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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.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotariansloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
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be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
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Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
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
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
superiority.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
In your face, Space Coyote!
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
In your face, Space Coyote!
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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,
rivals.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
of fist.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
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and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
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
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
nothing may stand in our way!
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
conflict.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
again soon, didn't we?"
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
computer systems.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
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
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
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
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
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
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Why are you still here?!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
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
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
I finally went and did it.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
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
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
of fist.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Why are you still here?!
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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."
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
superiority.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
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
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
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
lap dance.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
of fist.
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 exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
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
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
about equal probability.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
University or Diversity
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
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I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
hacky-sack?"
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
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
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
Why are you still here?!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
looks like a green light, no?
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
again soon, didn't we?"
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
A taste, just a taste...
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
being the reaction described above.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
of fist.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
trying to get an education
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
last update : 23-5-2013
