A poster stuck up behind the customer services counter in Safeway at (Stamford Hill?) today. "As a RETAILER you are on the FRONT LINE in the WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. TERRORISTS fund their activities through CHEQUE AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD. Be VIGILANT and..." [green fairy dot com]

Business: A small spillage of glue has caused a backroom bust-up between the three partners responsible for running London's tube network. [Guardian Unlimited]

World: Jacques Chirac warned by his own party that France has gone too far in opposing Britain and the US. [Guardian Unlimited]

Julian Barnes: Did those of us who opposed the Iraq conflict get it wrong? [Guardian Unlimited]

[Macro error: There is no glossary entry named "When you're so good at what you do that your brand becomes a verb, the competition starts to notice, big time."]

"Saddam's regime has fallen. Compared to getting the water supply running again, past-beating might seem a luxury. It's not. Dealing rightly with the past is more important even than water for the long-term health of a future Iraqi democracy." The unmissable Tim Garton Ash.

If, like me, you grew up with Tom Lehrer songs, you will be captivated by Mike Stanfill's Flash animation of The Elements.

[Davos Newbies]