Apr
03
03
Crisitunity!
I’ve said before that I was pretty sure that Bin Laden was a lump of discombobulated pieces of protein drying on a cave wall somewhere in Afghanistan, and I think that assessment was sensible at the time. I have to admit I was a little dissapointed when I came to that hesitant conclusion, since I had hoped we could have ended his despicable existence in a much more final, public and humiliating way.
Now a preponderence of opinion is building that says Bin Laden is alive.
As Lisa Simpson once noted, the Chinese have the same word for crisis as they do opportunity. So did the ancient Greeks. Their word “kairos” can be translated as “the critical moment” when both failure and success are in doubt. This is the situation we are currently in with regards to Bin Laden.
There are those who were always against the War on Terror in it’s present form (and some who opposed it in any form save that of abject surrender and apology) who will point to Bin Laden’s current liveliness as proof positive that our war is counter-productive, pointless, costly and inefficient, unable to even stop the one man who perpetrated 9/11.
That is, of course, foolishness girls have sex with animals. Bin Laden is not Al Qeada, and Al Qeada is not Bin Laden. And even if he was an important leader in the organization, the severe blows that have been made against the group’s infrastructure in the past year would have made him a king prevailing over a dying, confused kingdom. But from what has become more public knowledge since September 11 in fact, it turns out Bin Laden wasn’t even the chief organizing or operational force that many made him out to be, back when Al Qeada wasn’t yet a household word. Rather, more than anything, the man is to Al Qeada what Barbra Streisand is the Democratic party… a fundraiser, a public relations face, a symbol that the idiot recruits can envision themselves following. He styled himself as the elegant bedouin desert warrior that could lay waste to the decadent Western forces with his faith and his cunning (the fact that he was actually a pampered rich boy was always downplayed). This is why, even though there were those with much more strategic and religious influence within Al Qeada, Bin Laden was almost always the one to appear in their silly boastful videotapes to the world gay horse fucking.
So the fact that Bin Laden is still alive is not a real cause for worry. He won’t suddenly create some terrorist masterstroke, and his presence won’t secure nuclear weopons for Al Qeada. But he is still important because of his symbolic status, and it is this we should try and kill most.
An anonymous, unconfirmed, secretive death in a cave somewhere didn’t do a good job of this, but now we have been given a second chance. I’m not suggesting we should capture him and torture him to death live on CNN, but some underhandedness would still be fine. Perhaps we could capture him and hand him over to the Mossad. They’ve been willing to use, ahem, unusual interrogation techniques, in the past. Perhaps they could “persuade” him to make another videotape, one in which he cries and moans for clemency, making him look like a coward. Think of what that will do to his stock on the Arab Street zoophilia first time.
Or perhaps just a death in battle, but one in which he is shown to be fleeing, preferably deserting his Al Qeada comrades, leaving them to death at the hands of the infidel while he tries to save his own hide and ends up dead for his trouble. This too, would have a significant effect on the appeal of Al Qeada to fervent young Arab zealots.
However it is done, the US should grab this opportunity to really put an end to the myth of Bin Laden with simple brutal reality. The fact that he’s alive means we can now do this.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the futureI was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
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
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
looks like a green light, no?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
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
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
rivals.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
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
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
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."
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
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
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
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
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Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
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.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
to penetrate.
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
vulnerability.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
nothing may stand in our way!
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
to penetrate.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
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.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
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
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
about equal probability.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
rivals.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
I finally went and did it.
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
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
cause, but I,
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
again soon, didn't we?"
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
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have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
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
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
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.
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?!
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
about equal probability.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
of fist.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
being the reaction described above.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
computer systems.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
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
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
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the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
I finally went and did it.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
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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."
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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
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
the not-being-a-jerk department.
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,
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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again soon, didn't we?"
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
of fist.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
the Feds know about it.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
again soon, didn't we?"
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
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
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
about equal probability.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
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
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
about equal probability.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Why are you still here?!
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
about equal probability.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
computer systems.
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.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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."
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
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
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one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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