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.
being the reaction described above.satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
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
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
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 BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
looks like a green light, no?
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
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
the Feds know about it.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
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 Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
about equal probability.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
that I hadn't thought of it first!
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.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
University or Diversity
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
trying to get an education
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
A taste, just a taste...
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
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
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,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
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
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
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
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
again soon, didn't we?"
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
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
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
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 time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Why are you still here?!
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
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
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
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
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
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.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
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
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when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
Wheeler Hall last spring.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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?!
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
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
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
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
trying to get an education
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
to penetrate.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
Wheeler Hall last spring.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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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of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
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
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
lap dance.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
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
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
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
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
conflict.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
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looks like a green light, no?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
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
looks like a green light, no?
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
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
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
lap dance.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
trying to get an education
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
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when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
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
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
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
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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."
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
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
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
lap dance.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
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
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
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