctors, lawyers, artists and other intellectuals add up to cultural cleansing. This important work lays to rest claims that the invasion aimed to free an educated population to develop its own culture of democracy.

Nov. 19--WHO'S BUYING THE MICROSOFT-GOOGLE RUMOR?: On Oct. 31, the New York Times reported that Microsoft had discussed a buyout with Google. It quoted unnamed \"company executives and others briefed on the discussions\" and said Microsoft had gone to the Silicon Valley online search and advertising company \"to discuss options, including the possibility of a takeover.\" John Robb, former president of Gomez, a technology research and tools firm, wrote on his Weblog (http://jrobb.mindplex.org/) that the Google leak had the smell of a high-end pump and dump scheme, in which venture capitalists and other insiders were boosting Google's prospects ahead of a public offering widely expected next year. A friend who lives in Hong Kong and is already a PCCW customer has offered to give me his account number and let me reimburse him. Of course, he gets a much better price than a non-customer for the WiFi service. Which means that PCCW will get half of what I was willing to pay.

Bev Coben, former chairwoman of the conservatory's board of directors; Wilfred and Nancy Roberts, DSO principal bassoonist and his wife; Scott Walzel, DSO associate principal bassoon; Susan Dederich, DSO principal harp; Doug Howard, DSO principal percussion; Roger Fratena, DSO associate principal bass; Mort Cahn of the symphony's board of directors; Laurie Shulman, music annotator and author of Making of the Meyerson; James Ode, Southern Methodist University professor of music. Bill Barstow, Voices of Change board chairman; Dennis Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas; Kathryn Evans, associate dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, UTD; Bernice Meyerson, conservatory board; Barbara Sypult, conservatory board; Ro Alaniz, conservatory treasurer; Elizabeth Melas, conservatory board; Martha Chawner, conservatory board; Nancy Drobycki, conservatory board; Amanda Fowler, conservatory board; and Phyllis Walker, owner of Del Ann's.

Forwards press guidance on state of Mexico-U.S. relations, continued interest in Enrique Camarena's death and kidnapping of Humberto Álvarez Machaín, and other topics, in preparation for visit of President Bush.

Provides background information and talking points for Secretary of State Baker for use in upcoming meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen.