ADL slams Pink Floyd's Roger Waters for anti-Semstic imagery

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is currently touring the world, performing the entirety of his pseudo-autobiographical double album, The Wall.


Music journalists are raving about the massive spectacle the tour presents, including high definition visuals and a massive wall that Waters' crew gradually constructs behind him, and tears down during the shows climax. 


However, Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League is none-too-pleased with some of the images Waters uses during the show. During "Goodbye Blue Sky," the visuals projected on The Wall are used to protest the Israeli-West Bank Barrier. The visuals feature images of planes dropping bombs in the shape of Jewish Stars of David followed by dollar signs. 


In a statement released by the ADL, Foxman said, "While [Rogers] insists that his intent was to criticize Israel’s West Bank security fence, the use of such imagery in a concert setting seems to leave the message open to interpretation, and the meaning could easily be misunderstood as a comment about Jews and money."


This is not the first time Waters has used his platform to protest the State of Israel. During his 2006 "Dark Side Of The Moon Tour," Waters performed a song called "Leaving Beirut" that protested Israel's conduct during the Second Lebanon War.

"I Can Change" by LCD Soundsystem

Video of LCD Soundsystem's performance in Boston last night. A review from your truly will be coming soon enough to Glidemagazine.com

Iranian nuclear power plant delayed due to Stuxnet virus

The launch of Iran's first nuclear power plant is facing a two-month delay. The Chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has blamed the weather, but multiple sources speculate the delay is due to the Stuxnet Virus which has primarily targeted Iranian infrastructure.

Stuxnet is a Windows-specific computer worm that has attacked targets in Iran, Indonesia, and India. Security experts have concluded that the virus was programmed to attack a single target: likely Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor.

Both Israel and the United States have worked to prevent the Islamic Republic from getting their hands on nuclear weapons, and in the past have used sabotage. Faulty parts have "found their way" into the Iranian nuclear program, and Iranian scientists involved in the project have turned up dead. Security experts have concluded that the sophistication of the Stuxnet Virus would take a State-sponsor, and plenty of folks have got their fingers pointed at the CIA and Israel's Mossad.

Mark Zuckerberg outranks Steve Jobs on Forbes 400

Don't worry, Bill Gates is still the wealthiest man in America. But according to Forbes 400, which lists the  richest people in America list, the 26 year-old Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is roughly $800 million richer than Steve Jobs. Interestingly enough, Zuckerberg didn't even qualify as a billionaire last year.

Kil Jong i-l promotes son to general

Amid speculation that Kim Jong-il plans to appoint his youngest son as his successor, the North Korean leader made Kim Jong-un a General. The Workers Party Meeting begins tuesday and is the first of its kind in 44 years. Ever since the announcement, speculation has been high that Jong-il, who is said to have recently suffered a stroke, is oiling the gears to have his son assume his responsibilities as the Supreme Leader of North Korea.

Russian Surface-To-Air Missiles: Up for grabs?

The Russian S-300 Surface-toAir Missile System is considered by many-an-analyst to be the most sophisticated anti-aircraft weapon in the world, so you have to wonder why they're sitting on unguarded Russian bases, seemingly up for grabs.

A blogger that Russian defense officials accuse of having inside info has leaked photographs of unguarded S-300 systems on several army bases that are supposedly accessible to anyone willing to go on a nature hike.

Given the fact that Russia has recently reneged on it's pledge to sell these missiles to the Islamic Republic of Iran (due to the most recent round of sanctions), you'd hope they'd be keep them better guarded.

Wyclef takes failed presidential ambitions out on Sean Penn

It was the laws of Haiti that disqualified singer Wyclef Jean from running for the nations highest office. But at a recent performance in New York City, Jean took to lashing out at the critics of his failed campaign through revamped lyrics of his 2004 tune "President." He sang,"I got a message for Sean Penn: Maybe he ain't see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine." 


Penn, a two-time Academy Award Winner, has been living in a tent in Haiti, and has co-founded the J/P Hatian Relief Organization, which runs a tent camp that supports 55,000 refugees.


Jean also lashed out at his former Fugees bandmate, Pras, who also criticized Jean's run for Haiti's highest office. Jean sang, "I got a message for Praswell. Even though you don't want to support me, I got love for you...even though you only kicked eight bars in the Fugees."