An article in the International Herald Tribune describes Saddam’s supposedly fearsome “Special Republican Guard” units, a cadre of about 15,000 apparently fiercely loyal security troops from Saddam’s own tribe, and run by his younger son Qusay.
Underestimating one’s opponent in war can be didtrous, but I really think the article portrays these units both a lot more dangerous and a lot more potentially effective in a war than they really would be.
For one thing, the article completely ignores the fact that the whole reason that the Special Republican Guard exists is to protect Saddam from his own army, whom he and everyone else knows that he cannot trust. Up until the 80’s, the task of keeping the nearly one million men of the regular army in line and preventing coups was the task of the soldiers of the “unspecial” Republican Guard, but when their numbers grew to about 100,000, Saddam realized that they too could not be trusted and so he created the Specials, whom he keeps close to him at all times so as to absolutely guaruntee loyalty.
They weren’t even really created to fight. They were made so that the rest of the army would be intimidated into fighting Saddam’s enemies rather than Saddam himself. And to make sure that they have the firepower to ensure such intimidation, for years, both before and after the Gulf War, Saddam has been depriving the regular army of much of the essential logistics and training that would make them something more than cannon fodder, and hoarding any actually working equipment for his Republican and Special Republican Guards.
And one must remember, during the first Gulf War, whenever we came into contact with the RG (which was much better equipped and trained than they are today), it was an Iraqi bloodbath, even when by chance our forces became badly outnumbered at one point. Methinks the writer of this article is taking the role of the hyperbolic doomsayer. But he’s from the Washington Post virgin girl fucking dog… he couldn’t possibly have an anti-war bias, could he? Say it ain’t so!
Predictably, the Guardian does the same thing, only to much more dishonest, fever-pitched degree. They claim we don’t only have to worry about the “elite” units that the IHT described, but that the entire Iraqi army is a highly trained, deadly fighting force.
Stop laughing. It’s the Guardian, after all. They can’t help be idiots.
In the event of an invasion, US forces will face an army that has been thoroughly indoctrinated, with party commissars in every unit. In addition, a ruthless system of surveillance and constant purges mean that the officer corps has had to renounce political activity to survive. To quote President Saddam Hussein: “With our party methods, there is no chance for anyone who disagrees with us jumping into a couple of tanks and overthrowing the government true beastiality stories. These methods have gone.”
Of course Toby Dodge lives up to his namesake by absurdly sidestepping the obvious and all-too-salient fact that Saddam doesn’t just make his military brass cross their hearts and hope to die that they not try to start a coup against them. Rather he has ensured that this will not happen by removing and killing anyone who not only shows political aspirations, but anyone who displays any kind of particular ability at military command, leaving him with an officer corps that could be generously described as unthreatening middle-achievers.
After the Gulf war defeat, the Iraqi army was cut to less than half its original size. The idea was to create a smaller, more disciplined force, ideologically committed to defending the regime.
If that was Saddam’s goal, it was an abject failure, if only because just about part of Saddam’s military, save for perhaps the 15,000 Specials, is now so lacking in any kind of training or support and thus, morale. It’s also a safe bet that most of those soldiers either remember or have heard horror stories of the terror that was visited upon the Iraqi military during the air portion of Gulf War I. That’s an important demoralizing force, and this time it seem even more terrible because of the increase of precision arms.
In addition, members of President Saddam’s tribe, the Albu-Nasir, and those hailing from his hometown, Tikrit, dominate the army and security services’ command, benefiting from regime patronage and enforcing his rule. They are also more than aware of the anger that will be directed at them if he goes dog knot in my pussy. Because of this, those hoping for a coup may be disappointed. The regime has created a “coalition of guilt” that underpins its continued rule with corruption and great fear about what will happen when it is finally toppled.
Just like Dodge said, such people who are tied with any significance to Saddam are incredibly few compared to the army at large. The fact that they are in a place of command really isn’t that important.
At the outset of any full scale offensive, the US would first seek to completely obliterate Iraq’s already horrendously damaged communications and transportation infrastructure, and by doing so, to effectively cut the head off the army. Against a military force such as the United States, with its training emphasis on flexibility and personal initiative, this doesn’t need to be a crippling blow. But to a traditional Arab army, it’s positively devastating, since authority is so thoroughly centralized, as demonstrated in this now well-known article.
In contrast to 1991, the battle this time will be not for a foreign land but for the very survival of a regime many have spent their lives serving. An invading US army will face 375,000 Iraqi troops and 2,200 tanks.
That is simply not true dog fucking my wife free. As shown above, the force that the US ends up actually having to engage on the ground will be a tiny fraction of that number. Also, saying “2,200 tanks” doesn’t mention the fact that these are decrepit, barely working Soviet relics, that never worked very well in the first place.
One of the main problems during the Iran-Iraq war was the army’s inability to act on its own initiative. To counter this, Baghdad has reportedly decentralised its army command and control down to the lowest level possible. Responsibility for each urban centre, from Basra in the south to Mosul in the north, has been delegated to a trusted high-ranking soldier. Each town has been garrisoned with troops, and stockpiles of weapons and food have been built up.
Call me overly optimistic, but I am going to make the prediction that once the war starts, each of these command centers (and yes, there’s a good chance we know where they are) will be immediately turned to rubble.
If Mr Bush orders US troops to invade Iraq to topple the regime, it will not only be the most important and risky decision of his presidency, but a momentous event in world politics. The only thing certain about it is that it will not be as simple as Mr Rumsfeld says.
Rumsfeld has stated that the war could last as long as 5 months, and claimed merely that this “won’t be World War III Cindy dog sex.”
Dodge seems to think this is some kind of pie-in-the-sky assessment of the situation. I hardly see how that could be the case. I would be genuinely surprised if the war lasted more than 2 months.
At the end of the article, Dodgeis identified as “Iraq expert.” That may be the case, but it seems to me that he’s more concerned with anti-war spin than he is with actually applying his expert knowledge honestly.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
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?
the not-being-a-jerk department.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
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
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
I finally went and did it.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
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
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
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
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.
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
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
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."
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
about equal probability.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
about equal probability.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
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?
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
that I hadn't thought of it first!
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
of the mass moron movement.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
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,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
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
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.
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computer systems.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
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
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
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
superiority.
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)
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
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.
I finally went and did it.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
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
cause, but I,
vulnerability.
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,
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
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
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
of fist.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
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..."?
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
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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
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
about equal probability.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
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
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
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"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
looks like a green light, no?
the not-being-a-jerk department.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
In your face, Space Coyote!
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
lap dance.
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
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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."
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
conflict.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
lap dance.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
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
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
cause, but I,
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
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
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vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
rivals.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
of the mass moron movement.
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"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
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,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
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."
superiority.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
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?
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
looks like a green light, no?
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
of the mass moron movement.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
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By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
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
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
superiority.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
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
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.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
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
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
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
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
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
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
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Why are you still here?!
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
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 book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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