I’m trying my best to be surprised at this. Really I am. I mean, after all this time and all these negotiations and a resolution that the security council voted unanimously on, Iraq is still talking about not accepting what is the unified will of the United Nations?
Get me some smelling salts post haste, because I think I may faint from the shock.
Of course, the fact that every SC member supports this resolution, and that the US truly got its multilateralist groove on in this whole resolution-boogey, is no impediment to Iraq trotting out the same tired horseshit:
“This is the will of the United States on the rest of the world,” Iraqi U dog licking my cunt.N ambassador Mohammed Aldouri told Reuters.
“Others did their best, they did what they could — France, Russia, Syria and China — and in the end they had to look after their own national interest,” Aldouri said.
Now I’m really not too bright, so allow me to look over this thing one more time just to make sure I know what’s going on.. horse penetration.
The US attacking Iraq unilaterally would be America imposing her will on the rest of world. But going to the UN and working for 2 months to get a unanimous resolution passed is also the US imposing its will on the rest of the world.
OK, just wanted to be sure about that. k9 porn..
The fact is, Saddam is really backed into a rhetorical corner now. Before he could, with at least the thinnest veneer of legitmacy, make protestations about the US acting unilaterally against the will of the rest of the world. But now that a vigorous inspection regime has been endorsed by the entire SC, he has to rely on the same kind of claims that folks in the Blogosphere have been making for some time: namely that actions taken in the UN by various countries are really on their own selfish behalf (ie, France and Russia in the case with opposing action in Iraq), disguised (poorly) with the rhetoric or international law and cooperation doggie pet sex.
The only difference here is that Iraq’s UN ambassador is implying that the self-interest of the pro-resolution SC members was based somehow on fear of reprisals by the US, or perhaps simply on the fact that unilateral action by America would be the final tear in the paper-thin facade that says the UN is an effective body. He also seems to suggest that France and Russia et al only cpitualted at the end because of their country’s self-interest, when in reality they had been tirelessly working on their own behalf throughout the entire process.
But anyway, what will happen now is Iraq will end up quickly violating some part of the resolution. I don’t think they will reject it outright in the first seven days that are required, but will instead act like they intend to comply with it for as long as is possible without making any actual real-world concessions to inspectors. I’d guess they could do this for about a month. Then when it becomes apparent that Saddam doesn’t really plan on adherring to any of the SC’s stipulations, most of the Security COuncil will want to spend several weeks debating the issue, while the US will be quietly moving its forces into their final positions to begin an assault on Iraq.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to thiswhen you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
I finally went and did it.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
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of fist.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
the not-being-a-jerk department.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
superiority.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
rivals.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Why are you still here?!
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
of the mass moron movement.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
that I hadn't thought of it first!
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
being the reaction described above.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
looks like a green light, no?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
I finally went and did it.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
looks like a green light, no?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
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The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
of the mass moron movement.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
of the mass moron movement.
trying to get an education
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
I finally went and did it.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
In your face, Space Coyote!
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
to penetrate.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
looks like a green light, no?
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
superiority.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
of fist.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
superiority.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Why are you still here?!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
last update : 11-10-2008
