So now that the Iraqi Parliment has unanimously rejected the UNSC resolution, does this mean Saddam is just throwing up his hands and saying, “Fuck all this diplo-crap, let’s get it on!”
Maybe, maybe not.
I’m positive he’s expecting a fight eventually, but it’s in his interest to delay this thing as long as possible. That usually means pretending to go along with the SC stipulations as long as he can while not making any actual concessions to the inspectors how can a male have sex with a female dog.
However, there’s only one part of the resolution’s timeline that he has any control over, and that is the original 7 day period during which he has to promise he will be bound by the requirements laid down by the SC, after that, the schedule moves along at the pace that the inspectors feel like, within the various time limits for certain duties by the UNMOVIC teams.
This SC action wasn’t like others that have been made in the past. Saddam can wait until the last minute on Friday to say whether or not he accepts the SC’s terms, but after that he can’t play the “do everything as slowly as possible” game anymore craving more dog cock. For instance, UNMOVIC has until this Monday to re-enter Baghdad. Concievably, if they so felt like it, they could go on Saturday, but that is up to them, not Saddam. He cannot barr them from coming in until Monday, saying that this was the timeline established by the SC, and yet still be counted as complying, because after Friday all discretion to work within the established deadlines rests with the inspectors my first sex with dog stories. Any time he impedes their progress in any way, it’s a breach and the US can start fueling up the jets.
And it’s a good thing too, because if this were not the case, it’s concievable that Saddam could drag out the last possible moment before he would be recognized as being in breach for weeks, maybe months.
So that’s why I wonder if Saddam really will just say screw it and try to roll the dice of war now, thinking that a couple weeks time won’t make a difference for him, also realizing that if he rejected the resolution outright today, it would still take a certain amount of time for US forces to prepare before the war actually began, and it is likely that pretending to comply won’t actually buy him any real time between now and the time when the bombs start dropping, since the US will have been making all the necessary preparations whether he acts like he’s playing along or not.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have leftIn fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
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,
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
being the reaction described above.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
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.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
nothing may stand in our way!
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
superiority.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
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
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
being the reaction described above.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
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."
lap dance.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
to penetrate.
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
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
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
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
computer systems.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
the Feds know about it.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
being the reaction described above.
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
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
to penetrate.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
vulnerability.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
to penetrate.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
to penetrate.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
again soon, didn't we?"
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
University or Diversity
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
hacky-sack?"
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
trying to get an education
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
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."
the not-being-a-jerk department.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
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
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
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
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
University or Diversity
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
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,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
of fist.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
superiority.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
rivals.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
A taste, just a taste...
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
being the reaction described above.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
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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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
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
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
A taste, just a taste...
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
being the reaction described above.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
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Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
looks like a green light, no?
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Wheeler Hall last spring.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
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
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
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
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
of the mass moron movement.
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