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Saddam, the Man (cont’d)
Via the Volokh Conspiracy comes this follow-up to Mark Bowden’s now famous Atlantic profile of Saddam Hussein (well, famous as far as the blogosphere goes).
Like everyone else, I found Bowden’s original Saddam piece incredibly enlightening and valuable for its deep look at Saddam the man, rather than Saddam the specter, but still I have to disagree with much of Bowden’s conclusions about the man’s inherent character. Bowden claims that Saddam started out as virtually any other self-interested politician: selfish and with a will to power, but reasonable and able to be dealt with.
So is it your sense that the eventual emergence of Saddam’s tyranny and masochism wasn’t inevitable? That if he hadn’t managed to gain a certain amount of power, he would have remained a reasonable person, and no one would ever have known that he was capable of such atrocities?
I think so. In order to be able to become the sort of exaggeratedly cruel and tyrannical figure he is now, he needed to amass a huge amount of power girl doing sex with dog. And one of the things that I tried to point out in the article is that other people have to collaborate in making a tyrant. What happened was that a lot of people hitched their wagons to Saddam and used him to further their own interests. And he turned on them at some point. He became so powerful that he got rid of everybody who disagreed with him or tried to influence him in ways that he didn’t like. So the people who bet on Saddam were right in the sense that he was going to become a very powerful leader, but they were wrong in assuming that he had any ambitions beyond his own, or any larger social ambitions for his country xxx paola.
I don’t doubt that Saddam’s recklessness and arrogance has been enlarged by his grip on power, but I totally disagree that it was somehow simply power that turned what seemed like a Clinton into a Stalin. It is instructive to remember that one of the reasons that Saddam rose to prominence in his early association with the Ba’ath party was his particular skill at (and affinity for) torture, a trait he has passed onto his two sons. I’m much more inclined to agree with analyses of Saddam by people like Saad al-Bazzaz, who claims that Saddam’s actions are merely the violence and power-grabbing of Iraqi local village politics writ large. The same impulse towards domination at any cost was always there, the only thing lacking was the means. Saddam seems to have simply been particularly adept at masking those impulses and looking like the good Ba’ath socialist reformer for as long as was necessary male animal hardcore.
Bowden further describes what distinguishes Saddam from other tyrants throughout history.
In modern times tyrants have tended to be motivated primarily by ideology. So you have Pol Pot and Mao and Stalin and Hitler and Castro, all of whom were driven by fantasies of creating a higher social order. And then you have tyrants like Mobutu Sese-Sekou and Idi Amin and Papa Doc Duvalier, who were primarily motivated by greed?who were just trying to amass as much power, and have sex with as many women, and eat as much food as they could. Saddam is different in that he appears to be motivated primarily by vanity k9 porn. And by this romantic fascination with Arabian history?the glory of Arabia.
Sounds to me like a strong echo of Den Beste’s notorious, oft-cited, sometimes infamous description of Arab Traditionalism.
The Iraqi National Congress, which is the group of expatriates that the United States has been supporting, claims that the ground there is fertile for democracy and that getting rid of Saddam will enable the creation of a secular democratic society. I think, frankly, that that’s a long shot. But I don’t claim to know enough about Iraq to predict with any certainty what would be likely to happen. One of the problems about going after Saddam is the uncertainty about what would follow.
I don’t think anyone serious is saying that democracy is going to just spring fully-formed from the dead forehead of Saddam, but I do believe that the possibilities for a pro-US government and society, and thus one that could very well lead to something of a liberal democracy, are much more fertile in Iraq rather than, say Saudi Arabia.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
again soon, didn't we?"
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
that I hadn't thought of it first!
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Wheeler Hall last spring.
In your face, Space Coyote!
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
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
looks like a green light, no?
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"?
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
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US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
In your face, Space Coyote!
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
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
of the mass moron movement.
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
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Wheeler Hall last spring.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
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support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
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
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
rivals.
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
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
about equal probability.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
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
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
nothing may stand in our way!
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
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
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
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
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
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
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Why are you still here?!
the Feds know about it.
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
I finally went and did it.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
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 lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
again soon, didn't we?"
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
to penetrate.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
vulnerability.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
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
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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
lap dance.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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
trying to get an education
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
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
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
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
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
about equal probability.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
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
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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."
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
"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.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
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
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,
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
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
of the mass moron movement.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
of the mass moron movement.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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,
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
last update : 7-2-2012
